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TAKE ACTION: Demand That Congress Reverse Trump’s Domestic Gag Rule!
The Trump-Pence Gag Rule punishes low-income patients and the health care professionals who serve them. We cannot allow this ruthless policy to continue to threaten Title X clinics—and we can win this by demanding that our policymakers rescind these rules immediately.
Young Activists are Going on Strike to Demand Action on Climate Change
“We young people have understood that the climate crisis is an emergency, and we ask everyone to act like it, to stop business as usual with us.”
TAKE ACTION: Demand That Mitch McConnell Address Gun Violence
There have been 251 shootings in 2019. And all of them preventable. To say it is time to take action is a massive understatement.
TAKE ACTION: Join Feminist Leaders in Advancing Climate Justice
At the Connected Women Leaders Forum, Mary Robinson challenged the global women leaders present to make a commitment to put climate justice at the center of their work, whatever their primary focus might be, and become a Connected Leader for Climate Justice. Every woman in attendance said “yes.”
Tech Company Palantir is Helping Trump Separate Families
Palantir Technologies was once one of Silicon Valley’s darlings. The U.S. data-analytics company had the financial backing of Peter Thiel and other Bay-Area billionaires; it was a combination of big data and big money that many thought couldn’t lose. But the novelty of tech giants has worn off as big data has become synonymous with […]
10 Ways to Take Action for Immigrants
The most recent string of reports from the border demand our attention—and our action.
Take Action for Abortion Rights With These National and Regional Organizations
Whether you give, become involved locally as a volunteer or advocate or even sign up to be a clinic defender, you can make a difference by connecting with these groups.
We Had Abortions—and We’re Not Going Back
We’re re-launching the legendary #WeHadAbortions campaign. Join us in demanding safe, legal abortion access—for everyone, in every state.
No Peace Without Afghan Women’s Voices
Notably absent from recent headlines about the potential withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is talk of the dangerous consequences such a decision could have for women and girls in the region—and the lack of women’s representation in the ongoing “peace talks” between the Trump administration and leaders of the Taliban.