Bobbie Warshaw, Public Policy Chair
publicpolicy@aauwpa.org

For more than a century, AAUW has influenced legislative debate on critical issues such as education, Social Security, sex discrimination, civil rights, reproductive choice, affirmative action, Title IX, welfare reform, vocational education, pay equity, family and medical leave, and health care reform.

AAUW-PA Public Policy Impact Grant 2007-2008

AAUW-PA is a recipient of an Association Public Policy Impact Grant for Fiscal 2007-2008.  The goal of the grant is to help branches implement some of  the strategies outlined in Association’s Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout Manual to mobilize women voters in Pennsylvania for the fall 2008 election and beyond.

There are three components to the grant – summarized excerpts on topics from the Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout Manual, a listing of names and contact information for community organizations who could be collaborators in the efforts to mobilize women voters, and three regional training sessions (eastern, central and western PA) to further explore the strategies outlined in the Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout Manual.

Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout: A Manual for Community-Based Campaigns to Mobilize Women to Vote – Second Edition Free Download Available

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has released a second edition of its well-received publication,Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout: A Manual for Community-Based Campaigns to Mobilize Women to Vote. Thanks to critical donor support, this new tool is now available free online to both AAUW members and coalition partners who are making plans to activate women voters across the country this fall.

AAUW’sWoman-to-Woman Voter Turnout guides advocates step-by-step through planning a campaign, which includes recruiting volunteers, working with publicly available voter registration files to identify drop-off women voters in their community, and contacting those women through canvassing and phone banking. In addition to the manual, other online tools include nonpartisan voter guide templates, e-cards, position papers, and AAUW’sCongressional Voting Record for the 110th Congress, First Session.

Download the Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout: A Manual for Community-Based Campaigns to Mobilize Women to Vote
Visit AAUW’s Voter Education Campaign Website at www.aauw.org/advocacy/issue_advocacy/voter_ed/index.cfm to download additional online tools.

Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout (WTWVT) Manual Information Sheets [Word Documents]

• WTWVT Information Sheet 1 – Working with Voter Registration Files
• WTWVT Information Sheet 2 – Building Coalitions
• WTWVT Information Sheet 3 – Registering Voters
• WTWVT Information Sheet 4 – Candidate and Issue Forums
• WTWVT Information Sheet 5 – Setting up Phone Banks
• WTWVT Information Sheet 6 – Preparing Voter Guides
• WTWVT Staying Out of Trouble Guidelines (abridged)

Lists of Potential Coalition Partners in Pennsylvania Counties

• Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties
• Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson, Washington and Westmoreland Counties
• Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties
• Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Northumberland, and Union Counties
• Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe and Northampton Counties
• Bradford, Erie and McKean Counties

Pennsylvania Regional Training Sessions

AAUW-PA, WomenVote PA and the Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy at Chatham University are sponsoring regional Woman-to-Woman Voter Turnout Workshops as follows:

• Pittsburgh Area – Saturday February 23, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM

      Pre-registration deadline:  February 16, 2008
      Presenter:  Allyson Lowe, Director of the Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy (PCWPPP) and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Chatham University
      Location:  Chatham University          

• Philadelphia Area – Saturday March 29, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM

      Pre-registration deadline:  March 22, 2008
      Presenter:  Barbara DiTullio, Program Director for WomenVote PA
      Location:  Horsham Library              

• State College Area – Saturday April 19, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM -CANCELLED - Please attend the Horsham event

      Pre-registration deadline:  April 12, 2008
      Presenter:  Barbara DiTullio, Program Director for WomenVote PA
      Location:  Penn State University  

In these workshops you will learn how to: register voters, prepare voter guides, build coalitions, set up phone banks, offer candidate/issue forums and work with voter registration files.  All workshops are open to both AAUW members and nonmembers.  A registration fee will cover the cost of materials and lunch.  Space is limited to all three workshops so pre-registration is recommended. 

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How Can a Branch Participate in the Grant?

>> Calendar of Important Dates for Pennsylvania November 2007 Elections >>[PDF]

For complete information about AAUW's Public Policy Principles for Action, visit the AAUW Web site at http://www.aauw.org/takeaction/index.cfm.

Adopted at Convention June 2007
2007-09 Public Policy Principles for Action

AAUW-PA State Public Policy Brochure
Spread the word about AAUW-PA's Public Policy. Download the Public Policy Brochure [PDF format] and spread it around your branch.

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AAUW-PA State Public Policy Action Alert Listserv
Keep up-to-date on current "Action Alert" activities. Subscribe to the listserv by contacting AAUW-PA State Public Policy Chair publicpolicy@aauwpa.org.

Get the Facts Fax and E-Mail Network
A major component of AAUW's Voter Education Campaign is Get the Facts, informative e-mail and fax alerts that link organizations and individuals across the nation. Click here for more information.

Action Alert Newsletter
Action Alert provides detailed updates on how AAUW’s priority issues are faring in Congress. Each month, you’ll receive four pages of information on issues such as education, managed care reform, reproductive choice, Social Security and Medicare reform, and civil rights. Click here for more information.

Two-Minute Activist
It takes only two minutes to make your voice heard-- one minute to read, one minute to act! First, take one minute to read about the latest issue in Congress. Then, take one more minute to personalize a pre-written AAUW message and e-mail it to your member of Congress. Click here for more information.