By: Daneene Monroe Rusnak, 2^nd Vice President of Advocacy, NFBPWC 2020-2024

Platform Proposals 

Your Platform Proposals have been received! Thank you for your submissions. 

We will discuss and vote on the proposed changes at the Biennial Conference.  

To prepare, please take a moment to reviewthe information here.  

Discharge Petition Update 

We now have 212 signatures on the discharge petition for HJ Res 25. Representative Timothy Kennedy [D-Ny26] added his signature on May 21^st. We know need only 6 more signatures!!!  

Please continue to spread the word and encourage other representatives to sign.  

To review which legislators have signed the discharge petition and which legislators we still need to encourage, check this list to see who the current signatories are.   

Wondering what to say to your legislators??? 

Click the link below for suggested verbiage to use when connecting with your representative about the Discharge Petition for HJ Res 25 

Suggested Verbiage for Discharge Petition Support 

Share this information with folks you know who are constituents of the representatives who have not yet signed. 

OCP Update and Reminders: 

• Be an advocate for menstrual equity! We have a new OCP campaign supporting the Menstrual Equity for All Act introduced by Rep. Grace Meng  [D-NY-6]. Click hereto contact your MOC today (and beyond!) 

• Don’t forget to use our digital advocacy platform to show your support for the ERAand Voting Rightswhile encouraging your MOC’s to do the same! You can complete these actions multiple times. Consider making it a weekly (or daily?????) habit. The more messages received, the more they listen…..and hopefully, take favorable action! 

• Sign up for our Advocacy Text Alerts oText the keyword “advocate1919” to the number 313131 

▪You should instantly receive a “Welcome” message oIf you do NOT receive a Welcome message, try texting the keyword “advocate1919” to the number 716-271-7872 

If neither of those options work, please email VP of Advocacy, Daneene Monroe Rusnak at vpadvocacy@nfbpwc.org