Collective Weekly

The Triangle edition · Issue of April 9, 2026

What organizations in the Triangle published in the week to Apr 9, and where to turn up in the seven days after. Their words, their pictures, their bylines.

This week

24 stories from 19 organizations, found on their own sites between Apr 2 and Apr 9. One pick, then every one of them by the day it went up.

Every story
If I Had Only Known . . . My Three Wishes

If I Had Only Known . . . My Three Wishes

Human services · By · April 4, 2026 · published on ichoosepartners.org · 2 minutes

~ I wish there had been an iChoose when I was in an unplanned pregnancy situation at 25. My boyfriend only said it was him or the baby. And my friend said it was a good option when I told her that I was afraid of losing my boyfriend. Even my mother agreed that I should have an abortion since I was just starting my career and it wasn't a good time to have a baby. I didn't know at the time, but she had an abortion when she was younger and in a similar situation. If it wasn't for the doctor who told her he wouldn't do a second abortion, I may not be here today. My mom told me later that her doctor urged her to have the baby because she needed to have someone to love.

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People this week

1 person was named in a story their own organization published this week, in the sentence that names them.

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Jeanette Stokes

Jeanette Stokes

25 Years in the Garden
For this essay, I’m interested in exploring the relationship between RCWMS and the beach, why Jeanette Stokes felt so called to keep bringing women here, and the impact of these retreats on participants, myself included.

From The Art of Retreating, RCWMS-Style - RCWMS, April 3, 2026.

From the causes

7 causes published something this week. The newest from each.

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