321ACTION: Standing with Israel, uptick in reproductive coercion, and gun lobby marketing to children
Hamas brutalized and massacred Israeli civilians, including gender-specific violence, humiliation, and defilement of bodies both living and deceased. It’s not too late to sign this letter, written by women, and join with the Israel Women's Network, the Deborah Institute for Gender and Sustainability Studies, the Forum Dvora, The International Women's Forum, and the Rackman Center Faculty of Law at Bar Ilan University to demand the condemnation of Hamas and the release of the hostages.
Ready to make a difference?
Here are three ways to get started:
1. Thank President Biden for standing with Israel and the Jewish people
In both his public statements and his actions (see his recent comments about antisemitism here), President Biden has shown himself to be a steadfast supporter of Israel and of the Jewish people. Click here to thank him for being a strong ally. If you have not yet contacted your members of Congress, urging them to support funding for Israel, there’s still time – click here!
2. Read about the impact of Dobbs on victims of domestic violence
Reproductive coercion is an often-overlooked means by which domestic abusers establish and exert power and coercive control. After the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which found that the Constitution does not protect the right to an abortion, calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline involving reproduction coercion doubled. Read more here.
3. The gun industry is marketing weapons of war to children!
A recent report by Sandy Hook Promise illustrates how the gun industry is actively marketing semi-automatic firearms to children and adolescents, with troubling and misogynist “R-rated psychological messaging about sex, power, and masculinity.” Young people are uniquely susceptible to certain types of marketing employed by the gun industry. Read the full report here.
+ In case you missed it...
October 26 was the 5th anniversary of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action released a statement marking the anniversary with a powerful quote from JWI’s CEO, Meredith Jacobs.