Diarra Diouf

Campaign Director, Reproductive Justice + Maternal Justice

Diarra, pronounced as "Jah-duh," dedicates her full-time efforts as the Campaign Director at MomsRising, primarily focusing on the Reproductive Justice and Maternal Justice campaigns. Her involvement with coalition groups like Act For Women and Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice has shaped her into a resolute advocate, working tirelessly to eliminate the stigma surrounding reproductive healthcare. Diarra is fervently committed to ensuring access to reproductive healthcare and contraception for all individuals, empowering LGBTQ+ communities in various aspects, holding accountable institutions that perpetuate white supremacy and capitalism, and actively collaborating with partner organizations and coalitions to build collective strength.

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Childcare & Early Education Food!

April 5, 2017

We are raising awareness this week on strategies that can help build #HealthyCommunities! Healthy communities are essential to the physical and psychological development of all children. Studies show children who attend schools that integrate nutrition and physical activity have an academic and health advantage. With a healthy community in place, children are then able to create positive social and emotional habits that they will carry on into their adult lives. Here at MomsRising, we have partnered with our friends at Action for Healthy Kids for Every Kid Healthy Week! It is a week dedicated...

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Environmental Health Gun Safety Health Care MomsRising

December 12, 2016

Today, MomsRising, Girls for Gender Equity, w omen, trans and gender non-conforming New Yorkers anchored a presser at City Hall to call on Council to pass the Right To Know Act. I n communities across the city, women and trans* and gender non-conforming New Yorkers face gender-specific humiliation & abuse during their interactions with the police. Today, MomsRising, Girls for Gender Equity along with over 130 local and national leaders and organizations are calling for the demands of women, girls, trans & GNC NYers to be heard. The Council must take swift action & pass the Right...

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Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising

September 22, 2016

Dance is my bestfriend. Dance has not only taught me how to be patient with myself and my body, but it has also taught me how to be patient with others. Movement for me brings peace of mind and spirit. It helps me deal with situations without using words. I was introduced to dance at a very young age. Growing up in a single-parent household as an only child, not a day went by without there being music and dance. My mother, a former dancer herself, loved to sing and dance around the house. She introduced me to all genres of music, dance and art. The arts have shaped my childhood. I began...

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