New Century Trust

New Century Trust is now Gender Justice Fund. Like our new page at Gender Justice Fund. #genderjusticephilly

The Helms Amendment (which prohibits the use of US foreign aid to pay for abortion care) hinders millions of individuals around the world from being able to acc...ess the care they want and need. It reduces the availability of safe, legal abortion, denies health care providers lifesaving equipment and training, and has resulted in the unwarranted censoring of critical health information. Annually, there are more than 35 million unsafe abortions worldwide that lead to millions of injuries and tens of thousands of preventable maternal deaths. The Helms amendment exacerbates this crisis. Racial justice and reproductive justice are intertwined. And the struggle is global. Marginalized communities face economic, cultural, religious and systemic barriers that often keep them from accessing the care they want, need and deserve. The Helms Amendment allows the United States to control the health care and bodily autonomy of Black and brown people around the world. It is a policy rooted in racism and it must fall in order for any vision of healthy equity and reproductive justice to be realized. #RepealHelms #HelmsHurts #EndHelms www.repealhelms.org

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Grantees Women's Community Revitalization Project is providing much-needed voter education to the community. Please spread the word! #GranteesInAction

"Black and Latina women are suffering a double-barreled blow as coronavirus-induced shutdowns batter the industry, since they dominate the ranks of child care providers and have long struggled to gain access to the services for their own kids."

"...the women of the C.R.C believed that, if Black women were successful in their struggles and movements, they would have an impact far beyond their immediate demands. As they put it, If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression. https://www.newyorker.com//until-black-women-are-free-none

"...we don’t need more statistics, research, or testimonials when it comes to the sector’s failure to uplift Black women in executive leadership roles; we need demonstrable, decisive action in support of Black women’s leadership in this sector. " https://nonprofitquarterly.org/black-women-in-nonprofits-/

This issue is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting of violence and violent language against women and a...n entire structure of power that supports that. - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Watch via C-SPAN #AOC

"During the COVID-19 crisis, state governments have restricted abortion care, citing coronavirus precautions in order to ban or block the availability of abortion services by labeling the surgical procedure as elective and nonessential. "

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