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AAUW FLORIDA PUBLIC POLICY |
Equity
is the legal right of all women and girls. AAUW frames and fosters
factual, in-depth, objective dialogue among legislators and change makers that
results in political, institutional and legal support for women's equity in all
areas of life and work.
FairDistrictsFlorida.org has made
available a petition to amend the Florida Constitution in 2010 with respect to
voting districts.
Lets end the
gerrymandering. It's time our voting district lines were drawn for our
convenience, not some partisan election advantage. Print, Sign
and mail the
petitions to draw compact, contiguous and
equal districts for congressional and Florida legislative districts. There
are two separate petitions; one for US congressional districts and one for
Florida legislative districts. Visit
FairDistrictsFlorida.org
for more information
If you are interested in creating a bookmark like the one above that has local legislators names and contact information for your branch to distribute to members of your community use this sample developed by the Manatee County Branch. There are two parts: the front giving branch information and the back with the list of legislators.
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AAUW Florida 2008-2010 Public Policy Program adopted April 27, 2008
AAUW Public Policy 2009-2011 Program adopted June 2009
If you'd like to read or subscribe to Washington Update,
here's the link:
www.aauw.org/publications/washupdate/index.cfm Log into the
Member Center to read the recent issues.
The link to join AAUW's Action Network or to read the
latest legislative alerts is
www.aauw.org/advocacy/issue_advocacy/grassroots.cfm.
To keep up with AAUW news visit
www.aauw.org/newsroom
In
a democracy, it is not only the right but also the obligation of the people to
voice their concerns and try to influence policy decisions. If we don't
make our concerns known, then we have ceded the field to those who will.
AAUW at the national, state and local level has an active public policy program
on issues of concern to women, families, the nation, and indeed the world.
We invite you to get your feet wet and contact your elected officials by phone, by email, by fax, and in person. To help you, we are providing various resources, among which is the contact information for each official. Because Equity is Still an Issue, it's important for you to TAKE ACTION!
If
you don't which voting districts you are in look at your Voting Card or contact
your county supervisor of elections office.
AAUW'S WASHINGTON
LOBBY CORPS
Did you know that we have
volunteer lobbyists working on
our behalf in Washington ? Read all about them at
Lobby Corps
on the AAUW website
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AAUW FLORIDA does not permit endorsements of candidates in partisan elections. However, AAUW FLORIDA does permit endorsements of candidates in nonpartisan elections and appointive offices. AAUW FLORIDA also permits endorsement of issues that follow AAUW FLORIDA priorities and public policy programs. |
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