NWPC Orange County

As an organization that supports women, NWPC supports WISEPlace for Women. We want you to know what they do for women and how you can help.  Please consider taking a tour to learn more and support their work.

Please register for a tour here.

Dr. David Snow, the lead researcher on the UCI Study on the Cost of Homelessness to our community will be discussing the topic: How Did I Get Here? Women and Homelessness.

A Graduate of WISEPlace will share her story.

Saturdays – 07/13/19 or 08/24/19
Time:  11:00 am – 12:30 pm
1411 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706

Join us in Orange County for an informative discussion from elected women, about what it's like to run as a woman.  Our panelists will be completely open and honest about the pros and cons of running as a woman.  If you haven't decided whether or not you're ready to run, this is a can't miss panel discussion.

Aliso Viejo City Council: Tiffany Ackley (confirmed)
Coast Community College Trustee: Lorraine Prinsky (confirmed)
Irvine City Council: Farrah Khan (confirmed)
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (invited)

Visit the NWPC California website for more details and to register.

The National Women's Political Caucus offers comprehensive campaign training for candidates and campaign organizers.  Visit the Events page on this website or visit the Events page on the NWPC California website for training throughout California.

2019 NWPC California Campaign Training
Kick-Off in Orange County
September 21-22 & 28-29, 2019

Thanks to our generous sponsors, NWPC CA is pleased to offer a reduced rate to attend the 4-day Campaign Training!
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote, the new registration fee is $100 for all 4 days.

Are you ready to run or considering a run for office in the future?  Then join us in Orange County as we kick off the 2019 Campaign Training for Candidates and Campaign Staff.

Registration fee includes: Continental Breakfast & Lunch

What's Covered?:

• The Big Decision
• Running as a Woman
• The Campaign Plan
• Technology/Social Media
• The Campaign Team
• Off & Running
• Fundraising
• Scheduling
• Volunteers
• Speech & Image (with use of video to record each attendee)
• Research, Polling & Focus Groups
• Targeting
• Field Operations
• Voter Contact
• The media
• Addressing the Negatives
• Wrap Up & Winning

Download the event flyer here.

Visit the NWPC CA website for more details and to register.

October 17: What it's Really Like to Run as a Woman

NWPC CA Candidate Trainings are funded in part by the NWPC Foundation.

Contact your Congressional Representative:

You may want to follow the script below, editing to fit your concerns:

Hello, my name is ____________ and I live in Congressional District _______.  Representative _________________ is my representative and I have the following concerns that I would like to see Representative ________________ address:

Choose One Topic per phone call.  Call daily!

TOPICS:

• Schedule regular town-hall meetings with your constituents
• Immediately stop supporting policies that accelerate global warming
• Take action to support and protect all residents living in CA-49 regardless of their religious beliefs, and
• Support women's reproductive rights

Issue #1:
Schedule regular in-person town-hall meetings with constituents:

In order to hear first hand from constituents it is essential that Representative ______________ hold regularly scheduled town hall meetings. These meetings allow Representative __________________ to see how legislation directly affects residents in CA _____ and provides an opportunity for Representative _______________________to change his/her position once he/she gathers this information.

I also expect that these regularly scheduled town hall meetings will be publicized well in advance. They should be held in a venue that provides space for all and offers enough time for constituents to have their questions and concerns heard and answered.

Issue #2:

Stop supporting policies that accelerate global warming:

California is particularly vulnerable to the impact of global warming. A vote for easing the regulation of greenhouse gasses is a vote against the interests of nearly all current Californians and it will negatively impact future generations of Californians.

The residents of CA _____ deserve a Congressional representative who will vote for legislation that will slow climate change to maintain the beautiful beaches along our coast. We expect responsible votes in favor of policies which will reduce the probability that severe droughts in the future will devastate the winter snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and wreak havoc on our water supply and California’s agricultural production.

Issue #3:

Take action to support and protect all residents living in CA ______ regardless of religious beliefs:
I call on Representateive _______________ to be an ethical leader and speak out when the actions of the Trump administration appear unethical, racist, xenophobic, or target one religious group over others.

Issue #4:

Support women's reproductive rights:
Vote against the proposal to defund Planned Parenthood.

According to the Planned Parenthood website, “Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men and young people worldwide.” Furthermore, through Planned Parenthood’s 650 health centers they are providing critical services which treat and prevent sexually transmitted infections and save lives by screening for cancers.

A woman's decision whether or not to terminate a pregnancy is her business and hers alone.  No one should have the right to tell another person what they may and may not do with their bodies.

Women must have the right to receive birth control coverage in her health insurance program.  PERIOD!  No employer should ever have the right to refuse birth control coverage because of their own religious beliefs.  A person should always have the right to choose whether or not to use birth control for themselves - and no one else.

Issue #5:

No Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a viable replacement.
Orange County has over 34,000 ACA enrollees. Repealing the ACA without a viable replacement would cost the lives of residents in your district which you were elected to represent.

I call on Representative ______________________ to publicly promise the voters of CA _______ that he/she will not vote for a repeal of the ACA and a delay of a viable replacement.

These issues are not Republican or Democratic, they are issues that most Californians support and are issues that a majority of your constituents’ support. 

Thank you for your interest in the National Women's Political Caucus of Orange County (NWPC OC).  Please complete the volunteer form and click "submit."  A NWPC OC volunteer will contact you to discuss volunteer opportunities.

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