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SiX collaborates with state legislators to boldly transform policy and build people power. We believe legislators should have #FreedomToServe
We’re hiring! More info and how to apply here ➡️ six.community/svp-development
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AI "surveillance pricing" is here. SiX's @ida-v-e.bsky.social warns: “Because of corporate concentration and more and more of this data sharing, these companies are able to target us in new ways because this data is so intimate.” This means potentially predatory pricing. Read more below:
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The current administration's 'Big Bill' passed July 4th, but its impact on healthcare & food security is just starting. SiX's Jennifer Driver: 'conversation needs to continue.' This isn't old news—it's unfolding now!
Read more: amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/07...
12 states have introduced 42 bills adding exceptions to abortion bans this year alone. These “exceptions” often try to lessen harm, but they also reinforce that emergency care is separate from abortion care. It’s not. Abortion is healthcare.
Learn more: six.community/report-state... @guttmacher.org
Read our blog to learn more about the Rights of Nature movement and how it can help transform our relationship with each other and the land ➡️ six.community/rights-of-nature
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Rooted in practices and worldviews of Indigenous communities, the Rights of Nature movement offers a path to a sustainable future that people and this planet deserve.
17.07.2025 21:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0From Texas to North Carolina, climate catastrophes such as unprecedented flooding have been on the rise. Though federal hostility to environmental and agricultural justice escalates, another future is still possible!
17.07.2025 21:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0“What change can we imagine each time?” Such a necessary reminder from @staceyabrams.com at SiX's 2024 National Conference:
Transformation is not linear. Progress is infinite. And forward is always in front of us!
You can check out the rest of this powerful plenary on our YouTube channel.
Join SiX and State Revenue Alliance on July 22 at 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT for Funding Our Futures: Tax Justice in the States. Together, we’ll learn strategies from advocates and legislators on how states can lead the way in revenue in the future.
Register here: six.community/funding-futu...
From baby bonds to guaranteed income, states are leading the way on wealth-building for working families. Learn more from our latest #EconomicPowerProject briefing:
🔗 six.community/epp-working-... @economicsecurityproject.org @aarp.org
#StatePower #EconomicJustice
Medicaid cuts could shut down more than 140 rural maternity units.
“These senators are choosing cruelty over solutions.” – Jennifer Driver, Senior Director of Reproductive Rights at SiX
Read more via @motherjones.com: six.community/rural-mother...
#ReproductiveRights #StatePower
Many shared that our panel left them with hope and inspiration during these challenging times, and we left feeling even more motivated in our work toward achieving equitable and accessible food systems!
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Audience members packed the room for SiX’s panel “State Leadership in Advancing Agriculture Policy Amid Federal Uncertainty” to listen to our incredible speakers, including Rep. Harper, Rep. @meganforiowa.bsky.social, Rep. Ortiz, and Director Boring from @michdeptofag.bsky.social.
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We’re still full of gratitude after attending the powerful gathering at the Sustainable Ag & Food Systems Funders conference in New Mexico last week!
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Have you signed up yet for the virtual meet-and-greet with our new executive director, EJ Juárez? It’s not too late!
Join us on July 8 at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT to learn more about his vision for this new chapter at SiX!
Register now: six.community/EJ-meet-greet
What does today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Carolina mean for Medicaid recipients? SC Senator @tameikaisaacdevine.bsky.social breaks down the real and devastating impact this will have on the access to competent healthcare for millions of South Carolinians.
#Medicaid #PlannedParenthood
On the 3rd anniversary of Dobbs, we reflect on what’s changed and what’s still at stake. SiX + @guttmacher.org new report shows where bans are spreading, where care is under attack, and how states are fighting back.
📖 Read more: six.community/report-state...
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black freedom and a reminder that liberation has always been delayed, but never denied.
We honor the power of Black communities that have led the fight for justice, then and now, and remain committed to the work for freedom that includes us all ❤️🤍💙. #HappyJuneteenth!
We mourn the assassination of Speaker Hortman and the attempted assassination of Sen. Hoffman—members of the SiX network.
As our Executive Director, EJ Juárez, said, “We see you. We grieve with you. We are mobilizing support.”
RSVP for June 24 healing space: six.community/reflections-...
Sen. London Lamar traveled to Brazil with SiX and the Women's Equality Center to see how reproductive justice is being fought for around the world—and brought back lessons for Tennessee.
Her op-ed makes one thing clear: we need to invest in care, not control.
📖 www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
We are devastated by the politically motivated assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted assassination of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. These were public servants attacked at home.
We must be united in saying: violence has no place in our democracy.
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A win for real farming in Oregon! 🌳
Kendra Kimbirauskas, Senior Director of Agriculture and Food Systems at SiX, helped lead the fight against a massive factory farm: “These operations are not farms. They’re factories.”
Read how rural organizers made it happen 👇
SiX has a new executive director! 🎉
Welcome EJ Juárez, a leader with deep roots in organizing, philanthropy, and public service. EJ believes power should be shared, not hoarded—and we couldn’t agree more!
Learn more and RSVP for a virtual meet & greet with him here: six.community/six-new-exec...
Private equity is reshaping our lives from behind the scenes.
In our latest EPP briefing, we joined @pestakeholder.bsky.social to break down how private equity is fueling layoffs, price hikes, and monopolies—and how state lawmakers can fight back!
🔗 Read more: six.community/epp-private-...
A collage of duotoned faces matching the 8 colors of Pride Month.
🌈 Happy #PrideMonth! 🌈 At SiX, we honor the joy, power & resilience of LGBTQIA+ communities. We're SO proud to stand with legislators and allies working for justice, dignity, and liberation for all.
Pride is protest! Pride is possibility! Let’s keep building together! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
#HappyPride #LGBT
Our food system was built on injustice. We’re growing something better. 🌱
State legislators are leading on rural justice, from land access to clean water to fair food policy. Tap in and grow the movement 👉 ag.stateinnovation.org
#FoodJustice #RuralPower
🗓 May 29 | 12PM ET
Join Reps. Zooey Zephyr @zoandbehold.bsky.social & SJ Howell @sjhowell.bsky.social for a powerful convo on how building relationships across the aisle can advance gender justice, and on how bipartisan support defeated two anti-trans bills!
🔗 RSVP: six.community/trans-rights
Join us at the 2025 SAFSF Forum in New Mexico!
We're excited to have GA Senator @kimforgeorgia.bsky.social and @kendrakimbirauskas.bsky.social speaking on behalf of SiX from June 9 to 12 on State Leadership in Advancing Agricultural Policy Amid Federal Uncertainty.
Hope to see you there!
🚨 560+ state lawmakers from all 50 states say hands off our health care to Congress in support of @ppfa.org
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