women’s right to vote forum

Women’s Right to Vote Forum

August 26, 2013Federally Employed WomenFederal Women’s Program

Planning Slides - Overview Location Date, time, duration Panel candidates Event invitees Potential moderators Community Groups to be invited Panel Questions Event expectations Media coverage - announcements

Location Questions:

How many to expect to attend? How large of a forum? Centrally located between both military

bases? How many panelists? (Click here for guidance)

Event Elements Community collaboration on an important topic Opportunity to raise awareness of women’s contributions to Bay

County’s success Potential forum incorporate a community video or essay

competition on the importance of the women’s vote to offer a high school or college level scholarship

Raise awareness of E.R.A. ratification movement ongoing Opportunity to weave mentoring into discussion Platform to begin to open dialogue with young women about their

rights as voters and responsibilities as citizens Food or without food? (FEW fundraiser?) Door prizes? Entrance fee?

Brainstorming: Panelists Mark Anderson, Supervisor of Elections Carol Roberts, President, Chamber of

Commerce, Bay County Representative, League of Women Votes Representative, Local Press Female elected official (present/past?)

Brainstorming: Invitees (1) Bay County Chamber of Commerce Gov’t Affairs Liaison Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce Gov’t Affairs Liaison Military Affairs Committee, Bay County Chamber of Commerce Women Owned Small Business Owners Veterans/Veteran Organizations Representative, Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) Representative, Rep. Marti Coli (R-FL) Representative, Sen. Bill Nelson (R-FL) Representative, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl) Representative, Naval Support Activity Panama City Representative, Tyndall Air Force Base Representative, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Panama City Representative, Veteran Affairs, Bay County Economic Defense Alliance Federal Women’s Program (FWP) Federally Employed Women’s Program (FEW) National Association of Federal Government Employees (NAFGE)

Brainstorming: Invitees (2) Valerie Lovett, PIO, County Commissioners Democratic Women’s Club of Bay County Daughters of American Revolution Representative(s), Florida State University

Panama City Representatives(s), Gulf Coast State College Representative(s), Bay County School District National Organization for Women of Bay County Bay County Florida Young Democrats

Proposed Event Agenda 4-5 panelists 1 moderator 45 minutes- 1 hour Question & Answer Slides or video

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Background Information

Upcoming Elections General Elections in 2014

SOURCE: Bay County Supervisor of Election webpage, 14MAR2013

Voter Demographics

SOURCE: Bay County Supervisor of Election webpage, 14MAR2013

Contacts FEW President Geri Kohler

(850) 879-0706 – Cell Geri.kohler@navy.mil

FEW Vice President Jacqui Barker (850) 636-6168 – Desk (850) 238-9833 – Cell navseapao@gmail.com

Federal Women’s Program Manager Zena Le (850) 630-0292 – Cell Zena.le@navy.mil