EducateUS
@educateusaction
promoting access to sex and relations education alllllll over the USA 🤞💓🧘♀️
EducateUS is turning five years old and we couldn’t have made it this far without these sex ed superheroes! Our party is August 12th at 7:30 pm EST on Zoom, where we’ll be celebrating our amazing inaugural honorees. If you want to join in, register here: buff.ly/W3oYy4w
July's Know Means Know session with Rebecca Kling, Principal and co-founder of Better World Collaborative, is going to be all about organizing for trans rights. Grab your spot here: buff.ly/YG4y8Zq
Introducing and endorsing Debby Pope! 📅 Chicago voters, vote for Debby Pope on November 3rd! Find your local election office and make a voting plan by visiting vote411.org. Donate to her campaign here: secure.actblue.com/donate/deber...
Texas State Senator Tom Hall is a charlatan with a malicious agenda: control women’s bodies. Don’t be fooled by the weaponized ignorance. That’s why he and his peers (looking at you GOP) fight so hard to restrict sex education. Because the less you know, the more they can control you. #SexEdForAll
The Trump regime is eliminating sex ed right now. We need your help to fight back. If you want to restore sex ed funding, go to buff.ly/GyQFCxY. Together we can save sex ed funding!
Fake condom-burning events? Sign us up. Learn more about how to use humor and mockery to win big for sex ed with Becca Litt and Gabriella Rodriguez in the new Laughtivism entry in our Know Means Know series. Watch the full video here: buff.ly/GR61icb
We’re proud to endorse Bonnie Bhonsle for Bryan County, Georgia! Bryan County voters: vote for Bonnie Bhonsle on November 3rd! Find your local election office and make a voting plan by visiting vote411.org
We are thrilled to celebrate @ashleyesposito.bsky.social's primary win for the Baltimore City Board of Education! Next up: the general election on November 3rd. Support her campaign here: secure.actblue.com/donate/frien...
📣 Happening next Tuesday! Satire. Silliness. Strategic disruption. These are real tactics that have helped movements win. Learn how to use laughtivism to expose MAGA overreach and build power for sex education. Register now: buff.ly/GNphFaA
Intergenerational organizing is how we win for sex ed. But a lot of older advocates don’t know how to work with Gen Z effectively. Sydney Turner and Ella Dennis break down the do’s and don’ts in this full session: youtu.be/xMPvHWJlhBs
Get to know the EducateUS team through 11 questions; next up is our Director of Organizing @beccalitt113.bsky.social!
Anti-sex ed extremists are indoctrinating kids against abortion before they learn about consent. It’s deliberate. Hear from Callie Simon of @siecus.bsky.social and @jessicavalenti.bsky.social from Abortion Every Day about The Coming Tradwife Plot (And How We Stop It) here: youtu.be/DEXfk1IpaMc?...
Jesus Nieto, one of our formerly endorsed candidates, spoke at @netrootsnation.bsky.social about what it's like to run for school board in a tough district. It's about showing up for your community. Thanks for being a sex ed champion, Jesus!
Join our Director of Organizing, @beccalitt113.bsky.social, and Gabriella Rodriguez, Sex Ed & Reproductive Justice Youth Organizing Manager at Advocates for Youth, to learn how you can use creative disruption to win real change for sex education. Register: www.mobilize.us/educateus/ev...
Our new polling with YouGov shows that 72% of Americans support trans-inclusive sex ed and 75% think that schools should be safe and welcoming to transgender students. So this Pride Month, speak up for trans rights and know that you’re in the majority with Anne Hathaway!
Thank you so much to everyone who took action to School Your School Board for Sex Ed for All Month! 325 of you used our form to tell your school boards to champion sex education, because you know that sex ed prevents bullying, breaks isolation, and prepares every child for healthy relationships.
That’s our founder and executive director Jaclyn Friedman talking with the Great Battlefield Podcast about why trans-inclusive sex ed is a winning issue - as long as progressives show up to the fight. You can listen to the whole episode here: buff.ly/jFSSGVD
The internet has been abuzz about our School Your School Board campaign! If you haven’t joined in yet, there’s not much time: educateusaction.org/schoolboard/
You are part of the overwhelming majority of Americans who already support trans-inclusive sex ed, but many of the politicians who represent you need to grow a backbone for it! Listen to more here: sexonwednesday.substack.com/p/talking-se...
Applications to join our Youth Advisory Board close this Sunday! If you’re still hoping to apply, use this link: educateusaction.org/get-involved...
Take action to support sex ed this Sex Ed For All Month here: educateusaction.org/schoolboard/ and listen to the whole conversation with @jaclynf.bsky.social and @redwineblueusa.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzcX...
Are you ready to speak up for sex ed with your whole chest? You’re not alone. 75% of Americans support sex ed. Click here: educateusaction.org/schoolboard/ and we’ll connect you with your school board to make sure they are championing sex ed in your community!
We’re proud to endorse India Palencia for Lee County School Board in Florida! India believes in people over politics, community over chaos, and a future where every child has the chance to thrive. Donate to her campaign here: buff.ly/1ZmUCKV
Sex ed is about who owns our bodies, and the relationship skills we need to stick together. Listen to more from @momsrising.org and Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner here: www.momsrising.org/radio and take action here: educateusaction.org/schoolboard/
We’re thrilled to celebrate Lauren Hensley’s victory in the race for the Cabell County School Board! #EducateUS #sexeducation #sexedforall #schoolboards #localelections #WestVirginia
💫 Don’t forget! 💫 Our Youth Advisory Board applications close May 24th. If you’re still hoping to apply, use this link: buff.ly/t178q8j
#GoodNewsOfTheWeek 🥳Supermajorities of Americans support sex education!
Tonight’s the night for our event with Red Wine and Blue! We’ll have actions you can take to stand up for sex education in your schools. Register here: buff.ly/CEFqbRU
We’re proud to endorse Jamie McGonnigal for school board! Jamie McGonnigal is a parent, nonprofit leader, and PTA President who knows firsthand what it takes to show up for school communities. Donate to his campaign here: buff.ly/40NAzZP