The Charlotte Women’s Movement, along with Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the ACLU of North Carolina, the Reproductive Rights Coalition, the Charlotte Reproductive Action Network, Healthcare Justice of NC, and other progressive organizations will be holding the “Fighting for Our Reproductive Rights” rally on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 11:00 am in First Ward Park. CWM […]
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THE ERA: There are incredible equality advocates in each state working to educate voters of our need to fix the equality gap in our Constitution. Come out and join us, celebrate voting for women and candidates who support passing the ERA in NC. #USEYOURVOICE and sign the RVG to let your legislators know that you support
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Charlotte March to the Polls Marching together seemed so right as we’ve all worked together over these past four years to #useyourvoice and to #takeaction. Thank you to all the individuals and the coalition of amazing advocacy groups who supported our March to the Polls including: Charlotte Women’s Movement Charlotte Area Liberal Moms CHARLOTTE PRIDE
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She Votes Now #SheVotesNow is a project created by three amazing young women, Lanvy Phan, Jacqueline Dinh and Jordan Henderson. We present the full project here (to be updated as each weekly installment is published), so you can read more thoroughly about some amazing Black women who worked tirelessly throughout their lives, and against long
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Meet the #SheVotesNow CWM Women Suffragist Team. Several months ago, in the midst of the chaotic Covid summer of 2020, three motivated and inspiring young women contacted CWM with an idea to feature through social media (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter) the untold story of the Black women who supported and worked for women’s suffrage, whose work
Thursday September 3 • 6:00 pm Click here to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Concerned about the health of your family, friends and community? Overwhelmed trying to balance work, marriage, parenting and home schooling? Are your children adjusting to online
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Siobhan Kenney is a trail runner living in Truckee, CA. Inspired by the nation-wide Black Lives Matter protests that erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, she decided to use her passion for running to raise money for racial justice initiatives with a #RunForJustice. During the entire month of June, she matched her daily
This pandemic and economic collapse, along with the recent wave of police brutality and racist murders, have forced this nation into an unprecedented season of crisis and action. Much continues to change day by day, but here is what we know: this emergency results from a deeper and much longer-term crisis, of systemic racism, inequality,
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…and we used our powerful voices at Women United March 2020 Ramona Halloway – Photo by Tracy Watts You just KNEW it was going to be a great day, when Ramona Holloway, WLNK-FM morning host, and Emcee unveiled her Shirley Chisholm vintage T-Shirt to kick off Women United March 2020. By quoting the words of
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Thank you to everyone who marched, everyone who spoke, everyone who carried a sign, everyone who volunteered, everyone who donated, and everyone who worked so very hard to make Women United March 2020 happen. We are grateful to the staff of Charlotte Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation Department and to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department for making
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Join in…use YOUR power…turn your activism into action…by connecting with our wide variety of community partners, organizations doing good and important work right here in Charlotte. Charlotte Women’s Movement and National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.–Queen City Metropolitan Chapter encourage you to band together to get more done and create the changes we seek!
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade 2020 Previous Next MLK Weekend Events Last year, we permanently renamed our march the Women United March and moved our event to the last weekend in January so as not to interfere with Charlotte’s long-standing tradition of remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a parade and various activities
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YES! There will be a women’s march in Charlotte in 2020! The 2020 Women United March will take place in uptown Charlotte on January 25, a joint effort between the Charlotte Women’s Movement (formerly Charlotte Women’s March) and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. – Queen City Metropolitan Chapter. The theme for this
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Since 1983, Habitat Charlotte has strived to ensure everyone in our community has a safe and decent place to live. Our organization has adapted to meet the changing needs of our community, while identifying and advocating for housing issues that address housing affordability in our city. After months of preparation, research, collaboration, Habitat Charlotte seeks
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