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An End and a Beginning

vanessa — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:30:14 +0000

The closing dinner for Washington Institute for 2010 brought everyone together again to honor the Center for American Progress (CAP) and Michael Lieberman, Washington director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). NCJW President Nancy Ratzan paid tribute to CAP as the missing piece in the arsenal of the progressive coalition. We have often lamented and even envied [...]

NCJW Heads for the Hill

vanessa — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:16:55 +0000

Early on a cool and damp Tuesday morning, NCJW members picked up their bagged breakfasts at the hotel and boarded seven buses for Capitol Hill. With a brief delay on a barricaded post 9/11 street for a bomb check of each bus by an enthusiastic sniffer dog, members disembarked for the Cannon Caucus Room, an [...]

NCJW Honors Lilly Ledbetter

vanessa — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:30:04 +0000

At its gala luncheon on Monday, NCJW proudly presented Lilly Ledbetter with its Woman Who Dared Award in recognition of her tireless efforts on behalf of fair pay for women. The unassuming Ledbetter said the last thing she expected in her life was to become a “poster child” for fair pay — but that’s what [...]

Eve Ensler – Honor a Woman Who Dared

NCJW — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:40:03 +0000

Eve Ensler, playwright, performer, and activist, is the author of The Vagina Monologues. Her experience performing The Vagina Monologues inspired her to create V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.
Ms. Ensler has devoted her life to stopping violence, envisioning a planet in which women and girls will be free to thrive, rather than merely survive. The Vagina Monologues is based on Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the piece celebrates women’s' sexuality and strength.

NCJW and Global Violence Against Women

NCJW — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:48:36 +0000

Sunday evening delegates heard a more sobering though hopeful discussion of the status of women’s progress around the world from Melanne Verveer, US Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues. Verveer was appointed by President Obama as the first such ambassador in our nation’s history. She outlined the growing understanding worldwide of the critical role played by [...]

Videos from Washington Institute 2010, Day 1

NCJW — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:15:16 +0000

Bobbie Shkolnik, NCJW Columbus Section

Higher Ground: NCJW’s Domestic Violence Campaign Launched!

NCJW — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:32:17 +0000

Higher Ground: NCJW's Domestic Violence Campaign is a national effort to end domestic violence by improving the economic status of women. Grounded in the understanding that economic security is critical to women's safety, Higher Ground educates and mobilizes advocates, community-members, and decision-makers to promote progressive policy solutions that champion women's economic autonomy.

An Inspiring and Energetic Opening for Washington Institute 2010

NCJW — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:39:41 +0000

On Sunday at midday, the sound of the shofar signaled the start of NCJW’s 2010 Washington Institute as delegates gathered for an opening plenary packed with energy and inspiration. NCJW President Nancy Ratzan invoked the tenacity of change to rally NCJW members to action, pointing to NCJW’s persistent leadership advocating for progressive change since 1893. [...]

Live from the Hill

NCJW — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:28:13 +0000

On Tuesday, March 23, Washington Institute 2010 (WIX) participants will head to Capitol Hill. Return here to read personal reports from WIX attendees about their meetings with their representative and senators on critical public policy issues. In 2007, Washington Institute participants met with nearly 200 congressional offices on issues of concern to NCJW.