[LWVNM Action] Fwd: AAUW NM Womens Suffrage Update

Tue Jul 7 13:18:40 MDT 2020

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From: AAUW New Mexico <judymcguire2 at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM
Subject: AAUW NM Womens Suffrage Update
To: <meredith.machen at gmail.com>

You don't want to miss this.
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100 Years of Women Voting

AAUW NM and AAUW NM Head of Public Policy, Pamelya Herndon, invite you to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment which reads:
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress
shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

Below is a summary of the activities for the 100th Anniversary
Celebration. We are even more excited as AAUW will be participating in and
helping with the event.

SUMMARY

The 100th Anniversary Celebration will begin Saturday, August 22 and
continue through Saturday, August 29. Bree Ortiz, Community Events Division
Manager for the City of Albuquerque will take the lead on the Programming
and Activities for Saturday, August 22 - Tuesday, August 25 and for
Thursday, August 27 through Saturday, August 29.  KWH Law Center, AAUW and
the other sponsors will take the lead on the Programming for the big event
on Wednesday, August 26.

The programming for August 26 will begin on a virtual platform at 4:00 pm
and will continue through 7:00 pm (These are approximate times).   The
proposed Run of the Day Events are as follows:

   - Councilor Diane Gibson will open the program
   -  A song performed by a woman vocalist depicting the struggles women
   encountered to get the 19th Amendment passed
   -  One 18-year-old woman from each of the 33 counties in NM will
   join the virtual platform, through a video recording, explaining why she is
   voting in the 2020 Elections. The goal is to create a  picture of women
   standing together, showing the strength and power of their vote, beginning
   the first year they are permitted to vote.
   - Women from various cultures will tell stories of their struggles to
   vote in the U.S.  The goal is to feature one Native American Woman, one
   Black Woman, one Hispanic Woman, one White Woman
   - The stories described above will be punctuated by one or more strong
   performances from women performing in one of the performing arts fields:
   i.e. spoken word, song, dance or the visual arts.
   -  Women from each of the 50 states, plus the District of
   Columbia, will be highlighted on the virtual screen all pledging to vote in
   the 2020 General Election to honor the goals and objectives of the 19th
   Amendment.
   - We will have 30-second presentations by the 3 women who
   are the leading policymakers in our state: Governor Lujan Grisham,
   Congresswoman Deb Haaland and Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small
   -  Reveal the launch of a new program that will help Survivors of
   Domestic Violence have access to low interest rate financial resources
   and other resources that will help women leave their abusive partner while
   also emphasizing the need for legislation and policies that can be
   promulgated by those elected to represent our communities.
   - 3 minute presentation by Martha Burke on Economics, Women and the
   Power of Voting
   - Leading female performers will provide the next presentations.
   - The day will close with a presentation by Olivia Friedman as she reads
   excerpts from her newly released book entitled 2020 and Beyond, the Next
   Steps for Women
   - The event will close with music provided by an all female band.

Sponsors for this Event

   - Councilor Dianne Gibson
   - KWH Law Center for Social Justice and Change - A nonprofit 501 (c)(3)
   organization
   - NM Rape Crisis Center
   - The McHard Firm - An all woman Accounting firm that does not just talk
   about giving back to the community – they give back in both time and money
   - A M Consulting Strategies - A Women's Consulting Firm helping women's
   businesses be successful
   - AAUW

Pamelya Herndon
Fighting Everyday For Social Justice + Change

Beverly Chambers & Lynn Heffron
AAUW NM Co-Presidents
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