🌟 Meet Xochitl Gonzalez 🌟 Our featured author for our September 12th “Nuestras Historias, Nuestro Poder” event! 🎤📚 We invite you to join us in NYC for an inspiring evening celebrating 30 years of advocacy and storytelling📖✨ Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of "Anita de Monte Laughs Last", a Reese’s Book Club Pick, and the award-winning novel "Olga Dies Dreaming", named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post, and NPR. She is a staff writer for The Atlantic, where she was recognized as a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary. 🎟️ Tickets are limited!!! Be sure to act fast! We are just under one month away from what will surely be an unforgettable evening💫 Tickets include👉🏽 🍤Free apps 🍸Free drinks 🧺Raffles 📚Books provided by Cafe Con Libros Buy your tickets 👉🏽 bit.ly/LI30thSept #XochitlGonzalez #LICumple30🎂
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
Civic and Social Organizations
New York, NY 2,170 followers
We build Latina/x power to secure salud, dignidad, y justicia for all.
About us
The Latina Institute fights for equal access to reproductive health for Latina/x communities. We are a national organization headquartered in New York City and with offices in Washington, D.C., Florida, New York, Texas, and Virginia. For too long, complex systems of oppression have robbed Latinas/xs of the resources we need to make informed decisions about our bodies and lives. To overcome these barriers, we are building a base of activists across states, shifting culture, and shaping policies informed by our lived realities. The strong base of leaders we’ve grown since our founding in 1994 has created lasting change at the local, state, and national levels—from expanding abortion access and affordability to securing im/migrant reproductive health rights. At the Latina Institute, we know we are not the only voice for reproductive justice; it is an intersectional movement. We support and work in partnership with other organizations, initiatives, and activities led by people of color.
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http://www.latinainstitute.org
External link for National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
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- Civic and Social Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York, NY
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- Nonprofit
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- 1994
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- Reproductive Justice, Federal Advocacy, Community Mobilization, State Advocacy, Policy Change, Building Latina/x Power, Culture Shift, and Community Base Building
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Employees at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
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Guesnerth Josue Perea
Managing Director at National Latina Institute / Executive Director at AfroLatin@ Forum
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Asmeret Habteab-Baker
Executive Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team/National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
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Zelene Suchilt
National Field Trainer
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Kristen Stehling
Director of Institutional Giving at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
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🗓️Mark your calendars!🗓️ Join us in 🗽NYC🗽on September 12th for a special celebration grounded in the power of storytelling with award winning author Xochitl Gonzalez 🎉🔥 We are so excited to be coming to Brooklyn NY for our next gathering! We’ll have food, music, an exciting giveaway, a book signing and SO MUCH MORE!🎉🎶📚 Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Anita de Monte Laughs Last, a Reese’s Book Club Pick, and the award-winning novel Olga Dies Dreaming, named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post, and NPR. She is a staff writer for The Atlantic, where she was recognized as a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary. BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!🔗 https://lnkd.in/gZQitfFP #LICumple30🎂
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National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice reposted this
It's the 30th anniversary of the term 'Reproductive Justice'! ✨ Coined by Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice in June 1994, the term is rooted in the Combahee River Collective and Black feminism of the 1970s. RJ mixes social justice with reproductive health, addressing the broader issues faced by women of color, women from low-income communities, and transgender and gender-expansive people. #ReproductiveJustice #RJMovement #RJEducation
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National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice reposted this
Senior Attorney @ the National Health Law Program | Award-Winning Champion for Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity in Medicaid & Nondiscrimination Rights
Shout out to our friends at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice for underscoring the particular importance of #EMTALA to latina/xs and im/migrants, who (due to Medicaid coverage gaps and other systemic barriers to care) disproportionately rely on emergency rooms to access health care.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 A final decision regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was just announced by SCOTUS 🔦 Here's our full statement from our Executive Director Lupe M. R.: "While we’re relieved that the Supreme Court dismissed this case, they fell short of upholding protections for pregnant patients and ensuring that anti-abortion extremists can’t deny them emergency abortion care. Since the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago, access to abortion care has been decimated and we’ve seen time and again that pregnancy care has also become more difficult to access and many pregnant people are being denied the care they need. Im/migrants, Latinas/xs, and other communities of color visit emergency rooms at higher rates because of systemic barriers to health care. For now, they are still entitled to the care they need to protect their health and lives but we know anti-abortion politicians and judges won’t stop trying to deny them this care. No one should be denied care in a medical emergency, no matter who they are or where they live. Unfortunately, we know that these attacks on our freedom will continue as part of anti-abortion extremists’ ultimate goal to ban abortion nationwide. Legal challenges like this case do incredible damage in our communities; causing confusion, fear, and uncertainty about abortion care, which makes it much easier for misinformation to spread and deters people from getting the care they need, especially Latinas/xs, who are already the most affected by abortion bans. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice will continue to build power in Latino/x communities across the country and work to secure the federal right to abortion care so that everyone has access to the health care they need. We will not stop until we create a country with true reproductive freedom for all."
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 A final decision regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was just announced by SCOTUS 🔦 Here's our full statement from our Executive Director Lupe M. R.: "While we’re relieved that the Supreme Court dismissed this case, they fell short of upholding protections for pregnant patients and ensuring that anti-abortion extremists can’t deny them emergency abortion care. Since the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago, access to abortion care has been decimated and we’ve seen time and again that pregnancy care has also become more difficult to access and many pregnant people are being denied the care they need. Im/migrants, Latinas/xs, and other communities of color visit emergency rooms at higher rates because of systemic barriers to health care. For now, they are still entitled to the care they need to protect their health and lives but we know anti-abortion politicians and judges won’t stop trying to deny them this care. No one should be denied care in a medical emergency, no matter who they are or where they live. Unfortunately, we know that these attacks on our freedom will continue as part of anti-abortion extremists’ ultimate goal to ban abortion nationwide. Legal challenges like this case do incredible damage in our communities; causing confusion, fear, and uncertainty about abortion care, which makes it much easier for misinformation to spread and deters people from getting the care they need, especially Latinas/xs, who are already the most affected by abortion bans. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice will continue to build power in Latino/x communities across the country and work to secure the federal right to abortion care so that everyone has access to the health care they need. We will not stop until we create a country with true reproductive freedom for all."
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🔍 As we get closer to the upcoming EMTALA decision, check out our latest Op-Ed from our Executive Director, Lupe M. R., featured in FIERCE by mitú 💜: https://lnkd.in/gKNEs7yf
Op-Ed: As a Scientist and Advocate With 15 Years in the Trenches, I Know the Impact of Denying Latinas Emergency Abortion Care
https://fiercebymitu.com
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National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice reposted this
In conjunction with today’s two year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood’s Action Fund released a new analysis on the impact of abortion bans and has joined the Abortion Access Now Campaign, collaborating with other health, rights, and justice organizations. This landmark ruling led many states to change their laws; 43% of women of reproductive age, plus trans and nonbinary people, now live in states that ban or limit abortion — that means 28 million women of reproductive age live in states with an abortion ban. Three action items: 1) Check out the facts in the link below and think about the role you can play– as an employee or employer– in this landscape where 70% of women ages 18-44 would be discouraged from taking a job in a state that restricts access to abortion, as would 59% of men in the same age cohort. 2) Join the virtual #DontBanEquality Spring Briefing this Thursday at 1:00pm EST. Register below. 3) Take the Reproductive & Maternal Health Compass (RMH Compass) survey to see how your company stacks up! Impact analysis report: https://lnkd.in/gCdeZHA8 DBE spring briefing: https://lnkd.in/e_UbwbJd Reproductive and Maternal Health Compass: https://rmhcompass.org/ Abortion Access Now Campaign: https://lnkd.in/e8z9XZ88 Abortion Access Now Campaign members: ACLU Center for Reproductive Rights In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice National Women's Law Center Reproductive Freedom for All URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) #DBE #SRHR #socialimpact #CSR #Roe
june_2024_abortion_ban_population_analysis.pdf
cdn.plannedparenthood.org
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🗞️ Hot off the presses! Check out our joint op-ed feature today in @newsweek 🗞️ “New research from Intersections of Our Lives—a collective of three leading women of color-led reproductive justice organizations—suggests that while majorities of women of color say they are very motivated to vote in this year’s elections, motivation can increase when policymakers prioritize the issues that most impact our daily lives. And right now, we don’t see that happening. … despite what’s been reported, AAPI, Black, and Latina/x women are unified in strong support of access to abortion care. Over 7 in 10 women of color believe abortion should be legal. Abortion is one of the many intersectional issues that impacts reproductive justice and our communities' ability to access essential health care. Recent and ongoing attacks on abortion rights disproportionately impact women of color and immigrants and negatively impact our health outcomes... The power of our communities cannot remain ignored by policymakers and politicians. In a year where data has shown low voter enthusiasm across the entire electorate, women of color voters show high potential to break this trend and vote in higher numbers if leaders speak to and address the issues we care about.” To read the entire op-ed co-authored by Lupe M. R., Sung Yeon Choimorrow, and Regina Davis Moss, PhD, MPH, MCHES visit the link below: https://lnkd.in/eRw7uXkD #IntersectionsofOurLives is a collaboration of In Our Own Voices, Inc., National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), and National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, three women of color-led national reproductive justice organizations with both a federal and statewide presence. For more information about Intersections of Our Lives visit: https://lnkd.in/e6fh3E6n.
Women of Color Know They're Being Ignored
newsweek.com
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🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨 Passionate about raising the voices of Latine/xs for reproductive justice? Join our team! 🌟 Policy Analyst, Immigration Health & Coverage (D.C. area) Lead policies and strategies to promote immigrant access to healthcare and coverage in our Government Relations department. 🌟 Expense Analyst (P/T) Join our finance team part-time to enhance financial processes and create efficiencies. If you're ready to make a difference in the Latine/xs community, apply now! 💪💚 https://lnkd.in/gVH3zpew #JobOpening #Hiring #ReproductiveJustice #LatinaInstitute #PolicyAnalyst #FinanceJobs #JoinOurTeam
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🎉 On Tuesday night, our Director of Development, Yolanda M., joined the epic launch party for Luis Miranda's book, "Relentless," at the United Palace Theatre! 📚 The night was filled with a screening of the documentary film, "Siempre, Luis," followed by a moving conversation about Luis’ life, the founding of Hispanic Federation and the importance of family and community between Luis and CBS Correspondent, David Bagnaud. The Latine community's resilience was on full display, reminding us of our power when we come together! 💪✨ And guess who popped in? Lin-Manuel Miranda himself! 🌟 Talk about star power! 🌟✨ Congratulations on this revolutionary book! 🙌🎉 Latina Institute was honored to be there and support! 💚💃 #Relentless #LatinePower #CommunityStrong
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