Advocacy Day scheduled for May 19
PRESS RELEASE
On May 19th NCWU is holding Women's Advocacy Day to focus attention on What's
at Stake for NC Women in the short session. There will be a press conference
held by Representative Verla Insko (District 56, Orange County) to highlight the
main issues from the NCWU report cards
released earlier this year. If you can get to Raleigh, plan to attend the press
conference at 11:30 at the Legislative Building. If not, participate virtually
by writing your legislators and cc'ing Rep. Insko (verlai@ncleg.net)
and NCWU (advocacy@ncwu.org).
You can find the contact information for your legislators at the General
Assembly representation lookup form (from www.ncga.state.nc.us).
Please review the details below and craft a letter addressing your issues,
but if you are strapped for time, here's a sample letter.
Again, be sure to let Rep. Insko and NCWU know of your participation.
Details on the Issues
Civic Participation & Equality
Violence Against Women
Access to Health Care
- Criminal Background Checks for long-term care facilities. More
details.
- Funding of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs. More
details.
Economic Self-Sufficiency
- Legislative study commission on pay equity for women state employees (H544
and S747). More details.
The press conference will be at 11:30 a.m. in the press room of the Legislative
Building. All are welcome to attend.
How to participate VIRTUALLY!
While we would like for those people who are able to come to Raleigh and participate
in the Press Conference to do so, we know that this is only possible for a small
number of North Carolinians. In an effort to make Women's Advocacy Day accessible
to all those who wish to participate this year we have added a virtual component.
We are asking those people who will not be able to make the trip to call, e-mail
or fax their local legislators in support of these issues. Please also send
a copy to Verla Insko, verlai@ncleg.net
before 11:00 a.m. May 19 so she can mention the overwhelming participation
of women across the state!
Please plan to "attend" and review the following resources as you
craft a message to your legislators!
- Find the contact info for your legislators
- NC
General Assembly lookup form
House/Senate
by county
Find the phone number, fax number or e-mail address that best fits your method
of communicating
- Review guidelines for writing
- Review what happened in the long session
- NCWU Legislative and Budget Report
Cards.
Find out how your legislators have voted by following the links in the report
card to the General Assembly site with the lists of bill cosponsors and the votes
on the bill or by checking the voting records by member: House/Senate.
- Review the information in the links above
- These papers on current NCWU priorities include talking points that can make
your letter stronger.
- Review agendas from NCWU organizations
- NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition
- Decide on your priority issue
- Check to see how your legislators voted on related issues. Thank them
if they supported your position.
- Compose your message and get it ready to send!
- Have it ready "put it in the mail" to arrive before 11:00 on May
19, and please do mention NCWU so you will be recognized as part of the larger
effort!
- IMPORTANT Be counted!
- 1. Send a copy of your message to The Honorable Verla Insko, verlai@ncleg.net,
before 11:00 May 19, so it can be info for the press conference.
2. Send a message to advocacy@ncwu.org
to say how you participated! If you are affiliated with an NCWU member organization,
please include its name.
Affliates of NCWU member organization,
are encouraged to contact your representative for additional information on NCWU
issues that may affect you. [Contact info@ncwu.org
to get in touch with your representative.]
Spread the Word!
Tell your friends! Encourage them to subscribe
to the NCWU Alerts! Post the Advocacy Day Flyer
to alert even more people about this important event. Let people know they can
listen to the Press Conference over the web - see the press conference link at
www.ncga.state.nc.us/Audio/Audio.html.
Do try to make it to Raleigh if you can: personal contact with your legislators
is a powerful method to communicate what's important to you. If you can't though,
please call or write to support at least one of the NCWU priorities.
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