From Left to Right: (Top left side) Dolores Huerta, Del Martin, Ai-Jen Poo (Top Right Side) Yuri Kochiyama, Betty Friedan, Deb Haaland
(Bottom) Malala Yousafzai, Amelia Earhart, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sojourner Truth, Michelle Obama, Susan B. Anthony, Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, Rosie the Riveter, Maxine Waters
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MARCH
Celebrating Women’s History Month & Organizing for
2022 Elections, Ukraine, and a More Fair & Just World.
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Nomination to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden, Feb ’22 |
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Vice President Kamala Harris is the first woman ever elected to be VP of the United States, Jan ’21 |
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Gloria Steinem is a trailblazing feminist of the women’s rights movement, ’60s- early ’70s.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the first female Speaker of the House to ever be elected, 2007 |
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Russian military forces have launched an unjustified attack on Ukraine. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Already, hundreds of civilians have died. Shelling and street violence in Ukraine’s biggest cities are killing people and destroying civilian infrastructure. Yet, Donald Trump praises ‘genius’ Putin and Republicans refuse to denounce Trump’s words. More than 500,000 people have fled the country as refugees, and there are thousands more trying to leave behind them. We are watching a humanitarian crisis unfold before our eyes. If Putin continues to choose aggression and military action over diplomacy, then we must also be prepared to help lead a humanitarian effort to support Ukrainians fleeing the conflict.
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To win in these decisive battles ahead, we MUST keep organizing. |
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an extraordinarily well-qualified Supreme Court nominee, who has already been confirmed by the Senate on a bipartisan basis three times. She is currently a judge on our nation’s second-highest court and has more years of experience as a trial court judge than any sitting Supreme Court justice. If confirmed, she would be only the second sitting justice with experience at all levels of the federal court system. As the first Black woman and first former public defender ever to serve as a justice, she would bring a critical new perspective to the Court.
The Senate should confirm her without delay.
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2022 elections are here & it is going to take all of us – organizing together – to register voters & get them out to vote for the candidates that will uphold democracy & move our country forward.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month |
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The activists of the Second Wave feminist movement literally changed the world. From 1965 to 1982, thousands of women (and men) took actions that made our country more equitable for women. Some of their stories are well known. Many of their stories have never been told. The VFA Pioneer Histories Project is the personal history of the Second Wave women’s movement – one story at a time. They have put together a page where you can just click on the photo or name of any of the feminists to read and listen to their stories & tell your own history.
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Celinda Lake is one of the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists. She is one of the nation’s foremost experts on electing women candidates and on framing issues to women voters. American Politics calls Celinda a “super-strategist or, better yet, the Godmother,” and Working Woman says she is “arguably the most influential woman in her field.” This video on winning the 2022 election is from a Democracy Partner’s Progressive Mobilization Call that was a forum chaired by CAP’s Patrick Gaspard and featured Democracy Partner’s Mike Lux, and Lake Research pollster, Celinda Lake (featured above). Click here to see more of Celinda’s work.
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This video is of a discussion that took place after the premiere screening of the documentary film THE JANES at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2022. Heather Booth, a key founder of the JANE COLLECTIVE, and Tia Lessin & Emma Pildes, film co-directors, share their experiences, answer questions, and discuss the future of reproductive freedom. THE JANES will be released on HBO in 2022 and be available for hosting special screenings.
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“The DC Modern Quilt Guild’s Social Justice Committee wrapped Heather Booth in this extraordinary quilt! Heather has inspired us with her passion and commitment to organize to change the world, with love at the center. Wrapped in Love for Justice is a project to honor the movement leaders and organizers with the love and healing of quilts. So many hands contributed to make this quilt designed by @cottoncommotion.” – Cassandra McKee |
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March 1: Mardi Gras
March 2: Ash Wednesday
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 13: Daylight Saving Begins
March 17: Saint Patrick’s Day
March 20: Start of Spring
March 27: Academy Awards / Emmy Awards
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Featuring Karen Nussbaum, Working America Founder |
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Karen Nussbaum, the founding director of Working America and the Working America Education Fund, has been fighting for the rights of working people for more than four decades. She was a founder and director of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women and president of District 925, SEIU. Karen served as the director of the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau during the first Clinton Administration, the highest seat in the federal government devoted to women’s issues. Prior to taking on the leadership of Working America, Karen served as a special assistant to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. She is the author, with Sweeney, of the book Solutions for the New Workforce, and with Ellen Cassedy, of the book 9to5. Here is her current article We can Move Beyond Political Polarization Through a Working-Class Economic Agenda.
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When we organize, we can change the world. |
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We are so glad to be your partner in this movement for democracy and justice for all.
– Heather Booth, Lilly Rivlin, and the Film Team
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Newsletter Designed by Cara Freibaum |
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