The prototype report card framework being used in San Diego, enables women and
girls to grade their local, city, or state government on 8-10 key areas that are of
priority locally. The initiative is also developing ways to best use the report card as an
advocacy tool, including town meetings, meetings with elected and appointed officials,
letters to the editor, appearing on talk radio, etc. USWC encourages other groups to take advantage of the prototype report card
and adapt it to their own community. Contact USWC if you're interested in being part of
the expansion of the campaign this year. A copy of the prototype can be
accessed
here in .PDF format or in web
format which you can use as a template report card in
your local community.
Online
Community and Electronic Activism
US Women Connect's vision is to provide the necessary links
that will allow those with and without access to technology to participate and work for
change. USWC is using the creative energy of the Internet to reach out to U.S. women and
girls. The USWC web site aims to amplify existing advocacy efforts and to strengthen the
U.S. women's movement by connecting to the global women's movement.
Planning for an expanded and inclusive web site is underway.
Here's what we're considering. Join our listserv for updates on how you can become
involved. (* to view the final reports from our successful online
working groups in 2002, please click
here)
Special Populations: Special
efforts to reach specific populations, including Spanish speakers and the visually
impaired (through translations and adjustments to the web site).
Girls: Ongoing outreach efforts to girls designed to address their
concerns and promote leadership.
Get the Word Out: USWC will work with local organizations, which have
Internet access to get information out into communities where women and girls are not
online (via postings at local libraries, community centers and the like)
USWC Online Community: Creation of a true online community for the
USWC website including the following tools:
Message boards/chat rooms
Online chat sessions with specialists and others
Comprehensive search engine
Fax and email capability to reach
Congress (for the community to submit initiatives/sign-on letters).
Spidering capability - using this technology to search other relevant
advocacy and research web sites to pull in relevant information (using key words)
International news (by key word--including UN wire)
Free e-mail and listserv service
Event calendar to online community members could self-submit items
Address book
Questionnaires
Advocacy Center: Updated online advocacy center,
state-based and linking the local to the global.
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