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RUN AS YOU ARE WEB EVENT: WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW TO GET READY TO RUN FOR OFFICE
Saturday, April 15
2:30 – 4 PM
On Your Computer
In this 90 minute web class, VoteRunLead will challenge you to take 30 political actions in 90 days, accelerating the growth of your political networks and know-how. This is part 2 in their “Run As You Are” web series, you will map your next steps, make a real plan to get to know your political community, find the best office to run for, and get connected to thousands of other women also taking the Run As You Are challenge. This is a 90 minute online intensive three part series. Take one class or experience all the classes. You will receive login information following registration. Click here for more information.
NEWTOWN DTC MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN TRAINING
Saturday, April 22
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Newtown Middle School
11 Queen Street
Newtown
Free training event on how to run for local office, whether it is the Board of Education, Legislative Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, you will learn how to effectively mount a campaign and run for office! Click here for more information and to register.
NARAL PRO-CHOICE CT HARTFORD BRUNCH
Sunday, April 23
11 AM – 1 PM
Home of Thom Page & Karen Reich
260 Kenyon Street
Hartford
*There is a fee for this event.
Please join NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut for Sunday brunch prepared by pro-choice elected officials from the Greater Hartford area. This is the only opportunity to find out which of our elected representatives bakes the best muffins, while also supporting our efforts to protect reproductive rights in Connecticut. Click here for more information.
RUN TOWARD FEAR: MILLENIAL ACTIVISM IN THE TRUMP ERA
Monday, April 24
7 – 8:30 PM
Connecticut College
Crozier-Williams Center (aka CRO or College Center)
Room 1962
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London
Click here for a campus map.
Many young Americans have expressed both fear of what is to come and a readiness to re-commit to change efforts as an overwhelming response to the question, “where do we go from here?”
Run Toward Fear, a town hall-style gathering, offers an answer to this question by exploring the national landscape at the intersection of youth activism and social change. This forum, led by a panel of contemporary thought leaders, will engage the Connecticut College and New London communities in forward-thinking conversations about what the shifting political winds mean for college students, women, and marginalized communities, and the ways young activists across the nation are re-imagining the most important issues of our time.
Below is a flyer with a great list of panelists. For more information, click here or email, diei@conncoll.edu.
RAISING CHILDREN IN TRUMP’S AMERICA
Tuesday, April 25
7:30 – 9:30 PM
Christ & Holy Trinity Church
Branson Hall
75 Church Lane
Westport
The Democratic Women of Westport and Westport Democratic Town Committee are hosting a discussion on how Trump’s rhetoric and agenda are having an impact on children. Below is a flyer but for more information or RSVP, email DWW06880@gmail.com.
RUN AS YOU ARE WEB EVENT: YOUR 2018 CAMPAIGN PLAN
Wednesday, April 26
6:30 – 8 PM
On Your Computer
In part 3 of their 3 part “Run As You Are” series, you’ll learn exactly what goes into a campaign plan and have a clear idea of where to spend your time and money, whether you are 6 weeks, 6 months, or 6 years out from running. Using the 2018 state legislature races as their guide, Vote Run Lead will map an actionable timeline that you can use to build your more detailed plan. Click here for more information and to register.
A SEAT AT THE TABLE: WOMEN OF COLOR CONVERSATION ON PAID LEAVE
Thursday, May 4
6-8 PM
CT Nonprofit Center
75 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford
(The Center is located at the corner of Charter Oak and Wyllys St., Hartford. If you are using a GPS, type in 146 Wyllys St.)
Join the Campaign for Paid Family Leave for a story telling event centered on women of color experiences without paid family and medical leave. Hear from a panel of impacted women and learn how to share your story. Click here for more information. Click here to RSVP.
DAUGHTER AND MOTHER CAMP CONGRESS FOR GIRLS DC II 2017
Saturday, May 13
8 am – 5 pm
525 New Jersey Avenue
Washington, DC
Daughter and Mother Camp Congress for Girls DC II 2017 is a leadership program that introduces girls ages 8 to 15 and their moms (or dads) to politics. Camp begins with a girl-friendly lesson on the structure of our political system. Each girl will choose to run for a seat in the US House of Representatives, the US Senate or for the presidency. Each mom will serve as her daughter’s campaign manager. For more information, click here.
This is organized by Girls in Politics Initiative, which is part of the Political Institution for Women and introduces girls ages 8 to 15 to politics, policy, the United States Congress, parliaments and the work of the United Nations.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL DEDICATION
Thursday, May 18
6:30 – 8:30 PM
The First Church of Christ in Hartford
60 Gold Street
Hartford
The great abolitionist Frederick Douglass first spoke in Hartford on May 18, 1843 under the “open sky sanctuary” of the First Church on Main and Gold Streets. Help us dedicate the new “Frederick Douglass Court” and memorial plaque sponsored by the Church. Douglass was also an advocate for women’s suffrage (he spoke at the 1848 Seneca Falls women’s convention) and labor rights (he co-founded with Isaac Myers the Colored National Labor Union in 1869). Click here for more information.
