Category: Women

3/24: March Progress Meetup @ General Assembly featuring "Future of Reproductive Rights" program with NARAL & OWL!

3/24/2015

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Network For Progress
presents

MARCH PROGRESS MEETUP
(open bar sponsored by General Assembly)

Get inspired for PROGRESS: Watch/Listen to President Obama’s #SELMA50 speech!

Featured Program:

"Future of Reproductive Rights"
with
Travis Baille
Lead Organizer

NARAL Pro-Choice America
http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/about-us

&
Jodi Ochstein
Founder, Ochstein Strategies
Executive Director, Organizing Women to Lead

www.owlnetwork.org

+
N4P “Ready For Unity” movement-building update
&
crowd-sourced Community Announcements!

6:30pm-8:30pm
(6:30pm Networking, 7:00pm Program, 8:00 Networking)
Tuesday, March 24th

General Assembly
(8th Floor)
1133 15th Street, Washington, DC 20005
@ McPherson Square

*open bar & snacks courtesy of General Assembly
*raffle prize courtesy of Gryphon DC

Please join Network For Progress, a social and media-savvy community inspired by the "Yes We Can" Movement to engage Progressives, Democrats, Hope Mongers and Change Makers in political and civic participation, for a crowd-sourced Progress Meetup to connect each other with activists, organizations and opportunities to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the DC-metro area.

And there is no better place to host a "general assembly" on 21st Century digital-driven movement-building than the home of General Assembly - the technology, business and design school for entrepreneurs and startup companies.

PROGRAM SUMMARY
TRAP laws are zoning out women’s health centers from Texas to Virginia while abortion restrictions are becoming a legislative poison pill for even a bipartisan bill on human trafficking. What is happening and what can we do about it? This month our featured program will discuss trends in the movement for “Reproductive Rights” and where things are headed in 2016….including how YOU can take action for women’s health and for your communication and leadership skills!

Afterward, we will invite attendees to share their own or recommended events and actions where you can work for PROGRESS.

We will also discuss how we can get “Ready For Unity” by advocating for a more successful Progressive Democratic Movement and invite folks to join Team N4P to develop ongoing and future initiatives.

Watch or Listen to February’s #YESWECAN8 Program:
“Future of our Movement” Media & Young Dem Panels

Please invite friends and colleagues!

Want to be a Co-Host or Sponsor? Questions/Comments?
Contact us at network4progress@gmail.com

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UPCOMING EVENTS -> 11/6: WNDC presents Amy Goodman & Karaoke in the Capital! & AGRP Networking Panel & YNPN Speed Networking! 11/12: Digital District's Elections & Advocacy! 11/13: WIN's 25th Anniversary Celebration!

11/5/2014

11/6: Woman’s National Democratic Club
presents
Amy Goodman

Thursday, November 6, 2014
6:00-8:00 p.m.

$20 Members; $25 Non-members (one complimentary drink)

Woman's National Democratic Club
1526 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington DC 20036

Amy Goodman American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author. She is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, grassroots global news program airing on over 1,200 public television and radio stations and the Internet worldwide, bringing alternative voices that are often excluded by mainstream media. She also writes a weekly column (and audio podcast).

She is the recipient of the Thomas Merton Award in 2004, a Right Livelihood Award in 2008, and an Izzy Award in 2009 for "special achievement in independent media". In 2012, Goodman received the Gandhi Peace Award for a "significant contribution to the promotion of an enduring international peace". In 2007, she received the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Reporting. Goodman has received the American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award; the Paley Center for Media’s She’s Made It Award; and the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, George Polk Award, Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Reporting, and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award.

Goodman is the author of five books, including the 2012 The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope, Breaking the Sound Barrier (2009), Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times (2008), Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back (2006) and The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them (2004).

11/6: Association of Government Relations Professionals’
Young Leadership Network
presents
“Networking for a Job: How I Utilized My Contacts”

11/6: Young Non Profit Professionals’
Speed Networking
@ Board Room!

11/6: AAPC Mid-Atlantic Chapter
presents 2014 Karaoke in the Capital!

http://karaokeinthecapital.com

Each year for one night only Democrats, Republicans, the media, special interests - and even people who could care less about politics - come together to sing badly for a good cause.

Part of the proceeds benefit Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.

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https://www.facebook.com/events/1651240825102716
(this attendee list is much smaller so far)

11/12: Digital District’s
“Elections & Advocacy in the Digital Age” Panel
@ The Loft

11/13: WIN’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, November 13
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The Frederick Douglass Museum, 320 A Street NE
(Capitol South/Union Station)

Celebrate 25 years of the Women's Information Network (WIN)'s work to inform, connect, and empower pro-choice, Democratic women! On November 13, we're hosting a cocktail celebration honoring WIN's Leadership. Join us to mix and mingle with like-minded women over wine and appetizers.

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(includes Career Progress, Comm Tech 4 Progress, Campaign 4 Progress, Advocate 4 Progress, Serve 4 Progress, Policy Progress, Grassroots Progress, Progress Office and Jim’s Forward Progressive blog)

10/9: Rooftop Party to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month

10/9/2014

Head to Public Bar on Thursday, 9 October as we kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a special happy hour prices benefiting the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation from 8-midnight.

$3 domestics, $4 craft beers, $5 rail, and $6 wine ALL NIGHT!!

FUNKY BEATS FROM PUBLIC'S OWN DJ OSKOOL!

A $10 donation is suggested! :)

If you can't make the event please consider making a one time donation to this amazing cause either below or directly through our Avon Walk fundraising page:

http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk/Charlotte?team_id=130210&pg=team&fr_id=2367

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10/7: "Inside Scoop about Jobs @ Women's Orgs" (WIN)

10/7/2014

"The Inside Scoop about Jobs at Women's Issues Organizations"
hosted by Women's Information Network

When: Tuesday, October 7, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Where: WIN Office, 1825 K St. NW, Suite 400 (map)

Description: Join WIN and the Women's Media Center for an opportunity to find out the inside scoop about jobs at women's issue organizations.

This panel will explore different career paths at some of the most prominent feminist organizations: what is the daily work like, what kind of skills do the people holding these jobs have, and what aspects of their work do they enjoy (or not enjoy). If you’ve been interested in working at a women’s organization, this is a chance to ask questions and find out if this is the right path for you.

Who: Rachel Larris, Women's Media Center, Megan Donovan, Federal Policy Counsel, Center for Reproductive Rights, Alison McQuade, Digital Press Secretary, EMILY’s List, Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst, Family Economic Security, National Women's Law Center, Emily Jakobsen, Field Operations Manager, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/1qhQ3gP

10/3: Party in Pink Happy Hour benefiting Avon Breast Cancer Foundation

10/3/2014

Head to Eden on Friday 3 October as we kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a tribute happy hour benefiting the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation. A donation of $20 will include a free open bar (wine and rail drinks) from 5-6pm. A $10 donation gets you in the door with no drinks included. Enjoy fantastic music, drinks, and great company all while supporting a great cause. Start the month and the weekend off right and join the party at Eden!

If you can't make the event please consider making a one time donation to this amazing cause either below or directly through our Avon Walk fundraising page: http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk/Charlotte?team_id=130210&pg=team&fr_id=2367

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10/2: NARAL Phone Bank with Women's Information Network!

10/2/2014

Please join your fellow WINners from the Political Team and Campaign Network on Thursday, October 2, to make phone calls to states facing antichoice ballot measures this election season.

Thursday, October 2
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

NARAL DC Headquarters
1156 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(McPherson/Farragut North)

*Food will be provided!

Hope to see you there!

Please contact political@winonline.org with any questions.

9/30: Men For Choice Happy Hour (NARAL)

9/25/2014

Men For Choice (and the Women Who Love Them) Happy Hour
hosted by NARAL Pro-Choice America

NEWS 4 PROGRESS: 10/2 Party! 9/25-10/7 Events! Security & Climate & Equality @ UN & DC/VA Debates!

9/25/2014

NEWS 4 PROGRESS
(September 25, 2014)

***N4P EVENT***

October "1st Thursdays" Progress Party:
#SaveTheSenate Edition

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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES:
9/25: CBC Young Professional Happy Hour (with Young Dem chapters)
9/25: CBC Young Philanthropist Soiree (Capital Cause)
9/25: “Disruption: Climate. Change.” Screening (NOI)
9/26: CBC “Art of Social Entrepreneurship” (IMPACT)
9/30 “Men For Choice” Happy Hour (NARAL)
9/30: Application Deadline for Generation Progress “Voices Network”
10/1: The Preview (New Leaders Council)
10/2: “Jobs at Women’s Orgs” (Women’s Information Network)
10/7: 6 PAC Fundraiser (America’s Impact)

PROGRESS NEWS YOU CAN USE:

ICYMI: THE ONLY SALUTE THAT REALLY MATTERS!
(and none of his predecessors had done it)

BACKGROUND: Republicans Try to Cash in on Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’

WATCH: President Obama speaks to UN General Assembly
(full video)

"We choose hope over fear. We see the future not as something out of our control, but as something we can shape for the better through concerted and collective effort. We reject fatalism or cynicism when it comes to human affairs; we choose to work for the world as it should be, as our children deserve it to be."

N4P BLOG:
#PeoplesClimate March & UN Climate Summit with President Obama & Leonardo DiCaprio!
(video)

N4P BLOG:
Women's Rights Campaigns @ UN & White House!
(video)

Did you make sure you're updated on National Voter Registration Day?

WATCH: Bill Maher picks Student Enemy #1 John Kline as his #FlipADistrict target!

WATCH: DC MAYORAL DEBATE (Muriel Bowser vs David Catania vs Carol Schwartz)

WATCH: DC CITY COUNCIL (AT-LARGE) FORUM

WATCH: VA-10 DEBATE (John Foust vs Barbara Comstock)

***DCCC #FlipADistrict Target***

NEWS: Women's Rights @ UN & White House

9/25/2014

WATCH: Emma Watson's inspiring speech at UN's #HeForShe Launch

"If you believe in equality...I applaud you. We are struggling for a uniting word but the good news is that we have a uniting movement. It is called HeForShe. I am inviting you to step forward to be seen and to ask yourself,
'If not me, who? If not now, when?'

WATCH: President Obama speaks at Generation Progress #ItsOnUs Launch

MORE INFO!
THINKPROGRESS: The White House’s new rape prevention campaign puts the emphasis on men

POPVOX: Cory Booker's #SAVEAct removes tax-exempt status of NFL & uses proceeds to prevent domestic violence

VOX: Eight facts about violence against women everyone should know

9/23: Revolt for a Cause! (Ultra Violet Fundraiser)

9/22/2014

6:00pm - 8:00pm Tuesday, 9/23
Vendetta, 1212 H St NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20002

Revolution Messaging & UltraViolet Present A Benefit for UltraViolet! Songwriter extraordinaire, Jill Sobule (the original "i kissed a girl", “Supermodel", etc. ) is in town performing her revision of Yentl for the JCC/ Theater J on Monday night and wanted to also show support for UltraViolet while in town... So see Jill on Monday & 'Revolt for a Cause’ with her on Tuesday!

Theater J Info to See Jill at Yentl on Monday:
http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/theater-j/on-stage/14-15-season/yentl/

UltraViolet Info to Donate for Tuesday: http://www.weareultraviolet.org/