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41% of babies’ births are covered by Medicaid.
49% of children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
35% of people with disabilities are covered by Medicaid.

HANDS OFF. NO CUTS TO MEDICAID.
April 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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MAY 4: SOLIDARITY: AWARENESS IN ACTION. Free.
With Roshi Joan.
upaya.org/program/awareness-in-action-with-roshi-joan-halifax-may-2025/
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Watch the full documentary here:
Before a Breath: America’s Stillbirth Crisis | FULL DOCUMENTARY
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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NEW: A coalition of over 200 North Carolina jurists, attorneys, government officials and more sign a letter urging Jefferson Griffin (R) to cease his efforts to overturn the result of the state Supreme Court election he lost.
NC Legal Community: ‘Tens of Thousands of Voters Will Lose Their Voice’ If GOP’s Supreme Court Lawsuit Succeeds
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Ways to show up for our libraries:

-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
March 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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The government has ousted 880 earth scientists, meteorologists, computer modelers, and space weather forecasters across NOAA, about 7 percent of the workforce.

The gutting of NOAA should make you very angry — and worried.

@vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4020...
Who needs weather reports anyway?
How layoffs at NOAA reveal a flaw in the government’s hiring system, briefly explained.
www.vox.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Fun act of resistance

1. Google Gulf of Mexico

2. Click the three little dots to the right of “Gulf of America”

3. Select "Send Feedback"

4. Click on "Gulf Of America" text

5. Select "Inaccurate content"

6. Select "Incorrect" and type whatever else you want

Let's flood Google on this!
February 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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So naturally, you know what to do…👇

Enjoy. 😎✨
February 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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If a 19-year-old Canadian who calls himself Big Balls marches into your federal agency and demands access to your system, telling him to fuck right off should be the mildest reaction you have.
February 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
February 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Guide for immigrant patient safety in health care settings.
January 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Feb 2 AWARENESS IN ACTION: Climate
Christiana Figueres, climate diplomat, architect of the Paris Climate Accord. A voice we need to hear now!
Join, free, online: upaya.org/program/engaged-buddhism-online-february-2025/
January 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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January 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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You, our cherished sangha, have provided much inspiration as we meet the world today. We wish you peace this New Year.

Please enjoy our latest blog on "Vows for the Coming Year", with a special note from Roshi Joan. 🙏
www.upaya.org/2024/12/upay... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Upaya Zen Center: Vows for the Coming Year
May all beings, all living things, all creatures, all species, all individuals, all those in unhappy states, including ourselves, may all be free from…
www.upaya.org
December 31, 2024 at 6:53 PM
youtu.be/7ov8spkd6lA.
For all beloved gone beyond and all who remember: all I ask of you is forever to remember me loving you.
Ishq Allah Ma'bud Lillah by CarolAnn Barrows
YouTube video by CarolAnn Barrows
youtu.be
December 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Registered and ready for this resource.
You can now register for the entire series of AWARENESS IN ACTION with www.upaya.org/program/awar...
With Stewarded by Roshi Joan Halifax, Sensei Kozan Palevsky, Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau. With Jon Kabat-Zinn, Rebecca Solinit, Christiana Figueres, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Ruth King, and more.
December 21, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Seeing this increase across the country as resources for elder care and housing decline.
The increase in older adult homelessness in California has led to an alarming spike in hypothermia-related deaths.

Warming centers can provide immediate relief, but they are only a stopgap. The best way to prevent these hypothermia deaths is to prevent homelessness in the first place.
More Californians Are Freezing to Death. Experts Point to More Older Homeless People. - KFF Health News
Hypothermia deaths have risen in California and across the nation. Experts point to the growing number of older, unsheltered homeless people as a key factor in the trend.
kffhealthnews.org
December 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM
“Use your voice!” Patti Smith to close the day.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Wz...
Choir! Choir! Choir! & Patti Smith sing "PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER" in NYC with Stewart Copeland
YouTube video by Choir! Choir! Choir!
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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Federal rollbacks on environmental protections are disheartening to envision.
But @burke_professor reflects on the past to give hope for local action in a recent @JohnsHopkinsSPH podcast.
Here’s to climate-forward hotbeds rising in 2025! #MomsFactCheck #MomDetective
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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DeSantis blocked heat protection for workers. Florida workers died in the heat. Their deaths were kept from authorities.

www.tampabay.com/investigatio...
Florida workers died in the heat. Their deaths were kept from authorities
A Times investigation found twice as many workers have died across the state from heat than officials know.
www.tampabay.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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When non-violent protest in defense of human and planetary health is criminalized, everyone loses. We must fight this perverse disregard of human life . www.theguardian.com/environment/... @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
From the US to Uganda, how climate activism has been criminalised in 2024
In this week’s Down To Earth newsletter: The global crackdown against climate activists and groups is clearly part of the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to crush dissent and keep burning the planet• ...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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Jan 19, AWARENESS IN ACTION: MEETING THE WORLD WITH LIFE-GIVING HANDS – ACTUALIZING UNFALTERING ENGAGED PRACTICE IN OUR TIME
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Online, 11-12:30PM MT, free, online
www.upaya.org/program/awar...
December 11, 2024 at 11:14 PM