Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: Daley Center Plaza, Clark and Washington, Chicago
Contact: Barb Yong, 312-696-2034 or by email.
Equal Pay Day, April 17, represents when a woman’s wages catch up to a man’s from December 31 of the previous year–108 days later!
The average working woman earns just 77 cents to the average man’s dollar. Equal work deserves equal pay!
The Equal Pay Day rally is sponsored by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor; Illinois Department of Human Rights; Illinois Department of Labor; and many civic organizations. Look for Chicago Equal Pay Movement on Facebook!
Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am
Location: Starbucks, 1665 Buffalo Grove Rd., Buffalo Grove
Contact: For more information, call 847-478-9909 or send an email.
Rep. Sente will be out walking in the neighborhoods and speaking to residents at their homes to discuss issues affecting the community, however, a member of her staff will be available to hear your concerns, answer questions, and provide information about upcoming events and state programs at the coffee shop stop in Buffalo Grove.
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Time: Registration opens 11:30 am; Luncheon and Program 12:00 -2:00 pm
Location: Hilton Chicago, International Ballroom, 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Contact: Join our tables of Tenth Dems! Call us at 847-266-VOTE (8683) or send us an email. Tickets are $150 for Power Lunch Guest and $75 for Young Power Woman. Checks can be mailed to “Schakowsky for Congress,” P.O. Box 5130, Evanston, IL 60204. If you pay by check, please write “Seat with Tenth Dems” in the memo line. “Tickets” will be held as a nametag under the name of the person attending.
You are invited to the 11th Annual Ultimate Women’s Power Lunch with Guest Speaker U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Date: Monday, April 2, 2012
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Ramada Inn Waukegan, 200 North Green Bay Rd., Waukegan
Contact: For more information, call Timothy Graham at 847-599-2800.
State Rep. Rita Mayfield invites you to attend this Community Job and Resource Fair. Business or business casual attire; bring resumes and meet with local employers.
Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Lincoln Park, Grove 8 Picnic Area, Chicago (on Cannon Drive, just north of Fullerton and the Peggy Notebeart Nature Museum))
Contact: Details about sponsors and social media links are on the website.
Unite Women Illinois is joining together united in solidarity with all women to make a loud and clear statement that women must be treated as equals deserving dignity and the right to decisions dealing with their own healthcare. Similar events will take place on this date across the nation.
