Monthly Archives: February 2018

Calls to Action – A Pep Talk! (updated)

“Don’t get distracted! It’s happening now! Use your voice! Use it NOW!” Each one of us is the constituent of many different legislators, federal, state and local. Our voice important and our input should be valuable to everyone who represents us, regardless of party. If you think your legislator will support a bill that you want passed and you don’t

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Quick and Easy Action! GUNS: A bill allowing abusers to carry concealed state to state and a bill to fix NICS

attribution: aliengear

CCWFC thanks the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence for providing this information. This post is regarding two bills one dangerous, one that is a first step to help protect us all, especially victims of domestic violence. They both passed the House, and now will be voted on in the senate.

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March 8 is International Women’s Day 2018, this year’s theme is #PressforProgress

March 8 International Women’s Day 2018 campaign theme:  #PressforProgress From the International Women’s Day Organization: With the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report findings telling us that gender parity is over 200 years away – there has never been a more important time to keep motivated and #PressforProgress. And with global activism for women’s equality fuelled by movements

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Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America – Boston meeting

We’ve heard from many of you about wanting to get more involved in actions against gun violence. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a partner of the Everytown for Gun Safety groups that resulting from pain turned into action after the Sandy Hook massacre. There is a Moms Demand Action chapter in every state. Do you want

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In recognition of V-Day20 – End Violence Against Women and Girls, a performance of The Vagina Monologues at the Tilden Arts Center

A Global Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls as well as those who identify as female, with three special performances of Eve Ensler’s award winning play, “The Vagina Monologues” on February 21st at 2 and 7 pm and February 22nd at 7 pm in the Studio Theatre of the Tilden Arts Center. The talented cast includes current and former students, faculty, staff and members of the community

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ACT NOW Call to Action: Send a quick email to protect women’s medical privacy, TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR USING YOUR VOICES! IT PASSED! They got the message that this bill had a lot of support across our commonwealth! We need your voice to support protecting women’s healthcare confidentiality. NOW! Please share this post! Please send an email or call your state Senators by 7am Wednesday morning! if you are not from Cape Cod – you

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TIME IS RUNNING OUT: Contact legislators, tell them to STOP child marriage in MA!

THIS BILL DID NOT GET VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE. WHY NOT?  WE ARE ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS AND WILL LET YOU KNOW. MEANTIME, REMEMBER THIS WHEN YOU ARE VOTING FOR STATE LEGISLATORS. ASK THEM TO COMMIT TO SUPPORTING THIS BILL NEXT YEAR. LEARN THEIR POSITION ON THIS BILL AND OTHER BILLS THAT IMPACT WOMEN.  (stay tuned)     Do you know

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Use your voice! Will your legislator support local immigrants?

The Safe Communities Act is stuck in committee and will die there, without ever making it to the floor for a legislative vote if the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security doesn’t act by FEBRUARY 7. This would mean the people we elect to serve us in the state legislature would not have the opportunity to REPRESENT us. Furthermore, Cape Cod has now become more anti-immigrant, as our own sheriff has now agreed to take money from the federal government to make his deputies extensions of ICE.

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