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Do This: The Arizona Freedom Trust
We’re taking a break from our regular Easy A schedule this week to share some exciting news! Have you heard about the 1864 abortion ban that is going into effect in Arizona? Back in April, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that this law — which has been on the books...
Do This: The Crunchy Mom to Alt-Right Pipeline
Over the past two weeks, we’ve learned how women can be drawn into the alt-right movement after joining seemingly harmless online communities that promote “healthy,” “clean,” or “traditional” lifestyles. We even watched a few women, Dominique and Samantha, describe...
Watch This: The Crunchy Mom to Alt-Right Pipeline
Last week you read about Dominique and how her evangelical upbringing led her to a “trad wife" lifestyle, and then eventually to the extremism of QAnon. This gradual process isn't uncommon, but it’s only one of many ways women get drawn into the alt-right movement. ...
Read This: The Crunchy Mom to Alt-Right Pipeline
If you’re on social media, chances are you’ve seen the “trad wife" movement. Just picture a white woman speaking sweetly while baking sourdough bread about the need for us to focus on being wives and mothers. The trad wife lifestyle advocates for a return to...
Do This: The Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Now we know that Crisis Pregnancy Centers are everywhere, and unfortunately they outnumber real abortion clinics by 3 to 1. And what’s really dangerous about CPCs is how they use misinformation to intentionally mislead women who need real medical care. So what can you...
Watch This: The Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers
As you read last week, crisis pregnancy centers use misinformation and fear to manipulate pregnant women and stop them from getting abortions. This misinformation is dangerous and can risk women's health. Listen to the story of Maleeha Aziz, who was misled by a...
Read This: The Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Have you seen a billboard reading something like, “Pregnant? We can help.” You might envision a supportive place for women to get safe and professional reproductive healthcare. But that's not the reality. Despite their outward appearance as qualified health clinics,...
Do This: They Are Coming for IVF and Birth Control
As you’ve seen over the past two weeks, extremists are targeting IVF and birth control – and it’s happening all over the country. It doesn’t matter where you live, our reproductive rights are at risk at the state and federal levels. By now you’re probably wondering,...
Watch This: They are coming for IVF and Birth Control
Last week we learned about how extremists are now targeting more of our reproductive rights. This isn’t just happening in red states — this trend is affecting every single one of us, no matter where we live. And even though some may try to deny it, Republican...
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Do This: See your state’s gerrymandering report card
Gerrymandering is when during the routine process of redistricting, politicians create voting districts that favor their own party in elections. Politicians shouldn’t pick their own voters! This is unfair to all voters and often leads to the underrepresentation of...
Watch This: How the Supreme Court Could Roll Back Voting Rights
Last week’s Easy A provided an easy explainer on gerrymandering, which is the purposeful drawing of voting districts to unfairly favor a certain group or political party. We learned that while gerrymandering is not necessarily illegal, Section 2 of the Voting Rights...
Read This: An easy explainer on gerrymandering
If you’ve been following politics lately, you’ve probably heard the term “gerrymandering” and like most people, you may have wondered, what the heck is that? What is gerrymandering? Gerrymandering is when the maps for voting districts are purposefully drawn unfairly...
Do This: Tell us, how easy is this for you?
We’re taking a break from our usual Easy A routine this week just to check in with you. Our weekly Easy A blog is written with our busiest members in mind – those of you who are fired up and want to do something but don’t have a lot of free time. We provide meaningful...
Do This: Find the Women Making History Near You
Red Wine & Blue’s theme song is “We Came To Make A Change” and we aren’t kidding! Our members are making history every day in their communities through changemaking actions, big and small. From holding a “Save Sesame Street” bake sale supporting a North Carolina...