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YWCA USA Launches YWCA Racial Justice Challenge

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

For Immediate Release Contact: Deborah Baldwin Digital Media Specialist YWCA USA dbaldwin@ywca.org WASHINGTON, D.C., February 15, 2023 — Today, YWCA USA, the nation’s oldest and largest women’s organization, launched the YWCA Racial Justice Challenge to coincide with their Until Justice Just Is (UJJI) campaign, which will run throughout the month of April and is intended… Continue Reading YWCA USA Launches YWCA Racial Justice Challenge

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Statement on Police Killing of Tyre Nichols and Recent Mass Shootings

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

  On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was stopped by law enforcement for reckless driving, and was subsequently murdered at the hands of five Memphis police officers. On January 21, a gunman shot and killed 11 people and injured nine others in Monterey Park, California, and on January 23, a second massacre was carried out… Continue Reading Statement on Police Killing of Tyre Nichols and Recent Mass Shootings

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It’s election day: statement from YWCA USA CEO, Margaret Mitchell

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Today, Election Day, November 8, 2022, voters across the nation will be deciding more than 7,000 local, state, and federal electoral contests. YWCA is committed to registering, empowering, and educating voters and potential voters about civic engagement and the issues and concerns that matter most to women. Ahead of the outcomes of these Midterm results,… Continue Reading It’s election day: statement from YWCA USA CEO, Margaret Mitchell

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YWCA USA Holds Virtual Briefing On YWOMEN Vote Survey – Congressional Action Needed Now

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  Washington D.C. – Today, in a virtual briefing, YWCA USA brought leaders from five states together to highlight the findings from its 5th national YWomenVote survey.  The findings represent the voices of more than 3,500 women across the nation and reflect their top economic, health, safety, and societal concerns and priorities for Congress ahead of… Continue Reading YWCA USA Holds Virtual Briefing On YWOMEN Vote Survey – Congressional Action Needed Now