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How Latinas Have Helped Shape the 2019 Women’s March

Christine Bolaños — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:27:15 +0000

Since its inception, the Women’s March has worked toward human dignity and social justice. The event – originally held the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 21, 2017 – was the largest single-day protest in United States history. Since then, the event has taken place annually at the national level in Washington, DC,

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This Mother’s Day, Activists Want Us to Talk About Divisive Topics With Our Loved Ones

Yara Simón — Thu, 11 May 2017 21:45:15 +0000

The weekend that President Donald Trump took office, protesters joined the Women’s March on Washington – with sister marches also taking place across the United States – to bring attention to how the incoming administration would affect women, people of color, and LGBTQ communities. The marches attracted an historic number of protesters in January, but many wondered

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A Peruvian Activist’s 2003 Speech Reminds Us Why Global Gag Rule on Abortion Puts Women’s Lives at Risk

Yara Simón — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:46:40 +0000

Donald Trump began his presidency on Monday by striking a blow to women’s reproductive rights around the world. In an expected move, Trump reinstated a policy that punishes nongovernmental organizations in foreign countries that name abortion as a family planning option. This puts health providers in developing countries in the tough position of choosing between

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What the Women’s March on Washington Meant For Young Latinxs

Andrea Gompf — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 23:13:09 +0000

The night before the Women’s March on Washington, I sat in my parents’ Gaithersburg living room with a group of friends and colleagues, making a tentative game plan. We were excited and nervous. Hours earlier on the drive down from NYC, I’d thumbed through my timeline, watching videos of inauguration protesters clashing with police in

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Watch 4 Inspirational Speeches From America Ferrera, Sophie Cruz & More at the Women’s March

Yara Simón — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:14:54 +0000

On Saturday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer held the new administration’s first press briefing to spin like his life depended on it. As two photos comparing the size between presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s inauguration made the rounds online, many concluded that the new commander in chief’s ceremony drew a sparser crowd. Spicer,

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This Mexican Fashion Designer Brought Indigenous Tradition to the Women’s March on Washington

Andrew S. Vargas — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:45:48 +0000

This weekend, millions of women and men rallied across the country to vocalize their opposition to Donald Trump and demand protection of women’s rights in the face of a hostile Republican government. The outpouring of solidarity was staggering, and marches from Boston to Los Angeles showcased a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives united around

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Dolores Huerta and a Star-Studded Crowd Took to the Streets at the Sundance Women’s March

Paula Mejia — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:53:49 +0000

Two thousand miles away from where the masses gathered upon the National Mall at the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday, attendees at the star-studded 2017 Sundance Film Festival stood tall in solidarity with the movement, many of them Latinx. Flanked by growing snowbanks, a mammoth, 8,000 person crowd at the year’s first premiere indie film

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These Are the 6 Latina Speakers on the Women’s March on Washington Line Up

Remezcla Estaff — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:57:21 +0000

One day after Donald Trump officially becomes the 45th president of the United States, an estimated 200,000 people will descend on Washington D.C. to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. During his campaign, Trump demonized communities of color and threatened protections – like women’s reproductive rights and anti-LGBTQ discrimination laws – that took immense effort to build. With

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Meet Two of the Latina Organizers Leading the Women’s March on Washington

Mary Angelica Molina — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:47:57 +0000

From attacks on women’s reproductive rights to promises to dismantle the Affordable Care Act; from the likely undoing of hard-fought protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people, to a slate of policies that identify black and brown people as dangerous; the incoming administration of Donald J. Trump has flooded our news feeds with nefarious threats to

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