From Karen Hinks of WeLeadOC, this:
Our numbers as Orange County women are too big to ignore. We make up more than half of the County’s electorate.
There are other numbers too big to ignore:
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Woman make up 51% of our County’s voter registration but fall far short as Progressive Democratic Women of Color and women living in under-represented communities when it comes to having a seat at the table.
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Democratic women hold only 1/3rd of City Council seats and only 1/4 of our School Board seats. Even more startling —zero LGBTQ women and zero Arab-American/Muslim women currently serve in elected office and very few serve as top campaign decision-makers.
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Progressive Democratic women are grossly under-represented in the Orange County political landscape as campaign consultants and as campaign staff.
Be the change! Welead OC‘s Candidate/Political Campaign Training Program begins this Friday, June 23rd (4:30-8:3-PM) and Saturday, June 24th (9AM-5PM), Friday, July 7th (4:30-8:30PM), Saturday, July 8th (9AM-5PM), Sunday, July 9th (9AM-5PM) and Saturday, July 15th (9AM-5PM.)
Welead OC believes it’s important to build our Progressive Democratic backbench. To that end, the registration fee has been reduced from $250 to $150. We have a few partial scholarships available and payment arrangements can be made. Welead OC believes training women for campaigns and as candidates is that important.
Pay online registration fee here! Registration form here!
The time is NOW!
We look forward to seeing you on Friday!
In Solidarity, Karen Hinks Founder/Director