| The
Great American Pie Campaign is on the road
May 2008
Bobbie Wrenn Banks is taking it to meeting halls,
churches, newspaper offices, and more. We think
she's awesome -- and tireless.
So
far, she's been to Mississippi, Arkansas, Indiana,
and California; up next month: North Dakota,
Minnesota. She brings her pie and her bookmarks
and her wealth of knowledge with her.
Here's
the thing: IF YOU WANT HER in your town, get
in touch! field@wand.org
She might well bring you some great American
pie!
Here's
just a sample of what she's been doing.
The
pie in Mississippi
The
pie made it to Minnesota!
(following photos)
Bobbie
Wrenn Banks, Sen. Sandy Pappas (MN), and her
legislative aide
 
The
pie made it to North Dakota!
(following photos)
The
pie made it to California! (following
three photos)
BWB says: "Here's a glimpse of what our team
effort made possible in California this week:
Women of Color Resource Center brown bag lunch
program, Mills College Institute for Civic Leadership
programs, visits with Alexandra in Petaluma and
Barbara in Tiburon." 
The
pie made it to Indiana!
Some
of the women from Gary, IN
AAUW (they even gave BWB a corsage). (More
photos here.)
Arkansas!
 |
Marianna,
AR briefing with women community
leaders through the Community Development
Corporation. BWB (c) at City Hall with the
Director, Renee Wilburn (r) and her associate
Sharon Reid (l) |
See
that slice o pie? That's what the Pentagon gets!
while all those human needs programs get crumbs.
Here's BWB with the good folks of Arkansas
WAND. (More
photos here.)
BWB
reports: I spent 3 days with AR WAND
-- a great chapter with a strong presence in Little
Rock, an inspiring history and long list of accomplishments.
Then:
- WiLL
member activity in Little Rock – The
legislators received warm, attractive invitations
from our staff as they were also encouraged
to sign the budget letter. Six attended and
were recognized. Rep. Janet Johnson spoke.
- Breaking
new ground in Mississippi. A relationship
has been started with the women’s center
at Ole Miss; a strong ally, Doyce Deas, in
Tupelo; and the new director of the MS Commission
on the Status of Women.
- Faith
Seeking Peace materials delivered to 7 churches
- Groundwork
for engaging MS / AR members of Congress
- Debut
of bookmarks and other fabulous WAND materials
- Outreach
in the Arkansas delta, resulting in a strong
contact there (Renee Wilburn, CDC director)
- Outreach
to mayors (WAND/NPP message – thanks
to NPP for crunching #’s on the towns
I visited) + WAND/Mayors for Peace message
about a nuclear weapons-free world
- Media
– a couple of news stories and possible
opeds
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