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  Eleanor Smeal · [email protected]
August 26, 2019 at 9:15 PM

Close the Camps: End the Indefinite Detention of Families

John, The Trump administration published appalling new rules last Friday that allow ICE border officials to jail refugee and migrant children in detention centers indefinitely. This is a violent and cruel decision that will result in children being locked up for mon…
  Eleanor Smeal · [email protected]
August 21, 2019 at 8:17 PM

Fight Back Against the Trump-Pence Gag Rule

Dear John, Earlier this week, Planned Parenthood was shut out of Title X funding by the Trump-Pence Gag Rule, which holds reproductive health clinics hostage by dictating what doctors can and cannot say to their patients regarding abortion. The Trump-Pence Gag Rul…
  Eleanor Smeal · [email protected]
August 8, 2019 at 4:50 PM

Gun Violence is a National Emergency

Dear John, Dayton, Ohio. El Paso, Texas. Gilroy, California. In the past two weeks, three mass shootings across the country have resulted in deaths and devastating community losses. That's why we need Mitch McConnell and the Senate to take urgent action right now. …
  Eleanor Smeal · [email protected]
August 7, 2019 at 12:09 PM

251 Shootings in 2019. It's Time to Act.

Dear John, Dayton, Ohio. El Paso, Texas. Gilroy, California. In the past two weeks, three mass shootings across the country have resulted in deaths and devastating community losses. That's why we need Mitch McConnell and the Senate to take urgent action right now. …
  duVergne Gaines · [email protected]
July 19, 2019 at 5:17 PM

Without clinics, there is no choice

Dear John, This week, anti-abortion extremists from all over the country have come to Wisconsin to harass providers and intimidate patients outside of two abortion clinics, emphasizing Affiliated Medical Services, an independent abortion clinic in Milwauk…
  Sue Klein · [email protected]
June 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Gender Equity in Education Act introduced!

Dear John, Exciting news! In celebration of the 47th anniversary of Title IX, Sen. Mazie Hirono and Rep. Doris Matsui have introduced the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2019 (GEEA). This 2019 version of the initial 2016 GEEA honors former…