Five Questions for MAGA Republicans As They Continue Undermining Access to IVF
From the DNC’s “War Room”:
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From the DNC’s “War Room”:
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From Americans for Contraception:
New Ads Thank Senator Kaine For Defending Contraception Rights Americans for Contraception Makes Six-Figure Digital/OTT Buy in Virginia |
RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Contraception has released new ads thanking Virginia Senator Tim Kaine for defending contraception rights as part of a larger campaign to thank Democratic senators for voting in favor of the Right to Contraception Act.
Despite its overwhelming public support — from over 80% of Americans, including 68% of Republicans — nearly every Republican senator voted on June 5 to block passage of the Right to Contraception Act, which would have protected the right to contraception in federal law. The ads feature personal stories emphasizing the necessity of contraception for health, family planning, and freedom and express gratitude to Senator Kaine for supporting the Right to Contraception Act. Viewers are urged to call their senators and thank those who supported the Right to Contraception Act. “THANK YOU, SEN. KAINE” – VA Here’s the VA ad featuring Ann, a mother of twins: I wanted to be in charge, and I was. I started taking the pill two decades ago so that I could plan when and how to start a family. Then, I was blessed with twins. We won’t let extremists take away our freedoms. Almost every Senate Republican voted against the right to condoms, the pill, and IUDs. But Senator Tim Kaine has our back, voting for the Right to Contraception Act. Call Senator Kaine and thank him for protecting our freedoms. |
Click to watch: Thank You, Senator Kaine, for Protecting our Freedoms, and Keep on Fighting! – Ann
Here’s the VA ad featuring Brian, a father of two kids: It’s my most important job, not my work, being a father to my two kids. They’re out of the house, but I can’t help but worry. And now that extremists are threatening the rights, it’s scary, especially when almost every Senate Republican voted against the right to condoms, the pill, and IUDs. But Senator Tim Kaine has our back, voting for the Right to Contraception Act. Call Senator Kaine and thank him for protecting our freedoms. |
Click to watch: Thank You, Sen. Kaine, for Protecting our Freedoms and Keep on Fighting! – Brian
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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 12.
Check out the video, below, which demonstrates yet again that Hung Cao is completely unfit to hold any office, let alone U.S. Senator! For more information on this extremist – the likely 2024 Virginia Republican U.S. Senate nominee – see:
Oh, and let’s make damn sure we reelect Sen. Tim Kaine by a HUGE margin this November!
.@HungCao_VA flips out when someone from Southwest Virginia confronts him about his “podunk” comments.
Can’t keep hiding from your own words, Hung! pic.twitter.com/hEmgwVe1a1
— Virginia Democrats (@vademocrats) June 11, 2024
From the Virginia NAACP:
Virginia NAACP and Students Sue the Shenandoah County School Board
A new lawsuit alleges the Shenandoah County School Board violated the US Constitution, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Educational Opportunity Act by reinstating Confederate school names.
RICHMOND, VA – Today, the NAACP Virginia State Conference (Virginia NAACP) and five Shenandoah County students filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Shenandoah County School Board is creating an unlawful and discriminatory educational environment for Black students. The Virginia NAACP’s lawsuit meticulously outlines the shameful legacy of segregation and discrimination in Shenandoah County and how restoring the Confederate names embraces that legacy in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Equal Education Opportunities
On May 9, 2024, the School Board approved renaming Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School to their prior Confederate names, Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School. The three namesake Confederate leaders – Robert E. Lee, General-in-chief of the Confederate States Army, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Lieutenant General of the Northern Virginia’s Second Corps Army, and Turner Ashby, Brigadier General – fought to preserve slavery and segregation.
“My belief is the Shenandoah County School Board reaffirmed their commitment to White supremacy and the celebration of a race-based rebellion against the United States of America with their vote to name public schools after military leaders of the Confederate States of America,” said Rev. Cozy Bailey, Virginia NAACP President, “When students walk through the halls of renamed Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School, they will do so with inescapable reminders of Confederate legacies that enslaved and discriminated against African-descended people. This community deserves better.”
According to the complaint, forcing Black students to attend a school honoring Confederate leaders creates a school environment that denies them an equal opportunity to an education and violates their right to Equal Protection under the Fourteenth Amendment and First Amendment right to free speech.
“Public education should benefit everyone, irrespective of race or class. Every student is entitled to an education free from discrimination,” said Ashley Joyner Chavous, Of Counsel, Covington & Burling. “The school board’s decision to reinstate the Confederate school names and imagery creates a school environment that denies students of color an equal opportunity to education. These actions are a slap in the face of the many Shenandoah County families and community members who have been working for decades to build a stronger and more cohesive community.”
Shenandoah County has a long history of running a segregated school system and opposing integration. In 1959 – five years after the US Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the County constructed the Stonewall Jackson High School as an all-White school. The Confederate names signaled to Black students and their families that they were not welcome at the schools, and it took another several years for the first Black students to enroll in high school during the 1963-64 school year.
The Virginia NAACP is bringing this lawsuit on behalf of its members and families, including students in the Shenandoah County school system. The families whose children attend Shenandoah County Public Schools seek the removal of Confederate names and mascots and to prevent any future naming involving Confederate leaders.
The Virginia NAACP will not allow localities to advance white supremacy. The Virginia NAACP will continue to fight against policies and legislation that serve to send the Commonwealth of Virginia backward.
A copy of the complaint can be found here.
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ABOUT THE VIRGINIA NAACP
Founded in 1935, the Virginia State Conference of NAACP Branches (Virginia NAACP) is the oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization in the Commonwealth, overseeing over 100 NAACP branches, youth councils, and college chapters. The Virginia NAACP is focused on being the preeminent voice of Black Virginians and advocating for policies and programs to benefit Blacks and people of color. You can read more about the Virginia NAACP’s work and our six “Game Changer” issue areas by visiting NAACPVA.org.
ABOUT THE WASHINGTON LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs works to create legal, economic, and social equity through litigation, client and public education and public policy advocacy. While we fight discrimination against all people, we recognize the central role that current and historic race discrimination plays in sustaining inequity and recognize the critical importance of identifying, exposing, combatting, and dismantling the systems that sustain racial oppression.
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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 11. One week to go until Virginia’s primaries…
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