Released on September 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — California voters made the right call in rejecting the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. The recall vote was always about partisan politics. Gavin Newsom was building a record as a progressive and feminist leader which included advancing policies and programs to expand family leave, establish child care programs, promote gender pay equity Read more …
Released on September 2, 2021
Washington, D.C. — With each natural disaster we face, it seems like we discover a new set of challenges for women dealing with the impact of the aftermath. Sixteen years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and brought about 135 million dollars in damage, claimed roughly 1,000 lives, and displaced nearly 600,000 people. Hospitals were overwhelmed with patients, and federal agencies were Read more …
Released on September 1, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By not taking action on its own to block Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), the U.S. Supreme Court upended our system of laws in favor of vigilante justice. At six weeks, many do not yet know they are pregnant, and without access to safe abortions, millions of people in Texas could be forced Read more …
Released on September 1, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By not taking action on its own to block Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), the U.S. Supreme Court upended our system of laws in favor of vigilante justice. At six weeks, many do not yet know they are pregnant, and without access to safe abortions, millions of people in Texas could be forced Read more …
Released on August 28, 2021
We March Today For Voting Rights NOW Honors 58th Anniversary of the March on Washington Washington, D.C. — Today NOW honors the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a massive protest calling attention to the plague of racism in the United States. It is the day Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech and where 250,000 people of diverse racial backgrounds peacefully protested for equality and justice. Today, we also honor Daisy Read more …
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.