WiLL Members Take Action!
March 2008

Current WiLL Actions:

As a member of WiLL and an elected official, you have a unique voice to bring to policy debates. WiLL members have passed resolutions on issues ranging from the federal budget to nuclear waste transportation, held hearings on environmental, health, and social justice issues, published articles, spoken out at public meetings and forums, written letters to Congress, and joined constituents in visits with other elected officials to.

Hundreds of women state legislators sign onto letter to Congress about federal budget priorities WiLL honorary co-chairs Congresswomen Barbara Lee (CA) and Jan Schakowsky (IL) circulated the letter to every Member of Congress on March 10, 2008. Check out the Toolkit for everyone who signed on!

Previous WiLL Actions:

An invitation for State Legislators A brief survey to determine the level of interest in state legislatures about work leave and workplace flexibility issues. ALSO: Conference calls about designing paid sick days legislation.

What does POWER mean to you? Whatever your definition, we had it at our 2007 conference: "Women at the Table of Power."

Our efforts help STOP the move to "unsign" a major international treaty against nuclear testing WiLL sprang into action in late June 2006 to head off a Senate amendment which would have sent U.S. foreign policy back to the Cold War. Click here to read all about it.

As a state legislator, you'll want to know about: Leave My Child Alone! A Family Privacy Campaign to Protect Our High School Students From Unwanted Military Recruiting