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samedi 31 juillet 2021
Brésil : Le CONGRES de BOLSONARO est sur le point de voter une nouvelle loi qui forcera les tribus indigènes à quitter leurs terres en AMAZONIE.
U.S (Color Of Change) : Prosecutors should do this for BLACK MOTHERS.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO DEMAND CARE NOT CAGES
Friend,
Here's the thing : medical terrorism has always been used to perpetuate and enforce racist assumptions about Black women and their bodies.
Look no further than James Marion Sims, also known as the "Father of Gynecology." Sims regularly performed forced surgeries, without anesthesia, on enslaved women under the guise of science.
Followers of this work embraced notions that Black women had a higher tolerance for pain when receiving medical treatment while ignoring that these women were forcibly restrained under threat of death for these procedures. Such stereotypes have informed contemporary medical racism.
Today, Black women in the United States face a maternal health crisis. Regardless of factors like higher education or financial means, Black mothers are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes than white mothers -- the widest of all racial disparities in women’s health. These deaths are preventable, and their causes are rooted in structural racism, not race.
As a result, Black pregnant people are exponentially more likely to experience devastating pregnancy outcomes. There are hundreds of pregnant people who’ve been criminalized and arrested for actions that include things like taking legal drugs prescribed by their doctor, having a miscarriage, addiction, getting into a car accident, and even falling down the stairs.
Dear friend, we're fighting back, but first, we need your help. Now is your chance to take your support to the next level. Because with your help, we can continue to put pressure on prosecutors and elected officials who have the power to ensure no one is thrown in jail based on a pregnancy outcome.
When our people get access to the reproductive healthcare we need, we thrive. That starts with demanding the solutions that will aid in the healing and prioritization of our reproductive autonomy. This includes a world in which our people are treated with dignity, and free to make choices about our own bodies.
We deserve meaningful options regarding where, how, and with whom we will give birth, in a person-centered, anti-racist model of care. We deserve the support of midwives, doulas, and perinatal services that are fully integrated into the maternal care system. Law enforcement including prosecutors has no place in pregnancy decisions. With your help, we can continue our fight calling on them to say NO to criminalizing Black mothers.
Until justice is real,
Erika, Rashad, Arisha, Scott, Malachi, Megan, Ernie, Palika, Madison, Trevor, Ariel, Erick, Ana, McKayla, Kristiana, and the Color Of Change team.
ColorOfChange is building a movement to elevate the voices of Black folks and our allies, and win real social and political change.
U.S : Why is Donald TRUMP a free man ?
The Department of Justice under Trump's handpicked Attorney General chose not to prosecute former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, even though an inspector general found evidence they provided false testimony about the origins of the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Now it's up to Merrick Garland to decide whether the DOJ will prosecute the crimes committed during the Trump administration. We need accountability for the Trump years -- and the DOJ has a critical role to play in making this happen.
Sign the petition: The DOJ must hold Trump officials accountable! Stop letting them off the hook.
We know there was consistent chaos and rule-breaking across the Trump years, but what exactly did Wilbur Ross do ? That's a great question.
In 2019, the Commerce inspector general launched its probe into Ross following a request from a group of Senators, including Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and Kamala Harris. The Senators said in their letter that Wilbur Ross and other Trump officials played a "substantive role" in proposing the addition of the citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
Senators were concerned that adding a citizenship question to the Census would deter non-citizens from participating in the census. As we know, the census is critical for ensuring that resources are allocated fairly across the country and that we have strong representation in Congress. Eventually the Supreme Court ruled against Ross and the Trump Administration and blocked the citizenship question from the Census.
Ross twice told Congress the addition of the citizenship question was based solely on a request from the Justice Department, but the inspector general found Ross "misrepresented the full rationale" behind the decision. The IG's findings follow emails that clearly demonstrate the role Ross, the White House and other Commerce officials played well before the DOJ became involved in the matter, making it abundantly clear that Ross may have lied directly to Congress.2
When Trump officials so blatantly misled Congress to further their hateful agenda, Merrick Garland must not allow his Department of Justice to let them off the hook.
We need to send a clear message that the American people want full accountability for government officials who broke the law.
Add your name: Merrick Garland, the DOJ must hold Trump officials accountable!
Thanks,
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U.S : Will you make a donation to the NDRC today to help us keep fighting for a democracy that works for everyone ?
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Dear friend, the stakes in this year’s redistricting process couldn’t be higher.The integrity of our democratic system is at risk -- but we also have an opportunity to finally make our democracy work for everyone. Here’s what John Legend had to say :
The NDRC is working around the clock to stop Republicans from drawing themselves into unearned majorities for the next decade.We’re mobilizing our grassroots army in favor of fair maps across the country, calling attention to the redistricting process in several key states, and if necessary, planning to support plaintiffs in lawsuits to protect the redistricting process. And that's just the start.
Thanks,
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