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Gender Justice, Leadership and Civic Engagement, News
by WREN Staff on Apr 7, 2022
South Carolina Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network Congratulates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Nomination to Supreme Court COLUMBIA, SC – Ann Warner, WREN CEO released the following statement on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination: “Today marks a historic moment not just for our nation, but for gender justice. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the
Be The Voice, Gender Justice, News
by WREN Staff on Mar 11, 2022
Media coverage of reproductive health care that is accurate and comprehensive can help reduce misinformation surrounding abortion care. The following resource, compiled by the South Carolina Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network, offers medically accurate, easy-to-understand guidance for reporting on abortion in South Carolina. Background: Abortion Access in South Carolina in 2022 Amid nationwide threats to
Advocate Stories, Gender Justice, News
by Ashley Crary Lidow, MPH on Mar 10, 2022
Presented to the House Education K-12 subcommittee on March 10, 2022 Thank you, Chairwoman Felder, and members of the subcommittee, for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Ashley Lidow, she/her, and I am the Director of Policy and Government Relations for the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with a
Advocate Stories, Gender Justice, Health and Education
by Melissa Moore on Mar 2, 2022
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 the House Education Committee heard testimony Melissa Moore, a community advocate and WREN’s Lowcountry Manager gave the testimony below: Thank you for your commitment to hearing public testimony. I’ve been in other hearings this session where the public was silenced, which feels like a grave threat to the democratic process.
Advocate Stories, Be The Voice, Gender Justice, Partner
by National Advocates for Pregnant Women on Feb 7, 2022
January 24, 2022 Thank you for the opportunity to address this Committee. On behalf of National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), we respectfully submit this written testimony in opposition to a S.988. We are a non-partisan legal advocacy organization dedicated to the welfare of pregnant people and their families. Our testimony draws on over 20
Gender Justice, Health and Education
by Ashley Crary Lidow, MPH on Jan 31, 2022
WREN is joining our partners at the ACLU to protect truth in education. WREN supports educators’ and students’ rights to talk about race, sex, and gender in schools. All students deserve educational materials and information that accurately describes our history, including the history of underrepresented and marginalized people. South Carolinian legislators have filed several bills that could
Advocate Stories, Economic Opportunity, Gender Justice, Health and Education
by Ann Warner, WREN CEO on Jan 26, 2022
The following testimony was presented to the Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee in writing on January 26, 2022. Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony to this Committee. My name is Ann Warner and I am the CEO of the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with a mission to
Advocate Stories, Economic Opportunity, Gender Justice, Health and Education
by Ann Warner, WREN CEO on Jan 26, 2022
The following testimony was presented to the Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee in writing on January 26, 2022. Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony to this Committee. My name is Ann Warner and I am the CEO of the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with a mission to
Gender Justice, Health and Education, Uncategorized
by WREN Staff on Jan 20, 2022
(Instructions for testifiers are at the end of this blog.) On January 26th, the SC Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee will hear two bills (S.907 and S.988) that, if passed, will be catastrophic for more than a million South Carolinians planning our families and our futures. WREN is rapidly responding to these threats but we need
Gender Justice, News, Policy Updates
by Ashley Crary Lidow, MPH on Jan 6, 2022
2022 marks the second year of the legislative cycle for the South Carolina General Assembly. This means that when lawmakers come back to Columbia, they can discuss policies that were introduced in 2021 as well as introduce and debate new policies. 2022 also means that South Carolina is in an election year for all House
Now is the time to invest in South Carolina’s women, girls, and families. We need people like you joining the movement, speaking out, and leading the way toward positive change.