Feminist News Digest | Week of August 2-August 6

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ACTIVISM | POLITICS
Thousands Rally at Texas State Capitol to Protest Voting Restrictions [[link removed]]
Thousands of people marched on the Texas State Capitol Saturday to protest the state’s recent restrictive voting laws. The Capitol rally was the culmination of a four-day-long march for voting rights.


ON THE HILL | POLITICS
CDC Issues New Eviction Moratorium Due to Delta Variant [[link removed]]
On Tuesday, the Center for Disease Control and the Biden Administration announced a new 60-day ban on evictions in areas of the country where transmission of the Covid-19 is high.


ACTIVISM | MS. MAGAZINE
15,000 ERA Supporters Urge Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to End the Filibuster [[link removed]]
In the sweltering heat of a midday desert sun, a delegation of women’s rights activists and leaders gathered in front of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s Phoenix field office. Their goal? To deliver thousands of letters, postcards and petitions from Arizona and across the country imploring the senator to align with her fellow progressives and help end or reform the filibuster—a necessary step so the Senate can move forward on a vote to remove the time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment.



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