When a threat to women’s health, safety, and wellbeing arises, we are prepared to respond quickly in a variety of ways: with a fast action public standout, letters to the editor, statements on social media, our website, and messaging. We also create advocacy materials on specific issues to share with our email list of over 700 and build coalitions with like-minded groups. We developing video programs for our YouTube channel and to be broadcast via community television networks.

Outreach and Education Work Group Responsibilities

Fast response actions:

• Standouts, Letters to the Editor, opinion pieces, calls to action
• Prepare handouts, notices, setups, outreach

Collaborations with Cape, State women’s groups:

• Emerge Massachusetts Emerge Massachusetts is the state’s premier organization that recruits, trains, and provides a powerful network for Democratic women who want to run for office.
• Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. The Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence brings together impacted communities, advocates, public health experts and policy-makers to prevent gun violence in all its forms.
• Cape Cod and Islands Commission on the Status of Women. The Cape Cod and Islands Commission on the Status of Women was enacted by law and established in 2009 to advance women toward full equity in all areas of life and to promote rights and opportunities for all women.
• Reproductive Equity Now (REN). Reproductive Equity Now works to make equitable access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care a reality for all people regardless of their race, ethnicity, income, zip code, gender, age, immigration status, ability, sexual orientation, or religion.
• Healthy Youth Coalition. Young people in MA deserve sex and relationship education that is high-quality, accurate, and inclusive. We need to pass the #HealthyYouthAct now.
• Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition: I AM Bill. An Act to Increase Access to Disposable Menstrual Products in Prisons, Homeless Shelters and Public Schools: S.1381 and H.534 (I AM Bill). The I AM Bill would provide access to free menstrual products to all menstruating individuals in schools, shelters and incarcerated facilities.

Public Programs that Support our Legislative, Election, and Outreach Education

• Handbook Working Group: Reframing Dialogue on Difficult Topics
• Emerge: Election Training Workshop
• YouTube Channel
  • REN (Reproductive Equity Now) Roe’d Show
  • Abortion Rights
  • Women and Gun Violence

Communications

• Website
• Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Threads
• Falmouth Community Television. FCTV is a nonprofit community media center that fosters the production and distribution of local information. FCTV provides access to training, technology and content to encourage community dialogue, awareness, and express.
• Email lists
• Fundraising

UCWC Community Events

• 1/20/24 Falmouth Village Green: Bigger than Roe
• 1/22/22 Falmouth Village Green and Zoom: Women Protecting Democracy
• 5/14/22 Falmouth Village Green: Bans Off Our Bodies!
• 6/25/22 Falmouth VIllage Green: Decision Day Rally
• 10/9/22 Falmouth Village Green: National Women’s Event
• 1/21/23 Peg Noonan Park: #BiggerThanRoe
• 6/24/23 Falmouth Village Green: National Day of Action

Community Outreach