Wacdtf - Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force

03/15/2024

** THE WACDTF ANNUAL MEETING AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING ARE COMING UP! **

WHEN: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 from 7 – 9pm
WHERE: Virtual – The link will be emailed to you one (1) day before the meeting and after you confirm your RSVP.

https://www.wacdtf.org/annual-meeting/

05/01/2023

WACDTF is in need of *weekday morning* volunteers in *Baltimore* to be pro-choice patient es**rts.

Training from 10a-12n on Friday May 5th in the Poe Room of the Enoch Pratt Library, 400 Cathedral Street in 21201.

Qs: training@wacdtf.org Thanks! www.wacdtf.org

12/15/2021

Trainings for new pro-choice es**rts: 12/18 at 11am and 01/08 at 2pm For details & to RSVP: www.wacdtf.org/trainings

In-Person Trainings We are planning an in-person training on January 8 from 2 pm to 4pm with a location TBD. Please register below to attend and receive additional information closer to the trainin…

01/04/2021

WACDTF will be offering online clinic es**rt trainings beginning in January! A few notes:

* We are looking for clinic es**rt volunteers SPECIFICALLY in Maryland (Baltimore, Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Rockville) right now, and on certain specific days. Please see the training page on our website for further info.

* At this time we do not have any trainings scheduled for DC or Virginia. Please watch for any future announcements on social media.

* We may need to close RSVPs if we exceed a certain number which we can handle in our trainings effectively.

TRAINING SESSIONS:

Tuesday, January 12
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom (we will provide the Zoom link to volunteers who have RSVP’d the day before the training)
This training is specifically for volunteers interested in es**rting at:

Hagerstown (Tuesdays / Thursdays: 8-11am)
Baltimore (Thursdays / Fridays: 9am – 12pm, possibly Mondays and Wednesdays as well) (Baltimore Light Rail Accessible)

Thursday, January 21
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Online via Zoom (we will provide the Zoom link to volunteers who have RSVP’d the day before the training)
This training is specifically for volunteers interested in es**rting at:

Hagerstown (Tuesdays / Thursdays: 8 – 11am)
Baltimore (Thursdays / Fridays: 9am – 12pm, possibly Mondays and Wednesdays as well)
Rockville (Saturdays 8:30 – 10:30am) (Metro accessible)
Greenbelt (Saturdays 8 – 11:30am)

For more information and to RSVP -- https://www.wacdtf.org/trainings/

09/26/2020

TFW says thank you to us es**rts for being out here on a gloomy day with donuts and coffee! 💜💜💜 **rt **rting

02/15/2020

Thanks and lots of love to for showing love to the **rt volunteers on this cold morning! The feeling is mutual. ❤️💜❤️💜

@ Falls Church, Virginia

11/20/2019

Posted •

Today (Nov. 20) marks -- a when we remember the over 150 people in the USA who have been killed since 2013 through transphobic violence, and the over 3300 killed in acts of transphobic violence worldwide since 2009. It doesn't include those who died by su***de due to bullying by transphobic oppressors.

It's on us to stop the violence.

Here’s what those of us who are cisgender can do:

* SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT. Call out those who are using transphobic and cissexist language. Make your communities aware that trans people are not a threat and should be treated with compassion and dignity.

* Do not wait for their deaths to honor these lives. Celebrate them now while they’re here with us.

11/16/2019

WACDTF Escorts live in Charlotte, NC

08/03/2019

Excited to see some of our new, recently trained **rt volunteers helping patients and companions access the clinic this morning! Stay hydrated, stay safe and thank you for what you do! 👏

07/25/2019

Our Instagram is up and running! (It took us a little while, but better late than never?) Be sure to follow us: .

06/26/2019

UPDATE (26-Jun) We are now at capacity for our three volunteer clinic es**rt training sessions over the next three weekends. We'll update you via social media, Twitter and WACDTF-News when we schedule a new training session. Thanks.

https://www.wacdtf.org/wacdtf-news/

WACDTF sends out a newsletter just about once a month. There is no SPAM, and we protect your privacy. Archive of past WACDTF-News:    

05/22/2019

Hi all --

Over the past two weeks we've received a HUGE number of requests from many of you who are interested in helping out with clinic es**rting. And that's awesome! We're thankful that we have so many in our community who are interested in protecting the rights of patients and companions to access abortion and other reproductive health care for patients and their companions.

A few things to know:

(1) Please be aware that we're an entirely volunteer-run organization. If we don't get back to you right away it's not because we don't care. We apologize for any delays.

(2) We're currently working to assess exactly where and when we need es**rts. In some places we may already be at capacity. This isn't necessarily a numbers game where "more is better" -- we want to make sure we have the optimal number to best assist patients and companions.

(3) We hope to post es**rt training information in the next few weeks. We're hoping to hold trainings in different locations at different times. You'll be able to find the info:

(a) on our website
(b) on our page
(c) on our Twitter feed ()
(d) on WACDTF-NEWS -- our email newsletter. (You can sign up on our website)

(4) We request RSVPs for our trainings -- as they fill up quickly. Depending on demand we may need to cap our training sessions in order to meet our space maximums.

Thanks again for all of your interest and support!

-- The WACDTF Team

11/02/2018

Hey Baltimore! Interested in volunteering as a clinic es**rt downtown on Fridays/Saturdays?

We have a training scheduled for NEXT FRIDAY, November 9 at 9:00 am. More information and a link to RSVP is on our training page:

https://www.wacdtf.org/trainings/

03/29/2018

Another reminder that the WACDTF Annual Meeting is THIS SATURDAY at 1:30pm! Info on the WACDTF page and the WACDTF Website (https://www.wacdtf.org)

03/21/2018

WACDTF's Annual Meeting 2018 is coming up soon!

Saturday, March 31, 2018
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Northeast Neighborhood Library
330 7th St. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Metro: Union Station (Red Line) 0.7 mile walk

Information regarding proxy voting, committee positions and more can be found in the link below:

https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=52898b072b22b7d2fd520abaa&id=fc76a57f51

02/27/2018

*NEW* We have a **rt training opportunity in DC next week:

Tuesday, March 6
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Northeast Neighborhood Library, NE DC
(less than 1 mile from Union Station Metro)

*SPACE LIMITED*

For more info and to RSVP: https://www.wacdtf.org/trainings/

(updated 22-February-2018)

12/09/2017

‪Our **rt training in Northern Virginia tomorrow (December 9) is currently still on. We will update via Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/wacdtf) and email if inclement weather requires us to cancel and reschedule this training. Stay tuned…‬

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11/09/2017

** NEW ESCORTING OPPORTUNITIES & TRAINING SESSIONS:

* Weekday mornings in DC
* Saturday mornings in Northern VA

It's been a while since we last checked in with you. Due to the already high volume of clinic es**rts and the outpouring of enthusiasm from potential volunteers over the past year, we haven't had any new opportunities available for clinic es**rting in the DC area for Saturday mornings. And because of that we haven't held training sessions on a regular basis for those interested in becoming volunteer clinic es**rts.

At this time our needs in DC and Maryland on Saturday mornings are being filled by the volunteer es**rts in place. HOWEVER, we DO have a need for WEEKDAY MORNING es**rts in DC, and SATURDAY MORNING es**rts in Northern Virginia. And we have scheduled two training sessions for the beginning of December for those who are interested.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT:

* The training session in DC on Friday morning, December 1, is for those who have weekday morning availability in DC. (Both the training session and the clinic are a short walk from Metro.)

* The clinic in Northern Virginia is NOT accessible by Metro (and not easily accessible by public bus that early on a Saturday morning). If you're looking to volunteer in Virginia, please make sure you have your own transportation you will be able to use to get to and from the clinic on Saturday mornings.

Training for Weekday Morning Escorting (DC):
Friday, December 1, 2017
10:30am - 12:30pm
Northeast Neighborhood Library
330 7th St., NE
Washington, DC 20002
Metro – Union Station (Red Line) (0.7 miles)
Metro accessible clinic: Yes
Availability needed: certain weekday mornings

Training for Northern Virginia Escorting (Saturdays):
Saturday, December 9, 2017
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Falls Church Community Center
223 Little Falls St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
Metro accessible clinic: No, a car is required.
Availability needed: Saturday mornings

Please visit our training page at http://www.wacdtf.org/trainings/
for more information and to RSVP.

When we have other volunteer es**rting opportunities available, we will be sure to post them on our website, on our WACDTF-NEWS email newsletter, and on social media.

Thanks, as always, for your support of WACDTF!

(updated 17-August-2017) We at WACDTF would like to thank you all for the generous outpouring of support through the past several months. We are comforted by the fact that so many of you are commit…