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Celebrating Advocacy Wins
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- Dec 24, 2025
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Summary
It's been a long year, and while progressive movements have faced real setbacks, that's not the whole story. Across the country, nonprofits and the communities they serve pushed for justice and secured meaningful victories worth lifting up. On this episode, we celebrate several advocacy wins from 2025. Attorneys for this episode: Maggie Ellinger-Locke, she/her Susan Finkle Sourlis, she/her Melissa Marichal Zayas, she/her Link: https://traffic.libsyn.com/rulesofthegame/ROTG147-celebrating-advocacy-wins.mp3 Show Notes: · Economic Justice o In May, Washington became the third state to adopt a statewide rent stabilization law. Washington Low Income Housing Alliance and its network mobilized thousands of people to support passage of this legislation. o Colorado enacted new renter protections for victims-survivors of gender-based violence nonprofits. The Women's Foundation of Colorado supported this legislation through direct lobbying, grassroots lobbying, and public education. o Colorado also saw voters pass Proposition MM increasing taxes on the state's highest earners to fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 public school students. o In Texas, Every Texan , a 501(c)(3) public charity, helped defeat the adoption of new Medicaid enrollment barriers. Every Texan also helped pass a law requiring hospitals to provide clear information to parents. · Gender and Reproductive Justice o Ipas US and its local partners, successfully advocated for the city and town councils of Philadelphia, PA ; Baltimore, MD ; Atlanta, GA ; and Carrboro, NC to adopt resolutions or proclamations that recognize reproductive rights as human rights, acknowledge the obligation of the U.S. to protect human rights under international law, and declare December 10th as Human Rights Day. They also c…