my voice, my choice: podpora evropski državljanski pobudi / my voice, my choice: podpora evropski državljanski pobudi

Pobuda My Voice, My Choice je del evropskega gibanja, ki se zavzema za zagotovitev dostopa do varnega in zakonitega splava po vsej EU. Kljub zbranih 1,2 milijona preverjenih podpisov evropske državljanske pobude ni bilo zagotovila, da bodo institucije EU predlagale ustrezne zakonodajne spremembe. Zato je projekt izvedel intenzivno zagovorniško in komunikacijsko kampanjo v Bruslju, usmerjeno v predstavitev pobude Evropski komisiji, Evropskemu parlamentu in širši javnosti.

V ta namen je v Bruslju potekala velika mednarodna tiskovna konferenca ob predaji podpisov, vsakodnevno ozaveščanje na družbenih omrežjih, srečanja z odločevalci ter številne akcije pred evropskimi institucijami. Cilj je bil jasen - doseči, da EU oblikuje zakonodajo, ki bo omogočala dostop do varnega splava vsem ženskam v EU.

Kaj smo dosegli

• Močno podporo pobudi v evropskih institucijah (kampanja je okrepila podporo že naklonjenih političnih skupin ter razširila razpravo na EPP. Vzpostavljeni so bili številni kontakti, skupno pa so pridobili neposredno podporo številnih evropskih poslancev: 151.
• Obsežen zagovorniški doseg (ekipa je v Bruslju izvedla 57 sestankov z odločevalci – komisarji, poslanci in njihovimi svetovalci – ter predstavila konkretne predloge za oblikovanje evropske zakonodaje o dostopu do splava).
• Velik javni in medijski doseg (ozaveščevalna kampanja je na družbenih omrežjih dosegla 220 milijonov ogledov, število sledilcev je močno naraslo. Tiskovna konferenca v Bruslju je bila deležna velike pozornosti tako slovenskih kot mednarodnih medijev - število medijskih objav v slovenskih in tujih medijih: 149).
• Krepitev prostovoljske skupnosti (baza prostovoljcev se je povečala za vsaj 500 novih članov, v Belgiji pa se je pridružilo dodatnih 63 prostovoljcev, ki so sodelovali pri terenskih akcijah v Bruslju).
• Vidno prisotnost v Bruslju (razdeljenih je bilo več kot 2.000 letakov, nameščenih vsaj 100 plakatov, izvedene pa so bile tudi ulične akcije in protesti pred evropskimi institucijami). 

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The My Voice, My Choice initiative is part of a European movement advocating for guaranteed access to safe and legal abortion across the EU. Despite the collection of 1.2 million verified signatures through a European Citizens’ Initiative, there was no assurance that EU institutions would propose appropriate legislative changes. For this reason, the project carried out an intensive advocacy and communication campaign in Brussels, aimed at presenting the initiative to the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the wider public.

To this end, a large international press conference was held in Brussels at the moment of the submission of signatures, accompanied by daily awareness-raising activities on social media, meetings with decision-makers, and numerous public actions in front of EU institutions. The objective was clear: to ensure that the EU develops legislation guaranteeing access to safe abortion for all women in the EU.

What we achieved

• Strong support for the initiative within EU institutions: the campaign consolidated support among already favourable political groups and expanded the debate to the European People’s Party (EPP). Numerous contacts were established, resulting in direct support from 151 Members of the European Parliament.
• Extensive advocacy reach: the team held 57 meetings in Brussels with decision-makers—including Commissioners, Members of the European Parliament, and their advisors—and presented concrete proposals for EU legislation on access to abortion.
• Major public and media reach: the awareness campaign achieved 220 million views on social media, with a significant increase in followers. The Brussels press conference received extensive coverage in both Slovenian and international media, with 149 media articles published in domestic and foreign outlets.
• Strengthening of the volunteer community: the volunteer base expanded by at least 500 new members, with an additional 63 volunteers in Belgium participating in field actions in Brussels.
• High visibility in Brussels: more than 2,000 leaflets were distributed, at least 100 posters were displayed, and street actions and protests were carried out in front of EU institutions.