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Dear Members and Friends,
We are very pleased to announce our first ever Facebook live event, Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 4-5 PM.
THIS FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT
WILL TAKE PLACE
on the MAWOOC Facebook Page
(https://www.facebook.com/mawocc/)
SEE BELOW FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
NON-FACEBOOK USER
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New special Instructions for Non-Facebook users
- Go to the MAWOOC Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mawocc/)
- Scroll to the top of the page (ignoring all the messages to sign up for facebook etc.)
- Click on the video and watch.
- If you try to make a comment in the live chat, you are likely to receive a message that you will have to join or sign into Facebook first.
- You should be able to watch the recording at the same link above, after the event has taken place. Again, simply ignore any prompts to sign into or join Facebook.
If you would like to help us spread the word
please feel free to circulate our:
FLYER
Please sign up to be there live at our joint:
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE
If you can not be there live, please stay tuned for information about when the recording will be available. You can read more about the background story on this event below or on the Facebook Event Page.
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Your Steering Committee
Judy Blaine, Lynne Brodsky, Meredith Crowley, Jan Dolan, Jeanette Kolodziej, Patty Shepard, and Robin Wolf
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BRIEF BACKGROUND STORY ON THIS EVENT
Patty Shepard, a member of the local League of Women Voters in
Winchester, MA (LWVW) was fortunate to learn about the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) from the representation by their president, Celila J. Blue, on a discussion panel held by LWVMA, on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the fall of 2018. In part because of the newly updated DEI Policy of LWVUS, she later reached out to MAWOCC about being part of a possible educational event to be hosted by the LWVW sometime in 2019. A productive phone call with Chioma Nnaji, VP for the Eastern Massachusetts Region of MAWOCC, led to a series of monthly conference calls between members of MAWOCC and LWVW, beginning in February, 2019.
We quickly learned that the focus and concerns of our respective organizations have much in common. On the other hand, the very complicated history of both the Suffrage Movement and the League of Women Voters, particularly with respect to Women of Color and the important leadership roles that they played, despite repeated betrayals, exclusions, misrepresentations, and blatant discrimination, is like an elephant in the room that cannot be ignored. Telling and learning the truth, sincerely acknowledging the harm that has been inflicted upon Women of Color, and finding some kind of meaningful redress are all essential parts of forming this kind of partnership.
Because our discussions have been so rich with meaning and deeper understanding related to the history of women of color in the suffrage movement and the LWV, we decided to set up a series of Facebook live events to share our ongoing process with a wider audience.
The date for the first Facebook live event is Sunday, June 30th, 4 PM to 5 PM. It will be co-hosted by Patty Shepard and Angelina Camacho (member of MAWOCC) and the topic is: What does it mean for LWVW and MAWOCC to partner?
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The League of Women Voters is a
nonpartisan political organization
dedicated to expanding public awareness
of government issues and does not
support or oppose candidates for office.
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