North Dakota Women's Network

The following is a forward from the North Dakota Women’s Network – a NDHRC partner organization. This is a wonderful opportunity for women from across North Dakota to learn more about the political process through hands-on experience at the Capitol in Bismarck.

WE Rise: Women Empowered - The North Dakota Women’s Network Presents Women’s Lobby Day

About WE Rise
The North Dakota Women’s Network (NDWN) has the amazing opportunity to provide an incredible hands-on learning experience for women, right in our state’s capital. For one day, February 11, 2009, our members as well as women from across the state will be in the epicenter of our state’s legislative activity. WE Rise: Women Empowered will offer behind the scenes insight, meetings with our local lawmakers, and training on how to lobby. Women will have the experience of a lifetime.

The very core of the work we do at the NDWN is to empower women. Demystifying the legislative process is the first step to women’s political participation. WE Rise: Women Empowered is that step where women will learn, participate, carry their enthusiasm home to the other women in their lives and have the opportunity to say “represent me”. The four focus areas of freedom from violence, reproductive health, women’s economic security, and education allow and encourage women to advocate for strong public policy in the justice areas they care about most.

There is much work to do to improve the lives of women across the state. The last election cycle resulted in a drop in the number of women in the legislative body to a disappointing 15.9%. The time has come for the women of North Dakota to unite and have our voices heard. WE Rise: Women Empowered is this opportunity and will be a truly historic day for our state! Never before in the history of North Dakota has a women’s lobby day like this existed and it is time.

Breaking news: The Sheila Wellstone Institute is hosting a leadership and grassroots organizing training in Bismarck the day prior to WE Rise.

For detailed information on both of these historic events and to register please visit www.standupnd.org.



Renee Stromme

Executive Director

North Dakota Women's Network

renee@ndwomen.org



Amy Jacobson

Legislative Committee

North Dakota Women's Network

ajacobson@ppmns.org





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