ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - 2011
OUR MISSION
T h e mission of the National La t i n a Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health and justice for Latinas, their families and their communities through public education, community mobilization and policy advocacy.
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CHAIR’S REPORT Today, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is a leading national policy and advocacy organization that brings to the halls of Congress the voices and perspectives of thousands of Latinas that would otherwise be invisible. And yet, it has only been 8 years since the organization re-launched with a small budget and almost no staff. We have come a long way from such a tenuous state and much of the reason can be attributed to our amazing leader – Silvia Henriquez. I remember well the day we interviewed Silvia for NLIRH’s Executive Director position. As she responded to our various questions, it became very clear that she was a smart, poised woman with the core skills necessary to take over the leadership of the organization. But what truly sold us on her candidacy was the passion with which she talked about reproductive rights and the work of NLIRH. It wasn’t vociferous passion – if you know Silvia even a little bit you know that’s not her style. Instead, what she conveyed was the kind of tempered strength and passion that is all too often underestimated and yet so effective. The kind of strength and passion that can transform an organization faltering in support and impact into a strong, financially stable institution with the ability to navigate the challenges of an exigent field with significant success. Eight years later, I find myself looking back at everything Silvia has accomplished over the years with great pride and honor. Silvia’s leadership and vision has strengthened our ability to develop and support policy advocacy efforts directly shaped by the powerful stories and experiences of Latina women in communities across the country. She has increased our visibility and has made NLIRH a key player in the field of reproductive rights. Internally, she has built
our operations and systems and recruited a team of strong, smart women each with her own set of skills and priorities but all with the same type of passion and dedication. It is really difficult to see Silvia go but I take comfort in knowing that she leaves behind an organization that is strong, vibrant and poised to move into a new stage of development. As we welcome a new leader, we are excited about the future of the organization. We see great opportunities for NLIRH – a broader and deeper set of relationships with our community, even greater visibility and impact on local, state and national reproductive rights policy issues and more strategic partnerships with organizations and coalitions dedicated to improving the lives of Latinos. In this exciting time of change and opportunity, we look to all of you - our colleagues, friends, partners and funders to more deliberately engage in and support the work of NLIRH. We have accomplished a lot but need your support now more than ever. We look forward to many more years of growth and success and hope we can count on your help to get us there! Gracias por tu liderazgo, Silvia! Te deseamos lo mejor! Con mucho cariño,
Berta Colón Board Chair
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT I am excited to share our Annual Report for this past year and thank you for your interest and support of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH). It is thrilling to see on paper all of our accomplishments from just one year. In what has been widely described as one of the most challenging years for the reproductive rights movement, NLIRH continued to challenge new obstacles and advance reproductive justice. Our commitment to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health and justice for Latinas remains steadfast. Our 2010 publication, Removing Stigma: Towards a Complete Understanding of Young Latinas’ Sexual Health is helping us envision a world where young Latinas can live a healthy sexual life free from judgment and discrimination. This white paper has promoted new perspectives and creative policy solutions that will allow young women to access affordable, confidential and unbiased services and information whether they are parenting, ending a pregnancy or learning about their sexual health. During this past year, we also focused on the reproductive health of LGBTQ Latin@s. NLIRH is furthering its work as an ally organization in the LGBTQ movement while simultaneously working side-by-side in our own community to address homophobia and heterosexim. Hand-in-hand with this work, we are ensuring that our policy recommendations on health care access take into account the needs of the LGBTQ community. Access to abortion care remained a major concern nationwide, and NLIRH was a leading organization in the fight for abortion access. From lobbying in the halls of Congress to talking to the media, we ensured that the Latina voice was influential in these debates.
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In addition, we partnered with Reproductive Health Technologies Project to launch the first national public opinion poll on Latino attitudes on abortion. This poll is the first of its kind and promises to significantly increase our understanding of Latino attitudes and experiences. Finally, the National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR) that NLIRH started in 2006 now has close to 60 members nationwide and has been a leader in lifting the voices and reproductive health care needs of immigrants. We have helped organizations across the country promote a more respectful and nuanced dialogue about Latinas and immigration, we have hosted a Congressional briefing to bring those messages to the Congress, and we have worked with media outlets to change the narrative. Whether by protecting the 14th Amendment or using the media to challenge stigmatizing assumptions about women immigrants, the Coalition, co-led by NLIRH and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, is using reproductive justice as a tool for policy change. At NLIRH, our organizational agenda is always packed but the work is always conducted on behalf of our community with the utmost love and passion. As I step down from my leadership role this month and hand the torch to a new Executive Director, I am grounded with admiration and hopefulness. The staff, its board and every one of our supporters are what have kept this organization cutting-edge, bold and effective. I am confident that the next leader will take NLIRH through new opportunities and successes with grace, vision and strength. Un Fuerte Abrazo,
Silvia Henriquez Executive Director, 2003-2011
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POLICY ADVOCACY NLIRH worked in partnership with many of our colleague organizations to advance the reproductive health, rights and justice of Latinas around the country. One of NLIRH’s strengths includes our demonstrated ability to affect policy change at the local, state, and national levels – through legislative and administrative policy. Our Policy Agenda reflects the voice of the Latina/o community, and is garnered from the realities and concerns of our activists on the ground through the work of our Community Mobilization department. Since we opened our Washington, DC Policy Office almost three years ago, NLIRH has built relationships with policymakers, worked with elected and appointed officials by providing them with concrete ways to address reproductive health disparities within Latino/a communities, and provided feedback and content for policy priorities. Moreover, state and national policymakers have increasingly reached out to NLIRH for data, language and feedback on various proposals and projects.
Over the past year, in line with our National Agenda for Reproductive Justice, our Policy Team has been diligently working on NLIRH’s three programmatic areas: HEALTH REFORM AND ACCESS TO ABORTION “[T]he true intention of H.R. 3 and other anti-abortion access and funding bills must not be ignored: to undermine women’s autonomy to make informed decisions and to deny women the ability to care for their families.”- Silvia Henriquez in The Huffington Post NLIRH worked in partnership with many of our reproductive health organizations to ensure that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 included access to abortion and provided affordable care to immigrants and low-income families. While we gained some positive change in our health care system, today, one year after health reform, we continue to fight for the last sliver of abortion access. H.R. 3 has been a priority for NLIRH. However, we also have a long-term goal of changing the public opinion of Latinas on abortion. NLIRH has partnered with the Reproductive Health Technologies Project (RHTP) to launch the first national public opinion poll regarding Latina/o attitudes on abortion– with generous support from the Ford Foundation. This multi-faceted research study will provide an indepth understanding of the factors which shape Latinas/os’ thoughts and feelings about abortion. We are rolling out our findings as this report goes to print. Here is a preview: A significant number of Latinos agree with this statement...
“A Latina who decides to end a pregnancy should have our community’s support and respect, even if we don’t all agree with her decision.”
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National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health REMOVING STIGMA: TOWARDS A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF YOUNG LATINAS’ SEXUAL HEALTH
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ELIMINATING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES Teen Pregnancy and Healthy Young Motherhood: Over the past few years, NLIRH has been working hard to shift the conversation on teen pregnancy and young motherhood from a judgmental and stigmatizing perspective to one that supports young mothers’ healthy outcomes. From sitting on advisory tables on reproductive health at the White House to releasing our white paper on removing stigma to working with legislators to introduce legislation that would help young mothers succeed, NLIRH’s Healthy Pregnancies Initiative has challenged the stigmatizing narratives that paint young mothers as irresponsible, hopeless, and drains on the state. In May 2010, NLIRH published our revised White Paper, Removing Stigma: Towards a Complete Understanding of Young Latinas’ Sexual Health, which reviews recent research on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health, sets forth a reproductive justice framework for advancing the sexual health of Latina ,*1,'$' /8' ' 6$ ,&,$ 7 6 adolescents, and lays out policy ap-8 proaches to ensure that communities in which healthy decisions about sexuality and reproduction are supported :+$7·6 7+( 5($/ 352%/(0" ¢&8É/ (6 (/ 352%/(0$ (1 5($/,'$'" 722/.,7 )25 $&7,21
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In March 2011, NLIRH launched our bilingual educational campaign, What’s the Real Problem? Young Motherhood, Stigma, and Reproductive Justice, a toolkit that offers various ways to reframe the discourse surrounding young motherhood in Latina/o communities – from film screenings to story collecting. 1$7,21$/ /$7,1$ ,167,787( )25 5(352'8&7,9( +($/7+
LGBTQ Latin@s face additional challenges, including xenophobia, racism and language barriers. Last year, with new funding from the Arcus Foundation to launch our LGBTQ Latin@ Health Initiative, NLIRH made our work on the reproductive health of LGBTQ Latin@s more intentional – by serving as an ally organization, addressing homophobia and heterosexim in Latin@ communities across the U.S., and ensuring that our policy recommendations regarding access to health care take into account the needs of the LGBTQ community. Later in 2011, we will publish our first brief on the Reproductive Health Care Needs of LGBTQ Latin@s.
IMMIGRANT WOMEN’S RIGHTS Critics of immigrants have launched a full-scale advocacy campaign of fear and resentment about immigrant women and their families. Misconstruing basic facts about immigration and using hateful phrases such as “anchor babies,” “illegals,” and “alien invaders,” anti-family and anti-immigrant lawmakers have been advocating for legislation at the state and federal level that would deny fundamental citizenship laws. As a co-founder and Steering Committee member of the National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR), the only national coalition that focuses specifically on women and gender issues in the public debate on immigration, NLIRH has been working hard to protect the 14th Amendment, elevate the voices of immigrant women, and push back against dehumanizing rhetoric and direct attacks on Latina immigrants and our families.
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LGBTQ Latin@s: La Conexión Queer | Reproductive Rights for Latina(os) in the LGBTQ Community: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) members of the Latin@ community face particular considerations when it comes to their reproductive rights and health. While barriers exist for all LGBTQ people, including but not limited to discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and expression when accessing health care services,
On March 21, 2010, thousands of people from all over the U.S. flew, drove, and walked to Washington D.C. to march for immigration reform, organized by Reform Immigration for America. NLIRH and other members of the NCIWR printed and distributed thousands of signs and buttons to the general public that carried an immigrant women centered message, with the goal of shifting the public discourse around immigrant rights to also look at the unique needs of immigrant women – historically overlooked in the debate. Our signage was captured in colleagues’ publications and blogs.
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COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION NLIRH’s Community Mobilization Department identifies and cultivates the activism and leadership of Latinas around the United States to participate as grassroots activists in the reproductive health, rights and justice movement. By using a Reproductive Justice framework and analysis, NLIRH’s Community Mobilization Department creates a pro-active national advocacy campaign, elevates the voices of all Latinas to the center of the debate, promotes new and relevant leadership from local, state and national levels, and recognizes the need to build power and a movement in local communities that will influence and change national policies. NLIRH’s Community Mobilization Department is Centered on the Following Initiatives: Latinas Organizing for Leadership and Advocacy (LOLA) Trainings: NLIRH’s bilingual (English & Spanish) LOLA trainings seek to build a group of Latina leaders, strengthen the voices of Latinas and elevate them as powerful group across the U.S. that can influence policy decisions which directly impact their lives, families, and communities. NLIRH has completed 12 LOLA trainings throughout the country in the past 7 years. In 2010, we cultivated new Latina/o leaders through LOLA trainings that we conducted in Wisconsin and New York City. As a result of these trainings, we now have three new Latina Advocacy Networks - in Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; and New York City. Latina Advocacy Networks (LANs): The National Latina Advocacy Network is an association of regional Latina Advocacy Networks (LANs) developed in coordination with NLIRH to advance reproductive justice on a local and national level. LANs are our primary vehicle for engaging our constituents in the national movement for reproductive justice. NLIRH currently has LANs in New York, Minnesota, Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin.
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Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice: In August 2010, NLIRH in conjunction with California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) and Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) launched the first ever Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice. The goal was to promote and highlight what Latina advocates and activists are doing to advance the reproductive health and rights of people in their communities. During this week, NLIRH promoted the importance of ensuring affordable and free birth control under the women’s health amendment as a preventative service. National Advocacy Weekend: In March 2011, NLIRH hosted our fourth National Advocacy Weekend (NAW) – a three-day training on policy, advocacy and lobbying – in Washington, D.C. Thirty-one activists from around the country gathered in Washington, DC, and spoke with more than thirty-five representatives from eight different states. Our advocacy was focused on the attacks on immigrant women and the 14th amendment, as well as the multiple attacks on abortion rights.The activists employed the power of storytelling to make sure their Representatives heard from their constituents about these bills.
RESEARCH NLIRH strongly believes that a reproductive justice platform must be informed by the experiences of women at the grassroots level. We actively engage and educate Latino communities through community based participatory action research (CBPR) and training. Our CBPR and other Latina-led research on the reproductive health of Latinas directly shapes and advances reproductive justice policy advocacy and connects grassroots activists with effective tools for movement and leadership building.
Over the past year, our Research Department has produced the following publications: RESEARCH BRIEF
September 2010
LATINA IMMIGRANT WOMEN’S ACCESS TO ABORTION: Insights from Interviews with Latina Grasstops Leaders LIZA FUENTES, MPH
Abortion Primer: In June 2010, NLIRH published our bilingual Abortion Primer, which provides a summary of medically accurate information to Latinas and all women about abortion. The Primer also provides tips about where to find information and resources on abortion, and points out both misinformation and misleading information that attempt to frighten and shame women who consider – or try to learn more about – abortion. ABORTION: A PRIMER FOR LATINAS
Population Control by Sterilization: The Case of Puerto Rican and Mexican-Origin Women in the United States: A peer-reviewed article written by Board Member Elena Gutierrez and former Senior Research Associate Liza Fuentes was published in the Latino(a) Research Review in 2010.
NLIRH conducted a series of qualitative, semi-structured interviews with Latina “grasstops” leaders in immigrant communities in three regions: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and New York City, New York. These 3 regions were chosen for three key reasons:
Abortion Research Brief: In September 2010 to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month, NLIRH published our Abortion Research Brief entitled “Latina immigrant women’s access to abortion: Insights from interviews with Latina grasstops leaders.” [1] Three themes emerged from participants’ responses regarding abortion: lack of access to adequate information and referrals, the impact of abortion on funding for programs and services, and immigrant youth access to abortion. The Research Brief on Abortion was distributed at the networking breakfast reception co-sponsored by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), NLIRH, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) during the 2010 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Policy Conference on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, in Washington, DC. It was also distributed at the American Public Health Association conference on November 7, 2010. The Research Brief on Abortion has also been disseminated to legislators on the Hill by our Policy Director. t Minnesota, Texas, and New York are states in which NLIRH has built long-term partnerships with Latina activists on the ground, and therefore is committed to research that can advance reproductive health policy in these regions.
t These three regions represent examples of the diverse Latino communities in the United States. Each place has a unique socio-historical context in which Latino communities were established, different economic conditions and degrees of urbanization, and at the state and local level, varying policies and programs supporting Latina health. These differences allowed us to acknowledge Latino communities’ diversity in our research.
t We may identify potential commonalities that can contribute to understanding and making of national level policies, such as integrating the impact of immigration status into efforts to advance Latina reproductive health.
BACKGROUND
Understanding Latinas’ experiences with abortion is important in order to dispel stereotypes and ensure that Latinas have timely, safe access to abortion services. Latinas have more than twice the abortion rate (28 abortions per 1000 women) of white women (11/1000); this is explained in part by Latinas’ higher pregnancy rate overall (146.3 per 1,000 women) compared to white women (84.3 pregnancies per 1,000 women). In fact, when Latinas become pregnant, they are only somewhat more likely to have an abortion compared to white women. In 2004, 22% of Latinas’ pregnancies ended in abortion, compared to 15% of pregnancies among white women. This difference in abortion ratios between Latinas and white women overall is likely attributable in part to higher rates of unintended pregnancy among Latinas. When looking at just unintended pregnancy, the disparity in abortion ratios disappears: in 2001 43% of unintended pregnancies among Latinas ended in abortion and 44% among white women did. Health access inequities may explain why: compared to white women, Latinas have significantly lower rates of health insurance coverage and are disproportionately low-income , both of which make accessing family planning services more difficult. Other research also indicates that some Latinas may have higher rates of contraceptive failure when they do use a family planning method.
Latina adolescents however, have slightly lower abortion ratios compared to white girls: in 2004, 25% of pregnancies among Latina youth aged 1519 ended in abortion, compared to 30% of pregnancies among their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Taken together, these data about Latina pregnancy and abortion paint a complex picture: while overall 7% more of the pregnancies among Latinas ended in abortion compared to white women, 5% fewer of Latina adolescents’ pregnancies ended in abortion compared to white adolescents. The gap has widened among youth: in 2006, 6.4% fewer pregnancies among Latina youth ended in abortion compared to white girls. For Latina youth, similar access is-
sues might also contribute to their lower abortion ratio compared to white girls. For example, they may be less likely to have the insurance or money to pay for an abortion compared to white girls. The logistics of getting an abortion poses barriers for all youth, but may disproportionately constrain young Latinas—they must often get out of school, navigate parental consent laws, get transportation, and often want or need confidential care. Some Latina adolescents may also be more open to becoming a mother compared to white girls, and therefore less likely to choose abortion when they become pregnant. Like U.S. born Latinas, many immigrant Latinas in the United States face several barriers to abortion services, such as disproportionately low rates of health insurance coverage, and high rates of low-income. In addition, immigrant women may not get the health services they need because of the federal 5-year ban on Medicaid eligibility for immigrants, fear of using healthcare services because of their or a family member’s immigration status, and among some immigrant women, a lack of knowledge about laws regarding their right to abortion services. Despite these social and policy realities, popular perceptions of Latinas as being monolithically against abortion or as not ever considering abortion because of religious or conservative beliefs persist. However, little research is available documenting the experiences and perspectives of Latinas, especially immigrants, regarding access and utilization of abortion information and services. By conducting interviews with Latina “grasstops” leaders, we sought to document their perspectives on the role of abortion in their own advocacy, organizing, health education and services work. The purpose of these interviews was to identify the reproductive health issues that Latina grasstops leaders saw as priorities for their communities as well as identify strengths and strategies that they are using to address those issues. This research brief will present the analysis of participants’ responses regarding abortion.
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[1] Fuentes L. Latina immigrant women’s access to abortion: Insights from interviews with Latina grasstops leaders. Research Brief. New York: National Latina Institute
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STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS NLIRH uses strategic communications as an important strategy to disseminate the organization’s comprehensive vision of reproductive justice. We literally change the conversation, which not only increases NLIRH’s visibility but also influences public opinion, builds a robust constituency, and changes public policy. As the only national Latina health and reproductive justice organization representing an increasingly diverse and growing Latina population, NLIRH’s strategic communications has been key to advancing our mission and promoting our national reproductive health and justice agenda. In total, NLIRH reached more than 50 million people domestically and around the world with its media messages, and influenced the messages about Latinas and reproductive health to an even greater audience. Our media appearances included some of the most important media outlets for Latinas, including NPR’s Latino USA, Latina Magazine, and the major newspapers such as La Opinión, El Diario, and the Houston Chronicle. We also engaged the leading outlets on feminist issues, from Ms. Magazine to Mom’s Rising. We launched new strategies to further engage online news pages and social media outlets, resulting in reaching tens of millions on outlets such as the Huffington Post, the Washington Post, the Nation, and RH Reality Check. Our growing policy presence in Washington, DC generated increased interest in our reproductive justice perspective, including inside-the-beltway outlets such as Slate and Roll Call. Our policy analysis as well as our voices from the field were amplified in the media and shaped the way that decision-makers think about these critical issues.
RADIO March 4, 2011 NPR (Latino USA with Maria Hinojosa): “Planned Parenthood on Trial: Latinos and the Debate over Reproductive Rights” (Silvia Henriquez) March 4, 2011 The Michael Eric Dyson Show: “Latina Health; Lateefah Simon; Belva Davis; Radio Meet-up” (Silvia Henriquez) February 2, 2011 Pacifica Radio (WPFW): “Cervical Cancer by Rebecca Medina” (Rebecca Medina) August 19, 2010 Radio Bilingüe: “Haciendo Justicia en la Suprema Corte” (Verónica Bayetti Flores) July 13, 2010 KPFA FM Radio- La Raza Chronicles: “Health Care Reform” (Elizabeth Barajas-Roman) March 24, 2010 WBAI Pacifica Radio: “Joy of Resistance with Fran Luck” (Elizabeth Barajas-Roman)
PRINT April 2, 2010 The Brownsville Herald: “Who has been left out of Health Care Reform?” (NLIRH Ad) March 31, 2010 Valley Town Crier, South McAllen-Mission: “Who has been left out of Health Care Reform?” (NLIRH Ad) January 4, 2010 The Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX): “Now is the Time for Latinas to Speak Up” (Jessica González-Rojas)
TELEVISION March 16, 2011 “Independent Sources” (Channel 75—CUNY TV): “Transcending Race” (featuring Verónica Bayetti Flores) October 14, 2010 Telemundo (New York, NY): “Denuncian mala información a mujeres” (Verónica Bayetti Flores) January 15, 2010 GritTV with Laura Flanders: “Reproductive Rights as Human Rights” (Silvia Henriquez)
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ONLINE MEDIA /BLOG ARTICLES/WEB PODCASTS 2011 January 3, 2011 Igniting Change: The Ms. Foundation for Women Blog: “Upping the Ante: States Move to Attack Immigrants’ Rights, 14th Amendment” January 4, 2011 AlterNet: “Upping the Ante: States Move to Attack Immigrants’ Rights, 14th Amendment” January 18, 2011 RH Reality Check: “Anti-Choice Republicans Using Repeal as Attack on Reproductive Rights” January 20, 2011 Igniting Change: The Ms. Foundation for Women Blog: “Memo to the Right: Preventing Pregnancy IS a Preventive Service” January 21, 2011 The Nation: “Defending ‘Roe v. Wade’” January 23, 2011 El Diario: “Luchando por el derecho al aborto, otra vez” (Verónica Bayetti-Flores) February 8, 2011 El Diario: “En busca de consenso” (Jessica González-Rojas) February 17, 2011 Huffington Post: “Missing: Women of Color in the Abortion Debate” (Silvia Henriquez) February 25, 2011 Colorlines: “How Arizona’s New Anti-Immigrant Bills Target Women” (Elizabeth Barajas-Román) March 10, 2011 Latina Magazine: “Our Reproductive Health Under Attack: How a New Bill Would Affect Latinas” (Jessica González-Rojas)
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January 22, 2010 RH Reality Check: “Securing Real Choices Means Going Beyond “Choices”” (Silvia Henriquez)
July 12, 2010 Our Bodies Ourselves: “Health Care Reform and Family Planning”
February 23, 2010 Feministing.com: “Debunking myths about immigrants and health care costs” (Nicole Cata)
July 21, 2010 The Huffington Post: “The Myth of the Teen Pregnancy Epidemic”
March 19, 2010 RH Reality Check: “Reproductive Justice for Latinas: the Struggle Continues” (Verónica Bayetti Flores)
July 29, 2010 The Nation: “Baby Baiting” (Silvia Henriquez)
April 28, 2010 New America Media: “Study Finds Sex Education Failing in California” May 4, 2010 UTNE Reader: “Is Arizona Immigration Law a Feminist Issue?” May 4, 2010 Roll Call: “Henriquez: Protect Our Families Against Arizona’s New Anti-Immigration Law” (Silvia Henriquez) May 5, 2010 Jezebel: “Is Arizona Law a Feminist Issue?” May 12, 2010 RH Reality Check: “Bridging the Generational Divide in the Struggle for Reproductive Justice” May 14, 2010 RH Reality Check: “Why is the Arizona Immigration Law a ‘Women’s Issue?’” June 1, 2010 Feministing.com: “Calling for a Shift in Discourse on Young Motherhood” (Verónica Bayetti Flores) June 4, 2010 MomsRising.org: “Why is the Arizona Immigration Law a Women’s Issue?”
January 4, 2010 The Houston Chronicle E-Edition (Houston, TX): “Now is the Time for Latinas to Speak Up” (Jessica González-Rojas)
June 15, 2010 DC.BroadwayWorld.com: “Eva Longoria Parker, Arturo Sandoval, Lin-Manuel Miranda Honored at CHCI Awards 9/15”
January 21, 2010 El Semanario: “Colorado Latinas and the Call for Real Health Care Reform” (Charlene Barrientos-Ortiz)
June 21, 2010 RH Reality Check: “Arizona’s Immigration Law: Latinas Take their Case to Congress” (Intern Lucy Panza)
August 9, 2010 Our Bodies Ourselves: “First Annual Latina Week of Action for RJ” August 10, 2010The Huffington Post: “Latinas and the High Cost of Birth Control” (Silvia Henriquez) August 11, 2010RH Reality Check: “I Chose Withdrawal and I Knew What I was Doing” August 13, 2010 COLORLINES: “Latinas Rallying for RJ” August 18, 2010 El Diario: “Nueva opción fuera del alcance de latinas” (Jessica González-Rojas) September 17, 2010 Philanthropedia: “Ranked Nonprofits: National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice” October 7, 2010 JSOnline: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Latinos and Reproductive Justice” (Maria Elena Perez) October 8, 2010 Latinovations: La Plaza: “Guest Blogger Series: Verónica Bayetti Flores ‘Gender, Health and Immigration Detention’” (Verónica Bayetti Flores) November 6, 2010 El Diario: “El impacto de las elecciones de medio término” (Jessica González-Rojas) December 21, 2010 RH Reality Check: “Fighting for Justice in 2010: Heroines and Heroes We Admire” (Silvia Henriquez)
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2010 FINANCIAL REPORT
EXPENSES 2010 PERSONNEL $ Salaries Employee Benefits
589,000.00 145,890.00
TOTAL PERSONNEL
$
734,890.00
PROGRAM EXPENSES Management & Administrative
$
135,000.00 65,000.00 80,000.00 40,000.00 15,000.00 7,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 25,000.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00
Travel Communications Information Technology Research and Analysis Translation Postage and Shipping Printing, Copies and Design Forums and Meetings Trainings Project Development Outreach and Organizing TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES
$ $
437,000.00 1,171,890.00
(Personnel and Other Expenses)
INDIRECT/OPERATING EXPENSES TOTAL INDIRECT/OPERATING TOTAL EXPENSES (Direct and Indirect)
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EXPENSES $ $
295,000.00 1,466,890.00
REVENUES 2010 Project Support General Operating Support Carryover*
$
192,000.00 1,274,287.90 602.10
TOTAL REVENUES
$
1,466,890.00
*Carryover includes earned revenues from previous years
HONORING OUR SUPPORTERS for their commitment to the reproductive health and justice of Latinas, their families, and their communities.
NLIRH is grateful to each and every individual whose generous contribution made our critical work possible. With deepest gratitude, NLIRH thanks the following foundations for their outstanding support in 2010 – 2011: Anonymous Arcus Foundation Educational Foundation of America Ford Foundation General Service Foundation Groundswell Fund Horizons Institute of International Education Irving Harris Foundation Jessie Smith Noyes Justice Fund Law Students for Reproductive Justice Moriah Fund Ms. Foundation for Women New Prospect Foundation New York Grant Company Prospect Hill Foundation Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund Scherman Foundation Third Wave Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Tides Foundation / Mark Krueger Charitable Fund William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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NLIRH BOARD, STAFF, AND CONSULTANTS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (partial list with one member who wishes to remain anonymous)
Berta Colón, Board Chairperson Destiny Lopez, Board Vice-Chair Natalia Barolín Raquel Donoso, MPH Laura Esquivel Elena Gutiérrez, Ph.D. Angela Hooton, J.D. Charlene Barrientos Ortiz Pablo Rodriguez, MD
STAFF Stephanie Alvarado, National Field Organizer Elizabeth Barajas-Román, Director of Policy Verónica Bayetti Flores, Senior Policy Analyst Samantha Elena Erskine, Manager of Development Liza Fuentes, Senior Research Associate (2008-2010) Jessica González-Rojas, Deputy Director Danielle Hawkes, Law Students for Reproductive Justice Legal Fellow Silvia Henriquez, Executive Director Rebecca Medina, Policy Analyst Maria Elena Perez, Director of Community Mobilization Yasmine Rodulfo, Operations Manager Debora Upegui-Hernández, Senior Research Associate (2010-2011)
CONSULTANTS Camino Public Relations, Communications and Media Consultants Ruth Eisenberg, Attorney Palante Technology, Web Designer Miriam Zoila Pérez, E-Communications Manager Elsa A. Ríos, Coach and Organizational Development Consultant Ligia Rivera, Translator Winnie Tam & Co., P.C., Fiscal Accountants Rachel Weintraub, Fundraising Counsel ACKNOWLEDGMENTS John McDonald Design Printing Resolutions All photographs used in this montage are property of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
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SUPPORT NLIRH As the only national Latina health and reproductive justice organization representing an increasingly diverse and growing Latina population, NLIRH has built momentum and a well-informed grassroots constituency that is fighting vigorously against challenges to Latinas’ reproductive freedom.Your support allows us to sustain our critical work. Make your tax-deductible gift today! Together, we can advance the reproductive health, dignity, and justice of Latinas across the U.S.!
WAYS TO HELP: Online Donations: To make a secure online credit card donation, click on the “Donate Now!” link at www.latinainstitute.org. Donations by Mail: Checks and money orders can be mailed to National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, 50 Broad Street, Suite 1937, New York, NY 10004. Donations by Phone: To make a credit card donation by phone, please call (212) 422-2553. Monthly Giving: For a small monthly donation of $25, $20, or even as little as $10, you can ensure that NLIRH has the resources we need to advance salud, digniadad y justicia. Monthly Giving is the most convenient and effective way to provide steady, reliable, and ongoing support to NLIRH throughout the year – it’s easy for you and efficient for us. You can modify your donation level or cancel your membership at any time. To become a monthly donor, visit www.latinainstitute.org. Tribute Gifts: Honor family, friends, and heroes with a tax-deductible donation in their honor. Your contribution will be a touching symbol of love, respect and admiration, and a wonderful way to thank those who have inspired the ideals that you value dearly. To make this special contribution, please call (212) 422-2553 or visit www.latinainstitute.org. Matching Gifts: Many companies match employee gifts, which can double and sometimes triple your support of NLIRH. Check with your company’s Community Affairs or Human Resources office for the appropriate forms. NLIRH 2010-2011 Annual Report
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www.latinainstitute.org NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEW YORK OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE
50 Broad Street, Suite 1937 New York, NY 10004
1901 L Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036
Tel 212.422.2553 Fax 212.422.2556
Tel 202.621.8580 Fax 202.393.8584