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Rachel Cairns
@rachelcairns.bsky.social
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Creator of Aborsh, a podcast about abortion in Canada
Hypothetical Baby Feb 23-Mar 4 in Toronto
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This week's 3 for 1 abortion story
harbingermedia.bsky.social Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · Mar 7
On a new🅰️ABORSH🅰️ @rachelcairns.bsky.social sits down with 'Erica' to deconstruct the arbitrary limits we place on reproductive choices in a conversation challenging the stigma around abortion, especially when you need more than one:

www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo... 🔶
March 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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@nightwoodtheat.bsky.social and @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social have brought @rachelcairns.bsky.social's fabulous solo show "Hypothetical Baby" to @factorytheatre.bsky.social!

Informative and inspirational, don't miss this show!

#TheaTO #Theatre #Review

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The Howland Company and Nightwood Theatre’s “Hypothetical Baby”
Rachel Cairns holds nothing back in talking about her abortion. Through her hit solo show Hypothetical Baby, as well as her podcast “Aborsh,” Cairns frankly discusses the circumstances around her o…
aviewfromthebox.net
March 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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harbingermedia.bsky.social
On 🅰️ABORSH🅰️ S2, E5 @cdnswalliance.bsky.social, the Canadian Public Health Association + social scientist Cecilia Benoit join @rachelcairns.bsky.social to explore how abortion & sex work both call into play deeply rooted cultural beliefs about female sexuality:

www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo... 🔶
March 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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thehowlandcompany.bsky.social
Two Doe Shay! 2 of your best chances to catch #HypotheticalBaby written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social today at 2pm and 8pm @factorytheatre.bsky.social! Last chance to bring a friend for free with code HBBOGO✨🎟️ @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social BOOK NOW: www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/hypoth...
March 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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hallieseline.bsky.social Hallie Seline @hallieseline.bsky.social · Feb 27
This is such a good show and @rachelcairns.bsky.social is so smart and funny. Don’t miss it #Toronto! On stage now to next Saturday with @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social at @factorytheatre.bsky.social #theaTO
thehowlandcompany.bsky.social The Howland Company @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social · Feb 27
🌟🌟🌟🌟 for HYPOTHETICAL BABY, written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social, back on stage now only until next Saturday!

Secure your tickets today for what Stage Door calls "the kind of play that makes a person glad to live in Canada... Illuminating & so funny".

www.stage-door.com/3/Reviews/En...
February 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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thehowlandcompany.bsky.social
🌟🌟🌟🌟 for HYPOTHETICAL BABY, written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social, back on stage now only until next Saturday!

Secure your tickets today for what Stage Door calls "the kind of play that makes a person glad to live in Canada... Illuminating & so funny".

www.stage-door.com/3/Reviews/En...
Hypothetical Baby
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February 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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(Re-)opened last night: @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social & @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social co-pro of @rachelcairns.bsky.social's HYPOTHETICAL BABY, which I 1st saw Dec '23. It's an intensely researched (she hosts a podcast), witty, & deeply personal recounting of Cairn's own "Aborsh" experience. #TheaTO
(Image shows playwright-performer Rachel Cairns in a purple backgrounded spotlight.) Nightwood Theatre & THE HOWLAND COMPANY Present Rachel Cairns' Hit Solo Show HYPOTHETICAL BABY RETURNED for a Limited Run! "ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST ORIGINAL ACTORS" - THE GLOBE AND MAIL "BRAVURA ACTING" - OPERARAMBLINGS "POWERFUL- ELOQUENT AND RIVETING - FILLED WITH LAUGHS AND TEARS IN EQUAL MEASURE" - A VIEW FROM THE BOX "PERSONAL, TIMELY, POWERFUL & STRONGLY RECOMMENDED." - INTERMISSION MAGAZINE "GO SEE THIS SHOW! RACHEL CAIRNS IS FUNNY WITTY & HEARTBREAKING." "RACHEL CAIRNS IS A FORCE." "WOW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF THEATRE." "IT IS STUNNING, RUN TO SEE THIS SHOW!" -Audience Members On Stage Now Only to MARCH 8th at Factory Theatre Secure your tickets today: howlandcompanytheatre.com/hypothetical-baby/
February 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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This week's ep ☺️
nataliebrender.bsky.social Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · Feb 26
Thanks to @rachelcairns.bsky.social for inviting me to speak on the Aborsh podcast about @cpha-acsp.bsky.social's work on a public health approach to sex work, alongside leading Canadian advocate/researchers on this issue.
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Decriminalizing Sex Work
Aborsh · Episode
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February 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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thehowlandcompany.bsky.social
It's Opening Night! 2023 Hit HYPOTHETICAL BABY by @rachelcairns.bsky.social Returns to the Stage for a limited run with @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social, in association with Howland.

Don't wait! Secure your tickets today. The show runs only to March 8th: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/hypoth...
February 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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jamellebouie.net
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
rachelcairns.bsky.social
I wrote a piece summarizing the last 5 years of creating Hypothetical Baby and Aborsh—mainly about the marathon that is producing and keeping your chin up
The Road to Production: “Hypothetical Baby” by Rachel Cairns - Sesaya Arts Magazine
"When I realized he wasn’t going to help me navigate the process, it was upsetting and enraging—but also my writer-brain immediately registered the conflict." ~ Rachel Cairns, Artist Perspective
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February 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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celeste.lgbt
MONTRÉAL • INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY PROTEST AGAINST NAZISM AND TRUMPISM

📆 Sat., March 8, 2025
🕐 1 PM (march at 2)
📍 Monument Georges-Étienne-Cartier, Tio’tiá:ke | Montréal

Nazism, Trumpism, oligarchy, and patriarchy must be stopped at all costs.

Fuck imperialism. Freedom and liberation for all!
A poster graphic, reading: “International Women’s Day against Nazism & Trumpism - 2025-03-08 - 1pm - Rac/pists not welcome - Monument Sir-Georges-Étienne-Cartier” In the middle of the graphic is a stylized drawing of a character swinging a bat at a silhouette of Donald Trump. A pink “X” appears where Trump’s eyes would be. The text “Against Nazism & Trumpism” is in pink; the rest of the text is white on a dark background. (The background is a black-and-white photo of a Trump figurine/piñata hanging from a window. Low-visibility text says: “We are never going back in the closet” and “We are never going back in the kitchen”). A poster graphic, reading as follows: The clock is ticking. The uncontested rise of the far-right "broligarchy" and terminal-stage capitalism threatens all of our freedoms, from bodily autonomy to labour rights to freedom of expression. Nazism, Trumpism, oligarchy and patriarchy kills people, and must be stopped at all costs. Fuck the "51st state". Fuck imperialism. Freedom and liberation for all! → meetup @ 1pm → march @ 2pm The protest will continue until 4:30p after which we'll be merging into Women from Diverse Origins' annual International Women's Day protest! (The background is a black-and-white photo of a Trump figurine/piñata hanging from a window. Low-visibility text says: “We are never going back in the closet” and “We are never going back in the kitchen”).
February 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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www.elections.on.ca/en.html - find out where to vote in advanced polls
Home
Welcome to Elections Ontario
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February 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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thehowlandcompany.bsky.social
It’s Better Together this BOGO Weekend! Be the first to see HYPOTHETICAL BABY written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social hailed by @theglobeandmail.com as “One of the country’s most original actors” and bring a friend for FREE with code HBBOGO.

🎟️: www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/hypoth...
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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thehowlandcompany.bsky.social
Howland’s @courtneyvl.bsky.social spoke with @torontoguardian.bsky.social about life as an artist and directing @rachelcairns.bsky.social HYPOTHETICAL BABY returning to the stage this weekend with @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social and Howland. torontoguardian.com/2025/02/toro...
"A Day in the Life" with: Toronto Director Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster
Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster is a theatre director, actor and teacher. She gets to tell stories, connect with people, and examine human behaviour.
torontoguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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thehowlandcompany.bsky.social
Big Love for Audience-Favourite HYPOTHETICAL BABY ❤️💬 @rachelcairns.bsky.social hit solo show RETURNS to the stage this week @factorytheatre.bsky.social, starting Saturday and running for a limited time only. Don’t wait! Secure your tickets today.

🎟️: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/hypoth...
February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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@ubiworks.bsky.social
Tell Liberal Leadership Candidates: Make Basic Income a Priority
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February 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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thehowlandcompany.bsky.social
Hit Show HYPOTHETICAL BABY is BACK! 💥 Written & performed by @rachelcairns.bsky.social & directed by Howland’s @courtneyvl.bsky.social, HYPOTHETICAL BABY returns to the stage next week for a limited run with @nightwoodtheat.bsky.social.

Secure your tickets today tinyurl.com/42zxf3j8 #theaTO
February 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Love this abortion story because it's from a provider and also because we get into talking about the labour crisis in healthcare and how it's contributing to privitization (which imho is among the biggest threats to repro health/access in Canada)
harbingermedia.bsky.social Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · Feb 10
🅰️ABORSH🅰️ S2 continues as @rachelcairns.bsky.social speaks w/ Diana, a healthcare provider working with families through pregnancy loss & terminations, about bringing a compassionate perspective to deeply personal and complex decisions:

www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo...

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February 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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harbingermedia.bsky.social
🅰️ABORSH🅰️ S2 continues as @rachelcairns.bsky.social speaks w/ Diana, a healthcare provider working with families through pregnancy loss & terminations, about bringing a compassionate perspective to deeply personal and complex decisions:

www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo...

harbingermedianetwork.com🔶
February 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
rachelcairns.bsky.social
This week's episode is a conversation about how abortion and reproductive rights in Canada intersect with abolitionist frameworks and the fight for racial and gender justice.
harbingermedia.bsky.social Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · Feb 5
🅰️ABORSH🅰️ 2nd season continues as @rachelcairns.bsky.social speaks w/ Métis midwife Cheryllee Bourgeois & nurse and educator Martha Paynter to explore how abolition and decolonization are fundamentally intertwined with feminism:

www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo...

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February 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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This is a list you want to be on!
@oncanadaproject.bsky.social
Trump’s Second Act Is Already Terrifying—Here’s Why We All Need To Feel The Feels Canada
With an upcoming federal election, the US paints a grim cautionary tale that we can not ignore.
oncanadaproject.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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harbingermedia.bsky.social
On episode 59 of the 💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show:

➡️ @thebreach.bsky.social Show visits the West Bank
➡️ a new ep of @rachelcairns.bsky.social's ABORSH
➡️ @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA on the CUPW's Delivering Community Power

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January 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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harbingermedia.bsky.social
🅰️ABORSH🅰️ S2 continues as @rachelcairns.bsky.social speaks w/ Kerry Clare about learning how to openly discuss abortion & her personal experience and how, once she found her voice, she made it her mission to keep the conversation going:

www.listennotes.com/podcasts/abo...

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Kerry’s Story: motherhood & abortion - Aborsh (podcast)
00:00:31 - This week’s guest is author Kerry Clare, who talks about learning how to openly discuss abortion and share her personal experience. Once she found h…
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January 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Donald Trump and his gang of sore winners are returning to the halls of power, bent on burning everything to the ground. newrepublic.com/article/1903... via @newrepublic.com
The Nihilists Are Coming Back to Washington
Donald Trump and his gang of sore winners are returning to the halls of power, bent on burning everything to the ground.
newrepublic.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM