Sign in

Katie Tobin

@katietobin.bsky.social
98 followers 139 following 8 posts

all things economic + climate + gender justice sides of data, travel & raging feminist parenting (Senior Manager, Programs at WEDO @wedo-worldwide.bsky.social) outside NYC

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Matt McConnell @mattcconnell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
7/ Gov. budgets should respect, protect, and fulfill all human rights — not reward billionaires But the fight is not over. 📞 Call your House reps 📝And use the form below to tell them 📢 #NotOnOurWatch www.hrw.org/NotOnOurWatch
hrw.org
Not On Our Watch
011
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Matt McConnell @mattcconnell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
6/ Researchers 👇 estimated that this bill could cause 51,000+ excess deaths per year due to loss of care and services! This isn’t “balancing the budget” — it’s weaponizing it ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu
Proposed changes to Medicaid, other health programs could lead to over 51,000 preventable deaths, researchers warn
Public health and policy researchers at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania say that proposed changes to Medicaid and other U.S. health programs
123
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Matt McConnell @mattcconnell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
5/ But it doesn't stop there. 3+ million are set to lose food assistance through SNAP, while 10s of billions of $$ in public money goes to expanding abusive immigration detention, including for families
111
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Matt McConnell @mattcconnell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
4/ 🏥 On health, cuts to Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA = 11.8 million people losing health insurance coverage! Women, LGBTQ folks, rural and low-income people, and Black, Hispanic, and immigrant communities will be hit hard
111
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Matt McConnell @mattcconnell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
3/ The most recent estimates from the @USCBO found that the bill would cause: – The Bottom 10% to lose ~$1,600/year – The Top 10% to gain ~$12,000/year That’s a – 4% hit for the poor, +2.3% gain for the rich! It's inequality, turbocharged
122
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Matt McConnell @mattcconnell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
2/ 💰 Massive tax cuts for the richest Americans and deep cuts to health care, food aid, and funding for programs necessary to protect the environment and our planet It’s a massive transfer of wealth from public goods to private pockets
111
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Matt McConnell @mattcconnell.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
1/ 🧵 The US Senate just passed a budget that rewards the wealthy while slashing programs essential for human rights They call it the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Here’s what they think is “beautiful” 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/07... @hrw.org
hrw.org
US: Budget Would Benefit Wealthiest at Expense of Rights
The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the country’s wealthiest families while reducing spending on health and ot...
22712
Reposted by Katie Tobin
International Association for Feminist Economics @iaffe.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
IAFFE 2025 Remote-Only Conference opens with a plenary on Feminist Solidarity TOMORROW! 🎤 Sparking & Sustaining Solidarity Across Feminist Movements 🕒 14:00 UTC (live)🎙️ Moderated by Dr. Mary Borrowman Speakers: Lee Badgett, Wangari Kinoti, Caroline Hossein, and Dr. Marina Durano
084
Katie Tobin @katietobin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
at #IAFFE2025 session by @actionaiduk.bsky.social, Jennifer Lipenga/Akina Mama wa Afrika links environmental devastation to the crisis of care, both stemming from power dynamics. Transforming the international financial architecture, esp tax & debt, is key to address both. @iaffe.bsky.social
121
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Hyo Yoon Kang 강효윤 @hyoyoonkang.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The irony of Columbia being the first target after being at the vanguard against its own students and faculty exercising their right of free speech. Shafik’s unnecessary and preemptive appeasement totally backfiring
1516146
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Truthout @truthout.org · 14/02/2025
U.S. officials demanded that UN Women and UNICEF end any supposed emphasis on “gender ideology” or diversity, equity and inclusion. This change is needed to ensure the programs “promote equal opportunities for all,” the U.S.’s language ironically claimed.
buff.ly
Trump Officials Demand End to “DEI” Within UN Women’s and Children’s Programs
Officials cited Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans executive orders, which do not hold authority outside of the U.S.
54629
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Women’s Environment & Development Organization @wedo-worldwide.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This moment isn’t just a test of our resilience. It’s a test of what we have understood as progress. If the foundations of rights & protections can be undone so easily, were they as strong as we believed? 🌟 Our job now is to assess, adapt & ensure that what we’re building is made to last.
White text on a green background reads: "This moment demands real solidarity. Not just words, but action. The kind that resists injustice, that organizes in our communities, that refuses to cede ground.

This isn’t just a test of our resilience. It’s a test of what we have understood as “progress.” If the foundations of rights and protections can be undone by the breath of a dictator, were they ever as strong as we believed?

Our job now is not just to react, but to assess, adapt, and ensure that what we are building is made to last. 

This is what WEDO has always done. And we are not going anywhere." Bridget Burns, Executive Director of WEDO. Read the full letter at bit.ly/WEDOshift
011
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Women’s Environment & Development Organization @wedo-worldwide.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
We’re feeling the ground shift beneath our feet with the dismantling of #HumanRights & environmental protections globally. But orgs like WEDO were forged to counter these moments designed to entrench inequalities & stifle our collective power. Right now, more than anything, we need solidarity. 💪
111
Reposted by Katie Tobin
SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Climate finance ≠ climate justice 🚨 Justice is about reparations. And while Global North politicians and bureaucrats insist there’s a lack of funds, that's a myth. It’s not about a lack of money. It’s about who controls it. The only solution is to #ReclaimTheWealth: buff.ly/4jVUI5E
043
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 04/02/2025
“Since the beginning of this UN process, the US has never had a constructive engagement...this country is against any level of multilateralism...one more reason for the rest of the world to stick to the founding principles of the UN" globaltaxjustice.org/news/as-u-s-... from @gatj.bsky.social
globaltaxjustice.org
As the U.S. Leaves the UN Tax Treaty Negotiations, Civil Society Calls on Countries to Continue Championing the Historic Process - Global Tax Justice
This Monday, after a morning of countries committing to international tax cooperation, the U.S. walked out of the UN Tax Convention negotiations. With or without the participation of the U.S., the his...
089
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Alex Cobham @alexcobham.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
5th session of the organisational meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation is just about to get underway. We're halfway through: expect clarity today about decisions to be taken by Thursday... webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16...
webtv.un.org
(5th meeting) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will hold their organizational meeting from 3-6 February 2025.
143
Katie Tobin @katietobin.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Was thrilled to work on this with @cesr.bsky.social @fintrco.bsky.social & the best consultant ever, Arimbi! Looking forward to taking it further through collective advocacy at the UN Tax Convention & beyond
072
Reposted by Katie Tobin
Alex Cobham @alexcobham.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Dr Ramy Mohamed Yousef, Egypt's deputy finance minister, is elected chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, at the opening negotiations of a UN Framework Convention for International Tax Cooperation - says it must provide a framework "for people and planet, not privilege and profit"
Ramy Yousef delivers his opening remarks as the newly-elected chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the UN framework convention on international tax cooperation
34123