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Speaker 1: season five of Local Radio pas Listen at your own

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Speaker 1: So tune in if you haven't already. So this past Saturday,

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Speaker 1: also providing mutual aid to our communities during the pandemic.

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Speaker 1: We're thinking through how do we mobilize our farm work

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Speaker 1: of communities, how do we celebrate ourselves and our loved

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Speaker 1: I love that you brought that up because I think

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Speaker 1: it's really important to remind folks like you said that

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Speaker 1: organizations too, right, So I'm really glad that you brought

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Speaker 1: agency as well. Um So, as a call to action,

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Speaker 1: reproductive healthcare? Absolutely so, first and foremost you Planned parenthood

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Speaker 1: if they need health services or they're seeking section reproductive

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Speaker 1: parenthood dot org we literally serve everyone because we believe

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Speaker 1: When it comes to getting more involved at a deeper level,

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Speaker 1: also on the exact same website, Planned parenthood dot org,

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Speaker 1: well as national opportunities. We also have a virtual volunteer

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Speaker 1: some of our other organizing effort and of course if

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Speaker 1: doing research on who your local abortion plunt might be.

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Speaker 1: It's a great way to get involved at the hyperlocal

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Speaker 1: people for everyone. Amanda Matos of Planned Parenthood, thank you

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Speaker 1: so much for joining us today today today if we

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