Washington Institute 2010
Experience the Power of Washington Institute
This year, NCJW took four critical issues for women, children, and families to Capitol Hill. Whether you attended WIX or followed the events from home, click the links below to take action on these issues today! Equal Pay for Women Paid Sick Days Permanent Repeal of the Global Gag Rule Repeal of the Discriminatory “Don’t Ask, [...]
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An End and a Beginning
The closing dinner for Washington Institute for 2010 brought everyone together again to honor the Center for American Progress (CAP) and Michael Lieberman, Washington director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). NCJW President Nancy Ratzan paid tribute to CAP as the missing piece in the arsenal of the progressive coalition. We have often lamented and even envied [...]
Read More >>NCJW Heads for the Hill
Early on a cool and damp Tuesday morning, NCJW members picked up their bagged breakfasts at the hotel and boarded seven buses for Capitol Hill. With a brief delay on a barricaded post 9/11 street for a bomb check of each bus by an enthusiastic sniffer dog, members disembarked for the Cannon Caucus Room, an [...]
Read More >>NCJW Honors Lilly Ledbetter
At its gala luncheon on Monday, NCJW proudly presented Lilly Ledbetter with its Woman Who Dared Award in recognition of her tireless efforts on behalf of fair pay for women. The unassuming Ledbetter said the last thing she expected in her life was to become a “poster child” for fair pay — but that’s what [...]
Read More >>Eve Ensler – Honor a Woman Who Dared
Eve Ensler, playwright, performer, and activist, is the author of The Vagina Monologues. Her experience performing The Vagina Monologues inspired her to create V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.
Ms. Ensler has devoted her life to stopping violence, envisioning a planet in which women and girls will be free to thrive, rather than merely survive. The Vagina Monologues is based on Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the piece celebrates women’s’ sexuality and strength.
Videos from Washington Institute 2010, Day 3
See what NCJW WIX attendees are saying about Washington Institute: Christine Stone, NCJW Pittsburgh Section Cyndi Wolfson, NCJW Chicago North Shore Section Toni Scherzer, NCJW Cleveland Section
Read More >>NCJW and Global Violence Against Women
Sunday evening delegates heard a more sobering though hopeful discussion of the status of women’s progress around the world from Melanne Verveer, US Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues. Verveer was appointed by President Obama as the first such ambassador in our nation’s history. She outlined the growing understanding worldwide of the critical role played by [...]
Read More >>Higher Ground: NCJW’s Domestic Violence Campaign Launched!
Higher Ground: NCJW’s Domestic Violence Campaign is a national effort to end domestic violence by improving the economic status of women. Grounded in the understanding that economic security is critical to women’s safety, Higher Ground educates and mobilizes advocates, community-members, and decision-makers to promote progressive policy solutions that champion women’s economic autonomy.
Read More >>An Inspiring and Energetic Opening for Washington Institute 2010
On Sunday at midday, the sound of the shofar signaled the start of NCJW’s 2010 Washington Institute as delegates gathered for an opening plenary packed with energy and inspiration. NCJW President Nancy Ratzan invoked the tenacity of change to rally NCJW members to action, pointing to NCJW’s persistent leadership advocating for progressive change since 1893. [...]
Read More >>Experience the Power of Washington Institute
This year, NCJW took four critical issues for women, children, and families to Capitol Hill. Whether you attended WIX or followed the events from home, click the links below to take action on these issues today! Equal Pay for Women Paid Sick Days Permanent Repeal of the Global Gag Rule Repeal of the Discriminatory “Don’t Ask, [...]
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