The inroads Global Abortion Accompaniment workshop was held on 15, 17, 18, 22, and 24 November 2021, over a total of 5 sessions. The sessions were conducted in English and Spanish, ranging from 1.5 to 2 hours, with 15 participants per session.  Member facilitators came from Di RAMONA (Mexico), Necesito Abortar (Mexico), Samsara (Indonesia), Abortion […]

Last year, in February 2020, inroads members began meeting virtually convene in “spacious solidarity” to discuss and strategize the impacts of accompanying abortions during times of covid-19. WIth this space for collective visioning, it became clear that inroads members had a desire for more intentional and dedicated time to discuss the practical implications of abortion […]

The following is the third part of a photo and text series that moves through the major moments of the 3rd inroads Global Member Gathering (iGMG). Every evening, the Steering Committee guided all participants through a reflection and group documentation of the day. We reflected and evaluated our work as individuals and in small groups. […]

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 […]

A feminist study by the Socorristas; Presentation of the English version Wednesday 6 November | 9 AM EDT |1 PM UTC Through this research project, the authors (Ruth Zurbriggen, Nayla Vacarezza, Graciela Alonso, Belen Grosso, María Trpin) expand knowledge on what for some is a controversial issue: Medical abortion during the second trimester of pregnancy. […]

Busting Stigma and Learning Context with Na Young and Jung Won This conversation was hosted on 23 October 2019 with inroads members Na Young and Jung Won of SHARE and the Joint Action for Reproductive Justice in South Korea, who played a leading role in the movement that worked towards the monumental court decision on […]

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, […]