Women’s Advocacy Day

Overview

Women’s Advocacy Day is an event at the NC Legislative Building at 16 W. Jones St., Raleigh.

Expect information on bills before the legislature that will affect NCWU priorities in the areas of

• Access to Health Care
• Civic Participation and Equality
• Economic Self Sufficiency
• Violence Against Women

The day will include training on the specific “hot” issues in these four areas as well as tips for effective lobbying. But the most important part of the event is the visits you make to your legislators!

News for Women’s Advocacy Day, April 9 2013

• Pictures and more from Women’s Advocacy Day (4/22/13)
  
• Join us for virtual advocacy! (4/9/13)
  We hope you're  here in Raleigh today, but if not, please do join us virtually. Write or call your legislators with comments about our issues, or use one (or more!) of these links to quickly get your message to the right place:
  • Planned Parenthood of Central NC
  •  NARAL Pro-Choice NC
  •  Democracy NC
• We’re raising our voices! (4/9/13)
  Women from across the state will use the information in our NCWU Women's Advocacy Day packet as a basis for conversations with their legislators. You can join them with virtual advocacy!
• 2013 Women’s Advocacy Day Media Release (4/8/13)
  

  NC Women United’s Legislative Agenda to be released, call for protection of voting rights, reproductive freedom, and family-friendly policies

  Kim Gandy to be special guest as NC Women United hosts Women’s Advocacy Day, presents legislative agenda

• 2013 TweetSheet (4/8/13)
  Looking for a way to use twitter to join the conversation about public policy in North Carolina? Check out these resources.
• Agenda for Women’s Advocacy Day Events (3/28/13)
  Detailed agenda for the day, maps to help you get around, and links to additional resources.
• Tips to prepare for Advocacy Day (3/19/13)
  What you can do before leaving for Raleigh -- be sure to register and to review how your legislator has been voting on the issues of concern to you!
• Join us on Women’s Advocacy Day! (3/19/13)
  Registration is open! Please let us know you're coming!
  Register for Advocacy Day: ncwu.org/register-wad/
  Register for the April 8 reception: ncwu.org/register-gandy
• Here are the flyers for Women’s Advocacy Day (3/12/13)
  Share these flyers on the 2013 Women's Advocacy Day with your friends, and encourage them to register for the event.
  Flyer for Women's Advocacy Day, April 9
  Flyer for reception on Monday evening, April 8
• Kim Gandy will speak at Women’s Advocacy Day! (2/12/13)
  Kim Gandy will be in Raleigh on April 9 -- plan now to attend Women's Advocacy Day to hear her.
• Women’s Advocacy Day: April 9 (1/29/13)
  Save the date! Women's Advocacy Day will be Tuesday, April 9 in Raleigh. Come hear Kim Gandy, learn about issues in front of the Legislature, and share your concerns with YOUR representatives!

More about Advocacy Day

• Frequently Asked Questions
• If you have additional questions, contact wad-help@ncwu.org.

What you can do today

Your visit to your legislator will be more effective if you have already started a relationship with her or him.

You can find information about who represents you and your legislators’ contact information at ncga.state.nc.us > Who Represents Me .

If your legislator isn’t new to the position, you may want to use the tools at ncga.state.nc.us > Legislation/Bills > Vote History Reports to find their record on issues such as those included in the Legislative Report Card.