Women's Day at the Capitol (aka Hartford)

A great time guaranteed! This event is free and open to all! 
PS Wear a red jacket...I don't know why.

Permanent Commission
on the Status of Women
hosts

Women’s Day at the Capitol

“Journalism & Gender:
When Women Report on
Politics and Public Policy”

Wed., March 12, 2014

9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Legislative Office Building, 
Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT

A panel discussion moderated by Susan Campbell (@campbellsl) and Q&A with several of Connecticut’s leading female political reporters including:

• Christine Stuart, CT News Junkie, @ctnewsjunkie
• Sue Haigh, Associated Press, @SusanHaighAP
• Lucy Nalpathanchil, WNPR, @LucyVN
• Angela Carter, Digital First Media, @ReachAngi
• Jeni Frank, CT Mirror, @JeniferBethFran
• Daniela Altimari, The Hartford Courant, @capitolwatch
  …and others.

Schedule of the day:
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Networking – LOB 2nd Floor Atrium
10 a.m. Greetings from Constitutional Officers & Presentation of High School Essay Contest Winners
11:00 a.m. “Journalism and Gender” Panel Discussion, Moderated by Susan Campbell
Download and share our event flyer.

Questions? Contact michelle.noehren@cga.ct.gov

There are new security protocols at the Legislative Office Building so build in extra time this year to make sure you get through security and to the event on time.

CT Rollergirls are Back!

Starting up again after the summer hiatus...
Sweet as a Peach in the Middle of a Highway

Ice Cream
PBR
Cupcakes
Fishnets
Wheel Toss
Great Music
Cool MCs





Fall season begins Saturday, September 21st
CT Sports Center
21 S. Bradley Road
Woodbridge Connecticut

Season starts with a Double Header:
Widowmakers Vs. Bone Crushers

plus
CT Death Quads vs. Ottawa Slaughter Squad

Doors open at 5pm, First Whistle at 6pm

$12 at the door, $10 in advance (online), age 6 and under are free!

www.ctrollerderby.com

Plus: Special prizes and raffles!

In Case You Missed It: from DailyKos

Unite Against the War on Women

[...]
New Group Poised to Challenge “War on Women”
• Virginia legislators recently tried to enact an invasive, mandatory “trans-vaginal ultrasound” measure for women seeking abortions.
• In Mississippi, lawmakers took a cue from Virginia and are now pushing the same type of regressive, restrictive legislation.
• Texas Governor, Rick Perry, has decided to deny funding to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers under the Texas Women’s Health Program.
• Some presidential candidates want to end Medicaid funding and turn it into state-by-state bloc grants.
• Personhood legislation and amendments are being actively pushed through state legislatures in attempts to criminalize contraception and family planning.
• State laws regarding voter registration designed to suppress voter turnout especially among poor women, seniors and minorities are already in place and spreading.

A new and growing movement called Unite Against The War On Women is poised to push back on measures like this, with protest marches and rallies across the country on Saturday, April 28.

Join us - Saturday, April 28th as we say NO WAY/NO HOW to these attempts to dictate our personal decisions, our bodies, our health choices, and our families.

The newly-minted organization has garnered almost 20,000 members nationally in less than two weeks in the wake of of Virginia’s “trans-vaginal ultrasound” bill and other pending legislation.

JOIN US - SHARE - PASS THE WORD - WE WILL NOT BE SILENT

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Questions? send an email to unitewomenconnecticut@gmail.com    or    ctFreeRadicals@gmail.com  
sign up at WeAreWomenMarch.net

CT-NOW and International Women's Day

Admittedly, this is a little difficult to read.

It is "Park" Street, not Punk Street.

RSVP is to President@now-ct.org

In A Nutshell: The War against Women is about more than Reproductive Rights

h/t Christine Bartlett-Josie via facebook