Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in New York City is offering a free English-as-a-Second-Language class for LGBT immigrants! In a country in which homophobia, transphobia, and anti-immigrant sentiment are unfortunately common, The Center is providing an important service free of cost and in a space where queer immigrants can feel safe and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
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, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2008 | No Comments »
If you haven’t yet, please take the time to sign up for our Instantes E-Newsletter, as well as action alerts, events and important news about Latina’s reproductive health and justice!
Click here to go to our home page, and sign up at the right hand side. NLIRH respects your privacy; we will not sell, rent [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Party on, Wade: Roe v. Wade Anniversary Extravaganza
Hosted by Feministing.com
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
6:00 pm
Link Lounge
120 E 15th St New York 10003
(At Irving Pl)
NLIRH has signed up as a co-sponsor, as well as:
NOW-NYC
NARAL Pro-Choice New York
Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP)
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Choice Matters
Radical Women
National Institute for Reproductive Health
RH Reality Check
New York Abortion [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2008 | No Comments »
If you are in the New York City area, come check out our event:
Beyond Roe: Reproductive Justice and Sterilization Abuse in the Latina Community
NLIRH board member Dr. Elena Gutierrez will discuss her new book, Fertile Matters: The Politics of Mexican Origin Women’s Reproduction, and how racism and fears surrounding immigration and Mexican-origin women’s so-called “hyper-fertility” [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2008 | No Comments »
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is proud to announce that we have been selected as the 2007 recipient of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Award!
“Jessie Smith Noyes was an advocate for women and girls in the early 1900s with the YWCA of Brooklyn. She would be proud to see the Foundation [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Right now on NPR, abortion provider Susan Wicklund talks about her work.
A doctor on the front lines of the abortion wars explains why she does what she does,the steps she takes to protect herself, and why she believes she’s providing a vital service.
http://wamu.org/programs/dr/08/01/08.php#18611
Posted in Sex Education, Take Action, Uncategorized on September 20, 2007 | No Comments »
President Bush Threatens to Veto Global Gag Rule
On September 6, 2007 an amendment to the 2008 fiscal year foreign aid appropriations bill repeals Global gag rule, passing by a vote of 53-41 in the Senate. In June, the House of Representatives voted 223-201 for a similar amendment to the 2008 foreign aid appropriations bill in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Come Join Us! Spread the Word!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
At the National Latina Institute, we work to ensure that access to abortion remains a major component of the reproductive justice movement.
We also realize that not all will agree with abortion. This is true for all the Republican presidential candidates, for the exception of Rudolph Giuliani who holds pro-choice views. So far, the [...]
