MAY 2022 NEWS ROUNDUP
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The past two weeks (well… years) have taken us on an emotional rollercoaster. But our team at Groundwork Project is right there with you and now we're keeping you up-to-date on the news, straight to your inbox.
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Learn more about the issues currently on our radar below!
Joe Kennedy
Founder, Groundwork Project
Noteworthy News!
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- A new public charter school in Homewood, Alabama is now open and enrolling LGBTQIA+ students – all while AL state representatives continue to attack trans and nonbinary individuals in their state.
- Earlier this year, AL passed a law that would criminalize providing gender-affirming care to folks younger than 19, threatening their safety and health.
- The Magic City Acceptance Academy creates a safe learning environment for some 240 students in grades 6-12 with gender-neutral restrooms, notes of love and rainbow balloon archways.
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- Gov. Tate Reeves told NBC’s Meet the Press that he would consider banning basic contraceptives – like Plan B and hormonal birth control – if SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade this June. MS already has an abortion ban ‘trigger’ law set to go into effect that outright excludes exceptions for victims of incest.
- Just last month, Mississippi’s state legislature voted against expanding the state’s Medicaid coverage to birthing parents, leaving low-income folks with a lack of access to essential health services.
- Without postpartum support, prenatal care or access to birth control prescriptions, activists expect to see an increased need for abortion care but only those who can afford it will get it
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- With only one abortion provider clinic in the state, West Virginians face their own state ban on abortion, but already lack access.
- With Roe up in the air, providers, activists and pregnant folks are confused with conflicting state laws on whether essential abortion services will disappear from their state this summer.
- West Virginia expects folks from two neighboring states, Ohio and Kentucky, to travel for reproductive care if Roe is overturned this summer putting more pressure on the clinic in that state.
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Take Action Now!
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Join ACLU of Oklahoma and abortion activists across the country for the “Abortion is Our Right” rallies – find a rally near you!
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It’s election time in Alabama – don’t forget to make your plan to vote by May 24th!
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Protect Trans Youth in Alabama! Check out a list of organizations we love and share with your followers.
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Groundwork friend MS Votes was recently named the 2022 Young, Gifted & Empowered Awards Community Organization of the Year. Join us in celebrating their amazing work and watch them accept their award!
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Organizer Spotlight
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Groundwork Grantee West Virginia Rivers is a leading environmental group in the state focused on promoting the overall health of West Virginia’s waters and their downstream benefits & using civic engagement to build political power and affect change. Groundwork has awarded them a unique planning grant for a long-term climate organizing project that brings together local, statewide, regional and national resources to conduct deep listening, education and organizing with community members in areas where the coal industry has left economic wreckage and community hardship. They’re partnering with the West Virginia Civic Engagement Table and an impressive roster of local organizations to strategize for this work in the years ahead.
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