URGE

A #ReproJustice, #POC-led org for young ppl in the South + Midwest. Centering POC & #Queer folk.

[URGE @URGE_org]

5/✅: What to expect? An overview of the interplay of literacy and health through policy, current events, case studies, narratives, etc. An exploration of different aspects of health literacy (i.e., language literacy, digital literacy, media literacy).

[URGE @URGE_org]

1/ 📢: Announcing a series on Education, Literacy & Health w/TyJae of Our Folks 🧵
Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand & use information & services to inform health-related decisions & actions for themselves & others.

[URGE @URGE_org]

4/ Further, literacy is a matter of equity, with literacy challenges being most pronounced in marginalized populations (e.g., the impoverished, BIPOC, immigrants).

[URGE @URGE_org]

Today we celebrate the 130th birthday of our partner organization, National Council of Jewish Women! We are so proud of NCJW’s historical and recent accomplishments advocating for women, children, and families, and love making great change alongside you! Happy Birthday! #NCJW130

[URGE @URGE_org]

URGE is hosting an all-staff retreat from August 14 through August 18 to build, grow, and learn together. In order to give this our full attention, you won't see us too much on your feed until August 21👀

We're looking forward to coming back refreshed and stronger than ever!✊🏽

[URGE @URGE_org]

URGE staff will be observing a week of intentional rest from July 31-Aug 4.

We're hoping to come back refreshed and rejuvenated to continue fighting for reproductive justice✊🏽

[URGE @URGE_org]

Check out this article on the Ohio ballot initiative that features a quote from our ED @KimberlyInezMcG.

[The Associated Press @AP]

The fraught politics of abortion have helped turn an August ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution into a cauldron of misinformation and fear-mongering. https://t.co/fyIUC9knAk

[Free the Pill @freethepill]

More required #FreeThePill reading! 📚

@DrDGrossman for @nytopinion on the long road to the first-ever OTC birth control pill, how youth activists played an integral role in this approval for *ALL AGES* & what's next for ensuring affordability + access: https://t.co/XS8jfvVsbI

[Advocates for Youth @AdvocatesTweets]

Not to be that girl, but today’s #FreeThePill win would not have been possible without young people. Even the FDA experts noted how impactful the testimonies of young people were in their decision to #FreeThePill

[URGE @URGE_org]

Check out URGE's full statement on this historic decision by the FDA: https://t.co/mHh0EFSeWY

[URGE @URGE_org]

BREAKING: The FDA approved an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the United States for all people without age restrictions, making it the first birth control pill available without a prescription🥳🎉

[URGE @URGE_org]

"It’s simple: young people deserve their full spectrum of rights. And that is a vision URGE will continue to fight for.”- @KimberlyInezMcG, Executive Director at URGE

[Free the Pill @freethepill]

‼️ Breaking news‼️ We just made history: in a GROUNDBREAKING advancement for #repro health, the @US_FDA just approved Opill, the FIRST-EVER over-the-counter birth control pill. #FreeThePill

[URGE Alabama @URGE_AL]

Reproductive Justice demands the human right to parent children in safe and sustainable communities bc everyone should have access to the things they need to take care of their families. We have partnered with R.O.S.S. Montgomery to host a Self Care Carnival, see y'all there!🧼

[Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom @OH_ReproFreedom]

🚨BREAKING: Our campaign has officially submitted the signatures required to place "The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety Amendment" on the 2023 General Election ballot.

This is a HISTORIC day for Ohio.
https://t.co/FAwETEMSw5

[Liberal Jane @liberaljanee]

✨Women hold 2/3s of the outstanding student loan debt nationwide, and Black women have the highest student debt among any group (in part because of wage inequalities!)

Student loan relief is a racial and economic justice issue. #CancelStudentDebt