WomenRun! South Dakota
WR!SD
lross@womenrun.org
I<strong>In the SD primary June 3rd, 8 out of 9 prochoice, progressive Dem women won their races and head into the November general election! </strong> Senator Theresa Two Bulls (D-Pine Ridge) may face a recount but we're confident she'll come out on top for her third consecutive term as the first Native woman to win a seat in the SD legislature. Who says we can't make progress in South Dakota?<br />
In 2006 you helped us get behind the prochoice, progressive women running for state offices in South Dakota during a grueling election cycle that had a near total ban on abortion on the ballot, too. We defeated the ban, some of our candidates won and now two years later we face similar, if not greater, challenges - the SD legislature is still only around 16% women, only 4 of those prochoice! - and <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080609/pollitt"> another abortion ban on the ballot to boot!</a> We're going to meet these challenges in 2008 by getting behind our progressive, prochoice candidates again! <br />
WR!SD supporters - you! - helped us give financial support and encouragement to candidates - resources that they otherwise wouldn't have had - and moved GOTV efforts precisely where it was needed, stretching our money and bodies as far as we could in those large, rural districts. You, me - we - were there with much needed help. <br />
Thank you for standing up, speaking out and sending money!<br />
Overall in SD, there are now 20+ prochoice, progressive women candidates for state legislature in '08 who are taking up the issues that matter most to their constituents and progressives everywhere, like education - SD teachers are still the lowest paid in the country, student dropout rates are staggering and schools underfunded, the environment - uranium mining has reared its ugly head, Big Oil and CAFOs are moving in on the prairies, living wages, stopping violence against women is a challenge, creating affordable health and child care and good pre-K programs, job creation, access to reproductive health services, open government and working toward more productive, healthy relationships between the State and the 9 First Nations within its boundaries. <br />
Find out more about WR!SD and our candidates at <a href="http://www.womenrun.org">our website</a>.
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