Celebrate the 24th annual Great American Write–In

Saturday 4 April 2009

Great American Write–In logo

When

Saturday 4 April 2009

9:30 – 13:00 (9:30 AM to 1:00 PM)

Where

Lakeview Senior Center
Woodbridge Community Park
(20 Lake Road, between Barranca & Alton, Irvine)
see here for map and directions

Who

Sponsored by Women For: Orange County

What

The Great American Write–In is an Orange County tradition. Held in early spring on a Saturday, this letter-writing jamboree motivates hundreds of citizens to take action on vital issues by writing their legislators and other leaders.

How much

Free Admission! Free Parking! Free Refreshments!

Flyer

Please see the flyer. (.PDF file)

Sponsored By Women For: Orange County

In Cooperation With

  • Advocates for Peace & Justice
  • American Association of University Women (AAUW)
  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  • Americans United For Separation of Church & State
  • Amnesty International, Irvine
  • Bolsa Chica Land Trust
  • California Alliance for Retired Americans
  • California Nurses Association
  • Citizens for Global Solutions
  • Clean Money Campaign
  • Common Cause
  • Compassion and Choices
  • Concerned Citizens of Leisure World
  • Cousins Club of Orange County
  • Earth Resources Foundation
  • ECCO (Elections Committee,County of Orange)
  • Friends Committee on Legislation
  • Friends of Harbors, Beaches & Parks
  • Friends of Newport Coast
  • Interfaith Committee to Aid Farmworkers
  • Kurdish National Congress
  • League of Women Voters, Orange County
  • MANA of Orange County (a national Latina Organization)
  • Military Families Speak Out
  • National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Orange County
  • National Youth Rights Organization
  • National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC)
  • Orange County Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
  • Orange County Equality Coalition (O.C.E.C.)
  • Orange County National Organization for Women (NOW)
  • Orange County Recruitment Awareness Project (O.C. RAP)
  • Orange Hills Task Force
  • Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties
  • Reclaim Democracy
  • Residents for Responsible Desalination
  • Santa Ana Mountains Task Force
  • Sierra Club/Friends of the Foothills
  • UNIFEM/USA
  • United Nations Association, Orange County Chapter
  • Women & Criminal Justice

(partial listing)

Directions

Directions to the Lakeview Senior Center, Woodbridge Community Park

20 Lake Road, Irvine, between Alton and Barranca—parking lot at Lake Road & Greg Cops Place


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At The Write–In

Discover that the pen is mightier than the sword!

  • Meet representatives of local and national advocacy groups!
  • Learn about today’s vital issues!
  • Raise your voice by writing to the decision-makers who can make a difference in health, the environment, peace, human and civil rights, education.

Writing

Women For: Orange County

Women For: Orange County is a grassroots advocacy and educational organization. As engaged members of the community, we take action on local, state, national, and international issues. We believe in building a more inclusive democracy, cultivating peace by meeting human and environmental needs, empowering women, and creating a sustainable world of shared prosperity, freedom, and justice. Networking with like-minded groups, we focus on the following goals to help enact our shared vision.

  • Advancing human and civil rights
  • Promoting peace and justice
  • Improving public education
  • Securing health care for all
  • Protecting the environment

Participating Groups

Most of the groups represented at the Great American Write–In reflect the stated goals of Women For: Orange County. In a few cases, groups have been included that deal with controversial issues on which Women for: Orange County has not taken a public stand. Thus you may encounter conflicting views on the same issue, and may address these issues as you deem proper.

No participating organization may be anti-choice, racist, or sexist.