San Francisco Women's Political Committee
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It’s that time of year again and this time we’re ready to celebrate a big anniversary! We invite you to join us at our annual Summer in the City party to celebrate our 20th anniversary. We’ll be celebrating on Monday July 25th at Chambers from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.! We hope you can join …
The vibrancy of the AAPI community is so tied to San Francisco’s history and culture. As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, it’s fitting to kick off our May newsletter by honoring and celebrating the rich and vibrant AAPI community here in the Bay Area and around the world. So many …
We are appalled and angered by the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion, authored by Justice Alito, which overturns Roe v. Wade. In his opinion, Justice Alito denigrates Roe v. Wade, failing to recognize the power granted by the Constitution to protect the fundamental right to privacy of pregnant people under the 14th Amendment, on which …
A message from our co-president, Nadia Rahman: As Arab American Heritage Month comes to a close on April 30, 2022, SFWPC would like to acknowledge the rich history and cultural and societal contributions made by Arab Americans to San Francisco and California at large. Arab Americans trace their origins to 22 Arabic-speaking countries in West …
April 27, 2022 Mayor London Breed: On behalf of the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee (SFWPC), we are writing to urge you to name a woman of color that represents diverse communities in District 6 for the duration of Supervisor Matt Haney’s term now that he is Assemblymember-Elect for AD-17 and will be stepping down …
Dear Reader (if you know, you know), We’re thrilled to introduce a monthly newsletter from SFWPC! Over the course of the last year plus, our organization has changed significantly. Within the last few months alone, we’ve updated our policy agenda, organized a Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Working Group (more information on that below), run the first of many successful …
The Honorable Senator Thomas J. Umberg Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee 1021 O Street, Room 6730 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 1162 (Limón), Employment: Salaries and Wages- SUPPORT Dear Senator Umberg: On behalf of the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee (SFWPC), we are writing in strong support of SB 1162, which would require the disclosure of …
April 14, 2022 It is with a heavy heart that we speak out against the failures of the California Legislature to appropriately address sexual harassment as illustrated by the horrific experience from one of our own board members. Today, the San Francisco Chronicle published two articles on the California Legislature’s failure to protect sexual harassment …
April 9, 2022 RE: Ordinance #220242 Administrative Code – Limits on Storage and Use of DNA Profiles – SUPPORT Dear Board of Supervisors: On behalf of the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee (SFWPC), we are writing in strong support of Ordinance #220242, which will prohibit law enforcement from storing and using sexual assault survivors’ DNA …
Dear City College Board of Trustees, On behalf of the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee (SFWPC), we are writing in strong support of the resolution to save the City College of San Francisco (CCSF)’s Cantonese program and to establish a certificate and UC transferability for this program. SFWPC’s mission is to endorse, empower, and elect …
