In every setting where we gather, inroads members value and learn from sharing creatively and doing together. In fact, so many members incorporate arts, creativity, games and storytelling in their stigma-busting work, the inroads team intentionally created multiple spaces and opportunities throughout the five days for arts and demo sessions while we had the benefit […]

The 3rd inroads Global Member Gathering (iGMG 2020), which took place in Mombasa, Kenya from 10-14 February 2020, brought together 122 members from across the world, and came at a moment five + years since the inroads network was formed. This was the largest inroads gathering so far, and with the largeness of the gathering […]

We present inroads seed grantees who have worked using creative media: radio, story sharing, music and animation! We hope you enjoy these audios and videos that were shared at previous inroads webinars! An animation titled the Misoprostol song by GIWYN, Nigeria. A podcast about Radio Dramas by Women Friendly Initiative, Nigeria A song on abortions […]

During the month of July, we decided to experiment with new programming for our members within the inroads network. Over the years, the inroads team has been interested in facilitating and creating exchange spaces for members who work at stigma-busting through the arts. The arts is understood so differently across the world, but one thing […]

We gathered to redefine On May 21 2019, Our experiences learnings and feelings, online *Stigma does not rhyme, My Abortions are Fine* We created a safe, listening space by introducing ourselves with our name, country as well as three words that inspire us in our stigma-busting work. There were participants from Peru, Ireland, Mexico, US, […]

Twitter Talks are a new monthly discussion and open forum where inroads members can watch and participate in conversations between selected presenters who have been asked to tackle subjects around abortion stigma. In our first talk on May 2, 2019, members from India, USA, Mexico, Northern Ireland, and Brazil answered questions about the stigmas associated […]

On the 8th and 9th of April 2019, 37 inroads members gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the first Asia & the Pacific Regional Member gathering. The members came from various legal, medical, political and cultural environments to represent their abortion stigma-busting work from diverse contexts within the nations of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, […]

Members of inroads make art to end stigma and use art in their activism regularly. Here we feature art-works, travelling exhibitions, multi-media displays, podcasts, sculptures, paintings, booklets, billboard displays and printed t-shirts, as inroads members busted stigma through art over the course of 2018. This is just a small sampling of what we know members […]

The 2nd Bi-annual inroads Global Member Gathering took place over 5 days in Zagreb, Croatia where the movement for abortion access is working to establish a base of action and support while navigating a relatively young state, a complex ecosystem of historical and regional laws, and an increased appetite of a religious anti-abortion movement. Looking […]

Criminalization; restrictive policy; and discriminatory, non-scientific laws are all too familiar to those in the fight to secure the health, happiness, and rights of all people to abortion. When we focus on the individual policies and laws it can feel a little bit like we’re battling against a many headed dragon or, to use a […]