Episode 129 Action Items

Follow the EMAA project on Facebook and Twitter here.

Stay engaged in the fight to reduce barriers to medication abortion in individual states, and continue to talk about medication abortion as an option! Many people aren’t aware of it or know little about it, despite the fact that it’s an extremely safe and effective way of ending a pregnancy.

You can also support friends, family members, or loved ones during their medication abortion by bringing them a care basket, joining them to watch movies while they complete their abortion, or simply validating their experiences. Learn more in Caitlin Blunnie’s blog post here!

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Episode 128 Action Items

Firstly, follow the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network on Twitter and Facebook.

Go out of your way to listen to the experience of people with disabilities, people of color, and people with low-incomes. Follow these folk’s lead on what kind of policies will help on a federal, state, and local level. This includes passing the EACH Act, passing the Women’s Health Protection Act, passing the Home and Community-Based Services Access Act, ratifying the convention of the rights of people with disabilities, repealing religious refusal laws, and promoting supportive decision making as an alternative to guardianship.

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Episode 127 Action Items

First, stay up-to-date on the newest writings about reproductive and transgender rights by following Rewire. News and Facebook and Twitter. Follow Jessica Mason Pieklo on Twitter here. You can find Katelyn Burns’ pieces on Vox here and follow her on Twitter here.

Be kind to yourself and rest. Speak with your friends and family about the attacks on these human rights. As Jessica Pieklo says, “rest is revolutionary!”

Donate to abortion funds, who are working tirelessly to provide timely, basic medical care to many in states that are restricting or banning access.

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Episode 126 Action Items

First and foremost, be sure to read Jill Filipovic’s piece, How US Abortion Politics Distorts Women’s Lives in Conflict Zones, here. You can also follow Jill on Twitter.

It’s imperative that these policies that limit the health and safety of women and girls in conflict zones are explicitly addressed. Tell your elected officials to repeal the global gag rule and the Helms amendment. You can also ask them to support refugee rights general, including pushing for more robust funding for humanitarian work and raising the refugee resettlement cap in the U.S. and other countries. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.

Be mindful of the organizations that you support or donate to and continue to research whether or not they support a full range of reproductive health and rights, including safe abortion.

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Episode 123 Action Items

Follow Planned Parenthood Federation of America on Twitter and Facebook!

The Women’s Health Protection Act would protect abortion access across the U.S. and protect against laws like Texas’s SB8-- and it has already passed the House. You can advocate for its passage through the Senate by telling your lawmakers to pass WHPA today!You can also go to bansoffourbodies.org to sign Planned Parenthood’s pledge.

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Episode 122 Action Items

You can find Becca’s article, They Went to Bible College to Deepen Their Faith. Then They Were Assaulted—and Blamed for It, here. You can also follow Becca Andrews on Twitter, here.

For a more in-depth understanding of Title IX under the Trump administration and the Biden administration, check out rePROs Fight Back’s past podcast episodes!

Continue reading about, educating yourself on, and actively listening about purity culture. You can follow Emily Joy Allison, author of #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing on Twitter, here. You can also follow Linda Kay Klein, author of Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, here.

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Episode 120 Action Items

Firstly, follow Whole Woman’s Health on Twitter and Facebook and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance on Twitter and Facebook here.

Continue having open, honest, and positive conversations about safe and legal abortion access.

If you can, donate to people doing work on the front lines in Texas, including Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health alliance. You can find a list of Texas abortion funds here and Keep Our Clinics here.

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Episode 118 Action Items

Follow the Women’s Refugee Commission on Twitter and Facebook.

It’s important for the administration to continue to hear how important it is to get all people at-risk in Afghanistan out of the country. Call or write to your Congressional representatives, the President, and Secretary of State and tell them to prioritize the evacuation of women human rights defenders and to provide surge support to those who are accessing visas. You can reach the Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121 and the White House switchboard at 202-456-1414.

Organize a neighborhood donation drive (or donate to one in your area!). Many refugees who arrive in the United States will need basic supplies when they arrive.

You can access a toolkit to urge the administration and Congress to support and protect those fleeing violence in Afghanistan here. You can also sign CARE’s petition to support safe passage out of Afghanistan here.

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Episode 117 Action Items

Follow Rewire News Group on Facebook and Twitter.

If you can, donate to local independent abortion clinics, advocates, and abortion funds.

At the local and state-level, advocate for increased abortion protections, such as state insurance exchange requirements to cover abortion and contraception, state recognition of Medicaid funding for abortion, or protections of abortion access.

Have conversations with those in your neighborhood and your community about the importance of abortion access and the reality of these upcoming state and federal court cases, lawsuits, and pieces of legislation.

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Episode 116 Action Items

Follow Center for Reproductive Rights on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date on their critical work.

It’s time to get the House moving on passing WHPA. Find a take action tool here to reach out to your Representatives and have them co-sponsor WHPA.

Talk about WHPA on social media! Use the hashtag #ActForAbortionAccess and #WHPA and share why you think this legislation should be passed.

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Episode 115 Action Items

Follow Catholics for Choice on Facebook and Twitter here.

You can write to Bishops who have spoken out against the move to restrict communion from pro-choice elected officials. You can also write to President Biden and Catholic Congresspeople and thank them for their support of abortion rights.

You can also learn more about Catholic hospitals here, and listen to Jamie Manson’s last podcast episode on Reproductive Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, and the Catholic Church here.

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Episode 114 Action Items

You can follow Reproaction on Twitter and Facebook and stay up-to-date on their work.

Educate yourself on how self-managed abortion works! You can start by checking out Reproaction’s information here. You can also find petitions to sign to increase access to medication abortion here.

Many barriers to medication abortion occur at the state-level. Get involved with your statehouse and find out how access to self-managed, medication abortion is faring in your local area.

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Episode 112 Action Items

Firstly, you can follow Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C on Twitter and Facebook.

Educate yourself and others about the importance of D.C. statehood, especially if you are in Arizona, Maine, West Virginia, or Alaska, where target Senators who have indicated they are undecided about statehood are located. Keep an eye out for a Senate hearing on D.C. statehood in June, when it will be critical to reach out to the Senators mentioned above.

Volunteer with Planned Parenthood Advocates for DC, Maryland & NoVA: To learn more about opportunities to join us on the frontlines of protecting body autonomy in the DMV, please reach out to Director of Organizing & Volunteer Programming Laura Mayock for opportunities in DC and NoVa, or Public Affairs Specialist Rahula Strohl for opportunities in Maryland.

If you missed our deep dive into the historical ties between lack of statehood, racism and reproductive rights, as well as how you can get involved in the fight, check out the teach-in here!

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Episode 111 Action Items

Follow American Jewish World Service on Facebook and Twitter.

Read the White House’s Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World here.

Call your Senators and House representatives and ask them to co-sponsor the Global HER Act and the GLOBE Act. The Capitol Switchboard number is 202-224-3121.

The Global Gag Rule Repeal week of action will be taking place starting June 21, 2021. During this week, sign petitions, share stories on social media, and keep up the fight to end the Global Gag Rule permanently!

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