A Letter from CWM President Jan Anderson The African proverb is right…. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. The Charlotte Women’s March (CWM) has been the beneficiary of a host of partner groups speaking and acting in unity to affect change. Collectively we have shared …
Charlotte Women’s March Spring Meeting Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Promise for Immigrants? On April 24, the Charlotte Women’s March Spring Meeting featured a panel discussion on Immigration. Our thanks to Brent Bent Photography for producing this video. Program included the following speakers: Rabbi Judy Schindler Sklut Professor of Jewish Studies and …
The CWM organization received the following letter from a first time political candidate: Dear CWM staff: I want to participate in the CWM organization but I teach classes at CPCC (sociology) in the evenings and can’t attend most evening meetings. I want to tell you 2 stories. I have 3 daughters (15-19) and I …
March for Our Lives Washington, DC Saturday • March 24, 2018 Seats Still Available on Bus to Washington! CWM has filled one bus, but there are still a few seats open on Bus #2 Be a part of this historical movement. Leaving Charlotte Friday evening March 23 and returning early Sunday March 25. Click Here for details …
Will you be a Bystander or Change-Maker? Did you march last year thinking it was a one-time event? A boisterous, happy, peaceful event that made friends out of strangers and gave you hope? Most of us marched in 2017 hoping that our political system would correct itself. But then we saw the new Administration’s growing disregard of human …
Mayor Vi Lyles has proclaimed that 3/8/18 is Charlotte Women’s Day! Take pride in the strong, authentic leadership of women in Charlotte area communities. “Equality for women is progress for all…” Wear purple today in support of International Women’s Day! “WHEREAS, Charlotteans proclaim that equality for women is progress for all; and WHEREAS, Charlotte will intentionally promote women’s …
The Charlotte Women’s March organization is fully committed to equal rights for all transgender people. In fact, there is a working group devoted to addressing issues involving LGBTQ individuals. Our position is that everyone is hurt when any marginalized group is targeted in the political or cultural cross hairs. Transgender men and women are too …
Our hearts go out to the surviving students, their families and the families of the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. We are in awe of your courage in speaking truth to our elected leaders in a time of such pain and anguish. We honor your bravery in …
Join the CWM Women’s Health Committee Jane McDermott Shaefer and Mickie Hall are co-chairs of the Women’s Health Committee. The overarching committee purpose is to support women’s health, specific activities include: Promote reproductive rights, through legislative action on bills at federal and state level; Identification and dissemination of volunteer activities; Support and develop candidates for …
#PowertothePolls… what does that mean for the Charlotte Women’s March Social Justice Committee in 2018? Kay Etheridge and Laura Meier, Co-Chairs of CWM’s Social Justice Committee, will continue building relationships in the community in order to have a diverse force behind this year’s mission of “Power to the Polls.” They are collaborating with several groups …
Charlotte Women’s March: Year One by Mary Hopper On January 21, 2017, we marched. Then we got down to work populating eight committees to address pressing issues, building communication channels to keep in touch, linking with over 100 like-minded groups for events and ongoing collaboration, and building a structure to sustain us for what we …
SOMETIMES BEING ONE OF THE CROWD IS A GOOD THING Check out the photo gallery from Charlotte’s December Celebration of Women Elected to Office Gala, co-sponsored by Charlotte Women’s March and Black Women’s Caucus. Read more (below gallery) on how to Join the Crowd! (Hover cursor over photos and names will appear… where we are …
One hundred days ago our world changed. What began on January 21 with marches on Washington and Charlotte has grown into a movement of 600 women and men who are working to effect change. In the last three months, we have saved the Affordable Care Act, lobbied against Gerrymandering in Raleigh, marched in front of Senator …
By reenacting Sojourner Truth’s famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech from 1851, Brenda Tindal of the Levine Museum of the New South relayed an inspiring message to Charlotte Women’s March about the power of collective action: “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these …