In recent weeks, significant changes have been made to federal government websites, removing critical health resources, research data, and scientific information. These changes also include the elimination of content on gender, diversity, and environmental justice, making it more difficult to access essential resources. To help, we’ve compiled a list of trusted websites where you can find vital information on women’s health and safety, immigration rights, LGBTQ+ support, and more. If you’re looking for ways to take action, we’ve included some suggestions here.
Take Action! | Women’s Health & Safety | Know Your Rights | Immigration | Social Justice, Equity | LGTBQ+ Rights/Support
Women's Health & Safety
- Know your reproductive rights
- CDC Contraceptive guidance: Rehosted by The Skimm.
- I Need An A: Built by people who’ve had abortions for people who will, ineedana.com launched in 2016 as the first comprehensive, regularly updated, and personalized resource for abortion seekers in the US. Since then, we’ve been called the “Quintessential Post-Roe Resource” by The Nation, appeared on John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight, and, most importantly to us, have helped more than one million people get abortions.
- Advocates for Trans Equality: trans rights, access to litigation services.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
A 24/7 hotline providing support for women, including immigrants, who are facing domestic violence. They offer safety planning, legal resources, and referrals to shelters. - National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice: Focuses on the rights of Latina women, including access to reproductive health care, immigration issues, and justice.
Know Your Rights
Immigration
National level resources covering women’s rights, immigration status, labor rights, domestic violence protections and access to legal aid. Many of these organizations also offer multilingual support, ensuring that all can access information and resources in their preferred language.
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Provides detailed information on immigrant rights, including what to do during immigration raids, rights at the border, and protections under U.S. law.
- National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP): Focuses on helping immigrant women and children, providing resources on legal rights, violence protections, and access to public benefits.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC): Offers legal information, training, and resources for immigrants and legal advocates. Topics include immigration status, DACA and family rights.
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC): Provides updates and resources on immigrant rights, healthcare access, workers’ rights, and more, with a focus on low-income immigrants.
- United We Dream: The largest immigrant youth-led organization, offering resources on DACA, deportation defence, and immigrant rights.
- Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC): Advocates for the rights of immigrant and refugee women and children, offering resources on legal rights, gender-based violence protections, and more.
- Immigration Equality: A leading LGBTQ immigrant rights organization providing legal help, especially in asylum cases, and resources for LGBTQ immigrants.
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): The official government site for immigration information, including policies, forms and guidance.
Social Justice, Equity
- ACLU
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
- National Equity Project: The National Equity Project (NEP) is a U.S. based national nonprofit organization. Since 1995, NEP has supported 100,000+ leaders in 1200+ schools, districts, state/federal education agencies and foundations to create conditions for youth thriving. Their mission is to develop leaders to transform the experiences, outcomes, and life options for children and families who have been historically underserved by our institutions and systems.
- Women In Stem: a mission to fight gender inequality in STEM by empowering & encouraging teens to get engaged with the sciences.
LGBTQ+ Rights/Support
Take Action:
Support Scientific Research
- Email your state’s Attorney General about the current federal admin’s cuts, freezes, and destruction of research funds:
- A number of state AGs have already signed onto a lawsuit. If you live/vote in one of those states (Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin), email your AG to thank them for standing up for science!
- If you live/vote in a state NOT on that list, email your AG to ask why they’re not standing against this material threat to projects like those that aim to provide computing education to children in rural schools, or improve survival rates of adolescents and young adults facing chemotherapy complications.
- Remind them that healthcare research SAVES LIVES and that, by standing up, they can help continue scientific advancement, improve the wellness of all citizens. Find your state Attorney General here.
Support National Parks
- Send a message to your Congressperson to support park staff
- Send a message to your Congressperson to protect parks from drilling
Reach Representatives with 5 Calls Website Or App
- This website/app makes it super easy to reach members of congress. You can find a list of active issues (right now there’s 20 to choose from), and click a link to directly call your Senator/Representatives. They even offer simple scripts of what you can say to make it incredibly easy and doable for even the most reluctant caller.