Monthly Legislative Update October 28, 2015

Agenda Week Without Violence Recap Advocacy Capacity Building Update Racial Justice and Civil Rights Update Equal Rights Amendment Coalition Update Local Association Updates

Blog Carnival Hill Briefing Legislation: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 (S. 2198/ HR 3813) SUPPORT For resources click here: http://cqrcengage.com/ywca/wwv2015

Advocacy Capacity Building Update Positive response to content: Infrastructure; Communications; Strategies When boot campers were queried, “Do you plan to use any information/ideas you picked up on this webinar?” 98% of respondents responded “yes” for all three sessions.  Access to webinars Advocacy Bootcamps

Advocacy Capacity Building Update Point of Contact Survey 20% Association responded 90% are doing advocacy Activities: #1 – Social Media sharing #2 - Coalition Building # 3 - Face to face meeting Priorities: #1 – Domestic Violence #2 State issues 75% planning Advocacy

Advocacy Capacity Building Update Affinity Groups (94 YWCAs) Sign up for YWCA USA Affinity Groups Facebook (59 YWCAs)   Join us on Facebook here We have materials on these issues from Capitol Hill Day on Advocacy Section of Intranet and ywca.org Background Information Current State of Play Key Messages Opposition Talking Points Personalizing the ‘Ask’

Racial Justice and Civil Rights Update End Racial Profiling Act (S. 1056/HR 1933) Support Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123) Monitoring

ERA Coalition Update Jessica Neuwirth, an international women’s rights lawyer and activist President and Director, the ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality Author of Equal Means Equal: Why the time for the ERA is Now.

ERA Coalition Update DC Director of the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality. She also serves as the co-chair of the Equal Rights Amendment Task Force of the National Council of Women’s Organizations.

ERA Coalition: Got Rights?

ERA Coalition Update Watch and share the video Take action and engage your lawmakers Sign the Pledge Learn more: www.eracoalition.org

Share with YWCA USA what you learn from your outreach advocacy@ywca.org

Bills we are tracking: http://cqrcengage.com/ywca/actioncenter

Local Association Updates

Questions? Comments? Tralonne Shorter Catherine Beane Senior Advocacy and Policy Associate Racial Justice and Civil Rights • Email: tshorter@ywca.org; 202-835-2358 • Portfolio Includes: Immigration Reform, Voting Rights, Racial Profiling, Affirmative Action and Hate Crimes. Holly Jones Director of Member Services • Email: hjones@ywca.org; 828-505-2335 • Leads local association advocacy capacity building and voter mobilization work. Catherine Beane  Vice President of Advocacy and Policy  Start Date: 11/16/15       Qudsia Raja  Advocacy and Policy Manager  Health & Safety Rights  Email: qraja@ywca.org; 202-835-2356  Portfolio Includes: Health & Safety issues – domestic and sexual violence (VAWA/VOCA); trafficking; gun violence; military sexual assault (MJIA). Also available for specific inquiries regarding Week Without Violence (WWV) and the Domestic Violence Mission Impact Group (DVMIG).           Adobe Connect in the Future Question

Upcoming YWCA USA Legislative Update Calls at 3:00 ET November 18, 2015 No call:  December January 27, 2016   To Connect: Online meeting room: http://ywcagla.adobeconnect.com/biweeklycall/ Call in number: 1-800-689-9374 Passcode: 920868