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CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business study considers quality of life among ten categories of competitiveness used to rank the states. We score each state on multiple livability factors including crime rates, health care, air quality and child care. We also consider worker protections, and legal safeguards against discrimination of all kinds. And, we look at personal freedom including reproductive rights. Read which states have the worst quality of life: cnb.cx/4cHDk0u

Globally we are seeing forward strides in health, rights, and justice, taking more people closer to sexual and reproductive health that is truly accessible, inclusive, and affordable. 📣 The gains we see globally stand as our guidepost this May 28 and are strong reminders of how we must build upon our wins; we take action together, protect our gains, and demand governments to uphold their human rights commitments. ✊ Discover the #May28 Call to Action and more campaign materials on https://lnkd.in/ef2fdj42 🧡 #WomensHealthMatters #SRHR4ALL

🔍 The Comstock Act: Then and Now 🔍 How does a law from 1873 still resonate in today's political and social landscape? The Comstock Act, designed to combat obscene literature and immorality, is being reconsidered in modern debates on reproductive rights. Our blog post explores the law's origins, its champion Anthony Comstock, and the revival of his crusade. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gyRrHAG2 #HistoricalInsights #USHistory #AmericanHistory #Readex #WomensHistory

At She Leads Justice, we believe that equity is essential for true freedom. Equity means removing systemic barriers so everyone, regardless of gender, race, or background, has equal opportunities and access to economic, educational, healthcare, and reproductive rights and resources. Today, we celebrate freedom, but true equity and justice are still missing. #SLJValues

Are you #subscribed? Check out #TechnicallyOptimistic, a podcast by Raffi Krikorian, CTO at Emerson Collective and Medic's very own board chairperson. Season 2 focus is all about DATA -- AI, social media, health care, politics, criminal justice reform and more. Have a listen and share your thoughts!

Today is International Day of Action for Women's Health highlights the critical importance of advocating for women's sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This day emphasizes the need to mobilize communities worldwide to combat the systemic violations of women's rights, particularly those related to sexual and reproductive health. The goal is to ensure that women live healthy, fulfilling lives free from discrimination and abuse, with autonomy, privacy, and access to education being fundamental rights

For years, Black women have pointed out that our vision of reproductive rights must go beyond Roe. That’s why on what would be the 51st anniversary of #RoevWade, we must #TrustBlackWomen and demand Reproductive Justice: a world where everyone has the human right to bodily autonomy and can live in communities safe from police violence, that are sustainable for future generations, that support a thriving democracy, and with economic stability. Ready to learn more about how we secure Reproductive Justice, bodily autonomy, and thriving communities? Follow @SisterSong_WOC now!

Reproductive Justice is a topic we must address with care in the CHI and CSSW communities. We* are organizing a speculative design jam workshop focused "Caring for Reproductive Justice"-- taking place in-person and online during #CSCW2024. There is still time to Submit a 1-3 page provocation or position paper by August 20 that discusses a particular challenge, experience, or gap they have encountered in their work on reproductive justice. This one-day hybrid workshop will facilitate a design jam speculating on design and anti-design approaches that can support reproductive justice. The jam will mainly focus on unique challenges and tensions arising from adversity. Adversity includes tangible and perceived hostilities spanning the national, local, and private spheres. Examples could include legal barriers, social stigmatization, precarious or violent domestic environments, and more. Workshop website: https://lnkd.in/gUaQ5WzV *Great team shaping the workshop led by Benedetta Lusi, Michaela Krawczyk, Adrian Petterson, Kamala Payyapilly Thiruvenkatanathan, Emily Tseng, PhD, Lara Reime, Madeline Balaam, and yours truly.

Today is International Day of Action for Women's Health highlights the critical importance of advocating for women's sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This day emphasizes the need to mobilize communities worldwide to combat the systemic violations of women's rights, particularly those related to sexual and reproductive health. The goal is to ensure that women live healthy, fulfilling lives free from discrimination and abuse, with autonomy, privacy, and access to education being fundamental rights

Data impacts everything, and this is why season 2 of EC's #TechnicallyOptimisticPod with host Raffi Krikorian is dedicated to asking the most pressing questions of our data-driven era. How and why is our data being collected? How is it affecting our daily lives, our decision-making, our political systems? What does it mean for things like reproductive rights and criminal justice? Maybe most importantly, what does the future of data look like, and what can we do to help shape and protect it? Head here to get a first listen at what Technically Optimistic will include this season—and subscribe to stay in the loop! https://lnkd.in/egTYHsXm