Article snippet: Cecile Richards, the former CEO of abortion chain Planned Parenthood, and Alicia Garza, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, are partnering with Ai-jen Poo, director of National Domestic Workers Alliance. The women say one of the priorities of their group, dubbed Supermajority, is to create a “women’s New Deal for gender equality.” According to BuzzFeed News, the organizers plan to teach two million women how to engage in political activism. The report added: The progressive leaders said they will travel around the country for a “listening tour” to meet with women about priority issues. Amid concerns that Planned Parenthood’s new president, Dr. Leana Wen, is moving the abortion vendor away from politics and toward beefing up its diminishing healthcare services, Richards said she invited her former organization to join the new women’s effort, and Wen agreed. “If anything I feel like [Planned Parenthood is] really interested in how we can continue to grow this movement, and I’m really proud of the work they’re doing,” Richards said. “Alongside the entire Planned Parenthood family, I am thrilled about the launch of Supermajority, which builds upon the work of so many powerful women leaders and women’s rights advocates across the country,” Wen also said, according to the report. Richards said she and Poo have been planning the women’s political action group since even before she stepped down as Planned Parenthood president. “The two of us got together more than a year... Link to the full article to read more
Planned Parenthood, Black Lives Matter Leaders Partner for ‘Women’s New Deal’ Movement
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