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ATTENTION: Caucus Meetings Will Be Conducted Remotely Until Further Notice
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January General Meeting: Mon, Jan 25 at 7pm
We have a JAM PACKED January General Meeting for Monday night at 7pm. Below is the agenda link and the Zoom link. Join us for speakers Treasurer Seth Magaziner, former State Senator and current Chief Judge at at Pawtucket Municipal Court Donna Nesselbush, and Working Families Party's Georgia Hollister. Plus we will be voting on the new bylaws, previewing the Executive Committee Elections process, and more! Tune in via Zoom or watch live on our Facebook page at 7pm, Mon, Jan 25. You can RSVP at the Facebook event or the website event page.
Agenda and Zoom Link
January 2021 General Meeting Agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/187xHUqZherqvjLM8azDXfB7b8e_S-KQo8htn0l_Jn8U/edit?usp=sharing
**Zoom Information**
Topic: RIDWC Jan. General Meeting
Time: Jan 25, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Proposed Bylaws
To Be Voted on at the Next General Meeting
We will vote on establishing the new bylaws at the general meeting next week. The full bylaws document can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/158YQjdel09C0ZslmYH6gYxZ5bv4TXO19tBwwd-u6kjs/edit?usp=sharing
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Executive Committee Nominations Process
Our Ad-Hoc Nominations Committee has been formed and the "RI Democratic Women's Caucus Executive Committee Application" is now available. The members on the Nominations Committee are Tanya Glover (who is not seeking an EC position again), Jessie Kingston, Clara Read, and Noeline Thompson, with additional assistance from Linda Ujifusa and Jeanine Calkin, who are assisting as liaisons to the current Executive Committee.
Here is the time line for the application process:
- Feb. 3, 2021 - Applications due.
- Feb. 10, 2021 - Optional Zoom meeting for candidates to make a personal statement. If unable to attend, candidates may submit a video personal statement prior to Feb. 10. Completed applications will be made available online to Caucus membership after the meeting.
- Feb. 11, 2021 - Ballots available. Ballots will be completed online.
- Feb. 24, 2021 - Ballots due.
- Feb. 25, 2021 - Women's Caucus February General Meeting - Election winners will be announced.
Candidates are asked to please complete the application and submit it by February 3, 2021.
If you are interested in running for a position on the Executive Committee go to https://forms.gle/Jxvdi56E6HG6A3vS6 to complete the application. Please also share this application and encourage people who you think should run for a position. See the application for full details and instructions.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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January 2021 Book Club
The January Book Club meeting will take place on Sunday, January 31 at 2pm via Zoom. We will meet to discuss Stacey Abrams's book "Lead from the Outside." All you have to do to join the book club is read the book and come to the meeting to discuss it. All are welcome: members, associate members, perspective members and other allies.
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Join The Womxn Project's Initiative to Help Improve RI Legislative Rules
From The Womxn Project: "The House Rules committee is considering a package of bills aimed at improving and creating structures and systems to ensure accountability and a more open, accessible, and transparent process that allows for meaningful input from the public. It does not address all of our concerns, but would make incredible and important progress."
To help support this initiative, they ask that you to publicly state your support to show people are paying attention and that you want to see these changes made. TWP's Jocelyn Foye gave testimony to the rules committee on Jan 14. Look for more opportunities as the legislative season continues.
Read the Womxn Project's #TransparencyForChange open letter at: https://thewomxnproject.org/transparency-in-government/
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Meeting Agenda Items - Suggestions Welcome
Do you have something you'd like to address at our next General Meeting? We are always open to adding topics of interest for the Caucus to our agenda. If you have something you want to share with the Caucus, let us know.
Please email RIDWomensCaucus@gmail.com with details, and we will look to make time in the meeting agenda for you.
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Watch Our December General Meeting
If you missed our December General Meeting, the live stream video is available on our Facebook page and our website. Our other General Meetings are also available to view.
A special shout out to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for joining us, updating us on the news from DC, and taking our questions. (And in the screen shot above making us laugh about something or other!)
Thank you also to the other elected officials for speaking with the Caucus on your work and your initiatives. (As noted above, if you'd like to discuss something with the Caucus, please reach out to get on our General Meeting agenda!)
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Upcoming RI Democratic Women's Caucus Meetings
(all in-person meetings are cancelled until further notice
stay tuned for information on these and other events)
- Mon, Jan 25, 7pm - January General Meeting, Bylaws vote
- Sun, Jan 31, 2pm - January Book Club, Stacey Abrams's book "Lead from the Outside"
- Wed, Feb 10, 7pm - Zoom meeting for candidates to make a personal statement
- Thu, Feb 11 - Online ballot available for Executive Committee Elections
- Wed, Feb 24 - Final day to complete Executive Committee online ballot
- Thu, Feb 25, 7pm - February General Meeting; new Executive Committee announced
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The Rhode Island Democratic Women's Caucus seeks to impact government and political processes in order to ensure equality in power, influence, and economic status for those who identify as and with women. We will do this by (a) recruiting and supporting candidates in all levels of government and (b) advocating for Democratic principles consistent with the Democratic Party platform.
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