YDAR Women’s Caucus

08/24/2021

Interested in joining the YDAR Women’s Caucus leadership team? Apply to one of the positions at the link in our bio!

08/02/2021

Make sure to join us for our general body meeting this upcoming Sunday, August 8th at 5 pm over Google Meet, where we will discuss upcoming leadership opportunities and our plans going forward. You can register by clicking the link in our bio.

(P.S. we're currently looking for a Main Chair and a 4th District Vice Chair. If you're interested in either of these positions, you will not want to issue this meeting!)

06/03/2021

Although Memorial Day has concluded, it is important to honor and celebrate veterans year round. Veterans deserve our support!

06/01/2021

As May comes to an end, we as the Women’s Caucus want to continue the celebration and education of APPI Heritage!

04/20/2021

And this goes for WOMENHOOD as well. It's a 2 way street

04/20/2021

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A comprehensive list of reasons why Blue Lives Matter

04/20/2021

No sham: Legislation aiming at racial unity
by Max Brantley
April 18, 2021
9:17 am

The sham hate crime bill managed to further divide Arkansas between groups historically discriminated against and those bound not to give any protection to certain oppressed groups.

Next week, comes a more meaningful bill. It is SB 674, which might inspire people to listen to and talk with one another. It is sponsored by Sen. Joyce Elliott, Rep. Vivian Flowers and several other Democrats.

It would establish a Unify Arkansas Commission to encourage county-level remembrance projects. It would provide a statewide observance of the National Day of Racial Healing (which the governor has twice proclaimed), Elaine Remembrance Week and National Freedom Day.

It would provide for an elective course in black culture in public schools and provide posthumous exoneration for the 122 people wrongfully convicted after the Elaine Race Massacre.

Proponents will testify in a Senate committee Tuesday. This will be a heavy lift.

My friend Audrey Evans, a retired federal bankruptcy judge, is among the supporters of the effort. She shared with me a letter she’d written to a legislator urging support for the bill. Some of it:

After I retired from the bankruptcy bench, I participated in the naming of the Federal Courthouse in Helena in honor of Judge Jacob Trieber, who, in 1900, became the first federal Jewish judge in America. Studying Judge Trieber lead to learning about the 1919 Elaine Massace which then led to my participation in the creation and dedication of the Elaine Massacre Memorial in Helena on September 29, 2019. During this long process of naming a courthouse and then building a Memorial and the support for it, I met and worked with many people – black and white, some whose ancestors did the killing and some whose ancestors were killed, and I learned that we could all work together even when commemorating something as terrible as a massacre. I learned that when we come together with the intent of acknowledging the truth, acknowledging the harm, and acknowledging our common humanity, that not only does every one benefit, but a foundation is built for a better tomorrow.

We can’t have two countries. We can’t have one country acknowledging massacres, lynching and brutalities, and another country ignoring the past and turning a blind eye to that which is both true and still a part of the fabric of our country. Only education, communication and the intent to heal will bring us all together. And when we build a strong Arkansas, we build a strong America. Our foreign enemies are many and mighty, but our united America grows in power as we build trust in each other and in our government.

This Bill creates a structure to build trust and unity. It puts the process of recognition and communication into motion. This Bill is the beginning of healing a divide, I urge you to vote for it.

One of the leading advocates and a co-author of the bill, an expansion of failed 2019 legislation, is Kwami Abdul-Bey. If you use Facebook, he’s worth a follow for posts on justice, peace and racial issues.

A commission to unify Arkansas? That's the aim of a bill to be discussed in a Senate committee Tuesday.

04/20/2021

This bill would create a sense of belonging in our communities and PROMOTE RACIAL healing through TRUTH that leads to reconciliation.

04/15/2021

A huge thank you to Alyson Clyburn for being our guest speaker! We hope to see y'all there!

Another speaker hosted by our YDAR Women’s Caucus! It’s always great to hear from fellow Young Democrats 🤩 Thank you Alyson Clyburn, Chair of the Pulaski County Democratic Party!

04/08/2021

HB1871, otherwise known as the CROWN Act, is being considered in the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, & Labor. Contact the representatives on this committee and tell them to vote YES on HB1871. If you're not sure what to say, we have an email template in the link in our bio that can help.

03/11/2021

We'd like to make a few clarifications regarding HB1646. The bill is very short, very vague, and very harmful.

It is worth noting, however, that the phrasing on our previous post was confusing and we would like to apologize for that. Nevertheless, please contact the House Judiciary Committee and tell them to vote NO on HB1646.