MIDSUMMER DREAMING, JULY 10, 2006

 

ENVISION YOUR/OUR WORK IN THE COMING YEAR:

 

·         empower ourselves as women, to make change; use WILPF women synergy

·         focus on elections

·         war is archaic; change our culture; associate this effort with Jane Addams

·         question meeting structure (purpose, shape, time, etc.)

·         continue national campaign involvement, especially water

·         do more with membership and outreach

·         more coalition‑building

·         Human Rights Commission linkage; work with town reps

 

GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR:

 

·         Celebrate & claim Jane Addams; use her to inform

·         continue to emphasize human rights

·         get dates and show up at festivals, parades with WILPF t‑shirts, banners, water campaign, etc.

 

·         reach young women through programs at high schools, CCCC

·         educate and activate around national campaigns (Save the Water & Peace in the Middle East

 

·         raise money & increase membership

·         organize existing & new members in Upper Cape & elsewhere

·         inform ourselves an I act on concerns, of international women

·         hold more substantive, both personal sharing & political issues, among ourselves