01/06/2019
Come to a pre-Women’s March breakfast forum on Jan. 19
An unprecedented number of women won elected office in New York and across the country in November. But that was only the beginning. We need to build on that momentum by continuing to support progressive women candidates and by encouraging a broader range of newcomers to take the plunge and run for public office. You are invited to attend a pre-Women’s March breakfast forum on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., hosted by the UFT and Eleanor’s Legacy titled Meeting the Challenge of Electing More Women to Public Office. The forum will take place at PS 191, 300 W. 61 St., Manhattan. A light breakfast will be served. Brette McSweeney, the executive director of the nonprofit Eleanor’s Legacy, and UFT President Michael Mulgrew will discuss recent political victories, and what it takes — in time, money and commitment — for women to launch successful campaigns. They will be joined by women City Council members and other elected officials. Eleanor’s Legacy has helped elect dozens of progressive, pro-choice Democratic women candidates since it was founded in 2001.