reSister Campaigns
We resist the urge to sit at home and feel defeated.
The news can be overwhelming. The systems feel too big. The decisions that affect our lives — our health, our homes, our families — are being made by people who don't always understand what we're going through.
But here's what we know: We have lived experience that policymakers need to hear.
We know what it's like to navigate healthcare while pregnant. We know what it's like to face eviction. We know what barriers look like because we've hit them. And that lived experience? That's expertise.
reSister Campaigns are how we turn frustration into action. These are campaigns where we educate the decision-makers — legislators, agency heads, community leaders — about the real impact of their policies. We show up. We speak up. We make sure our voices shape the decisions that shape our lives.
You don't need to be a policy expert. You just need to be willing to share your truth.
Maryland Residents
Look at the policies WE CAN is tracking in Maryland (our headquarters).
Maryland Residents: please click HERE to see how you can join WE CAN’s efforts to educate your Maryland Delegates and Senators about issues important to women of color.
Federal Policy
Want to Weigh-In on Federal Policy Initiatives that impact Sisters all across the country?
The CROWN Act Campaign
The CROWN Act Campaign is designed to stand with the thousands of Sisters who are discriminated against in the workplace and other settings based on how they wear their hair. According to a 2020 Duke University Fuqua School of Business study, Black women with natural hairstyles were not recommended as frequently to advance to the interview stage as Black women with straightened hair and white women. Basically, Black women with natural hair were discriminated against for wearing their hair the way it naturally grows out of their heads. The fact that skill and experience were overruled by bias over a hairstyle is cause for alarm and action! Support this WECAN Campaign!
Safe Delivery Campaign
For most women, pregnancy is a wonderful time full of joy and promise. Most women will have uneventful pregnancies, with the normal challenges of swollen feet, achy backs, and strange cravings. Most women will deliver healthy babies after a full-term pregnancy and will leave the birth experience with no lasting negative effects. But for too many women of color, pregnancy is often a dangerous time. Women of color experience more complications during pregnancy and have more negative outcomes, including infant mortality than their white peers. Let’s look at the data. Support this WECAN Campaign!
#NoDebtDegree Campaign
The American Dream says that we should all have the opportunity for a good life—to have a great job, own a home, a loving family, and achieve whatever we set our minds and energies to achieve. But the American Dream is just out of reach for many African American, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, and Native American women. A college degree is often touted as a guaranteed pathway to the American Dream. The good news is women of color, especially Black women, are attending college at an all-time high rate and in some cases more than white youth and young adults. Support this WECAN Campaign!
New to Advocacy? We've Got You.
Never contacted a legislator before? Not sure what to say or how to say it? That's completely normal — and you're in exactly the right place.
Here's the truth: advocacy isn't complicated. It's just speaking up for what matters to you.
We'll walk you through it step by step. And you don't have to do it alone.
Ready to get started?
→ Join or Create an Action Team - Connect with others in your community who are working on issues you care about. Action Teams are where you'll find support, learn together, and take collective action.
→ Check Out Upcoming Events - Learn the basics of contacting legislators, sharing your story effectively, and understanding how policy change actually happens. All trainings are beginner-friendly and FREE!
Remember: Every experienced advocate started exactly where you are right now.
Your voice matters, and we'll help you use it.
WE CAN needs you!
You can help us in our efforts to facilitate social justice, equal opportunity and improved quality of life for all.Join the Action Network TODAY