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Risa Jensen
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Equity-Driven Communicator for Social Impact 🌎
 
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We Ran the CDC: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health. | The authors previously led in the CDC, either as directors or acting directors under Republican and Democratic administrations. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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ASAN joins the public health community celebrating the courage and integrity of CDC leadership standing against the administration's irrational and dangerous efforts to undermine our community's health. We stand with the American Public Health Association and the Senators demanding RFK Jr. resign.
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Immigration enforcement is intensifying across California. No matter your status, you have rights at work.

Share this resource hub with your community to make sure everyone knows their rights: https://legalaidatwork.org/know-your-rights-key-resources-for-immigrant-workers/
Know Your Rights: Key Resources for Immigrant Workers
Legal Aid at Work is committed to empowering immigrant communities with clear, accessible information about their rights. Whether you’re facing a workplace audit, concerned about your employment right...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Looking forward to this!
autisticadvocacy.org Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · Aug 21
Join us for our second Learning Session – Anti-Fatness and Ableism. Next Thursday, August 28th at 4pm ET, we’ll learn about how anti-fatness and ableism are connected. More information and get your tickets here: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/08/back...
Black chalkboard background with white text that reads: Get your ticket for our second Back to School Learning Session! Anti-Fatness and Ableism. Thursday, August 28th at 4:00 PM ET. Tickets available on our website! More details and full line-up on next slides. There’s a chalk version of the ASAN logo at the bottom. Around the title of the presentation is a drawn orange chalk frame. Black chalkboard background with white text that reads: Anti-Fatness and Ableism. Anti-fatness and ableism often show up in different ways, but they’re deeply connected. Anti-fatness is the word for the ways in which fat people are discriminated against because of their weight. Both anti-fatness and ableism are rooted in harmful ideas about which bodies are ‘normal,’ valuable, or worthy of respect. In this presentation, Stephenie Baldassarre will teach about how anti-fatness and ableism overlap and affect people’s everyday lives—from doctor’s offices to sidewalks—and why it’s so important to address them together. Black chalkboard background with white text that reads: Tickets for all sessions are available on our website. Tickets are $25 per session or $60 for all three. We are also offering a sliding scale option of $15 per session or $30 for all three. Your ticket directly supports ASAN’s mission and helps us continue to create accessible, community-led resources and programs. Don’t miss our final upcoming session! Understanding Fascist Disability Policy - Esther Warwick Thursday, September 4th, 4:00 PM ET. There is a chalk rainbow in the bottom right corner.
August 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Today is #NHPIEqualPayDay. NHPI women must work EIGHT extra months to earn what white men made last year. 63¢ to the dollar is not equality—it’s injustice. We’re proud to fight for pay equity and the dignity all workers deserve.
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Worried about interacting with ICE? You’re not alone. Read @lapublicpress.bsky.social's recent article to learn how you can protect yourself and your neighbors.
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How to navigate living in an ICE-occupied neighborhood in LA County
Practical tools for protecting yourself, your family and your neighbors during immigration raids
lapublicpress.org
August 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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autisticadvocacy.org
On July 24, Trump signed an executive order that calls for expanding the use of civil commitment, making it easier to institutionalize people with disabilities. ASAN condemns this order and remains committed to protecting our right to live in the community. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/07/asan...
August 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Generative AI changes what things mean because it focuses on words, not the meaning. It adds words, changes meaning, and makes "plain language" that is not accessible. We know, because we tested it. Generative AI has no place in plain language. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/07/asan...
Grey textured background. In the bottom right corner, there is a red circle with a line through it. Inside there is blue text that reads AI. Black text reads: ASAN Says No Generative AI in Plain Language! Full plain language statement on our website. The ASAN logo is at the bottom. Dark grey textured background. There’s a lighter grey box with text that reads: Artificial intelligence is when a computer program does things that normally need to be done by humans. We call artificial intelligence “AI” for short. There are lots of different kinds of AI. The way AI works is by using data from people. Data is information a computer can read. AI programs read data made by people to understand what to do. Generative AI is a specific kind of AI. Generative AI can use data to make new things. Generative AI can create many kinds of new things, like: text images music/movies and more People have already started using generative AI to write plain language. Grey textured background. Text reads: In our statement, we explain the reasons why people should not use generative AI to write in plain language. Plain language is an important part of making things accessible for people with disabilities. Using generative AI makes “plain language” that is not actually accessible. We hope anyone who writes in plain language will not use generative AI. Here are the reasons we talk about in our statement: Generative AI changes what things mean Plain language is an idea that is too new for generative AI to understand Generative AI focuses on words, not ideas Generative AI has discrimination built-in Plain language is by and for disabled people Read our full statement to learn more about each of these reasons. Dark grey textured background. There is a blue “AI” with a red circle and line over it. The ASAN logo is at the bottom. There’s a light grey box with the following text: ASAN does not use generative AI for plain language. We hope people writing in plain language understand why you shouldn’t use generative AI for plain language. People writing in plain language should always talk to disabled people first. People with disabilities can give feedback to make stronger plain language papers. We do not need AI to do this work when we already know disabled people can. Nothing about us without us!
July 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM