On this day in 1873, Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of the crime of voting in the 1872 presidential election and fined $100. She called the fine āthe greatest judicial outrage history has ever recordedā and vowed to never pay it. She never did.
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HOLDING LIAT producer Lance Kramer spoke with Portlandās NPR station, OPB, about the filmās commitment to being present and to representing this familyās lived experience in all its complexity.
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No child is āsavedā by a system that protects adults and agencies while ignoring the rights of the child. Placing a child into a different family doesn't justify erasing their identity, and adoption can't be considered ethical care when a childās humanity and rights are disregarded in the process.š„
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š³ļøāš I went to a medical center that isn't my usual one and noticed some new categories on the registration form. Instead of "male or female" for gender, the first question was, "What was your gender assigned at birth?" The 2nd question asked what gender you are now. Progress! š³ļøāā§ļø (Yes, I live near S.F.)
Adoptee Advocates of Michigan
RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 23 at 1:30pm, adoptees' birth certificate bill is moving ahead with a hearing in the Assembly Health Committee. You can join California activists from California Alliance for Adoptee Rights to support SB-381 in Sacramento this Tuesday; or watch it streamed live (as I will). ā¬
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ā75 years ago, the world gathered together to create the Refugee Conventionāa promise to learn from the horrors of World War II & ... provide safe pathways for people fleeing violence & persecution. Yet...the rights of refugees and displaced people are far from guaranteedā
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On Tues., June 23, California's adoptees' birth certificates bill SB-381 will be heard in the Assembly Health Committee. Hearings start at 1:30 PT; SB-381 is 3rd out of 14 bills on the agenda. It will be livestreamed; 2 witnesses per side can speak. One step closer! š
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ahea.assembly.ca.gov/hearings
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