2010-11 Women's Agenda Assemblies

Overview

Since 1988, advocates in North Carolina have banded together in each even year to share information on public policy issues apt to come before the next session of the General Assembly. Their efforts have result in a "Draft Women's Agenda" published in late summer as an educational tool.

These issues are then discussed at "Women's Agenda Assemblies" across the state, and the participants in those discussions are invited to share their conclusions at Women's Advocacy Day during the Legislature's long session.

NC Women United has sponsored these events since 2002; from 1988 to 2000, they were administered by NC Equity under an agreement with the North Carolina Women's Legislative Agenda, the precursor to NCWU.

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Information about 2010-2011 Assemblies

Upcoming

• NCWU Facebook Calendar - details on all events with specific times and locations.
• Triad - Tues., Jan. 25, 5-7 at the Women's Resource Center of Greensboro. Contact: Pat Sledge, psledge@ptmc.net, 336-752-2527 or 336-247-3088. Please post the flyer.
• Wake County -
  9:30 - 1:00, Sat., Jan. 29, 2011. Peace College, Raleigh. Contact: Tara Romano, tara.romano@gmail.com. See wakewaa.wordpress.com for more info.

Still organizing

• Durham County - Yvonne Pena, Yvonne.Pena@durhamnc.gov
• New Hanover County

Already held

• Alamance County -
  This has been rescheduled as a virtual event. Contact: Heidi Norwick, hnorwick@wrcac.org, Women’s Resource Center in Alamance County
• Buncombe County - Sat., Nov. 13, 9-12 at the YWCA of Asheville. Childcare available if requested in advance. Contact: Kathleen Balogh, kathleen.balogh@doa.nc.gov
• Craven, Carteret, and Pamlico Counties -
  Sat., Oct. 16, 11-3 at Havelock campus of Craven Community College
  Tanya Roberts, Tina Rodriguez, and Mary Peterson tanyaproberts@gmail.com, rodriguez94@yahoo.com, mapeterson2@yahoo.com
  11 am, Sat., Oct. 16, Craven Comm. College
  
• Mecklenburg County -
  5:30 - 9 pm, Tues., Nov. 16, Government Center
  Marie.White@mecklenburgcountync.gov, Mecklenburg County Women’s Commission
  
• Orange County,
  6 pm, Thurs., Oct. 28, New Hope Camp and Conference Center. Register here: orangewaa2010.eventbrite.com
  Contact: Elisabeth Madden, elisabethmadden@gmail.com, (919) 968-4610
• Pitt County, Rebecca S. Powers, powersr@ecu.edu - Sept. 25

Please support your local agenda assemblies by attending, speaking, facilitating, and recruiting a diversity of women in your community to attend.  This is one of the best examples of the democratic process in North Carolina, where all women can share their views and vote on their priorities on the most important issues our government should address related to women today - it is open to ALL women, regardless of age, race, religion, class, language, sexual orientation, job status, and political party. 

If your county isn't listed and you want more information on what's involved in hosting one of these events, please contact waa-admin@ncwu.org. Note that if required, some financial support for the Agenda Assemblies is available from NCWU -- please ask about that if it is an issue for you.

Other resources

• Draft Women's Agenda for 2010
• Agenda Building Book (2006) - a how to guide to hold a Women's Agenda Assembly in your county.
• 2010 Advocacy Day
• Report Card on 2009 Session

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