2020 Forum

2020 Community Forum to
Benefit Legal Voice

Power of Women: Breaking Barriers

By 1st Legislative District Democrats and
WA State Federation of Democratic Women, YOMAH Chapter

“Legal Voice is a progressive feminist organization using the power of the law to make change in the Northwest. We use that power structure to dismantle sexism and oppression, specifically advocating for our region’s most marginalized communities: women of color, lesbians, transgender and gender-nonconforming people, immigrants, people with disabilities, low-income women, and others affected by gender oppression and injustice.”

Topic: “Gender Based Violence: How We Are Affected and What We Can Do About It”

Resources:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35099718-so-you-want-to-talk-about-race

What can be done?
BECOME AN INFORMED ALLY.
CENTER BLACK WOMEN IN YOUR ADVOCACY.
SUPPORT ORGS THAT WORK ON BEHALF OF BLACK WOMEN LOCALLY.

Topic: “Sexism, Racism and the Holy War on Reproductive Freedom”

Resources:
Ballot Title Challenges to R-90, R-91, and I-1698 (and work on campaigns)
Lawsuit against “The Church at Planned Parenthood”

Lawsuit protecting employees at UW Birth Defects Research Lab from harassment by David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress; 

Lawsuits in AK and ID challenging laws preventing Advanced Practice Clinicians from providing abortion care;

Policy Advocacy to Expand Access to Reproductive Healthcare (and neutralize impact of religious refusals);

Initiative to exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centers

More Information:
Legal Voice (litigation, policy advocacy, legal rights education) – www.legalvoice.org
SURGE (movement building) – https://www.surgereprojustice.org/
Safe Healthy Youth Washington (to protect sex ed law), 603 Stewart Street Suite 819,  Seattle, WA 98101

Topic: “The ERA: Why we need it NOW”

Resources:
http://www.eracoalition.org/toolkit

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/gop-warming-equal-rights-amendment

https://now.org/issues/constitutional-equality/

https://now.org/now-and-the-equal-rights-amendment/

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/equal-rights-amendment-explained

https://nwsidebar.wsba.org/2020/03/09/why-is-alyssa-milano-tweeting-about-the-equal-rights-amendment/

Contact:
Tiffany Wilk Chang
Secretary@nowseattle.com

Topic: “Redistricting – Why it Matters”

Resources:
To Do List:
 Complete Census – Oct 31, 2020

 Assist Others to Complete Census

 Vote – Primaries + November 2020 & beyond
 Attend a Speak Up School

 Testify to Commission – June- Sept 2021

Slay the Dragon Movie Showing
June 30, 2020 06:00 PM
Register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yXbyA8t_T7mO–fxcEIZ_g

Contact Me:
Alison McCaffree
LWVWA Census & Redistricting Issue Chair
253-720-6813
amccaffree@lwvwa.org

Topic: “Doing Epic Shit Without Apology”

Resources:
Contact Me:
360-902-1000
cpl@dnr.wa.gov

Office Address
Office of the Commissioner of Public Lands
MS 47001
Olympia, WA 98504-1000