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2012 Tri-City Summer Intern Trainings in Reproductive Rights Law & Justice
Register today for a FREE training in a city near you:
June 7 (Thurs) - NYC Summer Intern Training in Reproductive Rights Law & Justice
June 12 (Tues) - SF Bay Area Summer Intern Training in Reproductive Rights Law & Justice
June 15 (Fri) - Washington D.C. Intern Training on Reproductive Rights Law & Policy (registration coming soon)
Announcing the 2012-13 RJFP Participants!
We proudly announce the participants in the third year of this groundbreaking, change-making, one-of-a-kind fellowship program! Congratulations to the following individuals and organizations:
Déodonné Bhattarai (Northeastern ‘12) at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
Elizabeth Chen (Washington University ‘12) at theCenter for American Progress, Women’s Health & Rights Program (CAP)
Candace Gibson (University of Utah ‘12) at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH)
Jeryl Hayes (Washington University ‘11) at the Black Women’s Health Imperative
Melissa Montoya-Torres (University of California - Berkeley ‘11) at the National Women’s Health Network (NWHN)
Laura Nixon (City University of New York ‘10) at the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Christine Poquiz (University of California - Davis ‘12) at the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
To read more about the new RJ Fellows, please go to 2012-13 Fellow Bios on the RJFP page.
LSRJ Commends the Obama Administration For Continuing Its Commitment to Contraceptive Equity
The Obama Administration finalized a rule today that would require all colleges and universities to provide contraceptive coverage to students under their health insurance plan. While religiously-affiliated schools can partake in a one-year waiver program before complying with the rule, we echo Sandra Fluke’s call to action to students around the country, asking them to stand firm in their advocacy and prompt their schools to forego the one-year waiver. Contraceptive equity and access are key components to reproductive justice. Click here to read LSRJ’s full statement.
LSRJ Proudly Stands With Sandra Fluke
We are proud of our member and past president of Georgetown LSRJ, Sandra Fluke, for her courage and commitment in the face of cruelty. Fluke is the Georgetown law student whose contraceptive access advocacy has been called into question with language that falls, as Fluke said in her press statement, “far beyond the acceptable bounds of civil discourse.” Such personal attacks are intended to shame women out of advocacy and into silence, but Fluke refuses to back down, ”No woman deserves to be disrespected in this manner. This language is an attack on all women, and has been used throughout history to silence our voices.” Read LSRJ’s full statement of support.
Sandra Fluke, Past President of Georgetown LSRJ, to Testify on Women’s Health
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee will hold a hearing Thursday, February 23, 2012, on the issue of women’s health. The sole witness at the hearing will be Ms. Sandra Fluke, a third-year law student at Georgetown University, who was blocked from testifying at a recent Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA). Instead, Chairman Issa brought forward a panel of all men to testify on this topic. For more information on the hearing, National Journal.
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