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Support Universal Pre-K Education in Missouri
HB1486, a bill that would fund pre-kindergarten education for low-income students attending public or charter schools, recently passed the MO House with bipartisan support. It is currently awaiting action in the MO Senate. Contact your state senator to support the passage of HB1486. Find your state senator here.
Women's Voices has consistently advocated for universal pre-K education throughout the state as an essential investment in our future. Read our position paper here.
Support the Effort to End the Abortion Ban by Hosting a House Party!
Do you want to help end Missouri’s abortion ban? Can you commit to hosting a house party and inviting your friends and family to sign the initiative petition? Women’s Voices will connect you with a trained volunteer to provide petitions and collect signatures at your home. All you need to do is host and provide refreshments.
Read more here.
Encourage Voter Registration & Help Combat Disinformation
To respond to the growing dangers of deceptive information, Women’s Voices is calling on you to educate your community about countering disinformation and we have created the tools to help you do that: greeting cards to distribute to family, friends, and neighbors.
Read more and request cards here.
Volunteers Needed for CourtWatch
The Women’s Voices Criminal Legal System Reform Task Force is working to improve pretrial detention. Part of this effort involves observing bail hearings. Observers are needed to assist with this effort and can volunteer with CourtWatch, a collaborative extension of ongoing court monitoring efforts in St. Louis City's 22nd Judicial Court.
Read more here.
Stop the Spread of Misinformation on Social Media
There’s a flood of real, misleading and fake breaking news and information on social media. Proceed with caution.
- Get tips on how to avoid falling for and spreading misinformation about Ukraine.
- Visit knowdisinfo.org to learn how to spot and stop the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
Acting on Our Mission
WV Endorses Initiative Petition to End Abortion Ban
In accordance with the previously approved position paper on reproductive justice, the Women's Voices Board of Directors formally endorsed Missouri's Constitutional Amendment to Article 1, Relating to Reproductive Health Care, version 10 2024-086 (Version 086), at the January 25 board meeting.
Read more here.
Origins of the Racial Wealth Gap: Follow the Money
Gwen Moore, curator of Urban Landscape and Community Identity at the Missouri Historical Society joined us at the February Women's Voices program to examine the historic origins of the racial wealth gap, looking more closely at how these policies and practices have played out locally, impeding the building of Black generational wealth.
Read program summary here.
Women's Voices Partners with North City Photo ID Project
Women’s Voices partnered with the Ashrei Foundation to offer volunteer training for Photo ID clinics. Volunteers who attended are now ready to assist Missouri residents in applying for a photo ID through the North City Photo ID Project.
Racial Justice Film Series: Transforming 911
Women’s Voices partnered with Eliot Unitarian Chapel and Metropolitan Congregations United to host a screening of Transforming 911: Reimagining Public Safety in St. Louis.
Read more here.
Women’s Voices Signs on to State Wide Right to Read Coalition
Women’s Voices has joined the statewide “Right to Read” coalition, which supports Missouri’s libraries to remain an open, accessible resource for books and other materials available free of charge to the public. Read more and link to sign on here.
Read our Emails
Read our April 2024 Women's Voices newsletter, Loud & Clear
Read our March 24 advocacy focused email, Keeping Connected
Up Next
Lunch & Learn: A Closer Look at Medicaid
Thurs., April 25, noon
virtual event
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Welcoming the Stranger: The Immigrant Experience in St. Louis
Thurs., May 9, 7 p.m.
Center of Clayton (50 Gay Ave., 63105)
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Community Programs
Criminal Justice with Lindsay Runnels
Thurs., April 20, noon-1 p.m.
virtual Lunch & Learn with NCJWSTL
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Living History Night at the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing
Thurs., May 16, 6-7:30 p.m.
Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing (25 E Prairie Ave, 63147)
Read more and register here.
Wrapping Up the 2024 Legislative Session
Fri., May 24, noon-1 p.m.
Empower MO Free Friday Forum (virtual)
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