I had the pleasure of attending a night of arts and empowerment at the synagogue we attend here in DC. Both Ilyse Hogue from NARAL and Fatima Goss Graves from the National Women’s Law Center spoke (among others), and as I listened, I could only think about how everything being discussed directly related to the work we do. We are so much more than collecting evidence, and I hope everyone doing this work is able to see, expansively, our role in the health of our communities. It was a really thought-provoking evening.
Plenty to keep us occupied this weekend on the interwebs. I didn’t make it to the march this year, but I followed along online, and was thrilled with the sustained movement as hundreds of thousands showed up around the world. Here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:
Love these pics from the marches this weekend
The best take on this.
On this, the 45th anniversary of Roe v Wade
You may have heard that the US Dept of Health and Human Services has rolled out a new division, the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division (I can barely type these words, I have so much rage). Lambda Legal is tracking denial of services, for anyone who may need to report such an occurrence.
Seems like the time is right (finally)
Forensic nurses need to be paying attention to the opioid crisis
This should be the biggest story in sports. I’m not surprised it isn’t.
A concept I live by:
If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it. pic.twitter.com/jV0HA92Jrp
— Richard Feynman (@ProfFeynman) January 21, 2018
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