This is going out to UNA-SF Women's Committee Members & Friends
Reminder for our meeting!
DATE: WED MAY 6 from 7-8:30p
LOCATION: Borobudur Indonesian Cuisine, 700 POST at Jones
You are not required to order food (but please help pay if do).
We will bring some wine - feel free to bring more.
TOPIC: Local, national or global women's strike!!!
INVITE: https://www.facebook.com/events/980285085330179/
AND below please find the AGENDA for our meeting
Goddess bless us brave ones!
Bronwyn Kay Galloway, JD/MA
United Nations Association SF Executive Secretary
UN Association SF Women's Committee Chair
U2feminist@gmail.com
AGENDA
AGENDA/REPORTS
“Empowering Women from Global to Local: Engage in the Cities for CEDAW Campaign and Reignite the UN Beijing Platform for Action” - January 20, 2015 (Bronwyn & Roger attended)
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Bronwyn was Moderator for the event
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Day-long conference discussed the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration, and the Platform for Action
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There were opportunities to engage in planning and action to implement these global initiatives locally and connect with regional leaders for women's human rights
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Roger presented an opportunity for attendees to participate in his UNA-SF project Gender Crosstalk to collect and send messages from women and men across the globe to the Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
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Other activities: UN Commission on the Status of Women Briefing, Cities for CEDAW National Conference Call, Cities for CEDAW Table Discussions, Beijing + 20 and Beyond Briefing & Discussion
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Day ended with a reception with local leaders
International Women's Day – March 8, 2015 (Bronwyn & Roger attended)
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For the first time formally, our committee joined a USNC-UN Women SFBAC event: HeforShe Celebration at Infinity Towers on Main Street in SF from 4-7p
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Bronwyn spoke about UNA-SF’s Women’s Committee and the differences and similarities with USNC-UN Women
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Event consisted mostly of networking and social mixing
AGENDA/REPORTS
Women’s Strike
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October 24 (UN Day) in 1975 involved 90% of Iceland women taking part in the first "women's strike" organized by a feminist group called Red Stockings. They left their homes and jobs and shut down the entire country; men could barely cope. In the next year a law was enacted guaranteeing equal pay, and within five years the country had a female President.
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UN Day is coming up October 2015 including events with our UNA-SF chapter
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We are considering a local (CA particularly SF to LA), national (U.S.) or global strike; Roger is particularly supportive of a global one
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There is a separate "Global Women's Strike" at globalwomenstrike.net underway demanding a living wage for mothers and other carers
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UNA-SF President (Pablo) has asked our committee to research the two types of strikes (perhaps combining the two) and to report back to the directors during the May 13 board meeting, which is one week away
