HILLARY SPEAKS, HEALTH CARE MOVES FORWARD - AND MORE
HILLARY WILL SPEAK AT OUR FIRST POLICY CONFERENCE; WILL YOU BE THERE?
We're so excited that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will address our first Public Policy Conference on Friday, November 6, in Washington D.C.
Plus: we'll hear from Congressman Barney Frank, on the economy (because he'd rather talk to us than the dining room table!); the latest word from the White House on health care reform; Dee Dee Myers and Dana Perino on the View from the Press Room; panels on women's rights around the world and the climate change imperative; and workshops on message mastery and the power of new social networks.
Click here to join us for this exciting day!
HEALTH CARE REFORM MOVES FORWARD IN CONGRESS - BUT THERE'S HARD WORK AHEAD
If we need reminding why this is so important:
The American economy lost 263,000 jobs in September - far more than expected - and the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, the government reported on Friday, dimming prospects of any meaningful job growth by the end of the year.
- The New York Times, 10/2/09
Number of Americans who die in the United States every year for lack of good care: 48,789
Source: Harvard School of Public Health Study, 9/17/09
In this difficult economic climate, people lose access to health insurance on the job - and the ability to get insurance coverage on their own. Now, with versions of health care legislation passing every relevant committee in Congress, we have the opportunity to get real reform this year: ensuring access to quality affordable health care for every American.
We know that the forces opposed to reform are working - and shouting. It's up to us to make sure our voices are heard. Have you talked to your members of Congress lately?
And while you're talking: Some anti-choice members of Congress are trying to use health care reform to deny women access to full reproductive care. Remind them that we don't intend to go backward:
Percentage of private health care plans that currently include full reproductive health coverage: 80%
Percentage that would be able to offer reproductive health care if anti-abortion amendment is adopted in health care reform: 0%
Number of women who would lose full health care coverage: Millions
HEAR MORE ABOUT HEALTH CARE AT OUR POLICY CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE!
HILLARY PRESIDES AT MEETING OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEVOTED TO ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presided over the UN Security Council; the first ever to consider "Women and Peace and Security":
"When I was in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I was told of an old proverb that says 'No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.' Well, I hope our work today and every day going forward will hasten the time when thousands of women around the world will be able to feel comfortable in walking the streets of their cities and villages freely again - to work outside their homes, collect firewood and water without fear, play with their children, spend time with their husbands, enjoy all the blessings of life in freedom, peace, and security.."
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 9/30/09
See a video clip of Hillary at the Security Council here:
This historic Security Council session, led by Secretary Clinton, adopted United Nations Resolution 1888, recognizing the serious problem of violence against women in war zones, including rape as an instrument of war, and identified action steps that should be taken by the UN and by nation states, including appointment of a special representative to lead efforts to end sexual violence; and full use of the rule of law to prevent violence, build accountability and punish violators.
Hillary also called on the UN to integrate more women in peacekeeping and law informant forces and include protection of women and children in peacekeeping mandates; and she urged member states to ensure that their foreign assistance programs include protection from sexual violence in their foreign assistance programs.
For a longer address by Hillary to United Nations on Violence Against Girls:
"We must also recognize that ending conflicts outright is the most certain path to ending sexual violence in conflict." Hillary said. "So pursuing peace and successful post-conflict transitions should be our highest priority."
WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS AT OUR POLICY CONFERENCE: CLICK HERE
THE LAST WORD
When Senator Jon Kyl tried to oppose health care reform by saying he didn't need maternity care, Senator Debbie Stabenow had the perfect response: "I think your mom probably did."
See it for yourself:
We're so excited that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will address our first Public Policy Conference on Friday, November 6, in Washington D.C.
Plus: we'll hear from Congressman Barney Frank, on the economy (because he'd rather talk to us than the dining room table!); the latest word from the White House on health care reform; Dee Dee Myers and Dana Perino on the View from the Press Room; panels on women's rights around the world and the climate change imperative; and workshops on message mastery and the power of new social networks.
Click here to join us for this exciting day!
HEALTH CARE REFORM MOVES FORWARD IN CONGRESS - BUT THERE'S HARD WORK AHEAD
If we need reminding why this is so important:
The American economy lost 263,000 jobs in September - far more than expected - and the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, the government reported on Friday, dimming prospects of any meaningful job growth by the end of the year.
- The New York Times, 10/2/09
Number of Americans who die in the United States every year for lack of good care: 48,789
Source: Harvard School of Public Health Study, 9/17/09
In this difficult economic climate, people lose access to health insurance on the job - and the ability to get insurance coverage on their own. Now, with versions of health care legislation passing every relevant committee in Congress, we have the opportunity to get real reform this year: ensuring access to quality affordable health care for every American.
We know that the forces opposed to reform are working - and shouting. It's up to us to make sure our voices are heard. Have you talked to your members of Congress lately?
And while you're talking: Some anti-choice members of Congress are trying to use health care reform to deny women access to full reproductive care. Remind them that we don't intend to go backward:
Percentage of private health care plans that currently include full reproductive health coverage: 80%
Percentage that would be able to offer reproductive health care if anti-abortion amendment is adopted in health care reform: 0%
Number of women who would lose full health care coverage: Millions
HEAR MORE ABOUT HEALTH CARE AT OUR POLICY CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE!
HILLARY PRESIDES AT MEETING OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEVOTED TO ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presided over the UN Security Council; the first ever to consider "Women and Peace and Security":
"When I was in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I was told of an old proverb that says 'No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.' Well, I hope our work today and every day going forward will hasten the time when thousands of women around the world will be able to feel comfortable in walking the streets of their cities and villages freely again - to work outside their homes, collect firewood and water without fear, play with their children, spend time with their husbands, enjoy all the blessings of life in freedom, peace, and security.."
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 9/30/09
See a video clip of Hillary at the Security Council here:
This historic Security Council session, led by Secretary Clinton, adopted United Nations Resolution 1888, recognizing the serious problem of violence against women in war zones, including rape as an instrument of war, and identified action steps that should be taken by the UN and by nation states, including appointment of a special representative to lead efforts to end sexual violence; and full use of the rule of law to prevent violence, build accountability and punish violators.
Hillary also called on the UN to integrate more women in peacekeeping and law informant forces and include protection of women and children in peacekeeping mandates; and she urged member states to ensure that their foreign assistance programs include protection from sexual violence in their foreign assistance programs.
For a longer address by Hillary to United Nations on Violence Against Girls:
"We must also recognize that ending conflicts outright is the most certain path to ending sexual violence in conflict." Hillary said. "So pursuing peace and successful post-conflict transitions should be our highest priority."
WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS AT OUR POLICY CONFERENCE: CLICK HERE
THE LAST WORD
When Senator Jon Kyl tried to oppose health care reform by saying he didn't need maternity care, Senator Debbie Stabenow had the perfect response: "I think your mom probably did."
See it for yourself:
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Comment by R.Freeborn on October 10, 2009 at 9:55pm
- Susan, I could not agree more with every word you have said. It is more than tiresome it is tragic in that the plight of women around the world seems to be so low a priority this includes within our own country. I have been so disheartened with the coverage of Hillary's trip to the Congo. The focus seems to have been on "dancing" and "snaps" when the dire importance of going to such a dangerous place was to bring a spotlight to the horrific conditions for women and girls there. It is the reason she braved going to such a place. This issue of the Congo was near and dear to my heart for many years now. Hillary going there was a inspiring moment given this issue like so many others to do with women's suffering had been so long ignored. The speeches above and her unwavering and tireless actions keep me hopeful in more ways than one, including that she will one day step up to represent this country as the first woman POTUS.
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Comment by Susan Solomon on October 9, 2009 at 5:44am
- I am truly fatigued with so called alternative political organizations and groups who do not put women's issues at the forefront of their interests. With women almost unrepresented in the history of politics in the US and almost all other nations, it doesn't take a genius to understand that as long as this remains true war and economic corruption will remain the way of the world. It appeared obvious to me that the primary election between Obama and Hillary was rigged, and who has stood up to question the complicity of the Democratic National Committee in this? Hillary united Americans from Libertarians in the Pacific Northwest to African Americans leaders and communities all over the US, and I would yet like to see her or a woman her equal get a fair chance to be president in this country.
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