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Solidarity in Action: Advocacy Days Across the South

This past week, Latinos in the South team took part in different Advocacy Days across the South, pushing for policies that impact Latinx and immigrant communities, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive justice, and HIV care. These advocacy days highlight the challenges facing our communities and showcase the power of showing up, standing together, and taking up space in the halls of power.

Expandiendo Ella/Her en el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH para Mujeres y Niñas

La Colaboración Ella/Her Amplifica el Poder y la Importancia de las Mujeres Negras y Latinas en los Esfuerzos para Acabar con la Epidemia del VIH El Proyecto Centra la Prevención del VIH, la Incidencia y el Acceso para Mujeres Negras y Latinas en el Sur

Expanding Ella/Her on National Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day

Ella/Her Collaboration Amplifies the Power and Importance of Black and Latina Women in the Efforts to End the HIV Epidemic Project Centers HIV Prevention, Advocacy and Access for Black and Latina Women in the South

Coverage of LGBTQ Issues in Spanish-Language online news sources in 9 Southern States between 2020-2023

Considering the current sociopolitical climate and its impact upon legislation, particularly concerning to the daily lives of community members, the Latino Commission on AIDS and the Latinos in the South program with grant funding support from Emory University through the COMPASS Initiative, sought to examine the representation and coverage of LGBTQ issues in Spanish-language online news sources across nine Southern states

Encuentro 2024 Conductores

Conductores are the planning body for the Encuentro. They play a vital role in ensuring that our convening is as inclusive, intersectional and reflective as possible, while highlighting our region’s creativity and power! Meet the conductores team for 2024!

State of Unión

The official pre-conference of Encuentro 2024 serves as a meeting point for Southern organizations to connect, collaborate, and explore how their work intersects with healthcare and civic engagement.

Post Roe, Post Reckoning

Advocates warned of the consequences, and sounded the alarm for decades of what was to come should the threats against Roe v Wade find fruition. There were talks of federal, nationwide protections for long-term preservation.

Encuentro 2024 Info Video

Aprende mas sobre el proceso de someter una solicitud de taller, apoyo o para formar parte de nuestros conductores! Learn more about the process to submit an abstract, or scholarship application, or how to become part of our conductors!

Medicaid es para mamás

El impacto de la expansión de Medicaid es tangible. Más de 14,000 mujeres latinas en edad reproductiva se han inscrito bajo la Expansión de Medicaid, brindándoles acceso a servicios de atención médica esenciales, incluida la atención materna e infantil de calidad.

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