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Sim nine Fee tet BLUHPRINI FOR Change is predicated on powar. “How can women forge a power bloc to help then ‘glter their status? Of major importance is penetration {nto political parties. It is vital that NOW vomen become active in political clubs. It is equally vital that this activity focus on “our thing” rather than get absorbed Into routine, supportive roles in which women have been tradition- ally lockeds The establishment of task force chairmen on women's rights within political clubs and parties is cruciale BOW TO GO ABOUT IT le Every chapter must have a politi- ‘eal action chairman, preferably with committee members assigned to various parties. 2. Find out when each party's state conveition will be held; schedule of platform hearings; who is platform committee chairman. Write, well in ad- vance, asking to make & presentation on womens If possible, find allies in the women’s division to co-sign the letter and accompany for the presenta- tion. Project it as a party member rather than as a NOW member. A week be- ‘fore, send copies to committee memberse 3. Send out a press release announcing that a women’s plank will be presented and have copies available to give the press at the hearings &.e Another approach is to find out who are the staff members writing the party platform and offer them the plank on womene Done this way, it seems the anonymous brain-child of the party it~ self and would be more readily accepted by the platform committee. 5. °- If the plank is adopted, pub~ licize it yourself. Get representa- tives of women’s organizations to commente Send a copy to each state legislator. and to members of your party, encouraging them to implement the. party . position on women by presenting legis- fation. Urge members of other parties to give the platform their attention be~ cause women’s needs cut across party lines. and your votes will go to can- didates who support your goalse . ; a nn _ wee ———— a ele * Fai ee Le a Se te _o RPoLiyica . 4\cTiIOoNn 6. Send a letter and the plank to presidents of your party's clubs throughout the state, urging them to bring it to the attention of members with speakers and e task force chair- man to be responsible for getting members to write letters about legislation per- taining to women and to organize dis- cussion groupse 7-2 Send club tesk force chairmen a. nevsietter from time to times 8. Seek qualified women to run for office and try to get the party to back them fully. 9. If you can’t get a party to back a woman candidate, call a conference of wonen's organizations and try to get them to back her independentlye 10. Support men in office who have proven that they are our allies. Work to get them support for bills they present in our behalf. lle Survey all candidates as to their position regarding women and make public their standse 12-¢ Urge party officials to include women in decision-making, in selection of candidates, in formating policies and positionse Get women's division members to reject their limited servant roles a& fund-raisers, vote~getters and stamp-lickers for candidates they did not chooses eeeRuth Ehriich NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER a The N.Y. chapter of NOW sets an example with their political action during the re- cent City Council elections there. At the beginning of Sept. a list of 7 NOW N.Y. City goals vere drafted and sent to every candidate for city office except judges. The candidates were asked whether they supported NOW's goals, and if so, what their program to implement them would be. NOW stated that candidates who pledged to Cd's goals and ~work—-tovard. make then part pf their campaign would be given the support and assistance of the N.Y. NO! in the upcoming campaign and election. 70 CHAPTERS AND MEWBERS: If yor have any reports te sske on your sost outstanding mendership recraiting activities or anything connected with public acconodations, please send then to: Karen DeCrov, 116 Benedict Ave., Syracuse,