The Women's Leadership Forum Issues Conference
Posted by on September 28, 2006 at 12:19 PM
The Women's Leadership Forum is hosting their 13th annual issues forum today and tomorrow in Washington, DC. The Women's Leadership Forum hosts this event annually, which gives Democratic women the opportunity to meet with fellow activists, Party leaders and political experts. This two-day event is packed full, with sessions on politics and policy. There are training sessions to pick up new techniques and brush up on old skills.
I headed over to the Mayflower around 11 a.m. and as I was walking in the first person I spotted was Florida Congressional candidate Christine Jennings. Jennings is running in the 13th Congressional District of Florida. I met her way before I landed at the DNC. She has been working hard to take back the district for Florida Democrats for over a year. She had good news - polling that shows her ahead of her GOP opponent, and that was a great first conversation to have.
I did a quick lap of the various conference rooms. In the main room Congressman Murtha and Congresswoman Harman were briefing on national security issues. Congressman Murtha was talking about the need for a new strategy in Iraq, about the disasterous mess the President has gotten us into with his war of choice. Congresswoman Harman addressed the recent NIE report and the actions she has taken this week in response to the report. As I wrote yesterday, the Congresswoman has called on National Intelligence Director, John Negroponte, to releases a second NIE, which focuses solely on Iraq, However, the administration has said that report won't be ready for release until 2007, giving them additional time to hide from the mess that they have created and deceive the American people.
I hope to have more from the WLF Issues Forum for you through out the day. Senator Clinton and Congressional candidate Kirsten Gillibrand will be joining us during lunch. This afternoon we'll be doing several training sessions, including one I'll be helping lead on how to use the internet and the Democratic Party's online tools, like PartyBuilder, to organize and spread the Democratic message. The day ends with a special event for Young Women, with an emphasis on Young Women of Color, which will feature Star Jones Reynolds.
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