CAWA: Regional Reports

Report prepared by:
Bernice Turoff

• Areas of Need: Mentoring programs in schools on all levels , including college. In neighborhoods. For women in the Welfare to work programs.
• Local action:
  1. Gather detailed information about existing programs and compile a directory of all local mentoring options.
  2. Call a round table discussion of mentor program leaders to identify possible ways to strengthen existing programs, with the possibility of creating a local center.
  3. Plan follow-up action for publicizing and recruiting for mentoring programs and establishment of a center.
• Local co-chairs:
  1. Beth Luna, 10068 Garnet Ave., Stockton 95212, tel. # 209-931-4543.
  2. Bev Blum, 4271 Round Valley Circle, Stockton 95207, tel. 477-5970.

• Areas of need:
  1. Get women of vision into public offices.
  2. Bring issues of race discrimination to the forefront.
  3. Spread recognition that each of us has power and needs to assume responsibility.
• Local actions:
  1. Collect and disseminate information on what public committees and electoral offices are available, that women can serve in.
  2. Promote participation of women to serve.
  3. Organize a permanent committee.
• Local groups: AAUW, Democratic Womens' Club, League of Women Voters
  Comm. Chair: Sandy Carter, 3012 Florida St., Stockton 95203, Tel. 464-0316

• Areas of need:
  1. Equal pay for equal work.
  2. Eliminate part-time work as a ploy to not pay benefits.
  3. Eliminate "temporary" category that has been used for long time workers to avoid paying benefits.
• Local action: target the County hiring practices, the City, and Delta College.
  Contact Person: Gilda Valdez, Local 790, 463-3283

• Areas of need
  1. Create zero tolerance for violence against women
  2. Educate girls to put a stop to gender bullying, empower at an early age.
  3. Use Title Nine to make more monetary resources available to women and girls in sports.
• Local action: See to it that presently enacted laws are implemented. Get educational programs into the schools, bring community leaders together to hold them responsible and accountable.
  Chair: Joelle Gomez, Womens' Center, 620 N. San Joaquin St., Stockton 95202, Tel. 941-2611.

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Last updated October 8, 2001 by Amethyst Uchida.