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Come out to boldly expose fake clinics! You bring the party.

STEP 1: read here first.

There are tons of ways you can take to the streets to expose fake clinics. Before you plan your action, do your research and reach out to your local Reproductive Justice group and/or other pro-abortion organizations and ask: What campaigns, if any, around fake clinics are happening already in your community? Check out the additional resources + partners page and find out:

• Who is funding the fake clinics in your state?

• Have there been any efforts to regulate fake clinics in your state or at the local level?

• What impact are fake clinics having on local abortion providers and patients?

Discuss with those most impacted and create a clear demand or set of demands (and targets!) to be at the center of your action. 

If a fake clinic in your community is located near an actual clinic, the real clinic will very likely NOT be comfortable with your having a protest of any kind while their patients are coming in for appointments. Reach out to them to let them know you want to do a fun action to expose the fake clinic next door, and see if you can find both a time, a location, and a strategy that works best for everyone—check out ideas for alternative locations below!

If you are going to be near fake clinics, DO NOT ENGAGE with their staff or visitors. Remain peaceful, remain on public property, and follow the handy tips below! 

STEP 2: Keep it fun + Funny

Local fake clinic not co-located with a clinic? Show on up! Get inspired by this action outside of a fake clinic from ReproAction and this one from Abortion Access Front. Signs, chants, + more ideas for actions below!

If your local fake clinic is too close to a real health provider to do an action there, that doesn't mean you can't hit the streets! Do you live in one of the thirty-four states that spends taxpayer $$$ on fake clinics? Is your governor a big fan of funding these creeps? Find out what legislator authored & championed the bill to fund fake clinics in your state and set up a sidewalk protest in front of their offices! Or is your local fake clinic directly affiliated with a local church? Hold an action outside before a service and ask parishioners heading in if they know that their church promotes deceiving pregnant women. 

Get it covered: The more visually engaging, the more the media will want to cover your action! Call + tweet at local reporters in your area to let them know when and where you'll be! And take lots of pictures in case they can't make it — write up recap and send it to them to write about! Even better, take video or do a Facebook Live right from your action! And write your own op-ed for local media to let folks in your town know what's happening (check out this awesome one from ReproAction).

STEP 3: Tell the World!

Share your event link on social media. Be sure to tag #ExposeFakeClinics!

Need people to come out? People are itching for fun activism - reach out to local groups like Indivisible, Black Lives Matter, SURJ, Democratic Clubs, Solidarity Sundays, LGBTQ orgs, etc to partner with you!