As many New Yorkers walk freely about in our day to day activities, we might often forget about our sisters of color who are incarcerated. A recent report by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) recognizes the current inadequate reproductive healthcare access and the high rates of breast and cervical cancer, pelvic inflammatory diseases [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Defending the reproductive rights of incarcerated women in NYC
Posted in Reproductive Justice on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Immigrant woman abandoned for four days in cell
Posted in Immigration on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On a Thursday morming Adriana Torres-Flores, an undocumented Mexican woman in Arkansas, pleaded not guilty to charges of selling pirated CDs and DVDs. She was taken to a holding cell to await transportation to the Washington County Jail. The bailiff that was in charge of arranging her transportation, however, forgot she was there, and she [...]
Happy Belated International Women’s Day!
Posted in Reproductive Justice on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Edith Gonzalez, Policy and Communications Intern
¡Que Viva La Justicia!
In celebration of International Woman’s Day, which was Saturday, March 8th, I think we should briefly acknowledge the United Nations global campaign: UNite to End Violence Against Women. In an effort to increase awareness, the UN’s Secretary General stated in his opening address:
Violence against women is an [...]
A critical look: Media coverage and new STI survey results
Posted in Sexually Transmitted Infections on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The media today is awash with the news that a national study found 1 in 4 teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection. This statistic is certainly alarming and incredibly unfortunate, and this issue certainly requires media attention. The study, however, has been covered in problematic ways that serve not to inform but rather create [...]
Farmworker rights activist censored because of abortion views
Posted in Abortion on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Raquel Namuche
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America and all around respected advocate of human rights, was recently uninvited from speaking at a catholic school in California. It seems like she was scheduled to speak as part of a day commemorating Cesar Chavez, but was uninvited due to pressure from [...]
Welcome NAPAWF to the blog world!
Posted in Blogroll on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A sister organization, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) has just launched a new blog. Welcome to the blogosphere, NAPAWF! You can check out their blog here.
Spotlight on Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Posted in Abortion, Health Care, Immigration on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Raquel Namuche, Community Mobilization Intern Britney Spears’ younger sister was recently seen visiting a crisis pregnancy center (CPC) in Mississippi. If you look at the sign of the CPC she visited, it clearly says they offer “non-medical services.” Unfortunately, not all CPCs follow this kind of honesty in advertising. Luckily there are advocates trying to [...]
Welcome two new bloggers!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’d like to give a warm welcome to our two newest Latina Institute bloggers, Edith and Raquel. Both are working with NLIRH through internships this spring and we are happy to have them blogging with us!
Happy International Women’s Day everyone! Look out for weekly content from both Edith and Raquel. To learn more about them, [...]
