Women's Voices Raised For Social Justice

10/22/2026

👻 Trick or Treat Yourself to Democracy 👻

Don’t wait until Election Day haunts you - use our Keeping Connected Frights and Rights newsletter to make a plan to vote today!

Find it here: https://conta.cc/47yRUXo

Want to take this guide trick or treating? Bring our mobile-friendly voter guide with you!

https://bit.ly/mobile-voter-guide

10/21/2026

Saturday, October 24
10am – 3pm CDT
Missourians across the state are launching volunteer teams to GET OUT THE VOTE.

Join us! https://www.mobilize.us/mogotv/

Politicians are counting on you to sit this one out. But this is the Show-Me State. And this November we will SHOW them once again that in Missouri, the will of the people is the supreme law.

No matter who we vote for, or what region of the state we live in, when we make our voices heard at the ballot box, that should matter. But again and again, politicians, lawyers, and lobbyists think they can do whatever they want, no matter what we decide.

Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and everyone in between agree: no matter where you stand on abortion or who we vote for, politicians don't get to overturn the voice of the people. And they don’t get to change the rules every time they lose.

10/17/2026

Friday, October 23
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Jury Elementary School
11950 Old Halls Ferry Road
Black Jack, MO 63033

WVR is taking a focused approach to supporting future generations.

Deshunai Barlowe, our Outreach/Membership Director, presented a proposal to the WVR Board to provide $500 to each of two public school teachers at Jury Elementary in the Hazelwood District. These teachers are navigating increased class sizes in an under-resourced district, often purchasing essential classroom supplies with their own money.

The WVR Board enthusiastically approved the proposal, recognizing that even a small investment today can make a meaningful difference in the lives of students—and create a ripple effect that may reach generations to come.

Join us Friday, October 23, for a ceremony formally recognizing this grant as we celebrate WVR’s strengthened relationship with Jury Elementary and the Hazelwood School District. The event will also provide an opportunity to explore ways to sustain this engagement beyond the ceremony, including future school and community partnership opportunities.

10/16/2026

We want to empower Missourians with the information they need to make informed voting decisions and ensure their voices are heard at the ballot box. This mobile friendly voter guide offers Missouri voters comprehensive information on:

🖊️ Voter Registration
⏰ Early Voting
🗳️ Know What Is On Your Ballot
📍Finding Your Polling Locations
🪪 Voter ID Requirements
✉️Provisional Ballots
⭐ Voter Resources and Language Accessibility
✅ Accessibility Options
📱Election Protection hotline and
🫶 Volunteering on Election Day

Join us in ensuring every Missourian can participate confidently in the democratic process.

This voter guide by Women’s Voices Raised For Social Justice offers Missouri voters comprehensive information on:Voter RegistrationEarly VotingKnow What Is On Your BallotFinding Your Polling LocationsVoter ID RequirementsProvisional BallotsVo...

10/15/2026

👀📚 The Turnaway Project x The After Party Book Club is Coming...

✨🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Brining Black literature & Reproductive Justice into the same conversation. As part of the Turnaway Project, we’ll gather for community book club discussions featuring abortion research and community conversation to explore reproductive choice, bodily autonomy, and reproductive justice.

The first book we'll be discussing is ✨📖 Truth Is by Hannah V. Sawyerr!

👥 𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬–𝟮:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍The Drip Community Coffeehouse
3615 Potomac Street, St. Louis, MO
🔗 RSVP Link: https://theafterpartystltruthis.eventbrite.com

💻 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹: 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟲:𝟯𝟬–𝟴:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍Zoom
🔗 RSVP Link: https://theafterpartystltruthiszoom.eventbrite.com

The meetups will create space for participants to discuss the book, connect its themes to findings from The Turnaway Study, reflect on common assumptions and biases about abortion, and engage in meaningful conversation about reproductive justice. Participants will not be required to have OR share personal abortion experiences.

✨📚 Synopsis: Truth Is follows Truth Bangura, a seventeen-year-old Black girl, Philadelphia slam poet, and high school senior who discovers she is pregnant by her ex-boyfriend. Certain about the decision she makes for herself, Truth turns to poetry, her notebook, and her slam team as she navigates family conflict, friendship, judgment, and a future she is still trying to imagine.

Told through free verse, journal entries, and poetry, the novel explores reproductive choice, first love, family expectations, community, and the power of finding your voice.

🎤 A coming-of-age story about making your own choices and learning to speak your truth.

10/14/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩?
Proposition A helps D.C. politicians. It is a power grab, allowing politicians to choose their voters, by changing how Missouri's congressional maps are drawn.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝗡𝗢 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀 𝐝𝐨?
A no vote stops politicians from rigging our maps to benefit themselves at the expense of Missouri voters. A no vote stops politicians from choosing their voters.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
As a former mayor of Parkville, Kathy Dusenbery knows all politics is local, and Prop A takes decisions about Missouri away from Missourians. She's a lifelong conservative and a registered Republican, and she believes politicians picking their voters is wrong no matter which party is in control.

Stand with People Not Politicians MO and vote NO on Prop A on or before Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Who does Proposition A help?Proposition A helps D.C. politicians. ...

10/13/2026

Three ways to advocate this week!

𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐎 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐀 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫! 🗳️💙

Join us for a postcard party to encourage voters to head to the polls and make their voices heard.

🔥 Let’s organize, mobilize, and make our voices count this November!

Thank you to our partners AFGE Labor Organization D9 WFP Department, Webster Groves Presbyterian Church and National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis.

10/09/2026

Why are Republicans and Democrats voting NO on Proposition A this November?

A Republican lawmaker said he is voting no "because right is right and wrong is wrong, no matter who is doing it". Republicans, Democrats, and the conservative House speaker all voted against rigging Missouri's congressional map. Rigging maps to hold onto power is wrong, no matter which party you belong to.

Who does a yes vote on Proposition A help?A yes vote on Propositio...

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

📣 October Program: A Looming Crisis for Seniors
Join us Thursday, October 8 at the Center of Clayton for an important conversation about the challenges facing seniors in St. Louis County - and learn more about Prop S and Seniors Count.

🗳️Come early and write NO on 3 and NO on PROP A postcards.

🕡 Doors open: 6:00 p.m. | Program: 7 p.m.
📍 Center of Clayton, 50 Gay Avenue, Clayton, MO
🎟️ Free and open to the public

Register: bit.ly/seniors-count