Organisers and artists on the Abortion Access Benefit Series: “We will continue to fight throughout Trump’s presidency and beyond”

nme.com:

Ground Control Touring, NOISE FOR NOW and Model/Actriz have spoken to NME about the third annual Abortion Access Benefit Series and the significance of community-based events following President Donald Trump’s inauguration.The boutique booking agency Ground Control have teamed up with NOSIE FOR NOW, a non-profit organisation that specialises in reproductive justice, for the third year of the Abortion Access Benefit Series – a music showcase designed to raise funds and awareness for reproductive rights.The events will take place on Saturday (January 25) in eight cities – Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Austin, Washington D.C.

and Raliegh – featuring live music and festivities such as raffles in support of abortion funds, community, and bodily autonomy.

All of the proceeds will go directly to NOSIE FOR NOW, which they will then allocate to local independent abortion clinics and funds in each region.This year, the event will occur five days after Trump was sworn into office for his second term, making him the first ex-President to go back to the role in more than 130 years.A post shared by Ground Control Touring (@groundcontroltouring)According to the Center For Reproductive Rights, Trump had “promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v.

Wade, demolishing the long-protected right to abortion,” during his first term as president of the United States. In 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v.