House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson to restore what they describe as the longstanding bipartisan framework behind the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act, arguing that a Republican-amended version of the bill undermines both the museum’s original purpose and its legislative foundation. According to a letter led by Congressman John Garamendi alongside House Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández, Executive Steering Committee Members Judy Chu and Debbie Dingell, and 145 additional Democratic Women’s Caucus members and House Democrats, support for the bill now depends on Republicans reinstating the earlier bipartisan approach and pairing it again with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act.

TORONTO - On Friday, as roughly 70 child care workers ran inventive, world-expanding programs, the President of CUPE 2484 attempted to hand deliver a message from workers and parents to the head office of Ideal Child Services Group. Management, though, was nowhere to be found, so Jess Tomas slid the petition and reams of signatures under the door of their darkened office. The petition – signed by hundreds of parents and family members of children enrolled at one of Ideal’s five child care sites across Toronto – called on management to invest in workers with a fair wage and improved working conditions, including increased paid programming time, adequate sick days, and WSIB coverage.

GoTopless, a prominent women’s rights organization, is preparing to host its 16th annual GoTopless Day on August 26, celebrating Women’s Equality Day in New York City. This event serves as a planetary symbol for topless rights and aims to promote gender equality in the context of public toplessness. Similar events are also scheduled in major cities across the globe, as announced by GoTopless. Details: Date and Time: August 26, 2023, 1:00 PM