Call To Action: End the Shutdown, what you can do, now
Here’s how you can use your voice to tell the Senate Majority Leader to end the shutdown, and what you can ask your senator to do to help.
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Buses from Cape Cod to 2019 Boston Women’s March, Jan 19!
RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY: The company who previously arranged buses from Cape Cod to the Boston Women’s March has offered to set up buses for this year’s march. We are working with them to organize this trip.
Read moreJOIN US: Sexual Health Lobby Day, Jan 17 at the MA State House to Listen, Learn and Lobby!
Cape Cod Women for Change is a cosponsor of Sexual Health Lobby Day this year, joining the list of advocacy groups below. To join us, please register here and send an email to: CapeCodWomenforChange@gmail.com so we can make arrangements to carpool or meet you there if you are making your own arrangements.
Read moreWhy We Will Win.
There is only one thing I can thank Donald Trump for. Without him, I would not have met hundreds of amazing people from across Cape Cod, from across MA, and indeed, from all across the country. All of them with a single-minded, laser focus on one thing: stopping this nightmare. The nightmare didn’t begin in 2016 and it will not end in 2018 or 2020. We aren’t naïve; we know this.
Read moreUpdated new Cape locations: Trump just interfered in the Mueller investigation- rallies organizing for this Thursday evening at 5pm, and more.
Nobody Is Above the Law—Mueller Protection Rapid Response
Read moreKnow before you vote, how does your State Rep and State Senator rate on guns?
This post is a copy of our page: Cape Cod’s State Senator and State Rep’s NRA and gun groups grades and endorsements 2018: At this point none of our State Reps and Senators have applied for endorsement with the MA affiliate of the NRA, GOAL. Perhaps as the local and national conversation has turned towards more sensible gun control. But,
Read moreTHANK YOU PAUL! Will Crocker has filed bills and voted against women, families and LGBTQ, Paul Cusack will actually represent us!
Thank you to Paul and his hard-working team for a hard fought race. This was the closest race against a state rep incumbent here on the Cape. We will be watching our legislators’ sponsorships and votes. Download a copy formatted to 4 to a page During the two years since Will Crocker was elected, he has done little for ALL
Read moreCONGRATULATIONS! State Senator Julian Cyr has been an important asset to all of us!
UPDATE: Julian won – thank you to Julian and his hard working team! We are reposting this for your last minute election consideration! (This post has been updated.) Julian’s experience and ability to understand his constituency have served us well. He is hard working and that is reflected in the number and importance of the bills he’s filed, the money
Read moreThank you Jack Stanton for a race well-run!
Update: Randy Hunt won reelection. Thank you Jack Stanton for all of your effort. We will watch for you in the future. Randy Hunt votes against low-income families, LGBTQ and receives low grades from women’s organizations. Jack Stanton will work for ALL of us. We are republishing this post with updates for your election consideration. 5th Barnstable District. (What district
Read moreQuestions 1 and 2, a no-brainer and a bit of controversy
We are reposting this for your last minute election consideration. (updated) There are three questions on the ballot this year. We urge everyone to vote YES on question #3, more about that here. QUESTION 2 Starting with Question 2, which should be a no-brainer. Should we do whatever possible to take corporate money out of campaigns? YES! A YES vote
Read morePlease vote YES on Question 3, Protect Transgender Rights.
A YES vote on question #3 in MA will maintain the rights of transgender that were established by law in 2016.
Read moreDoes your state legislator support or oppose legislation that benefits women? These are Cape & Islands Senators’ and House Reps’ grades and endorsements regarding women’s issues
These ratings are from organizations that advocate for, or against, legislation for women. Grades are based on sponsorship of legislation and voting records. In the coming weeks we will be sharing more about our legislators’ support or opposition important to women. Planned Parenthood has not updated their ratings for 2018, but they have listed their endorsements, noted below. MA Citizens
Read moreThis bill to remove archaic laws passed! YOUR VOICES WERE HEARD AND MADE A DIFFERENCE! Did you know laws still on the books in MA make abortion illegal? Threats to Roe v. Wade are threats to women’s rights in MA!
We thank each of you who made a call! This was a bit of a struggle with the numbers of pro-life legislators in MA, but it passed! We know of at least one local legislator who had told us he did NOT support this because he is pro-life, but after hearing from constituents and with an election looming, he voted
Read moreUpdate- this did NOT PASS. Our state is now supporting sheriffs who Call to Action, Time-sensitive! PROTECT IMMIGRANTS IN MA: Quick and easy action you can take to protect immigrants in MA
The message: Family separations aren’t just a crisis at the border. Here in Massachusetts, kids are losing their parents to ICE all the time – and far too often, it’s contact with police that leads to their detention. So what is the House going to do about this?
Read moreIMMIGRATION: Indivisible’s New Statement on Policy Goals
(You can help immigrants here in MA – see this post: Call to Action! Immigration, time-sensitive quick and easy action you can take to protect immigrants in MA) As a member of *Indivisible, we want to share a new federal policy statement they just released: Our two primary *policy* goals: (1) Stop a bad immigration bill from passing. This Thursday
Read moreCALL TO ACTION – UPDATE -They were funded! Thank you! Help our only local family planning clinic get the funding they need from the state
Please use your voice, it is so important right now. This is another simple message you can deliver and make a difference!
Health Imperatives is a non-profit that runs our local family planning clinic, Hyannis Family Planning, and other clinics in Southeastern MA. Cape Cod Women for Change supports this clinic and will do what we can to help them achieve their goals. Federal title X funding is threatening clinics like this whose services are a necessity to those with the most need.
Read moreCall to Action! Immigration, time-sensitive quick and easy action you can take to protect immigrants in MA
see more recent, updated Call to Action, here: Call to Action, Time-sensitive! PROTECT IMMIGRANTS IN MA: Quick and easy action you can take to protect immigrants in MA From the MA Safe Communities Coalition: Time is of the essence, the budget has to voted by the end of this month. The budget is in conference now, we need to contact
Read moreCall to Action Quick and Easy! Please help domestic violence victims, ask your state rep to help insure Housing Court expansion is fully funded – for Cape Cod
Please share this. It’s an important issue that isn’t getting a lot of attention. We need a housing court on Cape Cod! (You can send emails or make calls, or BOTH. ) Cape and Islands State Representative info, all others click here to Find Your State Rep. Background (one of the the original posts about this issue): Call to Action! Ask
Read moreUPDATE, it’s WORKING- almost there! CALL TO ACTION: Help protect immigrants in MA – the vote is Tuesday May 22
Please take quick action and share! You can call any time of day or any day of the week and leave a message, or send an email at any time. Time is running out. Please make a call or send an email.
Read moreCape Cod Women for Change will hold meetings now. Want to join us?
(PLEASE NOTE: We’ve had some cancellations – a couple more seats available.) After holding leadership meetings last year, we have been in a sort of holding pattern. Most of the options for places to hold meetings cost money and we had no way to legally raise even the small amounts needed for some of the options. We are now officially
Read moreUpdate IT PASSED!!!! CALL TO ACTION: Help pass the Red Flag bill that will protect us from guns in the wrong hands!
(more calls to action that need your support here: CALLS TO ACTION: What you can do NOW!) UPDATE: The House of Represenatives passed this bill, now it’s up to the senate! Please send a message or call your State Senator, contact info below. UPDATE: The Massachusetts Police Chief Association has ENDORSED THIS BILL! But that does NOT MEAN YOUR STATE
Read moreWe are supporting a petition to recall Ron Beaty, please sign this and share!
SIGN THE PETITION HERE – it’s easy, just fill in your info on the right. You can choose to be kept off of any lists. Please sign and share this petition, let’s tell the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates, give us a recall provision! There is none in the county charter as it is now, but the assembly is currently
Read moreHousing, healthcare, reproductive rights, abuse: A local woman shares her story of resilience
Consider this Cape Cod woman’s story of resilience and ask yourself if we are doing enough. On Being Resilient. by Meaghan Mort My story of resilience begins when I was in middle school if I recall correctly (this was some time ago), when a neighbor sexually assaulted me. He asked me to “come here” because he “needed to show me
Read moreFederal Judge decision upholding MA assault weapon ban confirms that assault weapons, in all states, are NOT protected under the 2nd Amendment.
Thank you Attorney General Maura Healey. Her Federal Court victory on Friday, April 6, 2018, has set a national precedent. We’ve been posting a series on the effort Maura Healey has made on our behalf to enforce the assault weapons ban by banning copycat weapons that had been slightly altered and sold as “compliant,” and the gun lobby’s effort to
Read moreMA NRA affiliate holding a women’s gun summit this weekend, co-sponsored by your tax dollars
This weekend a two-day event titled “Massachusetts Women’s Leadership and Firearms Summit” is being by co-sponsored by Gun Owners Action League (GOAL.) GOAL is the NRA affiliate organization that filed a lawsuit against Maura Healey seeking to overturn the MA assault weapon ban. The State Division of Fisheries and Wildlife is also a co-sponsor and they will be hosting at their
Read moreThe NRA filed a lawsuit against Maura Healey and the MA assault weapon ban; the judge found in favor of US
This is the third in series of articles about our assault weapons ban here in MA, challenges by the NRA and support for those challenges by legislators, several representing Cape Cod. More pieces coming over the next couple of weeks, including legislation supported by NRA lobbying. In July, 2016, Attorney General Maura Healey issued a directive to gun-dealers and manufacturers
Read moreThese are the MA legislators who signed a letter opposing AGs decision to enforce laws banning assault weapons
IS YOUR STATE REP OR SENATOR ON THIS LIST? The list is at the bottom of this page. This post explains the letter. This is the second in a series of posts about our Attorney General’s efforts to enforce Massachusetts’s assault weapons ban and clamp down on the sale of copycat weapons cable of the same type of shootings that
Read moreAG Maura Healey closed loopholes and enforced laws banning the sale of assault rifles in MA. The NRA is fighting back.
This is the first of four posts about AG Maura Healey’s actions to protect us, and the NRA and their legislators efforts to stop her.
Read moreDid you know 2 Cape and 4 Plymouth district state reps are trying to put guns in schools?
This post was originally published last June, but has become more relevant again and appears to be circulating again. We’ve learned that this bill is the type of bill the NRA wants filed, it is seen as a wedge, to work legislative language that favors more permissive gun laws into our legislation, bit by bit. The fact that these state
Read moreCalls 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
Read moreQuick and Easy Action! GUNS: A bill allowing abusers to carry concealed state to state and a bill to fix NICS
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.
Read moreBoycott the NRA, who to contact and how
The move to boycott the NRA has really taken off. It is one of the ways we can take action to change the control this organization has over our government and the GOP.
As more people contact companies to tell them they will not use their products and services, more are retracting their support for the NRA.
If you want to get involved it’s really simple.
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
Read moreACT 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
Read moreTIME 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
Read moreUse 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.
Read moreCall to Action: Immigration in MA, tell legislators and the governor to support ‘The Safe Communities Act’
Contact the chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, the bill is sitting in this committee and will get nowhere if they don’t vote it out of committee and move it to the floor for a vote- DEADLINE Feb 7.
Among other things this bill, filed in both the MA house and the senate, operates within federal laws, despite what critics and opponents will say. Let’s be clear, this would not defy federal laws and subject us to the loss of federal funds. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
JOIN US for an Emerge Workshop! Run for office, organize in your community or just get involved.
JOIN US! WANTED: Women who want to learn about becoming active and involved. Cape Cod Women for Change is hosting an Emerge workshop September 30, from 10-1pm at the Falmouth Public Library (in the Hermann Room – downstairs) 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA 02540 (see map.) Register here, or on the Emerge website. This workshop is for Democratic and progressive
Read moreA long list of policies Trump has UNDONE so far, under-reported but SO important!
This list was taken from a recent Washington Post article and is being updated. This is so important, so much of this impacts our daily lives, yet we know nothing about it. Among the results of these reversals? Companies with federal contracts don’t have to comply with laws that protect women in the workplace, states have fewer limits on drug-testing
Read moreDo you want to be more involved in what we are doing?
We have events coming up in the fall that we need help organizing, advocacy that needs to be shared and we want to hold our first general meeting in September or October, one we are considering a postcard party for women where we will fill out and mail postcards to legislators at all levels of government advocating for the legislation and issues that are important to women and families.
Read moreOpportunity: ACL Forum in Provincetown
The opportunities to learn and lead, to get involved, are starting up again this fall. Our sister organization, Indivisible Outer Cape is holding an ACLU Forum, a chance to learn about how you can help defend our democracy and use your voice to advance Massachusetts legislation.
Read moreCall to Action: Share your story! MA is considering a bill to protect access to contraception.
PASSED!!! While congress is considering the future of our healthcare – MA legislators are considering a bill that will continue to provide protect the access to contraceptives that the Republicans in Congress plan to remove. We need your voice! Find a Fact Sheet on this bill here: ACCESS Fact Sheet_CFC_ Please consider submitting written testimony to NARAL Massachusetts. They will
Read moreDid you know 2 Cape and 4 Plymouth district state reps are trying to put guns in schools?
This post was originally published last June, but has become more relevant again and appears to be circulating again. We’ve learned that this bill is the type of bill the NRA wants filed, it is seen as a wedge, to work legislative language that favors more permissive gun laws into our legislation, bit by bit. The fact that these state
Read moreCall to Action: Make your voice heard, contact state legislators, support safe communities!
Cape Cod Women for Change supports and endorses the Safe Communities Act! Please contact your state reps and senators, and the governor – all info is at the bottom of this post. From the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA): Make your voice heard and support safe communities! From the Boston Tea Party to the anti-slavery and marriage equality
Read moreCall to Action: Tell MA legislators to prevent young women from becoming “Child Brides!”
Did you know that MA, has no minimum age for marriage? Minors can marry at any age with a parent’s permission and the majority of these marriages involved a child bride marrying an older man. A bill has been filed to make it illegal for a child to be married under the age of 18 (jump to information about the
Read moreCall to Action: Tell Governor Baker to protect MA immigrants from discriminatory federal policy
Let’s support the ACLU of MA, the Alliance for Business Leadership, along with 22 other Massachusetts tech and business leaders; tell Governor Baker to end the practice that enables state agencies to act as an arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read the letter. Tell Governor Baker that you don’t want our state-funded Sheriffs or Corrections Department to support
Read moreCalls to Action – A Pep Talk!
“Don’t get distracted! It’s happening now! Use your voice! Use it now!” It works! Even before the inauguration and the Marches on Washington and around the country, your voice is needed. First, millions of us spoke up by contacting legislators in Washington, contacting the press and using social media to oppose the GOP’s first move: to eliminate the Office of
Read moreFeminist Scholars: The Election of Donald Trump
A statement from those who study, research, educate, and write about women, women’s issues, women’s history etc. A STATEMENT BY FEMINIST SCHOLARS ON THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, a sizeable minority of the U.S. electorate chose to send billionaire Donald Trump, an avowed sexist and an unrepentant racist, who
Read moreREMINDER THURSDAY, 1/3: Join Cape & Islands Indivisibles’ Rally at Congressman Keating’s CD-9 Office in Hyannis to Ring in a New Year of Progressive Action!
Join Cape & Islands Indivisibles: Lower Cape Indivisible, Indivisible Outer Cape, Cape Cod Women for Change and Martha’s Vineyard Indivisible, to rally at Congressman Keating’s Office to Rally for Progressive Legislation in the New Congress! Celebrate our historic wins in the midterms, hear about progressive priorities for 2019, and thank Congressman Keating for his work on our behalf. Cupcakes for all!
Read moreELECTION. All politics is local, why we must vote BLUE up and down the ballot.
This is our closing argument for the 2018 midterms. Our inboxes are full right now with closing arguments from all of the campaigns we’ve made contact with during this election season; this is our last minute effort to talk about why this election is so important at the local level. Women’s rights are at risk. The appointment of Kavanaugh to
Read moreELECTION: Know your elected officials’ records and endorsements
Updated information, including printable graphics about the three State Rep races on Cape Cod. Candidates: Tim Whelan votes against legislation that protects our safety and against low-income families, Steve Leibowitz is a better choice. Will Crocker has filed bills and voted against women, families and LGBTQ, Paul Cusack will actually represent us! Randy Hunt votes against low-income families, LGBTQ and
Read moreCONGRATULATIONS! Why Ron Bergstrom is a better choice for Barnstable County Commissioner
UPDATE: Ron Bergstrom WON – the seat was flipped! Congratulation Ron and thank you to everyone who supported him and who voted for him. What is a Barnstable County Commissioner? The Barnstable County Commission is a unique, and often overlooked, government structure intended to serve the needs of residents of all fifteen towns of Cape Cod. The Commissioners act as
Read moreThank you Steve!
Whelan won this election. Thank you to Steve and his hard-working team! We will continue to watch our state representative’s bill sponsorships and votes. We are republishing this post with updates for your election consideration. First Barnstable District. (What district are you in? Check here) Steve Leibowitz has been involved in the political arena for years. He understands and supports
Read moreVinny deMacedo’s record reflects hard right positions are not representative of his district. Deb Rudolf is a better choice.
We are reposting this for your last minute election consideration (with updates.) Viriato (Vinny) deMacedo’s record demonstrates that he is not representing us. He is not responsive to constituents who want to discuss legislation he won’t support. He is another example of a legislator who works for the right-wing of his party and narrow special interests. He refuses to provide
Read moreJOIN US for a Postcards to Voters, Cape Cod, Gathering
Cape Cod Women for Change, Indivisible Outer Cape and Lower Cape Indivisible will hold two “Postcards to Voters” meetings to support State Senator Julian Cyr.
Read moreJOIN US! This Sunday for a discussion about Question #3 with Julian Cyr, Sarah Peake and special guests
November’s Ballot Question #3 is putting transgender equality at risk in Massachusetts. Question #3 seeks to overturn a law passed by our legislature and signed into law by the Governor in 2016. A “YES” vote will keep this law in place. But there are so many rumors and all kinds of misinformation out there. Join us! Ask your questions; get
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