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Archives for January 2018

Committee On Sexual Abuse Against Working Women – NFBPWC Action Item

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NFBPWC is thrilled to support our new ad hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse against Working Women. We are all feeling inspired by Chair Jackie Melvin’s words from our last e-Alert describing how each of us make a difference on this important issue.

For those of you who would like to be part of the movement and take the actions requested in our last E-Alert, but don’t have time to send a paper letter, NFBPWC has set up a new, easier option.Members can email your representatives directly using Democracy.io. (https://democracy.io/#!/)You just need to enter your address on the website, which then pulls up your correct representatives. Then you can either write your own message, or paste one in – which we have provided for you in the linked Word document (NFBPWC Sexual Harassment Template Info 01.2019.docx). Or you can view more information on our website here: Sexual Abuse against Working Women about how to contact your representatives.
Here are the easy, step-by-step instructions to contact your members of Congress to raise your voice and help stop sexual abuse of women in the workplace!Step 1 – Download the message template below.
Step 2 – Open the message document, hit Ctrl-A to Select All, then hit Ctrl-C to Copy.
Step 3 – Go to https://democracy.io/#!/
Step 4 – Type in your address
Step 5 – Select your representatives
Step 6 – In the message page:  Type in a Subject (example on document)
Step 7 – Click in the message text box, and hit Ctrl-V to Paste
Step 8 – Enter your contact information, answer the other requested questions
Step 9 – Hit Send!
Step 10 – Give yourself a pat on the back for making a difference for women!
Step 11 – Post on your social media and let your friends know to join you in sending a message about this important issue!

MESSAGE TEMPLATE:  NFBPWC Sexual Harassment Template Info 01.2019

Best Regards,
Liz Benham

President 2016-2018

 

PS Don’t forget to start planning for the NFBPWC 2018 General Assembly & BPW International Regional Conference (click link for more information and to register).

Contacting your NFBPWC National Executive Committee:Elizabeth Benham, President president@nfbpwc.org

Megan Shellman, VP Membership vpmembership@nfbpwc.org

Linda Wilson, VP Advocacy advocacy@nfbpwc.org

Sandra Thompson, Secretary secretary@nfbpwc.org

Gloria Flores, Treasurer treasurer@nfbpwc.org

Advocacy – Linda Wilson,  advocacy@nfbpwc.org
Business – Manjul Batra, manjulm@aol.com
Bylaws and Resolutions – Sandra Thompson, info@nfbpwc.org
Environment – Laurie Dameron, ldameron@bpwcolorado.org
Finance – Gloria Flores, El Paso treasurer@nfbpwc.org
Health – Maria DeSousa, mcdesousa1@gmail.com
International Liaison – Bessie Hironimus, bessie.hironimus@bpw-international.org
Membership – Megan Shellman, vpmembership@nfbpwc.org
Mentoring Taskforce Chair – Titilola Adisa, tytyadisa@yahoo.com
PR and Social Media – Chanel Heerman, chanelh@gmail.com
United Nations – Elizabeth Vanardenne, evanarden27@gmail.com
Young BPW – Sarah Matthews, smatthews0580@gmail.com

Let NFBPWC hear from you! Upcoming Events:
We are a grassroots organization, we know the value of communication FROM our membership. Please let us hear from you – ideas? comments? suggestions? questions? XXX BPW International NFBPWC Sexual Harassment Template Info 01.2019CongressNFBPWC 2018 General Assembly & BPW International Regional Conference


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Take Action: Human Trafficking Month

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January is Anti Trafficking Awareness Month, but we hope that you will consider every day as Anti-Trafficking Day.

This announcement from the American Hotel and Lodging Association contains many resources you can utilize in your daily lives to prevent this Modern Day Slavery from occurring.

See below & thank you.

 
January  2018
Dear AHLA Member,
As we recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Month throughout January, AHLA continues to raise awareness about these heinous crimes and provide employers with the tools and resources to prevent it.  Hotels are one of many venues that traffickers use to exploit their victims. That’s why it’s so important that our industry do its part to prevent and disrupt this crime.

For several years now, AHLA, in partnership with Marriot International, the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI), ECPAT-USA and the Polaris Project, have worked together to develop and utilize an online training program to help hotel employees identify and respond to human trafficking at hotel properties. This training, titled “The Role of Hospitality in Preventing and Reacting to Child Trafficking,” provides an overview of the issues of human trafficking, suggested protocols for responding to suspicious activity, and signs of trafficking specific to different hospitality positions (in-room staff, restaurant, lobby, and security).

AHLA encourages you to utilize this training to empower your employees, and to raise awareness in your communities so that we can put an end to this practice. One way to do that is to post about human trafficking through your social media channels using the hashtag #HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth.

Together, we can make a difference.

For more information on how you can prevent human trafficking, click here.

Combat Human Trafficking

Estimates show that thousands of men, women, and children are trafficked in the United States each year primarily for sexual or labor exploitation. Trafficking networks sustain their operations and infrastructure through various and often unexpected ways.

Order Online Training Program Today!

Fortunately, there are many ways the hotel industry can help prevent and combat human trafficking. This 30-minute online training program addresses human trafficking and its connection to the hospitality industry.

Objectives of the course: 

  • Define human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children;
  • Identify individuals who are most at risk for human trafficking;
  • Understand the difference between labor and sex trafficking specific to the hotel sector;
  • Explain the role of hospitality employees in responding to this issue.

Accessibility:

  • English narration
  • English transcript

Note:  This program is not available for purchase directly through AHLA. Click here to see baseline pricing for hotel properties.

Want to learn more on how to combat human trafficking?  Here are actions you can take now!

  1. Display the Awareness Poster in your office.
  2. Hand out the Human Trafficking Indicators card.
  3. Check out other Department of Homeland Security anti-human trafficking materials on the Blue Campaign Website.
  4. Learn more about your responsibilities as an employer.
  5. Be a conscientious consumer as you make purchases for your business. Refer to the Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor.
  6. Share your ideas on how the Department and your company can help raise awareness and combat human trafficking.

More Resources To Combat Human Trafficking:

REPORT SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT:  

Call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at (866) 347-2423 or you can contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888 or text BeFree (233733).
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Committee on the Status of Women 62 Orientation Videos

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Are you planning on attending the Committee on the Status of Women 62 (NGO/CSW62) at the United Nations in March 2018 ?

NGO CSW/NY has created an online Orientation video series for those who interested in learning about the CSW. A new video covering different topics will be released every week. These videos contain helpful information, advice, and how-to instructions to prepare you for CSW62. 

Look for videos on the NGO CSW/NY Youtube Channel. 

Schedule of Video Releases
(8 Dec 2017) Video 1: Introduction

(15 Dec 2017) Video 2: CSW Registration

(22 Dec 2017) Video 3: NGO Forum Registration, Part 1:

(29 Dec 2017) Video 4: Registration, Part 2

(5 Jan 2018) Video 5: CSW62 Pt 1

(12 Jan 2018) Video 6: CSW62 Pt 2

(19 Jan 2018) Video 7: Preparing for CSW62 pt 3

(26 Jan 2018) Video 8: UN Pass

(2 Feb 2018) Video 9: Preparing for your trip

(9 Feb 2018) Video 10: Highlights: First week of CSW-Part 1

(16 Feb 2018) Video 11: Highlights: First week of CSW- Part 2

(23 Feb 2018) Video 12: Highlights: Second week of CSW and more information

NFBPWC-NYC Marched For Equality

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Members of NFBPWC-NYC marched for women’s rights and equality at the second annual Women’s March in New York City on January 20, 2018.   A diverse group of people with a common focus marched together to declare support of equal rights for women.   NFBPWC-NYC continues to be at the forefront of advocacy and leadership for our fight for equality.

 

Time’s Up ! Make Women’s Rights a Reality !

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Take Action Right Now! Fill out the form on PowHerNY.org.

This weekend, let’s flood inboxes, Facebook pages and Twitter feeds in honor of the Women’s March. Then, over the next months, we will send you online actions to keep up the pressure until our elected officials pass laws and policies that promote and protect women. Have your voice heard now!

January 18th – NGO CSW New York Monthly Meeting

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Mark Your Calendars for January 18, 2018.

1-3 pm
8th Floor, CCUN
777 UN Plaza
New York, NY

Join NGO CSW/NY for a Monthly Meeting,
CSW62: Using storytelling and media to amplify our voices.

We will be honoring Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director, Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships Bureau
Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

1:00 – 1:30 PM Business Meeting
1:30 – 3:00 PM Discussion

Highlights: Sean Southey, CEO of PCI Media Impact, will discuss storytelling at CSW62 and the NGO CSW62 Forum Media Zone.

Soon-Young Yoon, Vice President of CoNGO, will share about the brand new Advocacy Guide App from NGO CSW/NY.

Shiela Katzman of International Association of Women in Radio and Television will explain how journalists can amplify the voices of rural women at CSW62.

Ivy Gabbert, Pamela Morgan, and MaryAnn Tarantula will present the newly released CSW62 Orientation Video Series.

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Zero Draft Subcommittee Meeting: This meeting will precede the Monthly Meeting. It will be from 12-1pm. Location: Grumman Room, 8th Floor, CCUN.
Email zerodraft@ngocsw.org for more information.

The Legend Of Shirley Chisholm Screening And Conversation

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“The Legacy of Shirley Chisholm: Screening and Conversation“

Wednesday, January 24th at 6:30 pm at the Museum of the City of New York 

In a whirlwind of historic firsts, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968 and, in 1972, the first black candidate for a major party’s nomination for President of the United States. Join us for a screening of the Peabody Award winning documentary, Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004, 75 min), which tells the extraordinary story of a woman claiming her place in American politics. Following the film, director Shola Lynch will discuss Chisholm’s lasting legacy with Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, the current representative of Chisholm’s former Ninth Congressional District.

Doors open to Ronay Menschel Hall at 6:00 pm and wine and light snacks will be served leading up to the program, which begins at 6:30 pm. 

Includes Museum admission.

Register online at mcny.org/suffrage | Use the code VOTE for discounted tickets!

National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs is a proud sponsor of this event.

 

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