In June of 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned in the United States. I was outraged, along with millions of others across the country. But as someone living along the coast of California, I knew that I was in a huge position of privilege; my personal reproductive rights were almost certainly safe.

The same could not be said for countless individuals across the U.S. This decision would, and has, disproportionally impacted marginalized communities such as low-income individuals, people of color, LGBTQ+ members, and many others.

A fellow community member and I teamed up to organize our first community event: a 15-hour sit-in to raise funds for The Brigid Alliance.

The two of us co-organized the sit-in all by ourselves, with the help of some wonderful friends and family who wanted to help us see our vision through. There was a ton of work to be done, and usually, an event of this size takes multiple months to plan, but we pulled everything together within a month.

Content, content, content: I wrote all the content for this event. This includes:

Outreach

Event planning: 15 hours is a long time for an event. We planned a multitude of activities for participants, including:

My co-organizer and I garnered enough support for an incredibly successful community event. It was a huge challenge to organize this big event in such a short amount of time, but we learned a lot and it was so fulfilling to bring our community together for such an important cause.