Women's March

The Sister Accord® Foundation Celebrates New Chapter in Partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation

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Monday, April 22, 2024

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JOHANNESBURG, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sister Accord® Foundation, the organization whose movement is changing the way girls and women treat, support, and interact with each other, has officially launched a new chapter in South Africa in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF). The event to honor this momentous occasion happened this past Saturday at Sanctuary Mandela in Houghton, Johannesburg.

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"I'm so elated that we delivered on our promise yet again to lead with LOVE," said Sonia Jackson Myles, Founder & CEO of The Sister Accord® Foundation.
I am extremely grateful for this partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, which is helping us get even closer to reaching one billion girls and women."
Tamryn Sass, General Counsel at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, delivered the welcome address and said that they were proud to be partnering with The Sister Accord®.
The Foundation has also expanded into new territories, with chapters already established in Lilongwe, Malawi, Harare, and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Women Rising Presents Research Findings from Its National Survey, Autoimmunity and the "Good Girls" ™

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Women Rising, an 11x award-winning women's empowerment and media company founded by autoimmune-diagnosed, 15x award-winning documentary filmmaker, Sara Hirsh Bordo, is releasing findings from Autoimmunity and the "Good Girls" ™ the first-ever sociological survey exploring the intersection between empowerment and autoimmunity in American women. Defined as the immune system at war with itself by not being able to distinguish between the "good" and the "bad" cells and tissues, autoimmune diseases are afflicting millions. According to the Autoimmune Association, there are over 100 autoimmune diseases on record, none with known cures, and women consistently receive 80% percent of the total diagnoses.

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"During a relapse of my Hashimoto's disease in 2019, I began researching my own health and empowerment origin stories, and patterns emerged," says Sara Hirsh Bordo, Women Rising founder.
"Many of us were raised as "good girls," conditioned to suppress and betray our own needs for the good of others.
I wanted to study empowerment, and the lack thereof, as a potential missing modality in women's health— in hopes of supporting other women like me."
In Autoimmunity and the "Good Girls" ™ out of total women screened, nearly a quarter of the 2,525 had been diagnosed with at least one autoimmune disease.

The Body Shop Mobilizes Young People to Vote in 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections

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Friday, August 12, 2022

campaign, The Body Shop is removing barriers for first-time voters in the U.S. through education and access.

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campaign, The Body Shop is removing barriers for first-time voters in the U.S. through education and access.
To help spread the word, The Body Shop is rallying Be Heard ambassadors across North America.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --This International Youth Day, The Body Shop U.S. announces bold action to drive youth voter engagement and registration across the country, ahead of the midterm elections this November.
They will advise The Body Shop Executive Leadership Team with the views and voices of young people.

Jetpac, CAIR, MPower Change Release Preliminary Snapshot of American Muslim Candidates in 2020 Election Cycle

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Friday, November 6, 2020

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Snapshot: 110 candidates were on 2020 general election ballots across 24 states and Washington D.C., which is thehighest number since the 3 organizations started mapping the electoral progress of politicians who identifyas Muslim.

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Snapshot: 110 candidates were on 2020 general election ballots across 24 states and Washington D.C., which is thehighest number since the 3 organizations started mapping the electoral progress of politicians who identifyas Muslim.
"Muslim Americans are celebrating the election of members of our community across this country - from the school boards to the halls of Congress," saidLinda Sarsour, executive director of MPower Change.
Fifty-seven of the one hundred and ten candidates on November 3, 2020 ballots won or are projected to win their elections.
Jetpac, CAIR, and MPower plan to release a list of all 2020 local, primary, and general election candidates who publicly identify as Muslim after general election results have been certified.

REVOLT Relaunches Sean "Diddy" Combs' VOTE or DIE! Initiative Leading Up To Election Day, With Town Hall Meetings, Programming And Merchandise

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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initiative, to rally the next generation of leaders to exercise their right to vote in this critical election.

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initiative, to rally the next generation of leaders to exercise their right to vote in this critical election.
Guests included Kerry Washington, Cordae, Tamika Mallory, Vic Mensa, Dr. Cornell West, Jeff Johnson, Kimberly Jones, Mysonne, Tezlyn Figaro and more.
To reintroduce VOTE or DIE!, REVOLT will launch a campaign profiling artists, athletes and cultural leaders wearing the symbolic VOTE or DIE!
A special election episode of REVOLT Black News that covers the Our Black Party town hall.

Until Freedom To Hold Press Conference at The Kingdom Fellowship on Thursday, August 13 In Response to LMPD's Latest Assault on Constitutional Rights.

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Until Freedom along with partners and community leaders will hold a Press Conference at The Kingdom Fellowship on Thursday, August 13, to respond unequivocally to the Louisville Metro Police Department's recent arbitrary announcement that protests are no longer allowed in the streets.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Until Freedom along with partners and community leaders will hold a Press Conference at The Kingdom Fellowship on Thursday, August 13, to respond unequivocally to the Louisville Metro Police Department's recent arbitrary announcement that protests are no longer allowed in the streets.
A major announcement will be made on Until Freedom's "Occupy Kentucky" Plans, where national activists are taking residency in Louisville, KY for the foreseeable future to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.
This comes after witnessing the federal response to nonviolent protests in Portland, Albuquerque, Seattle, and New York, where secret police are engaging in alarming efforts to stifle dissent.
WHO: Until Freedom Co-Founders, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Mysonne Linen, Angelo Pinto, Esq., Reverend Stephen A.

Tamika Mallory Of Until Freedom Criticizes The California District Attorneys Association's Request For The NFL To Pull Stephon Clark PSA

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

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NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Until Freedom, a racial justice organization co-founded by leading activists Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, hip-hop artist Mysonne Linen and civil rights attorney Angelo Pinto, today criticized the California District Attorneys Association's request for the NFL to pull its Stephon Clark PSA .

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NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Until Freedom, a racial justice organization co-founded by leading activists Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, hip-hop artist Mysonne Linen and civil rights attorney Angelo Pinto, today criticized the California District Attorneys Association's request for the NFL to pull its Stephon Clark PSA .
The league's Inspire Change platform initially released the educational PSA in late-July that shed light the 2018 murder of Sacramento's Stephon Clark in his grandmother's backyard.
However, citing a "misrepresentation of facts," the California District Attorneys Association made the request on Aug. 4 to axe the Inspire Change public service announcement immediately.
"The CDAA has one set of facts, but our facts are clear Stephon Clark was unarmed, he was innocent and he was murdered in his grandmother's yard," said Mallory.

Tamika Mallory to Keynote CommunityWorks Inaugural Gala in Denver

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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DENVER, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CommunityWorks today announced that activist and Women's March co-president Tamika D. Mallory will deliver the keynote speech following the group's inaugural conference on October 18, 2019 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.

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DENVER, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CommunityWorks today announced that activist and Women's March co-president Tamika D. Mallory will deliver the keynote speech following the group's inaugural conference on October 18, 2019 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.
The black-tie evening Gala (7:00-10:00 p.m.) features Mallory's keynote and the opportunity for VIPs to socialize with Mallory and other key event speakers.
"Our pivot never would have been successful if we all waited in line behind the designated leaders," said Andrews.
We are one of Colorado's fastest-growing social enterprises, operating several businesses and an apprenticeship program under the guiding belief that nobody should be thrown away.

Cecile Richards, Ai-jen Poo, Alicia Garza, and More Launch New Effort to Build Women's Power, Drive Change

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Monday, April 29, 2019

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We are at a moment in this country where women are taking action, many for the first time ever.

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We are at a moment in this country where women are taking action, many for the first time ever.
"We've seen an avalanche of women's activism over the last two years in every part of the country.
They want to drive change around the issues that impact their lives," said Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood.
Women are doing a lot to drive change, and they want to do even more but aren't always sure how.

Still They Persist: Protest Art of The 2017 Women's Marches

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --STILL THEY PERSIST: Protest Art of the 2017 Women's Marches, is on view November 2 - 30, 2018, at Pro Arts Gallery .

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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --STILL THEY PERSIST: Protest Art of the 2017 Women's Marches, is on view November 2 - 30, 2018, at Pro Arts Gallery .
STILL THEY PERSIST: Protest Art of the 2017 Women's Marches is a traveling exhibition, crisscrossing the nation.
The collection is inspired by The FemFour curatorsCincinnati-based arts and artists advocatesSara Vance Waddell, Jaime Thompson, Calcagno Cullen and Maria Seda-Reeder.
STILL THEY PERSIST is destined to share creative and documentary gravity unseen since the advent of the public art of the Name Project AIDS Memorial Quilt .