Legislative Days
PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE DAYS
On March 28–29, 2001, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women held two round-table discussions on Capitol Hill to advocate for legislation under consideration by the 107th Congress, that supports NCBW’s national resolutions on health and economic development. Cosponsored by the late Congresswoman Julia Carson (D-IN) and Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), the meetings were well attended and successful in launching a national legislative advocacy agenda that will allow our voices to be heard and our presence felt on the Hill.
Since then, this non-partisan progrogram has been held annually on Capitol Hill and focuses on engaging dialogue centered on NCBW's priorities regarding education, health, gender equity and economic development. The program's goals are (a) to identify common issues that support NCBW resolutions, as well as agendas of the House, Senate and relevant committees, and (b) to advocate for changes that will positively affect African American women and their communities.
NCBW members, legislators and representatives from other advocacy organizations are invited to discuss ways to lend support to each other's advocacy agendas. Past speakers and presenters have participated, with affiliations that included: Howard University, Women's Institute, Connecticut Technical Community College, Center for Women Policy Studies, Fannie Mae Foundation, National Women's Business Council, U.S. Small Business Administration, Center for Women's Business Research, Breast Cancer Resource Committee, Prevention Research Initiative at Research!America, In Black Print, U.S. Census Bureau, New York Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Gender Equity, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., National Center for Human Rights Education and University of Texas at Austin, Center for Black Business History, Entrepreneurship and Technology, the Delaware Division of Public Health, the Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center, George Washington University and AARP.
