Raise UP Massachusetts and the Social Justice Coalition are running a petition drive to get signatures to put Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance and $15 Minimum Wage on the ballot in 2018, details below. Volunteers are needed to collect signatures, there will be a training here on Cape Cod on Thursday, September 7 at 5:30…
What is going on in our government right now is atrocious. Thirteen white, male, U.S. senators are crafting legislation that will impact all of us, and will effect 1/6 of the US economy in secret, behind closed doors. Mitch McConnell is going to allow this bill to go to a vote NEXT WEEK without ANY public hearings, and will manipulate rules to prevent any amendments. We must speak up and speak out NOW!! Here’s what you can do.
Calendar of local events for activists on Cape Cod
Missed it? Don’t worry, we will hold another workshop with Emerge in September! Stay tuned! Sign up for our newsletter! Women Organizing to Win Presented by Emerge Massachusetts for women who are interested in becoming leaders, organizers or just become more involved in their community May 20th from 10:00-1:00 p.m. at the Cape Cod Media…
Bill: Housing Court Expansion S.946 (Sen. Spilka) / H.978 (Rep. Walsh). Amendment to budget: 0336-0003 – Expansion of the Housing Court…$1,2000,000 PLEASE ACT ASAP – details about why this bill is important: The Housing Court has judges and staff with expertise in housing law and who are trained to provide tenants and landlords with a […]
If you regsitered and want to travel with us or meet us at the statehouse, please contact CapeCodWomenforChange@gmail.com RESERVATIONS CLOSED. Join us as we lobby for women May 17, 2017, Women’s Advocacy Day at the State House. During the coming week, we will list a series of bills, their details and information to help you…
UPDATE: This amendment has now been filed as a bill. A full description of the bill and how you can help has been posted here on our website. Bill: Housing Court Expansion S.946 (Sen. Spilka) / H.978 (Rep. Walsh). Amendment to budget: 0336-0003 – Expansion of the Housing Court…$1,2000,000 PLEASE ACT ASAP…
UPDATE: Passed! Please contact your state legislators and ask them to support this bill. (Find your legislator’s contact information here.) Please leave a comment here on this post or email us if you get an answer from your legislator, we are keeping track of responses, it helps us identify who needs more contact. The bill…
If you have information about upcoming marches, rallies, buses etc please email us: CapeCodWomenforChange@gmail.com. You can sign up to receive an email whenever a new post goes up on this site, use the link on the right. This is the last event on our list of March events and caught our eye. It is…
To all of you who made calls, clicked through and read our posts, read other groups calls to action, made calls, shared with friends, and remained persistent, it worked. Advocacy, speaking out, speaking up, communicating with legislators, works. And, if you have yet to make a call, you can see now that it makes a…
