• Volunteers are needed for Advocacy Day in Annapolis! Advocacy Day will be February 11 from 10 am to 12 p.m. Click hereto register for Advocacy Day. (That same day, AAUW Anne Arundel is hosting a tea at Reynold’s Tavern from 3-5 pm. Click here for a link for that event if you wish to attend.)

 

  • Tickets are still available for the Women’s Legislative Briefing (WLB) being held at The Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville on Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $45 through Wednesday and $55 after Wednesday. Middle and high school students pay $10 to attend the concurrent Emerging Leaders conference. Click here to register.

 

  • The Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women’s Briefing is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5. The ten bills, that made the MLAW agenda and which we will be sponsoring, will be described in detail by bill sponsors. This is a good way to learn about these bills. (See the last email from me for the bills’ details.  The event is virtual but you must have a free ticket. Click here for a ticket. To add your name to the list of supporters of this year’s MLAW Agenda, simply complete this online form.

Get ready to write emails or make calls to legislative committee members as soon as our bills start having hearings. To receive notice of when emails/calls are needed, you need to be on MLAW’s email list. That is easy: just send an email to mdlegagenda4women@yahoo.com  and ask to be added to MLAW’s email list.