HUMAN RIGHTS CLUB MEETING

MARCH 21, 2018

NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, WOMEN’S
RIGHTS, OFFICER ELECTIONS, & VOLUNTEERING
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 UPCOMING MEETING DATES
April 16, 2018
More meetings to be scheduled! Dates will be sent out via Remind.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Out-of-school volunteering due by May meeting date
In-school volunteering due April 20, 2018
Human Rights Club will not be participating in
SpringFest this year. Instead, you can fulfill your in-school
volunteer requirement by donating NEW Dr. Seuss books.
Please help the AK Theatre Department raise 1,200+ books for elementary
students! Bring in NEW Dr. Seuss books (6.5” x 8.75”) to donate to
elementary classrooms in the Charlotte area. All books can be dropped off
in the bin that will be located in A226. Be sure to put a sticky note on the
inside cover of the book(s) you donate with your name on it. 5 NEW Dr.
Seuss books = 1 service hour. Whoever donates the most books will receive
a prize.

There will be a public performance at 6pm on April 19th. Admission will be a

NEW Dr. Seuss book or a monetary donation.
1.
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Background Information
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation
declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. Then,
U.S. Congress followed suit the next year, passing a resolution
establishing a national celebration. Six years later, the National Women’s
History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to
the entire month of March.
Eleanor Roosevelt
» Eleanor Roosevelt, who strongly supported civil rights and was
remarkably courageous in her words and actions supporting social
justice for African Americans, especially against lynching
⋄ Nothing reveals her commitment more than her efforts to outlaw
lynching. The anti-lynching movement was as controversial then
as the #blacklivesmatter movement is today.
⋄ In 1934, Mrs. Roosevelt joined the NAACP(National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People) and started working with
its leader Walter White to help pass federal anti-lynching
legislation.
Eleanor Roosevelt
“We need to understand these
circumstances in the North as well as in
the South. There are mental and spiritual
lynchings as well as physical ones, and
few of us in this nation can claim
immunity from responsibility for some of
the frustrations and injustices which face
not only our colored people, but other
groups, who for racial, religious or
economic reasons, are at a disadvantage
and face a constant struggle for justice
and equality of opportunity.”
Margaret Thatcher
» Britain's first women prime minister(1979)
» Developed economic policies that helped Great
Britain's economy recover from a major inflation
crisis through her economic policies that
encouraged a more capitalist economy
» Helped end the Cold War with her diplomacy and
friendship with Gorbachev combined with her
influence over President Reagan that meant talks
were started to end the Cold War
» Was called the “Iron Lady” because she used to be
the icon for what politics should be about --
courage, spirit and the determination to change
things for the better no matter what got in her way
» “If you want something said, ask a man; if you
want something done, ask a woman.”
» “This lady’s not for turning.”
Alice Paul
» Leader of the NAWSA (National American Woman
Suffrage Association)
» Dedicated her life to secure equal rights for all
women with vision that women and men should be
equal in society
» Was arrested and was tortured in prison for fighting
for Women's Rights. However when the public
found out the terrible condition women suffragists
were experiencing, led to a public outcry which
encouraged WIlson and Congress to pass the 19th
Amendment
2.
UPCOMING OFFICER ELECTIONS
Positions and General Information
» How to Apply
⋄ Fill out the Survey that can be found at http://bit.do/hrc1819officerapp and on the
website and via Remind
⋄ Must be completed by April 9th
⋄ Create a Speech Including
⋄ Introduction
⋄ Why you are running for that position
⋄ Plans and Ideas you would like to implement into the club
⋄ How you’re qualified
» Positions Available
⋄ President
⋄ Vice President
⋄ ICC Representative
⋄ Secretary
⋄ Events Coordinator
⋄ Fundraising Chair
3.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS-RELATED VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Shelter For Battered Women
(704) 332-2513
Victim Assistance
(704) 336-4126
The Salvation Army Center of Hope Shelter
(704) 348-2560
Girls on the Run Charlotte
(704) 837-0088
Domestic Violence Healthcare Project
704-446-3999
 RECAP
Next Meeting
» April 16, 2018
» More meetings to be scheduled! Dates will be sent out
via Remind.

Important Upcoming Dates

April 20, 2018: In-school volunteering hours due!
Out-of-School hours due by MAY!

Be sure to bring Dr. Seuss books!

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