Text: Free Community Health Screening, Loaves and Fishes, 210 N Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY. All are welcome! No appointments or insurance required. February 12, 2025, 11:30 am-1:00 pm. Blood pressure screening, Cancer screening guidance, Health insurance navigation, Nutrition navigation. By the Cancer Resource Center, CCE Tompkins County, Cayuga Health, the Cornell Center for Health Equity, and Public Health.
We'll be at Loaves & Fishes Wednesday, sharing information about simple eating choices to improve your health! Stop by to talk with our staff as well as representatives from the Cancer Resource Center, Cayuga Health, and the Cornell Center for Health Equity — all providing free resources and advice.
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
⏱️ ACTION STEPS ⏱️
💥Call your reps and demand they oppose RFK Jr, NIH Cuts and the Musk Takeover
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💥Call your state’s Attorney General and demand they fight Musk’s access to data and funding cuts.
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17 states are suing to overturn section 504.
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Deafies! Call Senators Collins (202) 224-2523 and Murkowski (202) 224-6665 via text relay (this is the Nagish app) in less than a minute. I wrote my comment ahead of time and just pasted it in. (text of comment in thread below and in Alt txt)
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Meta’s new hate speech rules allow users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill
Changes to its hate speech guidelines were among broader policy shifts Meta made to its moderation practices.
"The long list of changes to the new hate speech guidelines include removing rules that forbid insults about a person’s appearance based on race, ... disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and serious disease."
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
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This should make it easier for disabled folks to access things like housing without medical debt as a barrier.
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