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#InternationalDayofDemocracy 🙌 - The unpreceden

#InternationalDayofDemocracy 🙌 - The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has resulted in major social, political and legal challenges globally. As states around the world adopt emergency measures to address the crisis, it is critical that they continue to uphold the rule of law, protect and respect international standards and basic principles of legality, and the right to access justice, remedies and due process.
Source | United Nations
#democracyweek

Reminder: Black Lives Still Matter! ✊ The U.S. h

Reminder: Black Lives Still Matter! ✊ The U.S. has a long road ahead before truly uprooting issues of police brutality, white supremacy and systemic racism. Throughout 2020, the #BLM movement started important conversations around #racism and efforts to address individual prejudice, as well as nationwide changes in policies, policing, criminal justice and government. The fight for racial equality, however, is far from over. Mass incarceration and sentencing disparities continue to disproportionately harm Black people. Qualified immunity remains a factor in facilitating police misconduct. Many victims of #policebrutality, such as Jacob Blake, Tony McDade and Elijah McClain, have still not seen justice.

In order to truly create long-term change, we must hold our leaders to a higher standard. Centuries of white supremacy and systemic racism will not disappear after just one year of protests and petition-signing. This can only be done through consistent, long-term efforts from both white and Black communities to address individual and #structuralracism. Hopefully, 2021 will mark a year where positive change is not presupposed on tragedy and national outrage. #BlackLivesStillMatter—let’s not forget. 🤎 🖤 💜
Source | Amara Putri, The California Aggie
https://theaggie.org/2021/03/02/civil-rights-are-not-a-trend-black-lives-still-matter-in-2021/

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay 🌎- Women are more li

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay 🌎- Women are more likely than men to attempt suicide, but they are less likely than men to die by suicide in large part because they are less likely to use firearms in their suicide attempts. This fact is extremely alarming. This means there needs to be more mental health resources to support individuals, especially women. 🙇‍♀️
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-(800)-273-talk

🤰 #FetalAlcoholAwarenessDay Prenatal alcohol ex

🤰 #FetalAlcoholAwarenessDay Prenatal alcohol exposure is the leading preventable cause of birth defects in the United States; alcohol use during pregnancy can impact fetal development and cause irreversible birth defects and brain injury. Children with prenatal alcohol exposure are at risk of having fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). FASD is not a diagnosis but rather an umbrella term describing the range of birth defects caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications. FASD can be prevented by not drinking any alcohol during pregnancy. If you want support to quit drinking, speak to your health care provider. You can learn more about support and resources at https://www.proofalliancenc.org/pregnancy-health
Source | PR%F Alliance NC
#FASD #pregnancy #ncwomen

#InternationalLiteracyDay is meant to raise awaren

#InternationalLiteracyDay is meant to raise awareness for literacy problems both locally and globally. In today’s world, literacy has become a human right. Unfortunately, like many human rights, women proportionally have less access to it. 📖

In 2016, the global literacy rate of adult women was 83% compared to 90% for adult men. That 7% spread equates to a 263-million-person difference
#accesstoeducation #literacygendergap #gendergap

With daily reports of breakthrough infections and

With daily reports of breakthrough infections and the rise of the Delta variant, vaccinated people may need to take a few more precautions. Most experts agree that masks remain a wise precaution in certain settings for both the vaccinated and unvaccinated. 😷
#maskup #deltavirus

Women remain segregated into jobs where they are u

Women remain segregated into jobs where they are underpaid and undervalued. Women make up 95% of the workforce in industries considered “women’s work,” such as home care, child care, and housekeeping—yet most workers in these fields lack basic employment protections enjoyed by workers in other fields. And women are particularly vulnerable to an artificially low minimum wage that puts their families at risk. 💸 💸

Labor Day won’t be a holiday that’s truly worth celebrating until the gender pay gap is erased, the minimum wage is raised to at least $15, paid parental leave is universal and parents have access to subsidized childcare.

Source| NOW
#laborday #genderwagegap #gendergap #womenslabor #workingwomen

Texas just placed a ban on abortions after about s

Texas just placed a ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. That's well before many women even know they are pregnant. If the federal courts ultimately allow this law to stand, it's very likely that other conservative states will move to pass similar laws. WE MUST FIGHT FOR OUR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS!! ✊
#reproductivefreedom #abortionaccess #texasabortionlaw #bansoffourbodies

You do not need to change your body to have a grea

You do not need to change your body to have a great time on a road trip, or go to the beach, or hang out with friends by a pool. Don’t let society make you feel ashamed of your body. Move your body in ways you enjoy, whether that is going to the gym, going on a walk, practicing yoga, or having a dance party in your kitchen. 👙 🩱

Let's be mindful of the thoughts we have about ourselves and our bodies. Catch those negative thoughts and replace them with positive or neutral thoughts. Celebrate being healthy, being alive, and being capable of doing the things you enjoy instead of shaming yourself for not having an unrealistic body size! 🙌 💜
Source | NAU UCAN
#bodypositivity #bodypos #selfacceptance

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