321ACTION: Keep up the fight for abortion rights!
Your civic action to-do list for December 6, 2021
16 Days of Activism, Abortion Rights, Ending Workplace Violence
Register early for the Women to Watch Leadership Weekend happening March 20 & 21, 2022. See below and follow us on social media for more details.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence ends this Friday, December 10th - but there are still plenty of ways to get engaged:
Join Moment magazine and JWI Collaborative member Dr. Shoshannah Frydman tomorrow - December 7th - at 4:30 p.m. ET for “She’s Gone: Shedding Light on Domestic Violence,” a conversation about how the Jewish community is helping to combat and prevent domestic violence.
Attend the World Bank’s “Intimate Partner Violence and Forced Displacement” webinar on December 8th at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Email JWI Fellow Rachel Apfelbaum at rapfelbaum@jwi.org to receive a copy of the White House Gender Policy Council’s National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which will be released in early 2022.
The oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Health Organization on December 1st were discouraging, but the Supreme Court has not yet made a ruling. The fight for Roe v. Wade is not over!
Visit the United State of Women’s (USOW) Reproductive Justice Hub to sign important petitions, learn about current events, and find lists of abortion funds that need help.
Stay informed on major developments in sexual & reproductive health policy in your state.
Write your senator to encourage them to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which will protect people’s right to obtain abortions and providers’ right to perform them.
All people deserve a workplace environment free of discrimination, harassment, and violence. The Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (BE HEARD) in the Workplace Act includes groundbreaking legislative reforms that will advance the equality and safety of all workers, protecting them from discrimination and harassment.
Email your members of Congress and tell them to pass the BE HEARD Act.
Curated resources:
FY22 Appropriations Explainer (Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, December 2021) - Federal appropriations have been a hot topic recently, but what this means in practice can be a little confusing. This explainer breaks down the appropriations process and the direct impact it has on people in the U.S.
Returning To School Must Include a Reinvestment in Section 504 Plans (Center for American Progress, November 2021) - This article shares recommendations for ensuring that the return to in-person schooling prioritizes the needs of students with disabilities.
Associations between Paid Paternity Leave and Parental Mental Health Across the Transition to Parenthood (Journal of Child and Family Studies, October 2021) - This recent study demonstrated the benefits of paid parental leave for both parents.
Happening at JWI
Women to Watch Leadership Weekend
Join us Sunday and Monday, March 20 and 21, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Washington for the Women to Watch Leadership Weekend! We will gather in person this spring to celebrate women's leadership, JWI's 125th anniversary, and the 20th class of Women to Watch honorees.
