Hi all,
Our next Zoom meeting is Thursday 3/10 at 2pm, use link below. Please join
if you can so we can see where we stand on the letter to the commissioners
and get updates from our committees. A few notes from the last meeting:
*Elaine is looking into creating a local League of Women Voters group and
we may channel our efforts into that
*I'm running for County Commissioner, again!
*We plan to present the sign on letter to the Ashe County Commissioners at
their 3/21 meeting, we need people to show up:)
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On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 1:12 PM Beth Sorrell <basorrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Everyone,--
a) Sign On Letter-please sign and share!
b) Committees
c) Email listserv
a) Community members of the Ovary Board, along with Tara Romano of
Pro-Choice NC, have worked hard to put together a short letter to send to
Ashe County Commissioners. The letter expresses our opposition to the
recently adopted "Right To Life Resolution" and we need signatures. Please
sign and forward to your network. Here is the link to the form
<https://forms.gle/SnW6TjhJGQgaDkH5A>. *Note: if you have already signed
it, you will not be able to see the form again when you click on the link.
But others who have not signed it will see a form they can fill out. *I
have attached a pdf of the blank form, so you have that if you need to
reference it.
Looking forward to getting as many signatures as possible, and being able
to announce to the commissioners a pro-choice presence in Ashe County!
b) If you haven't joined a committee yet, please consider joining one from
the options below:
*Sexuality Education: *To research and find ways to provide comprehensive
sex ed in our public schools and/or community. Contact Julie Smith
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/995886081285761/user/1551732420/?__cft__[0]=AZVlSPs8Jn9dJb8GJe5CzR1KdJ8kxMgBMcG9vlAoATvyR3xar5NbYtzGcyITneednnpARAtYUUzs57mhWRqkOIKHtCkVX7fC3lzjCrJCFbjHkhnwS5Kdku3shWSt9L_eUas&__tn__=-]K-R>
at jls0127@xxxxxxxxx
*Medicaid Expansion:* *Group full*-Explore ways to advocate for ME
locally and at the state level. Need new chair!
*Voting Rights:* The erosion of voting rights parallels the erosion of
Roe v Wade, so what can we do locally and on a state level to protect our
rights? Contact Martha Cutler
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/995886081285761/user/29718165/?__cft__[0]=AZVlSPs8Jn9dJb8GJe5CzR1KdJ8kxMgBMcG9vlAoATvyR3xar5NbYtzGcyITneednnpARAtYUUzs57mhWRqkOIKHtCkVX7fC3lzjCrJCFbjHkhnwS5Kdku3shWSt9L_eUas&__tn__=-]K-R>
at cutford@xxxxxxxxxxx
*Pro-Choice Legislation: *Where to go from here? We don't have a contact
person for this group yet. Please reply with your email address if you can
be that person!
c) I'm trying to move away from using this long, ever-changing email
list, so I've set up a listserv that should allow us to communicate better.
If you haven't already, *please join the list* by visiting our list page
at <https://www.freelists.org/list/ovaryboard> or by sending an email to
ovaryboard-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field.
- To post on the mailing list, simply send email to
ovaryboard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
You can also subscribe by going to freelists.org (which was recommended,
used by High Country Audubon, and has good reviews).
From there click "find and Join'' and enter "ovaryboard" in the search box.
Let me know if you have any problems and share with others who may want to
join.
All the best,
