Lessons learned on facilitating discussions on challenging and stigmatized issues like abortion, both in person and online. Exhale Deputy Director Jaime-Alexis Fowler and Exhale Pro-voice Fellow Natalia Koss Vallejo, describe their stories and lessons learned. Presented at YTH Live 2014 session "Online Abortion Activism, Pro-Choice and Pro-Voice."

1. Challenges & Successes with Abortion
Storysharing Online vs. In-Person
Jaime-Alexis Fowler, Deputy Director, Exhale (@JaimeAlexis)
Natalia Koss Vallejo, Pro-Voice Fellow, Exhale (@TheFemmeNatalia)
April 6-8, 2014
San Francisco, CA
Annual Conference on Youth + Tech + Health

2. Pro-Voice =
Listening + Storysharing
#provoice

3. We started off with a question…
Is it possible to talk with strangers about
personal abortion experiences in ways that
feel supportive and respectful for all
involved?
The answer? YES.
#provoice

4. Pro-Voice Storytelling
• Storysharer at center
• Shared decision-making
• Ownership
• Respect
• Strengths-based approach
• Support
• Non-judgment
• Compassion
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8. Evaluation of the Tour Showed:
• 83%
of
audiences
felt
connected
to
storytellers
on
the
tour
• 88%
of
audiences
heard
new
perspec6ves
about
abor6on
• 97%
of
audience
members
felt
the
workshop
was
a
respec=ul
environment
#provoice

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10. Private Listening to Public Sharing

11. “Love” on the Public Stage: MTV’s
No Easy Decision
#provoice

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13. “Love” on the Public Stage:
Exhale’s 16 & Loved
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17. Now the big question…
How do we scale intimacy?
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18. Join Us!
www.ExhaleProVoice.org
facebook.com/
ExhaleProVoice
@ExhaleProVoice
#provoice