Letter Writing Workshop

Letter Writing Workshop

Are you interested in engaging in the legislative process, but don’t know where to start?

The Fem Dems are holding a Letter Writing Workshop on Thursday, September 4th to give members the tools they need to effectively communicate with their elected officials.

During this hour-long workshop we will discuss the importance of corresponding with your elected officials; how to prepare a letter to an elected official; and then we will each take immediate action by writing a letter to the Governor on one of our priority bills.

This is an exciting opportunity for our members and we hope you can join us for this skill-building workshop!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Communications Director Sarah Kerber or VP Erica Root. 

Time: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Temple Coffee Downtown (1010 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814)

#ActForWomen and Draw the Line

#ActForWomen and Draw the Line

#ActForWomen and Draw the Line

Advocate for the Women's Health Protection Act on Thursday, June 26, 2014, sign the Bill of Reproductive Rights, and join us tomorrow in supporting the Center for Reproductive Rights lobby day. Let's tell the U.S. Congress and the President that they must guarantee and protect reproductive rights as fundamental human rights and stop the attacks by politicians who want to take those rights away. #ActFotWomen
 

ADVOCACY DAY ON CAPITOL HILL on June 26 so that key reproductive rights leaders can urge Congress to support the Women’s Health Protection Act, federal legislation that would prohibit states from passing laws that restrict women’s access to abortion services. Here’s how you can help:

  1. Contact your members of Congress and tell them why the Women’s Health Protection Act is so important.  
  2. Take a selfie with an “I #ActForWomen” sign and post the photo on social media with the hashtag #ActForWomen, or email to info@femdems.org or action@reprorights.org. We’ll share it on Facebook and Twitter.      
  3. Kick off Advocacy Day by signing up now for our Thunderclap — and join thousands of Twitter users to automatically announce on the morning of June 26 that you stand for women’s health.  
  4. Share this image on Facebook and let the world know that women’s health matters to you.     

Fems and Vets GOTV for Mark Johannessen

Fems and Vets GOTV for Mark Johannessen

The Fem Dems and Lawson Stuart, Chair of the CDP Veterans Caucus, invite you to join us on Friday night and volunteer in the final stretch for our endorsed candidate Mark Johannessen for California Assembly!

Join us at Mark Johannessen's HQ for either phone banking or we'll walk like crazy for two hours.

We'll keep you posted on any updates and hope you can join us for this fun event. Just one more weekend to support our endorsed candidates before the June 3rd Primary!

Event page here. 

Close the Gap Ally Spotlight

Close the Gap Ally Spotlight

Close the Gap Ally Spotlight

We have always taken a different approach than traditional Democratic clubs,” says Kelly Rivas, past president. “As a club we try to be innovative in our community engagement and really work to motivate young women—and really women of any age—to run for office.

Our friends at Close the Gap CA interviewed Past President Kelly Rivas in their Ally Spotlight in April 2014 and we couldn't be more proud! Kelly discussed the Sacramento Feminist Democrats goals, events, and approach to motivating and empowering women. 

Full article here.

Maggy Krell Pocket Walk

Maggy Krell Pocket Walk

Maggy Krell Pocket Walk

Pocket Walk - Join Fem Dem's President Carie Elena Edwards for breakfast and walk the Pocket in support of Maggy Krell for Sacramento County District Attorney!

Walk the Pocket
Saturday, April 19th, 2014
10:00am-2:00pm
At the Home of Lanz Nalagan, 4661 22nd Street, Sacramento CA 95822

Questions can be directed to Lanz Nalagan, Campaign Manager, at info@krellforda.com.

"Student Bill of Rights" Package and Rally

"Student Bill of Rights" Package and Rally

"Student Bill of Rights" Package and Rally

Join the Fem Dems, students, teachers, parents, professors, and advocates for higher education on Monday, April 8th for a rally to support the "Student Bill of Rights":  (AB 534 - AB 391 - AB 233 - AJR 11)

Tuition costs are skyrocketing.  Student Loan Debt just reached $1 trillion in the USA, surpassing credit card debt.  Student success and opportunities after graduation are diminishing.  It's time to take action to support our students and their right to a debt-free future.

On Monday, April 8, 2013: We will take our movement to protect students and higher education tot he steps fo the State Capitol for a Press Conference and Rally!

For more information, contact Dharia McGrew at Dharia.McGrew@asm.ca.gov or (916) 319-2025
More details available at www.Facebook.com/StudentBillofRights

 

Women's History Month Brunch

Women's History Month Brunch

Women's History Month Brunch

Congratulation to our 2013 Women's History Month Brunch Honorees!

As a celebration of Women’s History Month, we wanted to connect our brunch attendees not just to women throughout history – but to
women making history.

Our 2013 WHM Brunch Honorees were chosen with this in mind and as always – an eye to inclusion, equality, and diversity.

We emphasized women of color, local Sacramento and California women, and chose some inspiring women who you may otherwise never have heard about.

We hope these women inspire you
as they have us.

Women in the Workplace

Women in the Workplace

Women in the Workplace

Our discussion will consider the viewpoints expressed in the three pieces below alongside our own experiences.  

This discussion is open to all.  You may join the discussion at any point regardless of arrival.  Bring a friend and remember: inclusion, equality, diversity.

Tuesday January 29th
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5:30 pm     Socializing Time
6:00 pm     Start Discussion
8:00 pm     Stop Discussion

RSVP via Facebook event or via email to President@femdems.org 

Location:  Coyote Tap House at 14th & H (private back room)

Women Need to Realize Work Isn’t School

By Whitney Johnson and Tara Mohr
January 11, 2013

Academic institutions are churning out ever-more female graduates. But the very skills that propel women to the top of the class in school are earning us middle-of the-pack marks in the workplace. Indeed, a recent study found that women account for 51.4% of middle managers in the U.S. but only 4.2% of Fortune 500 CEO's. Based on our experience, the CEO statistics will continue to improve, but only incrementally, until women recognize that the boardroom is not the schoolroom. To be successful, we must now do the very thing we were always taught not to: be disruptive...

Read full post here: http://bit.ly/WWYWbD

Women in the Workplace

By Armando Gomez
Post date unknown

Whether they like it or not, men have to accept, once and for all, that women are marching up the corporate ladder confidently and with full speed ahead.

Women used to be much more "quiet and passive" in the workplace due to the relatively small number of female employees in comparison to males. Women today, on the other hand, have begun assuming their positions by using all their God given powers of intelligence and organization...

Read full post here: http://bit.ly/7Hqitj 

Labyrinths, not Ladders: How Women Are Redefining Work

By Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti
January 15, 2013

Career success for women is now less about climbing the corporate ladder and more dependent on forging a path through a labyrinth. According to the new book Women Lead by Apollo Research Institute, 58% of women professionals describe their career path as nonlinear. This model seems especially appropriate for many workers in today's knowledge economy, in which intellectual productivity (not manual labor) can extend workforce participation by an additional 10 years or more...

Read full post here: http://huff.to/ZWSUtk 

Swearing in Party for Steve Hansen

Swearing in Party for Steve Hansen

Swearing in Party for Steve Hansen




We are proud endorsers of now Councilmember Steve Hansen.  Sacramento's first openly gay council member dedicated to the principles of inclusion, equality, and diversity.

Please join us, Steve Hansen and emcees, Dennis Mangers and West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, for an evening of song, dance and fun!

With special performances by Clemon Charles, Cil Harris, a live DJ, and refreshments served by Barefoot Winery and Ruhstaller it is going to be a great time!