Student Conference 2014 Programme

Abortion Rights Student Conference
Saturday 22rd November
SUARTS: University of the Arts Students Union
Programme
11:00: Registration
11:30: ‘Abortion and intersectionally ‘
Shrunti Iyer, Barbara Ntumy (NUS Women’s Committee), Aisling Gallagher (NUS DSC committee)
Chaired by Susuana Antubam (NUS National Women’s Officer)
1:00-1:30: Lunch & Networking
Work Shops 1 (choice of 3) 13:30-14:30
Medical students and abortion – Vaishnavi Sornarajah (Medical Student)
Learning abortion: medical students and choice
Clinic harassment and effective campaign strategies: Abigail Fitzgibbon (Public Policy Manager) & Jess East (Masters Student & Activist)
Hear prospective and advice from abortion service providers and grass-root campaigners
Media: Anna Abdelnoor (Editor & founder of ALT Magazine)/Barbara Ntumy (NUS Women’s Committee)
Representing abortion: the pitfalls and possibilities of the media
Workshop 2 (choice of 3) 14:30-15:15
Migrate Students Access and experience abortion service:
Myth busting session aimed to inform non-UK citizens to their rights in accesses reproductive services.
Tans* perspective: Stephen Davidson
Pro-trans, pro-choice
Craftivism: Jo Harrison (Artist)
Get creative with your activism in this low-fi interactive zine workshop
Break: 15:15-15:30
15:30 ‘The Politics of choice’
Polly Toynbee (Journalist), Charlynne Pullen MP, Kerry Abel (Abortion Rights Chair)
Conference end 5pm
