What: Festive holiday party with your fellow Democrats
More: Meet and greet with local candidates for various positions in the Gregg County Democratic Party
Also: Election of chapter officers for 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
Bring: An unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots or supplies for East Texas Women’s Center
When: December 15, 2009, 5:30 election, 6:00–7:00 p.m. dinner
Where: Longview Community Center, 500 E. Whaley, Longview
Info: Phillip White at 903-918-0637
Not very well, according to Parade magazine’s July 3, 2005 edition: “When nations were ranked for women’s participation in national legislatures and governments, the U.S. was 61st. . . . In Iraq, women are pushing for 40% of the assembly seats, while they’re still at just 14% in the U.S. House and Senate.”
The Parade website includes some great links to organizations working for women and democracy-building around the world. See http://archive.parade.com/2005/0703/0703_changing_nations.html, at the bottom of the page.
The nonpartisan group The White House Project promotes women’s leadership in politics and beyond. Parade says The White House project “is training 300 women to become more active in U.S. politics this summer. Marie Wilson, the projects’s president, says more women need to be encouraged to run for office. She stresses the importance of women’s involvement in state and local offices, which serve as a pipeline to national positions.”
TDWGC Meetings
Third Tuesday, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Longview Community Center
500 E Whaley, Longview
903-445-4100
Donations are collected at each meeting for the East Texas Women’s Center. Paper goods are the most needed items.
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