New Work - New Women Favorite 

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May 19 2017

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New York City

After the inauguration of Donald Trump in 2017, misogynistic sentiments were amplified due to Trump's policy positions and rhetoric. One position Trump made clear was against Planned Parenthood, which largely threatened women's reproductive rights and access to healthcare. This project was intended to raise money for Planned Parenthood, as Beth Williams Garrett created sculptures of women's heads using recycled materials such as plastic bags. The project brought together members of the community and created a safe space to discuss politics, art, and raise money.

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Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Activates (people)Energizes and organizes people into action. Can include emotion work
Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
OtherHelps bring about change in a way not accounted for in the options above. Please describe how it does this in the text box below.
Sustains (change)Support and celebrate change that has already been won and needs to be sustained.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear short-term goal. Short-term goals tend to be things like: create or repeal a law; get a President impeached; make the city administration repair a sidewalk. A campaign with a short-term goal needs a clear theory of change, complete with targets that can be cajoled or pressured into effecting the goal.
The short-term goal was to gather members of the community to raise awareness and money for Planned Parenthood during a time when women's reproductive rights and access to healthcare felt particularly under attack following the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Notes

The effectiveness of the project on a short-term basis was relatively good, as many sculptures sold and all proceeds went to Planned Parenthood. As someone whose family purchased a sculpture, as additional positive was that the sculpture is often a conversation starter for those who see it and inquire about it.