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(47,143 posts) Sat May 28, 2016, 11:15 AM May 2016

Hillary News & Views 5.27.16: HRC & Advocacy Edition

Guest post by jabberwoky - Hillary HQ - www.hillaryhq.com

A number of comments over the past week or so have suggested we should try and focus on some of the positive stories about HRC that get lost in the noise of the outrage of the day. I took the suggestion to heart and decided to highlight a few of the causes and initiatives HRC has championed over the years either directly or in conjunction with activists, NGOs and political leaders. Some are links to organizations who have chosen to highlight either HRC’s involvement with them or her documented statements supporting their causes on their websites. Please click on the links to learn about the individual groups and/or initiatives etc...as there is only so much I could cut and paste before this got way too big.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive compilation of HRC’s involvement in social advocacy or a recitation of her land-mark speeches and most of the items I have included are more obscure and may not be considered “worthy” of front-page coverage in the MSM (because HRC does not need constant positive reinforcement from the media to do what she thinks is right). In addition, these causes and initiatives are specifically related to Women’s Rights, not because they are the more important than any other issue, but because they are as equally important as any other issue.
Finally, you may have seen these videos, read these stories, know the successes or failure rate of any given advocacy etc...That’s great and please share your views — this edition of HNV is not to proclaim HRC the most successful champion/politician/woman of all time, it is simply to highlight her deep connection to, and advocacy for women’s issues. Cheers.

This video is not the beginning of HRC’s advocacy on Women’s Rights but it is perhaps the most famous speech she has ever given (well until her acceptance speech in November and then inaugural speech in January). I have included it not because it will provide anyone with new information but because it is incredibly powerful and deserves to be heard many times over.

From this video you can see that HRC is passionate about Women’s rights which includes women’s access to reproductive care. I love this next video because it shows what a strong, unflinching and intelligent advocate HRC is on behalf of women and their right to choose when, where and if to start families. On a side note — is it me or does Christopher Smith refer to HRC as the “distinguished gentleman” when her yields to her?

Speaking of reproductive rights, HRC is also a strong ally to those seeking to end child marriage — she understands that forcing young girls to marry and bear children while they are children themselves is not only is morally wrong but frequently consigns the girl and her children to a lifetime of poverty, servitude and in many cases abuse.
Here are a few quotes from HRC on this issue and links to a few stories and organizations HRC has had some involvement with in the past.

Hillary Clinton Catches Up With Her Hero Nujood Ali
Stopping child marriage is not just a must for moral or human rights reasons—it lays the foundation for so many other things we hope to achieve. Primary education. Improved child and maternal health. Sustainable economic development that includes girls.

http://www.glamour.com/story/glamour-exclusive-hillary-clinton-catches-up-with-her-hero-nujood-ali

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