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What is the State of Menstrual Equity in Illinois?
Scotland made international headlines in August becoming the first country to provide free period products to its citizens. While the U.S. isn’t there, legislation supporting menstrual equity has been cycling through multiple states increasingly over the last few years. Illinois has been progressive on this issue, becoming the third state to end the “tampon tax” in 2016, and introducing and implementing several bills into law in 2021 and 2022. States highlighted in red currently implement the "tampon tax" on menstrual hygiene items such as pantyliners, tampons and menstrual pads. With so many bills being introduced, it can be difficult to keep track of what’s become the law of the land. IL Latino News spoke to legislators and other parties involved to figure out who these laws are designed to support. Low-income people 16.9 million U.S. menstruators live in poverty, making the price of hygiene products extra costly. Without government aid, [...]
Community Conversation: What is Period Poverty?
About 26 percent of the world population menstruates. Shame and stigma inhibits education and access to essential hygiene products for people who menstruate, and it happens everywhere. In the U.S., nearly two-thirds of low-income women couldn’t afford tampons or pads in 2018. Period poverty particularly impacts low income and unhoused communities, as well as people in Black and Brown communities. Join Illinois Latino News and WBEZ for a free virtual conversation defining period poverty and exploring its covert effects on people across Chicago and around the world. During the program, we’ll hear from panelists like Ida Melbye, the executive director of the Period Collective, and Abigail Suleman, co-founder of the Blood Buds UIC initiative, plus more. Reporter and editor of ILLN Annabel Rocha will host the event. You can participate by sharing your experiences with menstruation through this survey. Comparten sus experiencias tomando nuestra encuesta: Abordando La Pobreza Menstrual. El evento del 31 de enero, será transmitido en español. SUGGESTION: [...]
El Mercado Navideño
The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago's Lower West Side is home to one of the country’s largest Mexican art collections, including more than 18,000 seminal pieces from ancient Mexico to the present. The museum hosted its annual Mercado Navideño highlighting hand-crafted holiday gift ideas from Mexico including ornaments, nativity scenes, art, jewelry, apparel and toys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlCVBmN8kiU&t=11s Story by Citlalli Magali Sotelo, Columbia College Chicago In 1982, Carlos Tortolero organized a group of fellow educators and founded the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, which opened its doors in 1987. The goal was to establish an arts and cultural organization committed to accessibility, education and social justice. In 2001, the museum expanded to a 48,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Pilsen and in 2006 we unveiled a new name, the National Museum of Mexican Art. National Museum of Mexican Art,1852 W 19th Street, Chicago, IL 60608 The National Museum of [...]
Student Advocates for Domestic Worker Rights
CT Latino News produces and amplifies stories focused on the responses to the social determinants of health. A key social determinant, work directly impacts people’s physical and mental health, along with their economic stability. Inadequate work conditions and protections greatly impact marginalized communities, contributing to a cycle of poor health and limited access to essential resources. Southern Connecticut State University Junior Andreina Barajas Novoa grew up in Fairfield county seeing her mother work a variety of jobs across the state, since immigrating in 1997. One of those careers was in domestic work as a house cleaner – dusting, sweeping, moping, washing sheets. She had been a teacher in Mexico but gave up her profession to move to the U.S. with Barajas Novoa’s father. “She worked before a bill of rights for domestic workers had been passed in CT…so she wasn't protected by any specific law,” Barajas Novoa explained. “She [...]
Community Program Brings Diverse Children and Elderly Together
CT Latino News produces and amplifies stories focused on the responses to the social determinants of health. Social and Community Context is the connection between characteristics of the contexts within which people live, learn, work, and play, and their health and well-being. This includes topics like cohesion within a community, civic participation, discrimination, conditions in the workplace, and incarceration. HARTFORD—Every Tuesday morning, Newington resident Estelle Rivera-Freeland looks forward to driving into Hartford because it means volunteering at her regular classroom. “I’m almost 79 years old and [it’s nice] to have something to go to and know that it’s benefiting someone as well as me,” She shared. “As long as I can put one foot before the other, I’ll be trying to work with these students.” Rivera-Freeland is one of 56 senior volunteers in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT Foster Grandparent Program. “I love the program. I love [...]
Chicago Latinos receive migrants with open arms
IL Latino News produces and amplifies stories focused on the responses to the social determinants of health. Social and Community Context is the connection between characteristics of the contexts within which people live, learn, work, and play, and their health and well-being. This includes topics like cohesion within a community, civic participation, discrimination, conditions in the workplace, and incarceration. Yumary Briseño looked at her 12-year-old daughter. Her tender eyes gazing up at her, filled with worry. “Mom, I’m hungry.” Briseño gave her daughter the only food she had in her home—a few flour arepas and a can of tomato sauce. “Mom, that’s not food.” Holding back tears, Briseño realized it was time to flee Venezuela. Briseño said she did not want to come to the United States, but with the rising economic crisis in her home country, she left in hopes to provide a better life for her daughter and mother. Her [...]
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