Women's March Convention update...

[BigmanPigman]

I received this from the organizers today.

We are a little over one week away from the Women’s Convention! We are so excited to come together, to build and learn from each other and to tap into the strength of women—not just as leaders, but as sisters in a shared struggle.

We are thrilled to announce that Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) will open the first evening of the Convention. As the senior Senator from the state in which the convention is taking place, and as a woman currently being challenged by a right-wing celebrity who has no prior experience with public policy or government, she has a lot to say about the importance of and challenges facing women leaders.

We know that it has been a painful week for women across the nation. We realize we added to that pain when we announced Senator Sanders as a speaker at the Women’s Convention, and that our announcement gave the impression that he is occupying a central role at the convention. It is important to correct the record: Senator Sanders is not opening or headlining the Women's Convention. He will be speaking on a Friday night panel discussion, Resistance Organizing in the Age of Trump, alongside leading resistance activists.

Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence will also play a key role, not only as a voice for women but for the city she represents. Many other trailblazing women in office will speak, including Letitia James, the first Black woman to hold the citywide office of New York Public Advocate, Representative Stephanie Chang, the first Asian-American woman in Michigan’s State Legislature, California Assembly candidate and formerly undocumented immigrant Wendy Carrillo, Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan, and of course, Representative Maxine Waters, who we will honor during Saturday’s lunch. See the full list of speakers here!

We need women’s representation at every level of government. That’s why the Women’s Convention will include Run to Win, an introductory training led by EMILY’s List for women considering running for office, on Saturday, October 28. You don't need to be a declared candidate or even actively planning to run to attend—you just have to have an interest in learning the basics of being a candidate for state and local office! If you would like to attend the Run to Win training, you must register for it in advance here before October 26.

Thank you for your support and outspoken passion for the Women’s March and the values we hold dear. We are excited to come together and move forward in our shared fight for women's rights, health care access, economic justice, religious freedom, LGBTQIA+ rights, racial justice, disability justice, Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice.

In community,
Women’s March

Edit...I just looked at DU Trending Now Home Page and saw that this was already posted.

[murielm99]

1. Yes, I noticed that they are trying

to backtrack on Sanders. Too little, too late.

I would not touch this convention with a ten foot pole.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I have a feeling you are not alone with this one.

[ATL Ebony]

3. Still can't grasp why the organizers got behind a male speaker to address a women's conference

And she tried to defended that decision -- blew my mind. It tells me something about the group helped me decide to find other organizations to support. Totally illogical.