Counting down to Election Day on Nov. 6th! As we countdown the days until we vote, we celebrate Alice Paul and all the suffragists who fought for women’s right to participate in democracy. #VOTER
The best remedy for the discrimination of women is to change the Constitution so that women are co-equal with men and it becomes illegal to discriminate against them. When does the importance of ratifying the #ERA become part of the #TimesUp conversation?
#ERANow@CRoblesRoman
"In this country, women are not paid equally...treated equally...respected equally..our contributions are not valued equally. That's why I wanted the #ERA resolution." --Phyllis J Randall, Chair, Loudoun County #Virginia BoS
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CALL TO ACTION:
Jewish communities and allies will be rallying in DC tomorrow and we need support.
WHEN: Sunday 10/28 at 3pm
WHERE: Pennsylvania Ave, in front of the White House
More details to come. Please RT + spread far and wide.
Together, we will keep each other safe.
My great-grandmother #IdaBWells deserves the honor of having a J School named after her. Let's make it happen @OleMissRebels
https://t.co/li3eRvK45f via @HuffPost
Women who become pregnant as a result of reproductive coercion are more likely to experience poverty, forgo education and become unemployed, forcing them to rely on abusive partners for economic support.
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GoFundMe has verified a contribution page for victims of the #PittsburghSynagogue
massacre. Contributions already coming in at rapid pace. Small point of light on a horribly bleak day. https://t.co/Fod8FrS3Y9
"The same violent crime is labeled and tried differently depending on what inspired it," writes @StephenTankel. "This may seem like semantics, but the terrorism label matters." https://t.co/3FlLOuyrGp
BREAKING: TX election officials confirm that voting machines are switching people’s votes. This includes votes cast in the Senate race between Ted Cruz & Beto O’Rourke.
If you see your ballot changed call the Election Protection Hotline: (866) OUR-VOTE
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Without Apple’s support, thousands of companies aren’t feeling the pressure to give their employees paid time off to vote. - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/QdxoejTvCn via @Change
Meet Rabbi Isaac Krassenstein, born it Odessa in 1843
In 1881, An Anti-Jewish Pogrom formed in the Russian Empire. Mobs stripped anyone “looking jewish" naked & then beat them. Isaac fled w/ his family & came to the US
He's my Great-great-grandfather.
Asylum is important
First woman to be president in Ethiopia's history has vowed to make gender equality a top priority -- cautioning those in Parliament who think she's been talking about gender issues too much that she's just getting started:
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