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United for Rights: Bans Off Abortion

This June marks one year since the Supreme Court made the unjust decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. Almost immediately, we saw anti-abortion lawmakers enforce bans and restrictions that impacted millions of individuals - forcing them to...

May 9, 2023

Nowruz Employee Spotlight: Sadaf Rahmani, Public Affairs Director

Nowruz (pronounced no-rooz), also known as Persian New Year, is a holiday marking the arrival of Spring and the first day of the year in Iran and other countries like Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, whose solar calendar begins with the vernal equinox. Nowruz, which means “new day”, is...

March 16, 2023

The Barriers to Healthcare in Our Communities—And What We’re Doing About Them

Let’s talk about barriers to healthcare access, or what keeps our neighbors from being able to get the medical care they need.  Even though the Affordable Care Act made major strides in addressing our nation’s broken healthcare system, it still left people with low incomes, people of color, LGBTQ+ and undocumented individuals with...

Jan. 23, 2023


Why Every Election Matters, Including Midterm Elections 

Did you know that there is an election happening in just a few weeks? And, while we won’t be voting for the U.S. President this time around, we will be voting for the people who will hold positions in Congress, and state and local offices.These elections are called “midterms” because they happen right in the middle of a presidential term. The people we elect...

Oct. 6, 2022

Thousands Gather in Protest of Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Access

On Friday June 24th the United States Supreme Court issued its final decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, ending our constitutional right to abortion. Within hours of the announcement, supporters...

July 1, 2022

Supreme Court Strips Abortion Rights

The right to safe, legal abortion is no longer protected under the U.S. Constitution. But we will not be defeated.

In a landmark decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn our fundamental right to abortion and turn its back on 36 million Americans of reproductive age. This decision...

June 24, 2022

Breaking: Draft Opinion Shows, Supreme Court Will Vote to Overturn Abortion Rights

Late last night, Monday May 2nd, Politico published a leaked copy of the Supreme Court draft opinion which showed their intentions to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the constitutional right to abortion. We are...

May 3, 2022

Bans Off Abortion Rally

You may have heard on the news that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on a case this summer that could completely dismantle Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court case that made abortion access a constitutional right. This decision could...

April 25, 2022

Save Roe: Raise Your Voice for Freedom of Choice 

Calling all community members to join us for a special virtual event addressing the latest attacks on reproductive rights. We must stand firm to preserve the rights of millions of Americans to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and futures.

Sept. 17, 2021

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United for Rights: Bans Off Abortion

This June marks one year since the Supreme Court made the unjust decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. Almost immediately, we saw anti-abortion lawmakers enforce bans and restrictions that impacted millions of individuals - forcing them to...

May 9, 2023

Nowruz Employee Spotlight: Sadaf Rahmani, Public Affairs Director

Nowruz (pronounced no-rooz), also known as Persian New Year, is a holiday marking the arrival of Spring and the first day of the year in Iran and other countries like Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, whose solar calendar begins with the vernal equinox. Nowruz, which means “new day”, is...

March 16, 2023

The Barriers to Healthcare in Our Communities—And What We’re Doing About Them

Let’s talk about barriers to healthcare access, or what keeps our neighbors from being able to get the medical care they need.  Even though the Affordable Care Act made major strides in addressing our nation’s broken healthcare system, it still left people with low incomes, people of color, LGBTQ+ and undocumented individuals with...

Jan. 23, 2023


Why Every Election Matters, Including Midterm Elections 

Did you know that there is an election happening in just a few weeks? And, while we won’t be voting for the U.S. President this time around, we will be voting for the people who will hold positions in Congress, and state and local offices.These elections are called “midterms” because they happen right in the middle of a presidential term. The people we elect...

Oct. 6, 2022

Thousands Gather in Protest of Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Access

On Friday June 24th the United States Supreme Court issued its final decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, ending our constitutional right to abortion. Within hours of the announcement, supporters...

July 1, 2022

Supreme Court Strips Abortion Rights

The right to safe, legal abortion is no longer protected under the U.S. Constitution. But we will not be defeated.

In a landmark decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn our fundamental right to abortion and turn its back on 36 million Americans of reproductive age. This decision...

June 24, 2022

Breaking: Draft Opinion Shows, Supreme Court Will Vote to Overturn Abortion Rights

Late last night, Monday May 2nd, Politico published a leaked copy of the Supreme Court draft opinion which showed their intentions to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the constitutional right to abortion. We are...

May 3, 2022

Bans Off Abortion Rally

You may have heard on the news that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on a case this summer that could completely dismantle Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court case that made abortion access a constitutional right. This decision could...

April 25, 2022

Save Roe: Raise Your Voice for Freedom of Choice 

Calling all community members to join us for a special virtual event addressing the latest attacks on reproductive rights. We must stand firm to preserve the rights of millions of Americans to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and futures.

Sept. 17, 2021