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December 11, 2023

Resisting Gender Violence

Girls form network for social justice


Global Girls Resistance And Activism

The power of Girls' Stories


States News

Baltimore is becoming living climate lab

Worries over secrecy grow as state officials shield records

Abortion, contraception access among ADF lawsuits

How Texas gets around injunctions

LWV reports Kentuckians excluded from lawmaking process

Gender Violence



Girls' Network For Social Justice



Abrianna Morales couldn't find resources aimed at her, so she created her own organization. Listen to her story and visit the Sexual Assault Youth Support Network.

"Let us try to change the world" - Free Future - Preventing Gender Violence Around the World

Young survivors like Abrianna Morales don't just endure the trauma of gender-based violence-they also have the solutions

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Global Girls' Resistance And Activism


The power of girls' stories in action


Stories of Girls Resistance documents what girls resistance looks like across contexts and over time. It brings together over 150 individuals stories from over 90 countries worldwide.

'Are We Willing To Listen To Girls' Stories?': New Global Collection Uplifts Girls' Resistance And Activism | Stories of Girls' Resistance

At a time when we face so many serious problems around the world-including violence, war, injustice, climate crisis and a rolling back of women's rights and social justice issues-one untapped force for change that is often misrepresented and made almost invisible is the incredible potential and power of girls' resistance and activism.

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State News



With $25 million and community collaboration, Baltimore is becoming a living climate lab InsideClimate


Judge overrules Texas, strikes down air pollution permit for Gulf Coast oil terminal TexasTribune


Washington proposes ban on 'forever chemicals' in clothes, other products SeattleTimes


How Texas law lets the state get around injunctions SateCrtReport


Worries over secrecy grow as state officials shield records from the public Stateline


New report says state's 'tax-cutting spree' endangers health care, education StatesNews


Abortion, contraceptive access among Alliance Defending Freedom's lawsuits AlaskaBeacon


Anti-abortion attorneys ascend federal government ranks with Christian right legal training AlaskaBeacon


Data links Alaska's sky-high maternal mortality rate to domestic violence AlaskaBeacon


Most states ban shackling pregnant women in custody, yet many report being restrained Stateline


Thousands of Tennessee victims now get real-time updates on sexual assault evidence StatesNews


LWV reports Kentuckians increasingly excluded from lawmaking process by fast-track maneuvers KentuckyLantern



Interactive map: U S abortion policies and access after Roe Guttmacher

For Your Information

What states are doing to keep people covered as Medicaid continuous enrollment unwinds CommonWealth


Health insurers have been breaking state laws for years. Does it happen in your state Propublica


Find out why your health insurer denied your claim Propublica


Trump Trial Clearinghouse JustSecurity

What's Happening In Our Corner


These organizations listed on our website are offering workshops, virtual classrooms, new programs, updates on their initiatives, valuable resources, and news you can use.


Know before you go: Survivor centered travel tips for TSA screenings RAINN


Shattering The Red Zone about college sexual violence: Facts, Greek Life, Rape Culture, Party Culture PAVE


Plain-language legal information for victims of abuse. View by state for legal information, places that help WomensLaw


Sexual assault by the numbers: 1 in five; 734,630 in 2018; lifetime cost; survivor resources NSVRC



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