For anyone interested, here is the list of all the USAID Programs that have either been retained or cut. The document was sent to the US Congress and made available by Politico. Current as of March 21.
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...

*TOMORROW*
Wednesday, 5 March 9am EST / 3pm CET / 4pm CAT join us for a special webinar with the @iasociety.bsky.social's Heart of Stigma programme where we will premiere a powerful new documentary and toolkit on Zimbabwe’s decriminalisation of HIV. iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

For UK organisations working with migrants, the Strategic Legal Fund supports strategic legal work in the UK which benefits asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Apply now at strategiclegalfund.org.uk/how-to-apply/

Rejoignez nous pour ce webinaire sur la pénalisation du VIH Date: 4 mars - 15:00 GMT / 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET.
Lien Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8675411790...

The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump <p><dropcap>I</dropcap>n 1978, my parents went to Poland, the first foreign trip in each of their lives. When they returned to our home in Moscow, my mother couldn’t stop talki...

In Timothy Snider’s 2017 book on tyranny, lesson No. 1 was “Do not obey in advance.” Those who anticipate the demands of a repressive government and submit to these demands before they are made, are “teaching power what it can do.”
www.rsn.org/001/the-chil...

In Civil Rights Stronghold, Alabama’s Anti-DEI Law Faces Constitutional Challenge Before US President Donald J. Trump returned to the Oval Office and began systematically attacking initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across US institutions, Alabama passed....

Interesting look at the constitutional challenge against Alabama’s SB 129, a law restricting DEI initiatives under the pretext of banning “divisive concepts” that led to academic and institutional censorship and removing support for minorities.
www.jurist.org/features/202...

The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump's war on DEI Researchers and activists are archiving websites and data because “policymakers and the public need good information to make the best policy."

Good to read about some of the work being done to save precious data grist.org/politics/the...

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

Keep track of legal challenges www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

Don’t Despair, Organize: A Resistance Roundup & Progress Report As more Americans realize we’re actually witnessing a government coup – via Executive Orders – the resistance is blossoming, in many forms. Here’s a rough picture.

This article outlines the various forms of resistance emerging across different sectors in the US, including legal challenges, grassroots mobilisation, corporate pushback, and media resistance. Good to read something positive this morning!
resistingproject2025.substack.com/p/dont-despa...

Useful resource from The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation on the health care impacts of Trumps Executive Orders. Thanks to the SERO project for sharing it.

In case you missed it…

We proudly relaunched the Global Database on HIV-specific Travel and Residence Restrictions as Positive Destinations.

Our mission is to empower people living with HIV who travel, relocate or migrate through information, advocacy, and solidarity.

👉 https://buff.ly/41F8TWn

Hello back! It's fairly quiet in here. Hopefully more people will join eventually.

The Struggle for Queer: A look at LGBT activism in the USSR A year ago, Russia's Supreme Court declared the “International LGBT movement” an “extremist organization.” Although such an organization does not exist and never has, the ruling effectively puts all L...

An interesting article on the history of LGBT activism in the Soviet Union: theins.ru/en/history/2...