Choice USA's chapters around the country are creative, energetic and active.

With campus and community events, local campaigns, and regional rallies, check here often to hear the latest news from our chapters telling us what they're up to. Check out the latest chapter sponsored events here.

March 20, 2007 -- Willamette Rocks Coat Hanger Campaign  
Rob Cadigan is a member of Willamette University Students For Choice, the Choice USA chapter at Willamette University in Oregon where he is a Junior in the College of Liberal Arts. Here, he writes about a recent awareness campaign in preparation for a state lobby day.

"The Coat Hanger Campaign is a hands on educational event sponsored by Willamette University Students For Choice. Students For Choice created a dialog about reproductive justice and freedom by looking to the oppression of our past as we celebrate the choices we have today and the freedom our future has to offer. The event is based on historical documentation about the ways that desperate women often took abortion into their own hands because of laws prohibiting the procedure. During this prohibition of abortion countless women died of illegal, unsafe back alley abortions, or self induced abortions using sharp metal objects such as coat hangers or knitting needles.

Hannah Wells, another Chapter Leader, described the event by saying, “We wanted to sent the message to the community that we will not return to an era of oppression and unnecessary death”. The campus was very accepting of the event and over 90 students, professors, and community members participated.

We invited people to write a message about why they are pro-choice, or how they feel about the restrictions our government has placed on abortion and reproductive rights. The coat hangers were displayed at Oregon’s pro-choice lobby day on March 15th where over 300 pro-choice Oregonians were able to see the messages the Willamette community has expressed, as well as some legislators."

Congratulations to Rob and the other leaders at Willamette for an outstanding campaign.

March 2007 - Stanford Students for Choice Launch HPV Awareness Campaign
Choice USA's Stanford chapter have just launched an HPV awareness campaign on their campus. The video and fact sheets have great info for anyone, but the phone numbers and events below are for Stanford students. Here's what they've got to say about HPV...

Jessica Haro writes, "We're raising awareness about HPV and the new HPV vaccine!

• Watch the YouTube video!
• Check out our new HPV Information Hub for Stanford Students at for information, links, and contacts
• Look for us in white plaza all week from 12-1pm and pick up fliers, fact sheets, and pins, and sign up for a vaccination appointment at Vaden
• Come to our Info/Training Session Session on Thursday March 8 at noon WCC: Interested in getting your particular questions answered? Interested in becoming more informed so you can learn to raise awareness on HPV and the new vaccine. Free lunch will be provided
• Read our display in Arrillaga all week

Want to get your HPV vaccine? Call Vaden at (650) 498-2336 for more information or to make an appointment. For more info or to get involved with the campaign, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sponsored by Stanford Students for Choice, Public Health Initiative, and the Sexual Health Peer Resource Center"