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

March 9, 2020 at 4:04 PM

We’re Inviting you to join the Youth Abortion Access Table Launch!

NationBuilder Friend, Registration is now open for the virtual launch of the Youth Abortion Access Table. Please join URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity; If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice; and Advocates for Youth on Wednesday, March 11th from 3pm-4pm …

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

March 5, 2020 at 5:55 PM

Take Action: Join us LIVE from the #MyRightMyDecision Rally

NationBuilder Dear Friend,  When this year began we reaffirmed to you our commitment to continue fighting for reproductive justice for all even when it's not easy. As you have been working diligently in your states towards reproductive justice for all young people, we have been …

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

March 5, 2020 at 3:55 PM

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

NationBuilder Hey Friend, As the new decade rolls in, we are thinking of our alumni and reflecting on the powerful contributions they've made to the reproductive justice movement over the last 28 years. An alumnus is any previous chapter or Community Action Network (CAN) member,…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 7:48 PM

Reminder to register for The Young People’s Reproductive Justice Power Summit

NationBuilder Friend, I wanted to remind you about our bi-annual membership conference.  The deadline to apply for The Young People’s Reproductive Justice Power Summit is March 20, 2020.  The Young People’s Reproductive Justice Power Summit is intended to be a space to be in com…

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  Jaz, URGE Digital Campaigns Manager · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 12:52 AM

Apply today! Young People’s Reproductive Justice Power Summit

NationBuilder Friend, We are inviting you to apply to join us at our bi-annual membership conference! URGE will host The Young People’s Reproductive Justice Power Summit to give our activists and members a space to be in community with one another while building upon their under…

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  Monica Edwards & Preston Mitchum, URGE Policy team · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 9:27 PM

New year, same fight for reproductive justice

NationBuilder         Dear Friend,  Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it's 2020 already. We know that 2019 was filled with many hard-fought battles as we encountered total abortion bans, continued separation of families, and the many targets on our bodies. It was hard but we’r…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 12:27 AM

Will you be there?

        Dear Friend, While the legislative outcomes this year were disappointing, we are incredibly proud of the work we’ve done mobilizing young people in Texas, Ohio, Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas.    The fight has now moved to the courts. In March 2020, the Supreme Court will hear oral argum…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM

We feel your support

        Dear Friend, There is no denying it, 2019 was a hard year for abortion supporters, and it was a year filled with hard-fought battles. But throughout the fight, we felt your support.  This spring, three URGE states (Ohio, Georgia, and Alabama) passed total (or effectively total) abortio…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE · [email protected]

December 17, 2019 at 2:05 PM

One conversation at a time

        Dear Friend, As we wrap up in 2019, and I reflect on the work we have done across Ohio, Alabama, Texas, Kansas, and Georgia, I am reminded of our greatest strength - our people. The creativity, engagement, and resilience of our members and staff continues to be URGE’s most valuable res…

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  URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 5:57 PM

Supporting abortion coverage for EACH of us

NationBuilder         Dear Friend, For more than 40 years the Hyde Amendment  - which bans federal insurance coverage of abortion - has prevented people from accessing the care they need. Congress can change that by passing the EACH Woman Act! Introduced in both the House and the…

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  URGE · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 7:04 PM

Check out these dope blogs from Our Folks!

NationBuilder         Dear Friend, Did you know that each year URGE gathers a cohort of amazing young writers for the Our Folks: Voices of LGBTQ+ Youth of Color program?  Yep, it’s true! Every week from September until April, these writers produce original content for our Choicew…

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  Kimberly Inez Mcguire, URGE · [email protected]

October 31, 2019 at 11:26 PM

Zombies, Vampires, Ghosts, and SCOTUS?

NationBuilder         Hey Friend, Happy Halloween! Although many of us believe that witches, ghosts, and goblins are the spookiest things out there, we know something even spookier--upcoming SCOTUS cases. That’s right, SCOTUS will be deciding on a few landmark cases that could ha…

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  Monica Edwards, URGE · [email protected]

October 15, 2019 at 7:36 PM

Join Our DV/IPV Week of Solidarity!

NationBuilder   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 experienc…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE · [email protected]

August 6, 2019 at 7:27 PM

Reject Trump's Discrimination in Health Care!

NationBuilder         Friend,  The Trump administration is at it again, y’all. Today, section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act protects us against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.  But Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services new…

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  Monica Edwards, URGE · [email protected]

August 1, 2019 at 6:23 PM

Keep Abortion Clinics Open!

NationBuilder         Friend,  Are you tired of politicians passing laws that shut down abortion clinics, force patients to delay care, and even make doctors lie to patients? WE. ARE. TOO. The Women’s Health Protection Act* (WHPA) would tackle these restrictions and help keep abo…

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  Kimberly Inez McGuire, URGE · [email protected]

July 12, 2019 at 7:08 PM

Join us to #CloseTheCamps!!!

NationBuilder         Friend,  So many young queer and trans migrants have fled violence from their homes only to be met with more violence in our immigration system. Currently, detention centers across the country are filled with folks in inhumane and violent conditions. Many ha…

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  URGE · [email protected]

June 28, 2019 at 7:38 PM

Thank you for joining

  Friend -- Thank you for joining the URGE action list! As a member of our community, you'll receive opportunities to take action on the issues you care about and you'll find about about URGE events in your area. At URGE, we believe in the power of young people. We mobilize the diverse, upcomin…

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