Gender Equity Forum
Purpose: This forum works to remove barriers to equal opportunity for women and nonbinary individuals. We educate and engage members in positive action that they can take to help affect change.
Forum Co-Facilitators: Due to the complexity of gender equity issues we have identified, each of our four
co-facilitators will head up one action group.
Legislative Action Group - Marie Gleason
- This group will advocate with state and federal legislators and candidates and will communicate voting
details to the community.
Services Action Group - Carolyn Martin
- This group will work on improving access to reproductive health care services in our area.
Education Action Group - Renee Eickman
- This group will organize events (including protests) to educate the community on gender equity issues.
Organizing Action Group - Alta Price
- This group will coordinate meetings and communications for the forum.
(Click on any of the names above to open up an email window on your computer or device that will allow you to send an email directly to them.)
Meetings: The dates and times of the entire forum's monthly meetings are yet to be determined. Each action group will also meet individually to accomplish their goals. For Zoom meetings, email Alta for the Zoom link; please state the name and date of the meeting.
Facebook Group: For more Gender Equity Forum news, join our Gender Equity Forum Facebook group.
Forum Co-Facilitators: Due to the complexity of gender equity issues we have identified, each of our four
co-facilitators will head up one action group.
Legislative Action Group - Marie Gleason
- This group will advocate with state and federal legislators and candidates and will communicate voting
details to the community.
Services Action Group - Carolyn Martin
- This group will work on improving access to reproductive health care services in our area.
Education Action Group - Renee Eickman
- This group will organize events (including protests) to educate the community on gender equity issues.
Organizing Action Group - Alta Price
- This group will coordinate meetings and communications for the forum.
(Click on any of the names above to open up an email window on your computer or device that will allow you to send an email directly to them.)
Meetings: The dates and times of the entire forum's monthly meetings are yet to be determined. Each action group will also meet individually to accomplish their goals. For Zoom meetings, email Alta for the Zoom link; please state the name and date of the meeting.
Facebook Group: For more Gender Equity Forum news, join our Gender Equity Forum Facebook group.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Gender Equity Forum Meeting - in person
Wednesday, November 9th at 6:30 pm
Moline Public Library
3210 41st St.
Moline, IL (map)
Gender Equity Forum
We invite anyone interested in gender equity issues to help us strategize our next steps based upon results of state and federal elections.
Alta Price
3210 41st St.
Moline, IL (map)
Gender Equity Forum
We invite anyone interested in gender equity issues to help us strategize our next steps based upon results of state and federal elections.
Alta Price
✋ Hands Off! Happy Hour🤚
Wednesday, August 10th from 5 to 7 pm
Gender Equity Forum
Rozz-Tox
2108 3rd AV
Rock Island, IL 61201 (map)
One of our new forum's goals is education about issues impacting women and non-binary people. We have decided to follow in the footsteps of our very active and successful Environmental Forum and do a monthly educational, social gathering for the Gender Equity Forum. If you are unfamiliar with Green Drinks, the PACG Environmental Forum has been holding these monthly meetings since February of 2019. Green Drinks usually offers one guest speaker who discusses their particular area of environmental expertise at the meeting. You can see a complete list of all of the PACG-hosted Green Drinks meetings here.
With this inspirational group in mind, the Gender Equity Forum will host its first Hands Off! Happy Hour on Wednesday, August 10th at 5:00 pm at Rozz-Tox in Rock Island.
You can order a drink either inside or at the walk up window outdoors. If the weather permits, we will gather outside in the green space at the right side of the building, and, if it’s raining, we will meet inside.
This will be a social hour with no selected speaker. We will speak briefly about the importance of community, friendship and self-care during the difficult work ahead.
Please join us for the fun!
Alta Price and Carolyn Martin
Gender Equity Forum Co-Facilitators
2108 3rd AV
Rock Island, IL 61201 (map)
One of our new forum's goals is education about issues impacting women and non-binary people. We have decided to follow in the footsteps of our very active and successful Environmental Forum and do a monthly educational, social gathering for the Gender Equity Forum. If you are unfamiliar with Green Drinks, the PACG Environmental Forum has been holding these monthly meetings since February of 2019. Green Drinks usually offers one guest speaker who discusses their particular area of environmental expertise at the meeting. You can see a complete list of all of the PACG-hosted Green Drinks meetings here.
With this inspirational group in mind, the Gender Equity Forum will host its first Hands Off! Happy Hour on Wednesday, August 10th at 5:00 pm at Rozz-Tox in Rock Island.
You can order a drink either inside or at the walk up window outdoors. If the weather permits, we will gather outside in the green space at the right side of the building, and, if it’s raining, we will meet inside.
This will be a social hour with no selected speaker. We will speak briefly about the importance of community, friendship and self-care during the difficult work ahead.
Please join us for the fun!
Alta Price and Carolyn Martin
Gender Equity Forum Co-Facilitators
After Action Reports
We Will Not Go Back! rally for Choice in Davenport - After Action Report
Sunday, June 26th
Gender Equity Forum first meeting - After Action Report
Since this was our first meeting, we did an After Action Report. Our blog post includes the PowerPoint presentation that we had hoped to share but were unable due to the library's technical issues.
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Gender Equity Forum Resources (under construction)