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Six from SiX brings you monthly updates highlighting the power of state legislators in deep collaboration with their communities and resources to support you in this work.
** SiX and SiX Action Welcome Eliseo (EJ) Juárez as New Executive Director
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We are thrilled to share that Eliseo (EJ) Juárez ([link removed]) has been named our new executive director! EJ is a bold, equity-driven leader with deep experience across public service, philanthropy, advocacy, and civic engagement.
At a time when our democratic institutions face mounting threats and when states are becoming critical arenas for both resistance and progress, EJ brings the vision, strategy, and accountability we need to rise to the challenge. Please join us in celebrating EJ Juárez as SiX’s new executive director ([link removed]) !
** 562 State Legislators Sign SiX’s Letter to Congress, Opposing Efforts to “Defund” Planned Parenthood
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SiX organized a letter to Congress ([link removed]) in opposition to efforts to “defund” Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers through cuts to Medicaid. With an impressive 562 signatures from lawmakers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the letter adds pressure and demonstrates that the public is against cuts to Planned Parenthood and, more broadly, Medicaid, which provides millions of people access to essential healthcare in nearly every state.
Learn more about the letter here ([link removed]) , and you can read the letter in full here ([link removed]) !
** SiX’s Economic Power Project Virtual Education Series
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To defeat authoritarianism, we cannot just protect what we have. We must also build a vision for the future. SiX’s Economic Power Project virtual education series holds this conviction at its center, focusing on how state legislators across the country are dreaming and building people-powered state economies. In May, we tackled private equity with the Private Equity Stakeholder Project ([link removed]) . In June, we're teaching how states can build wealth for working families through guaranteed income, baby bonds, & public retirement. Join us by clicking below!
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** State Legislators Travel to Brazil to Build Global Power for Reproductive Rights
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SiX and the Women’s Equality Center organized a delegation of U.S. state legislators to travel to Brazil. A delegation of women of color, state lawmakers met with Black Brazilian women policymakers and advocates to exchange strategies for protecting and expanding reproductive rights. As authoritarian policies rise in both the U.S. and Brazil, the trip gave critical insight into Brazil’s local movements for systemic change and how similar strategies could be applied in the U.S. Check out what delegation members Arizona Senator Analise Ortiz ([link removed]) and Tennessee Senator London Lamar ([link removed]) shared of their experiences!
** Our First CROP Rotation: Illinois Black Farmers & Growers Lobby Day
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Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP) members, South Carolina Representative Annie McDaniel, and Mississippi Senator Hillman Frazier, joined the third annual Illinois Black Farmers & Growers Lobby Day ([link removed]) . Led by CROP member and Illinois Representative Sonya Harper, this year’s event gathered over 100 farmers and advocates at the state capitol to push for policy rooted in equity, land access, and rural prosperity. This visit to Illinois marks the first in a series of CROP Rotations, which bring policymakers together with other members to share innovative and effective strategies across state lines.
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** 190 Local Officials Sign Letter in Solidarity with Mayor Baraka & Against Authoritarian Intimidation
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On May 9, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested by federal agents when he and other lawmakers visited a reopened ICE facility to observe its conditions. SiX Action, Local Progress, and Working Families Power coordinated a letter and more than 190 signatures from local and state officials in solidarity with Mayor Baraka. The letter also calls for the dropping of charges against Rep. McIver and an end to authoritarian intimidation of local officials across the country. Find out more about this powerful letter in this MSNBC feature ([link removed]) and learn more about how Mayor Ras Baraka’s fight against federal intimidation continues ([link removed]) !
State legislators, if you’d like to go deeper into SiX’s issue areas, join our legislator cohorts: the Economic Power Project ([link removed]) , the Cohort for Rural Opportunity ([link removed]) and Prosperity, and the Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council! ([link removed])
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