Archives: Policy Packs

June: Now Is A Time For Action (Policing, Reparations, Voting)

We are asking ourselves where to start, what to do, when will it be enough. We are processing pain and trauma that is renewed each time we Say Their Names. We are taking to the frontlines to protest against police brutality and make unequivocally clear: Black Lives Matter.  

Now, we are taking control of the legislative process.

May/June 2020: The New Title IX Regulations

For the first time since 1975, new Title IX regulations carry the full force of law. Let’s fight them.

March/April 2020: Why The Census Counts

Our civic duty begins before the ballot box, it begins with a survey every 10 years. It begins with getting counted in the Census.

January 2020: The Candidates

Election day is not the end of the road, but the beginning of a new fight. A fight that becomes easier when the people we elect share in our vision and use their position to amplify our voices in the movement for change.

December: Year In Review 2019

To prepare for the work ahead, let’s get caught up on where we’ll be policy-wise when the new year kicks off. We’re covering what’s happened in the months since we released our Reproductive Rights, Health, and Justice; Justice-Involved Women and Girls; Black Maternal Health; Mental Health; LGBTQ+ Rights, Equity, and Liberation; Immigration; and Menstrual Equity Policy Packs.

November: The Courts

Every day, the select powers-that-be on the Courts decide whether or not everyday people will have access to care, opportunity, protections, and the liberty to live full, safe, and healthy lives. Every day, they remind us exactly why it matters who sits in the seats of justice.

October: Menstrual Equity

For too many, menstruation leads to a choice between food or menstrual hygiene; missed school or work; bullying; anxiety; “pain more severe than a heart attack;” not getting to visit a loved one experiencing incarceration; a questioning of self; and so much more. This is not ok. It’s time for menstrual equity.

September: Immigrant Rights at the Border

We need to abolish ICE. We need to restore DACA and TPS and refugee programs to their full forms. We need real change that centers the humanity of immigrants above all else. This will take time but the need is now.

June: LGBTQ+ Rights, Equality, Justice & Liberation

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Stonewall and of Pride, we dedicated this policy pack to breaking down and exploring current policies, or lack thereof, that enable continued discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in the U.S.— and that go below the surface of what dominates the narrative.

April: Mental Health Policy

This Policy Pack, we dedicate the conversation to mental health, but we know that for many of us this is a conversation we have daily and a struggle we battle regularly.

Mini Pack: Black Maternal Health Policy In Georgia

Maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the United States are increasing, and nowhere in the country are they as high as in Georgia. We had the privilege of working with the women of NCNW Spelman Section for their Black Maternal Health Week and on the creation of this pack. We thank them for allowing us to share in the power of their leadership.

March: Justice-Involved Women and Girls

The work to undo mass incarceration must address the unique experiences, barriers, and pain of justice-involved women and girls.