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| Greetings!
Have you noticed it's been a particularly busy first part of the year?
While we've been working in the Legislature and across the state to help women raise their voices on issues that have always been part of the NC Women's Legislative Agenda, some things -- like this newsletter -- have been put aside. But we're back! Please forward this to your friends and let them know that NCWU is looking forward to 2011-2012 as we work together to advance full equality and empowerment for women!
Hang on for the ride!
-The NCWU Team
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 Women's Advocacy Day
We raised a ruckus!
 Equal Pay advocate, Lilly Ledbetter joined a record number of NCWU supporters at Women's Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the General Assembly in Raleigh.
NCWU was honored to host Ms. Ledbetter who delivered an inspiring keynote address at the opening session on Tuesday morning about her experience fighting for equal pay.
Also during the opening session, Paige Johnson and Melissa Reed, lobbyists for Planned Parenthood, provided a lobbying training session for participants. Participants then visited their legislators to discuss issues that were important to them.
Ms. Ledbetter also spoke at the midday press conference in the Legislative Building. Many legislators attended the press conference to show their support of our mission. Women's Advocacy Day generated good media coverage, including an Associated Press piece, blog posts and a News 14 Carolina story. Find links, pictures and more at the NCWU web site. |
NCWU Annual Membership Meeting
The NCWU Annual Membership Meeting took place Monday, June 13, 2011, at InterAct in Raleigh.
Alison Kiser delivered the President's report, with highlights from the past year, including the Board retreat in February and Women's Advocacy Day in March. Alison's term as NCWU president is ending and Jina Dhillon is taking the reigns. Alison will continue to serve NCWU as the immediate past present in the coming year. The financial report was given, as well as information from the communications, governance, policy and membership committees. Currently we have 35 member organization, which is an increase from last year. We are growing! During the group discussion member organization representatives were asked to provide input on the Agenda Assemblies Building Book, which has not been updated since 2006, and changes to our mission statement to ensure that it accurately reflects NCWU.
Overall the meeting was a great success and we want to thank everyone who was able to attend or dial in. If you missed the meeting, you'll find reports and other information on the NCWU web site. If you missed the announcement and you're an active participant in NCWU activities, contact info@ncwu.org about subscribing to the members' email list. waa-admin@ncwu.or
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| Agenda Assemblies in their third decade
Women in counties from Craven to Buncombe, Mecklenburg to Alamance hosted Women's Agenda Assemblies last fall and winter. While reviews of the events were favorable, we're taking a fresh look at our process for hosting this signature event which is central to NCWU's mission. We hope to improve the assemblies with more publicity for the meetings, as well as increased attendance and diversity.
A working group is updating the Agenda Assembly Building Book to better reflect the planning process and meet the needs of the participants. NCWU members are strongly encouraged to participate in reviewing the process. Contact Tara Romano for more information.
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More news
News and announcements from our members - NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina covers Governor Bev Perdue's veto of H.B. 854, the so-called "Women's Right to Know" act.
- Anu Kumar, executive vice president of Ipas, writes about playing politics with women's health.
Jobs - IPAS is hiring passionate, skilled individuals who are interested in international reproductive rights.
- The Feminist Majority Foundation Career Center is on Twitter. Check them out @feministjobs.
Other items of interest- Member organization Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of NC posted a link
If you want to keep up with NCWU news in between issues of the newsletter, you can follow us on Twitter (@ ncwu) or like us on Facebook. If you want to get your member organization's news highlighted,post your announcements to the members' listserve (address your message to members@ncwu.org) or start your own micro-blog on Twitter and tell us (newsletter@ncwu.org) about it. Announcements that include a web address for more information are given priority. |
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