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​Tell the Senate: Don’t let COVID-19 upend our democracy

The House has just passed the HEROES Act, a comprehensive stimulus package to revitalize our economy, help everyday Americans, and protect our democracy. It allocates the resources we need to make sure nobody loses their right to be heard during this pandemic. Now, it’s the Senate’s turn to sign off on this funding. Demand your senators vote for a strong, comprehensive HEROES Act. Read more and sign here.

Demand stronger workplace health and safety protections for frontline food workers

Frontline food workers still lack the necessary protective gear to keep themselves safe in the workplace and are dying from the virus at alarming rates.In order to protect workers and keep communities safe, OSHA must enact and enforce emergency protections for food workers today. Read more and sign the petition here.

Demand that the Food and Drug Administration Lift Restrictions on Medication Abortion

Every day the FDA does not act, people who need abortions and the clinic workers who care for them are risking their health — and lives — by increasing the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Read more or sign petition to demand that FDA lift the restrictions on medication abortion now.

Demand Mayor Krewson Close the Workhouse!

Now more than ever, it's of the utmost importance that you call Mayor Krewson and tell her to Close the Workhouse. There are currently 112 inmates in the workhouse. Contact Mayor Krewson NOW at (314) 622-3201 to ask her how she can justify keeping the Workhouse open.

Tell Congress: During This Pandemic, Support Our Public Postal Service

The Postal Service could run out of money as early as June. As most Americans shelter in place, postal workers are delivering people’s prescriptions, keeping small-enterprises in business and connecting families. The USPS has always been our emergency distribution system when our country is in crisis. The loss of the USPS would shatter our response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Sign the petition to demand support for the USPS here.

Demand the Senate allocate more election funding!

ACT TODAY to demand that the Senate fully fund voting protections during the coronavirus crisis and beyond. Call 1-844-248-4061 OR text "CORONAVIRUS" to 21333 to get connected now!

Call on the Missouri Supreme Court to Prevent a COVID-19 Public Health Crisis in Jails by Releasing People

St. Louis County had two jail employees test positive last month for COVID-19 and the County said nothing. We still do not know whether any detainees have been tested. Join Women's Voices in calling on the MO Supreme Court to act. Sign the petition here.

Tell Donald Trump: Gun Stores Are Not Essential During the Coronavirus Crisis

During a time of a national pandemic crisis, we need the president to work to reduce panic-buying of guns rather than doing favors for the corporate gun lobby groups that are using Coronavirus fears to spur gun sales. Sign petition here.
Tell Congress to Pass Emergency Fair Housing Funding NOW!

Call your members of Congress ASAP to ensure we have the adequate resources to respond to discrimination in this time of crisis. Contact your legislators here.

Contact your legislator to support emergency assistance to households with low incomes today!

Read more here.

Congress Must Act Now to Protect Victims and Survivors, Funding for Programs that Serve Them

Victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence are particularly vulnerable during this time. Congress must act now to protect victims and survivors and all people in America. It must also provide funding for the programs that serve survivors. Read more here.

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Read the June Women's Voices newsletter, Loud & Clear.

Keeping Connected, May 21, 2020

Keeping Connected, May 14, 2020

Keeping Connected, April 30, 2020

Keeping Connected, April 23, 2020

Cathy Gilbert talks about how WV urges gun lock usage to prevent unintentional shootings with children

After several St. Louis children lose their lives to unintentional shootings, Cathy Gilbert, co-chair of the Women’s Voices Campaign for Common-Sense Gun Solutions Committee talks on KSDK Channel 5 News about the need for gun locks. See the full interview here.

Women's Voices Members Support Neighbors in North County

Women’s Voices members came together to help our neighbors who are in immediate need during the COVID-19 pandemic, donating funds to A Red Circle. Read more here.

Women's Voices Members Approve New Position Paper

Women's Safety and Well Being - May 2020

Women's Voices Calls on Missouri Supreme Court to Prevent a COVID-19 Public Health Crisis in Jails

Read more here.

Women's Voices supports Public Health Policy Recommendations for Missouri in response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Women's Voices has joined the list of organizations who demand that local and state policymakers should implement a comprehensive set of policies targeted at the populations most at risk of contracting COVID-19, and the institutions and practices that pose the greatest threat. Read more.

No Place to Call Home: Where's Affordable Housing?

William R. Emmons, lead economist, Center for Household Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Lisa Mandel, realtor who works to create affordable housing through her connections with the Urban Land Institute, the Equal Housing and Opportunity Council, the St. Louis Metro Housing Task Force and the Landlord Advisory Group at St. Patrick’s Center, shared their view on creating affordable housing at the Women's Voices March program. Read the summary here.

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Community Programs

Lawyers without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich

American Bar Association Travelling Exhibit
Exhibit Extended through Mon., Aug. 31, Missouri History Museum (10 N. Tucker, 13th Floor, 63101)
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From the Ground to the Table: Food Insecurity during COVID-19

Thurs., June 4, 1-2:15 p.m., United Methodist Church Webinar
Read more or register here.

A Just and Peaceable Global Relief from COVID-19

Thurs., June 11, 1-2:15 p.m., United Methodist Church Webinar
Read more or register here.

Imagining a Just Economy post COVID-19

Thurs., June 18, 1-2:15 p.m., United Methodist Church Webinar
Read more or register here.