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Women of Color United 2007-2008 Activities

Promoting Progressive Policy: Policy Advocacy and Activism

· Development of WOCU Policy Platform

· Listserv

o Information exchange

o Planning forum

o Mechanism Sign-on letters of support for specific legislation or advocacy issues

· Commission on the Status of Women—New York, NY

o Panel on the Intersection and WOCU as an organizing model

· Women of Color Advocacy Day (International Women’s Day)—Washington, DC

o Capital Hill visits with 5 legislators

· Women of Color Roundtables

o 20+ WOC coming together to discuss and collaborate around a variety of issues, including the very challenges of organizing as women of color

· PEPFAR Action—Washington, DC

o Protest on Capital Hill with WOCU participants and speaker

· Congressional Briefing—International Violence Against Women Act—Washington, DC

o In partnership with Howard University. Student Testimony and WOCU speakers

· National AIDS Strategy

o Endorser and participation in the outreach subcommittee

Building WOC Political Visibility and Power: 41 Million Strong Campaign

· Development of VAWG and HIV&AIDS Side By Side Candidate Comparison Document

· Development of Women of Color Voter Registration and Get Out the Vote Toolkit

· Presidential Debates—Myrtle Beach, SC

· Democratic National Convention—Denver, CO

· Stand With Women—Oxford, MS

· Twenty State Road Tour—Blog and Online Video Documentary Short Features

Linking with Global Sistren for Joint Activism: International Exchanges

· Sister Song

o Chicago, IL May 2007

· US Social Forum

o Panel

· International Women’s Summit on HIV&AIDS—Nairobi, Kenya

o WOCU Delegation

o Screening, NO! The Rape Documentary

· International AIDS Conference—Mexico City, Mexico

o Regional Dialogue Session

o Where Are the Voices of Lesbian Women?

o Blogging—Deborah McKinney, Jacqui Patterson

· Americas Social Forum—Guatemala City, Guatemala

o Blog and Video Log

· Association of Women in Development—Cape Town, South Africa

o Blog

o Video documentation

· State of the Black World Conference—New Orleans, LA

o Panel

o Blog

o Video documentation

Raising Awareness and Understanding: Linking with US Communities for Learning and Sharing

HIV Prevention Leadership Summit
- Affinity Session on linking locally and globally on VAWG and HIV&AIDS
INCITE Regional Gathering
- Table providing information on the intersection
National Congress of Negro Women (NCNW)and National Organization of Women (NOW) Economic Justice Summit
- Participation in Developing White Paper on Economic Justice for Women of Color
Movement Generation for Change–Climate Justice Retreat
- Participation and Blog Essay on Climate Change and Communities of Color
Sister Song Conference