How We Raised $11,000 For Reproductive Justice In 24 Hours
On Friday night, we hosted our fourth STATE OF THE UTERUS, an annual party for progress raising funds for reproductive justice, community health and gender equality initiatives. This year, we broke our fundraising record and brought in more than $11,000 in donations over 24 hours for the Afiya Center, Deeds Not Words, Casa Marianella, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas and us!
Joined by artists, makers, small business owners, entrepreneurs, community thought leaders and fellow nonprofits, we did more than fundraise—the night was a testament to the power of showing up for the things we care about.
here were some of this year’s SOTU highlights:
In collaboration with SOTU’s nonprofit beneficiaries and reproductive health friends, we created a 12-month action plan, pledging us all to a more feminist 2020. Click here to download the SOTU guide and take the pledge.
More than 1,000 guests joined us to fundraise and advocate for reproductive health access.
Through ticket sales, donations and our arts and activism market, we fundraised more than $11,000 for our nonprofit beneficiaries.
At SOTU, Flo Code and our guests packed more than 1,000 period kits for displaced and homeless communities in Austin, Texas.
Our friends at Texas Freedom Network collected more than 100 post cards addressed to the Texas government, advocating for sexual health education reform.
Deeds Not Words registered voters for the upcoming 2020 elections, while Whole Woman’s Health Alliance collected thank-you cards for abortion providers.
We put out our first batch of SOTU-official merch, including this sticker and this tote. (Every purchase directly donates to the SOTU fund.)
13 thought leaders from across Austin, Texas joined us to share (or perform) their thoughts on reproductive health access.
We danced our asses off to six hours of live sets by Chulita Vinyl Club, DJ Pos Guau and DJ Eye Q, emceed by body-positive activist Erica Nix and artist Belladonna. ~
Our friends at The Rabble showed up to record a new episode of their podcast, featuring Planned Parenthood’s Amna Dermish.
We collected plenty of donations at the bar, thanks to STILL Austin. With every SOTU cocktail purchased (aptly named A Texan Feminist Situation and Life’s A Spectrum, Baby), they donated a $1 to the fund.
One of our 2019 resident artists, Tsz Kam, painted a custom, juicy macaroni backdrop for SOTU.
Alex Perez-Puelles, a reproductive health activist and board member at bbatx, wrote this blog post on how to show up right now for reproductive rights in Austin, Texas.
Thank you to everybody who joined us and made this record-breaking year of SOTU a reality—there’s something truly something beautiful about giving a damn. We’re also grateful to the people and partners who gave their time, money and support, including Cheer Up Charlies, BBATX's staff, committee and volunteer network, Kind Clinic, Still Austin Whiskey Co. and the Austin Chronicle.
WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH STATE OF THE UTERUS 2021?
Since 2017, SOTU has raised more than $31,000 for progressive grassroots nonprofits and organizations led by women and nonbinary folks. Our beneficiary list includes bbatx, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, The Afiya Center, Deeds Not Words, Casa Marianella, the KIND Clinic, Collegiate Mom Coalition, the Abortion Care Network, the Lilith Fund, Counterbalance: ATX, the Survive2Thrive Foundation, Flo Code, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, We Are Happy Period and Annie’s List. Head to stateoftheuterus.com to download our guide and sign up for updates on the 2021 party. In the meantime, learn more about everything we do at bbatx here.