Women of Courage and Truth Reception

Posted by The Farm Team on Aug 19, 2010 in Statewide | 1 comment

Benefiting the Farm Team

Featuring portrait unveiling of Barbara Johns by “Americans who Tell the Truth” artist Robert Shetterly http://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/

A true woman of courage and truth, as 16 year old student Barbara Johns led her classmates at Moton High School in Prince Edward County, Virginia, to protest segregation in Virginia’s schools. Her action led to a lawsuit that was eventually incorporated with three other cases into Brown vs Board of Education decision before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Sunday, September 26, 2010 – 2-4 P.M. 2:00 PM – Sponsors Reception 2:30 PM – General Reception

At the home of Terry and Dorothy McAuliffe 7527 Old Dominion Dr McLean, VA 22102

Event Co-Chairs: The Honorable Viola Baskerville and The Honorable Shannon Valentine

Sponsorship Levels

• $5,000 – 4 tickets to the Sponsors Reception and 4 tickets to the General Reception, recognition in the program and print of Barbara Johns portrait signed by the artist
• $2,500 – 2 tickets to the Sponsors Reception and 4 tickets to the General Reception, recognition in the program and print of Barbara Johns portrait
• $1,000 – 2 tickets to the Sponsors Reception and 2 tickets to the General Reception, recognition in the program and print of Barbara Johns portrait
• $250 – 2 tickets to General reception
• $100 – 1 ticket to General Reception

For more information, contact Leigh Anne Weinstein at farmteam.va@gmail.com or 804-350-4972.

Visit http://www.actblue.com/page/womenofcourageandtruth to reserve your space today.

[WaPo] Women’s groups target sexism in campaigns

Posted by The Farm Team on Sep 2, 2010 in General, Statewide | 0 comments

The list includes the radio talk show host who called a female senator a “prostitute” for cutting a deal to benefit her state, the male challenger who referred to his female rival “attractive” and “probably a good mother,” and the TV host who noted that the candidate’s wife looked like an angry woman.

Those comments and others have been collected by a group of advocates for women running for office who are monitoring what they consider a “highly toxic” media environment that makes it difficult for female candidates.

You can read the rest of this article by Krissah Thompson at The Washington Post.

Virginia’s Gender Gap Larger than National Gap

Posted by The Farm Team on Sep 2, 2010 in Statewide | 1 comment

New report shows the higher the income, the wider the gap

RICHMOND, VA – Women in Virginia earn an average of just 81 cents for every dollar men earn, and this difference is larger than in most other states, according to a new report by The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis. In addition, the new report shows the gap widens at higher wage and education levels.

Read the rest of this article on The Commonwealth Institute’s website.

[WaPo] Virginia Politics Blog – McAuliffe lends the Farm Team a hand raising money

Posted by The Farm Team on Sep 1, 2010 in General, Statewide | 0 comments

Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee chairman, is hosting a fundraiser for the Farm Team, a group created to help women seek public office, as he looks to stay active in state politics in Virginia in advance of the 2013 elections.

McAuliffe and his wife, Dorothy, will host a Sept. 26 reception for the Farm Team — one of the main fundraisers for the group this year — at their McLean home. His wife has been involved with the organization before, but it’s McAuliffe’s first time hosting an event.

McAuliffe’s spokesman Levar Stoney said his boss heard about the event and wanted to help. See the invite.

The Women of Courage and Truth reception will feature the unveiling of a portrait of 16-year-old Barbara Johns, who was at the forefront of the movement to end school segregation in the 1950s.

McAuliffe, who lost his party’s nomination for governor last year, is widely expected to make another run for governor in 2013.

As we told you last week, Sen. Don McEachin is also considering running for governor. Others who are interested or being recruited: House Minority Leader Ward Armstrong, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, Sen. Chap Petersen of Fairfax County and former Del. Shannon Valentine, who lost her Lynchburg-area seat in November

The original article by Anita Kumar appeared in the September 1, 2010, edition of the Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog.