Women's Advocacy Day

Overview

North Carolina Women United will hold Women's Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 4, 2003. This will be a meeting of women from across the state in the General Assembly Auditorium at the NC Legislative Building, 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh.

The program will feature legislators and community members speaking on the top five issues that emerged from the Women's Agenda Assemblies around the state in the last few months:

For information on those topics, click the links above to see the corresponding sections of the Draft Agenda. Please also browse the information in that document on the other eight topics: all are important.

Agenda

The day will start with a breakfast and an advocacy skills training session at Peace College.

Agenda for Tuesday, March 4
Peace College		More info on Peace
	7:45	Breakfast
	8:00 - 9:00	Advocacy Skills Session
NC Legislative Building
	9:00 - 9:30	Registration
	9:30 - 11:30	Advocacy Issues Program
	11:30 - 1:00	Networking lunch ($10 fee) and visits to legislators

How to register

To register -

Send your contact info to NCWU (see forms below).
If you want a box lunch, send a check for $10 by Feb. 27.
If you wish to talk to your legislators, call them to set up appointments. See "www.ncga.state.nc.us > Representation > Who Represents me" to get their contact information. [Check here later for more information on setting up appointments.]

The following groups are coordinating registration for their members/those in their area. Please contact them directly:

Alliance for Economic Justice - Jennifer Bumgarner, jenniferb@ncaej.org

Business and Professional Women of NC - Arlene McKay, ArleneGMcKay@aol.com

NC NARAL Pro-Choice America - Sarah Karges, skarges@naralnc.org

Orange Co. Human Rights Council - Milan Pham, mpham@co.orange.nc.us

Western Coalition Women's Commission-Vera Guise, veraguise@aol.com

Women's Resource Center in Alamance Co -
Bus transportation is available for $5. Box lunch $10. Total cost: $15. Send your registration form or (preferably) the confirmation sheet you will get with the online form with your check to 1343 S. Main Street, Burlington, NC 27215 before Feb. 26th. Six scholarships available. Call the WRC at 336-227-6900 to apply. Becky Mock, bhmock1@mindspring.com

To register as an individual, there are three versions of the registration form:

Online form (strongly preferred). You'll get a confirmation slip to print and enclose with your check.
PDF version (this requires the free Adobe Acrobat reader) and is suitable for printing and redistribution at meetings.
MS Word version (that you may wish to customize if you are redistributing it to others)

Pass the word

Please distribute the flier to those who might be interested. Registration information will be available after the Feb. 7 program committee meeting.

Check the map for information on where the events are located if you're not familiar with downtown Raleigh. See also information on Peace, directions to the Legislative Building, and parking information.

Background

The activities of Advocacy Day will be based on the Women's Agenda that was developed in the Women's Agenda Assemblies this fall and winter. Check out the Draft Agenda or read more about the agenda assembly process.

Accommodations

There is a block of 15 rooms at the Clarion Hotel State Capitol, 320 Hillsborough St., Raleigh for this event. The cost of a double room (including breakfast and parking) is $65.00 plus 13% tax. Make your own reservations at (919) 832-0501. After Feb. 27, the remaining rooms in the block will be released. The $65 rate will be provided to late registrants if rooms are available.