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A Women's Political Action Committee for
Social Equality, Justice and Sustainability

Our Mission

The objective of this organization is to educate, empower, enfranchise and energize an activist base, striving for and effecting progressive changes in our community based on our beliefs, anchored in the Democratic Party ideals.

We are all mutually responsible for promoting the greater good by nurturing all citizens and strengthening all levels of community.

We believe in:

• Self-governance for all peoples that is effective and fair
• Expansion and protection of human rights
• Protection of those who are vulnerable or oppressed
• Partnerships with government, business, interest groups and organizations to solve problems
• Life-long educational opportunities available to all
• Economically viable universal health care
• Job opportunities with living wages
• Preservation and restoration of critical natural ecosystems
• Serving public interest over destructive marketplace forces

We will strive to accomplish support of our beliefs by:

• Advocating for more participation in the political process with special attention to women and minorities
• Effecting and protecting reproductive freedom
• Working for economic and political equality of women and other minorities
• Confronting and disarming discrimination
• Participating in coordinated research and actions based on common concerns
• Working for greater access to educational, health and job opportunities
• Seeking avenues of collaboration with allied environmental groups
• Exposing and changing destructive corporate interests

We will:

• Encourage the organization of small groups of like-minded individuals
• Sponsor and conduct educational activities, including speakers, issue forums, debates and skill-building workshops
• Seek and develop alliances with other organizations sharing common goals
• Recruit, counsel, endorse and campaign for candidates for public office who share our values