Guest Blog Post By Cindy Soohoo Reprinted with permission from the Human Rights at Home Blog. For two weeks at the end of last year, Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty crisscrossed the United States, speaking to communities in Los…
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“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” - Robin Williams
The Right to Family in the Era of the “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy
Guest post by Tess Joseph On May 7, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new iteration of the Trump administration’s draconian stance on immigration: the “zero tolerance” policy. In short, the “zero tolerance” policy directs prosecutors to charge as…
Woodhull Announces 2018 Vicki Sexual Freedom Award Recipients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC — April 3, 2018 — The Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a national human rights organization working to advance sexual freedom. Each year we present the “Vicki Sexual Freedom Award” in recognition of the people who…
ACTION ALERT: Demand a “NO” vote on FOSTA!
SEX WORKERS need YOU to take action by calling your Representative TODAY and demanding a NO vote on FOSTA! Why? Because #FOSTAHurtsSurvival! FOSTA FAQ Sheet FOSTA, House Bill 1865, will turn the harm reduction tools like bad date lists, online…
Woodhull Freedom Foundation and SisterSong Join Forces on 2018 “Sexual Freedom Summit”
For Immediate Release – January 16, 2018 Contact: Ricci Joy Levy President & CEO Woodhull Freedom Foundation ricci@woodhullfoundation.org Ph: 610-212-5555 Monica Simpson Executive Director SisterSong monica@sistersong.net Ph: 404-756-2680 Woodhull Freedom Foundation and SisterSong Join Forces on 2018 “Sexual Freedom Summit”…
Woodhull Welcomes 2018 Board of Directors
Contact: Ricci Levy Phone: 888-960-3332 Email: ricci@woodhullfoundation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woodhull Welcomes 2018 Board of Directors WASHINGTON, DC — Jan. 16, 2018 — Human rights organization Woodhull Freedom Foundation is pleased to announce the election of three new board members, Kate D’Adamo, Justyn…
First Forbidden Words. Next, Forbidden People!
In yet another disastrous display of the true agenda of the trump administration seven words were listed as “forbidden” for use by the Center for Disease Control. Vulnerable, Entitlement, Diversity, Transgender, Fetus, Evidence-Based, Science-Based Take a moment to think about…
Centering Sexual Freedom on Human Rights Day
Happy Human Rights Day! Today marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , a document that identified the inalienable rights to which everyone is inherently entitled as a human being — regardless of race, religion, sex, language,…
Addressing Sexual Harassment and Abuse
Guest post by: Nadine Smith This is such an important, watershed moment for addressing sexual harassment and abuse in America and I fear simple-mindedness may cause us to fumble. As a woman, I have seen victims of sexual harassment and…
#AbuserInChief: Let’s Make It Go Viral!
By Ricci Levy I started to write what would, I’m sure, have been a fabulous post about the allegations of sexual violations and what our responses might be. Then, almost at the final edits, I read an article by Kate…
