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May 2022: Bans Off Our Bodies Edition

What's New:
🚀 Program Launches
📰 Text Troop Candidates Making Headlines
💬 Resources For Better Conversations
☎️ Bans off our Bodies Phonebanking
❓ Trivia Question of the Month

🎉 UPCOMING TEXTING🎉

Keep an eye out in Slack next week as we are scheduled to launch a non-partisan GOTV program in California! This program will take place in the Text Troop Workspace on TextOut.

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OUR IMPACT

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AG Ellen Rosenblum Works to Protect Abortion Rights in Oregon
"I pledge to work alongside our elected champions and community partners to help keep Oregon a safe and welcoming place for anyone from anywhere who seeks access to abortion care," she said.

Read More at The P ortland Tribune

Michigan State Rep Christine Morse Shares How Abortion Saved Her Life
“(The tumor) was the size of a plum, growing, it felt like, every day,” Morse told MLive. “I had three living kids already. For me, it was, I wanted to live.”

Hear Rep. Morse Tell Her Story Here

OUR GROWTH

💡 Resources for even better conversations 💡

Reproductive Justice: A Reading List
This reading list made by Black Women Radicals offers a brief primer on Reproductive Justice and includes articles, essays, reports, interviews, videos, and more that pertain to Reproductive Justice, rights, and access.

Check Out the Reading List Here

Online Mobilizing: Plug into local reproductive justice organizing
Your help is needed to plan a “day of decision” action for when the Supreme Court ruling comes down this spring or summer. Make a difference as you work with like-minded feminists and learn new skills, such as organizing rallies and doing community outreach.

When: Wednesday, June 8th 6:30 PM PDT
RSVP HERE

Text Troop Calendar:

5/31- 6/1: GOTV! | 9AM-9PM PT
Early Summer: Primaries! | 9AM-9PM in program timezones

*Please remember our program dates can be fluid, so be sure to subscribe to our Upcoming Program Calendar so you'll always be in the loop!

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TAKE ACTION

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Bans Off Our Bodies - Phone Bank to Defend The Senate and House with Women's March & Call 4 Change

Join Women's March and Call 4 Change for National Phone Banks to ensure that Democrats get elected to the House & Senate AND protect a women's right to choose.

When: Sunday, May 29, 3 – 5pm PDT

Sign-up Here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/462960/

People holding candles and abortion is healthcare signs

Tell Congress: Codify Roe v. Wade Now
The ability to have complete autonomy over not only one’s body but their hopes, dreams, and future should not be at the whims of state legislatures. Abortion is healthcare and these restrictions only impact the most vulnerable people, those without the resources to travel to another state to obtain this time-sensitive procedure.

Tell Congress to act now and vote to make the right to abortion the law of the land because safe abortions should be accessible no matter where a person lives.

Sign Our Petition Here

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Trivia Time!

Which US state has the longest active streak of electing only Democratic Governors?

Last Month's Trivia:

True or false: It's national volunteer appreciation month! The United States is the country that has the highest percentage of their population that volunteers on earth?

Answer:

Previous Answer: YES! Per a Volunteer FDIP survey, 42% of US residents volunteer their time, narrowly beating out New Zealand at 41.5%.

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