Kenyetta, URGE Communications Manager · [email protected]

February 22, 2021 at 3:57 PM

Updated Link for BHM Movie Night

URGE Newsletter Join URGE for a Black History Month movie screening!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Kenyetta, URGE Communications Manager · [email protected]

February 19, 2021 at 10:49 PM

Happy Black History Month from URGE!

URGE Newsletter Join URGE for a Black History Month movie screening!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Jordyn, URGE Ohio State Coordinator · [email protected]

February 16, 2021 at 9:19 PM

COVID-19 & Black Communities

URGE Newsletter Take action to demand our government prioritize Black communities in COVID-19 Response.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

February 4, 2021 at 10:31 PM

What does a world Beyond Policing look like to you?

URGE Newsletter Want URGE "Fund Abortions Not Cops" swag? Send us video content!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Courtney Roark, Alabama Policy & Movement Building Director · [email protected]

January 25, 2021 at 10:22 PM

Imagine a World Beyond Policing...

URGE Newsletter Let's build the world we want to see, today.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Jaz with URGE · [email protected]

January 22, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Legal Right to Abortion Does Not Equal Access

URGE Newsletter Because of a budget rider, low income people are denied abortion-care.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Jaz with URGE · [email protected]

January 20, 2021 at 4:18 PM

Our fight continues, with renewed vigor.

URGE Newsletter Our fight will continue until reproductive justice is achieved.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

January 14, 2021 at 10:14 PM

New Year, New Email

URGE Newsletter You can unsubscribe, no hard feelings.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Jaz with URGE · [email protected]

January 8, 2021 at 9:48 PM

We can build a better America.

URGE Newsletter By uniting to hold our elected officials accountable and to dismantle white supremacist laws and institutions, we can build a future — and a nation — in which there is truly justice for all.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  M.K. Richards · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 12:04 PM

What is your way Friend?

NationBuilder support organizers doing the work "There are many ways to build a liberated future. Organizing for Reproductive Justice is mine. What is yours?  Hi Friend, I'm Makayla “M.K.” Richards, a Black queer femme, birth worker, witch, and organi…

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  Monica Edwards, URGE Federal Policy Manager · [email protected]

November 19, 2020 at 5:00 PM

We need abortion access.

NationBuilder Friend,   You took to the polls and voted for what you, your family, and your communities need. Now, it’s time to end this Congress with strong support on the EACH Woman Act so the Biden-Harris Administration knows we are ready to end the Hyde amendment once an…

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  Jaz with URGE · [email protected]

November 10, 2020 at 12:10 AM

URGE’s Post Election Townhall is tomorrow!

NationBuilder Hello Friend,   This year has been rough. But witnessing young people’s power at the polls lifted my spirits. It makes all the ups-and-downs and fears of digitizing our traditionally in person Voter Engagement for Reproductive Justice program worth it. Our team…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

November 6, 2020 at 5:41 PM

2020 Election & Young People: What We Won

NationBuilder Friend,   Despite a global pandemic and despicable voter suppression, young people took our activism from the streets to the ballot box this year. And we secured major wins for equity, justice, and representation. The rising of #YoungPeoplePower is undeniable. …

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

November 4, 2020 at 8:58 PM

Young People Power won’t be stopped.

NationBuilder “Despite voter suppression, anti-Black police brutality, a rushed anti-abortion Supreme Court nominee, and a deadly pandemic infecting millions of people around the world, young people would not be silenced at the ballot box.”  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Taylor, URGE · [email protected]

October 30, 2020 at 5:15 PM

With Love, from URGE

NationBuilder Let's take a deep breath, pause, and read some good news  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

October 27, 2020 at 5:47 PM

No court can stop the momentum building in our communities.

NationBuilder Hello Friend, ? Last night,?after?denying the will of the American people and?ignoring our?pleas for COVID relief, the Senate strongarmed?the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the U.S. But even as we?condemn?the?confirmation?of?a Supreme…

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  Monica Edwards, URGE Federal Policy Manager · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Join URGE's Domestic Violence Week of Solidarity Townhall!

NationBuilder Hello Friend,   Did you know nearly 60% of people who have experienced severe abuse in intimate relationships experienced it for the first time under the age of 25? This issue is a young person issue, yet too often we are left out of the conversation. Those who…

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  URGE · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 1:00 PM

The Senate is Failing Us, Let’s Hold Them Accountable.

NationBuilder Friend, ? The Senate?has?failed us.?Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, more?than half of all Americans are out of a job.?Yet, instead?of addressing the?deadly?effects of?a raging pandemic and?systemic white supremacy, the?Senate?are actively withholding help?…

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  Preston Mitchum, URGE Director of Policy · [email protected]

October 13, 2020 at 6:19 PM

RSVP to join Youth Call-in Day tomorrow. Let's call our Senators about Amy Coney Barrett.

NationBuilder Friend,   If you’ve heard anything about Amy Coney Barrett - whether it’s that she may overturn Roe v. Wade and greenlight abortion bans across the country, or that she may strike down the Affordable Care Act and end anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ fo…

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  Preston Mitchum, URGE Director of Policy · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Voter Resource Guide for 2020

NationBuilder Hello Friend, During this time, feeling uncertain and afraid isn't unusual. But before you lose hope, I want you to remember: 1. the situation we're facing in this country is NOT hopeless and 2. You are not alone.   In the U.S., there are more than 76 million y…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

September 26, 2020 at 10:41 PM

Only our community can save us.

NationBuilder Friend,   Today, Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But no matter who sits on the bench or how SCOTUS leans, we know that young people will continue the fight to keep power where it belongs: …

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 8:23 PM

Help Us Live with Justice

NationBuilder Dear Friend,   URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity centers the leadership of young Black and brown women, queer, trans, and nonbinary people, and people of low-income to build a liberated world where we can live with justice, love freely, express o…

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  Keke, URGE Communications Manager · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Get paid to make a TikTok!

NationBuilder Hey?Friend! This is a reminder that URGE is accepting applications from our members to create content for our first annual #FreeThePillFest. Free the Pill Fest will be a two-day long festival wherein URGE uplifts content created by our membership about why oral…

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  Keke, URGE Communications Manager · [email protected]

September 4, 2020 at 6:47 PM

Get paid to create content for URGE’s #FreeThePillFest!

NationBuilder Hey?Friend! URGE is paying our members to create content for our first annual #FreeThePillFest. Free the Pill Fest will be a two-day long festival wherein URGE uplifts content created by our membership about why over-the-counter oral contraceptives are critical…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 8:46 PM

Tell Colleges & Universities to Close Down Campuses Now

NationBuilder Friend, In the past two weeks, report after report has been shared in the media about hundreds of positive COVID-19 cases at colleges and universities that have decided to open their campuses for the fall semester. University administrators are running a real-t…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 11:03 PM

Take Action NOW: Demand economic justice!

NationBuilder Friend, Congress is trying to cut unemployment benefits during a time when more than half of all Americans are out of a job. This is NOT OKAY. We must act now so that people in our community get the help they need to stay in their homes and put food on their ta…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

August 12, 2020 at 10:36 PM

"Pro-Choice" House adds racist abortion ban to Labor Spending

NationBuilder Friend, Despite being a so-called “pro-choice majority," the Congressional House has inserted Hyde Amendment language into the labor HHS spending bill.  Take action and demand policies for REAL Abortion Access Today! The Hyde Amendmen…

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  Kenyetta Whitfield, Communications Manager · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Introducing the Our Folks: Voice of LGBTQ+ Youth 2020-2021 Cohort!

URGE Newsletter This is where the inbox preview text goes Donate     Hey Friend, Did you know that each year URGE gathers a cohort of amazing young people for the Our Folks: Voices of LGBTQ+ Youth of Color program?  Yep, it’s true! Every …

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

July 7, 2020 at 7:11 PM

Tomorrow: RJ Power Summit Digital Learning Series. Join us!

NationBuilder Friend,? I wanted to reach out to personally invite you about our RJ Power Summit: Digital Learning Sessions that is launching tomorrow. Register Here The RJ Power Summit: Digital Learning Sessions will be a series of workshops taking place every…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

July 1, 2020 at 5:22 PM

Join URGE members from across the nation at the RJ Power Summit: Digital Learning Sessions

NationBuilder Friend, We are gearing up for our URGE Digital Learning Series. Our Digital Learning Summer Series will take place July 8th-11th 3pm ET-6pm ET. These Digital Learning Sessions will be a series of workshops taking place every day 3pm-6pm EST July 8-11th via Zoom…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 8:12 PM

With You, We WIN!

NationBuilder Dear Friend, We won today. But the struggle for liberation continues. There is still a lot to do. And this is where I need your support. Today the Supreme Court upheld keeping abortion legal in this country, BUT this essential care remains out of reach for far …

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 2:49 PM

A Win for Abortion, But The Fight For Reproductive Justice Isn’t Over

NationBuilder Dear Friend, Today the Supreme Court struck down a discriminatory clinic shut-down law in Louisiana. But even though we won this battle, our work is far from over. As we experience a global uprising for Black lives, we cannot ignore the ways that Black people’s…

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  URGE Alabama & URGE Texas · [email protected]

June 26, 2020 at 7:04 PM

URGE’s Beyond Policing Artivsm Project: Call for Artists

NationBuilder Friend URGE Alabama & URGE Texas are participating in a larger campaign being coordinated by ACLU Alabama, which is calling on local officials to make meaningful efforts to decrease arrests and jailing people, given the global pandemic we are all navigating…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 8:23 PM

URGE Digital Learning Series POSTPONED till July 8th

NationBuilder Good afternoon Friend, Thank you so much for your interest?in?URGE's RJ Power Summit: Digital Learning Sessions 2020. I am writing to let y'all know that we're?postponing this event until July 8th-11th.?This is so we can give ourselves and our members a break t…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

June 3, 2020 at 9:37 PM

This Friday! Learn about Black Liberation and Reproductive Justice: Defending Black Bodies Townhall

NationBuilder Dear Friend, I am writing to you in a time of deep grief, heavy pain, and powerful uprising. My heart goes out in particular to our members in the Black community, along with my commitment to act, every day, to disrupt and dismantle white supremacy. As a reprod…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 9:12 PM

[Invitation] Digital Learning during COVID-19

NationBuilder Good afternoon y’all, As you may remember, we were supposed to host the Young People's RJ Power Summit at the end of this month. Back in early April we decided to cancel the summit in order to keep folks safe at home because of COVID-19. We were the most excite…

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

May 19, 2020 at 7:35 PM

Immigrant Justice IS Reproductive Justice!

NationBuilder Dear Friend, Last email we talked about safe communities and how, when organizing for reproductive justice, we must always center the most marginalized community members, especially in times of crisis.  The CARES Act, passed to provide relief during COVID-19, l…

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  Eshe & Andy · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 9:42 PM

Join us this Sunday for Mama's Day 2020!

NationBuilder Friend, During this time, it has become clear that, in order for people to stay healthy, everyone must do their part to protect vulnerable community members. Though we each have a role to play, we recognize that there are some who go above and beyond in taking …

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 3:00 PM

What is a safe community?

NationBuilder Friend,   Have you ever thought about what a safe community would look like for you? As you can imagine, everyone has different ideas of what a safe community looks like for them. When we use reproductive justice to guide our thinking, we think about what a saf…

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

April 24, 2020 at 4:58 PM

Without economic justice, how can young people build a future? We can’t.

NationBuilder Friend, This week, we asked folks to take action on our Youth Demands for COVID-19 Relief effort. This effort is important to us because it shows the dire need for economic justice for young people. Young people have been kicked out of their homes, still owe sc…

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

April 22, 2020 at 8:06 PM

Demand that Congress include young people in COVID-19 relief bill

NationBuilder Friend,   A few weeks ago, Congress worked lightning-fast to produce the CARES Act, a $2 trillion package of legislation to expand unemployment, provide stimulus checks, bail out corporations, and more. But the young people we work with have been kicked out of …

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 5:37 PM

We must change the system to achieve Reproductive Justice, we need Democracy Reform.

NationBuilder Dear Friend,   People shouldn’t be confused about how to vote or worry that, if they do vote, they’ll catch COVID-19. In some recent primaries, we’ve seen people forced to choose between not voting at all or voting at the risk of becoming sick.  That is why, in…

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

April 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Young People Deserve LGBTQIA+ Sex Education

NationBuilder Dear Friend, Thank you for understanding the important role policy plays in our lives. Last week, we unveiled our COVID-19 Response Letter that 65 other organizations signed onto. We have sent it to members of Congress, but we need your support. Contact your le…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

April 10, 2020 at 7:28 PM

URGE Welcomes New California Chapters Ahead of APT Launch!

NationBuilder Hi Friend,   We are thrilled to announce that California’s justCARE: Campus Action for Reproductive Equity team has joined URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity! Founded in 2017, justCARE led the effort to pass California’s Senate Bill 24 (SB 24), bo…

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 6:28 PM

We Need Real Abortion Access Now

NationBuilder Dear Friend,   Policy has the power to change lives. As part of our commitment to reproductive justice, URGE centers the most marginalized in our society in policy proposals and community-based solutions — especially young people, LGBTQIA+ folks, people of colo…

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 6:14 PM

Read URGE's Young People's Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda here!

NationBuilder Dear Friend,   URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity is proud to launch the Young People’s Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda (the Policy Agenda), a grassroots policy agenda with three main components:  A policy landscape analysis A comprehensive st…

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  Preston Mitchum, Director of Policy · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 4:59 PM

"Bold, Powerful, Progressive: A Young People’s Vision for Our Policy Future" - URGE debuts the Young People’s Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda

NationBuilder Dear Friend,   URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity is proud to launch the Young People’s Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda (the Policy Agenda), a grassroots policy agenda with three main components:  A policy landscape analysis A comprehensive st…

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  Abiha Zakariya, Individual Giving & Alumni Relations Manager · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 3:55 PM

URGE Alumni: 5 minutes for a chance to win $500

NationBuilder Hey Friend, We want to hear from you! If you previously participated in any ChoiceUSA/URGE programming, please take 5 minutes to fill out this survey. Fill out the Alumni Survey Your input as a previous chapter or Community Action Network (CAN) member, canvasse…

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  Monica, Federal Policy Manager · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 6:27 PM

Act NOW- Demand Marginalized Communities Be Centered in COVID-19 Legislation

NationBuilder Dear Friend,   By now we’re all aware of the current situation surrounding COVID-19. This past week, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. But it’s not enough. As an organization committed to reproductive justice values, URGE knows we mus…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE Executive Director · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 10:29 PM

We Are Resilient: Caring for our community during COVID-19

NationBuilder Dear URGE Community, During this uncertain time, we’ve been thinking about you a lot. As URGE navigates this complex and changing situation, we are holding close in our hearts those who are most affected by COVID-19 and its social and economic impacts: people w…

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