News + Events
Upcoming events and the latest news from the MWPC.
A Letter of Support to Our African American Citizens and Leaders
We have watched the events since the illegal death of George Floyd with sadness and heartbreak. The lack of progress that we as a country have made on racial justice and race relations is inexcusable. We can and we must do better not just in the future but now. As our...
State Election Law Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the primary election calendar and will continue to impact elections throughout the 2020 election season. The ongoing public health emergency has the potential to exacerbate confusion around election procedures and to increase the...
Save the *New* Date for the 2nd Annual Women’s Legislative Breakfast
SAVE THE *NEW* DATE!The new date for the 2nd Annual Women’s Legislative Breakfast is now June 9th, 2020! MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOWWith co-hosts Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia HaddadWe hope you will join to celebrate the many...
Win Your First Damn Election Podcast by John Krol
Win Your First Damn Election is your guide to... well, winning your first election. John Krol is your guide in navigating the nuts and bolts of starting a political campaign at the local level and establishing a scalable basic blueprint for success for higher...
COVID-19: A Word from Your Local City Councilor
Dear MWPC Members and Supporters, We hope you are spending time with family during this stressful time. I want to pass along an e-mail from Boston City Councilors Andrea Campbell and Matt O’Malley with an important message. The most important role of government is to...
**POSTPONED** 2nd Annual Women’s Legislative Breakfast
**POSTPONED** DUE TO COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MA Dear MWPC Legislative Breakfast Sponsors and Ticket Purchasers, Due to the State of Emergency issued by the Governor yesterday relating to concerns over the coronavirus, the State House has postponed our March...
Open Letter to Elizabeth Warren
Dear Senator Warren, The Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus would like to thank you for running for the US Presidency. We respect the way in which you fearlessly took on the establishment and fought the toughest fights with confidence. While we, like you, hoped...
NWPC Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President
(March 3, 2020 – Washington, DC) The National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) endorses Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren as the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States. The organization previously endorsed Sen. Warren several times over the years...
Riveting Broads Summit
The Riveting Broads Summit creates space for women to share their stories in their own words. Crucial conversations in media, politics, and everyday life are too often about women instead of with them. We plan to change that. Hosted by Miranda’s Hearth and Riveting Broads Media Production, this daylong event will bring together thought leaders, creative visionaries, political representatives, and entrepreneurs from across New England to explore womanhood through an equitable, inclusive, intersectional lens.
Virtual Book Talk with Rosemarie Day: Marching Toward Coverage
Join us as author Rosemarie Day discusses her new book “Marching Toward Coverage: How Women Can Lead the Fight for Universal Healthcare”. With 28 million Americans uninsured, and millions more who can’t afford their coverage, Day asks the fundamental question: Can we, as a nation, do better? Day believes we can and will—only once women begin to engage collectively around this topic.
Commonwealth Commentary Breakfast Series
The Commonwealth Commentary, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, is a breakfast series designed to provide women of all ages with information and resources for effective civic engagement, and to provoke valuable discourse around the status of women in politics and public policy. Join us in welcoming this breakfast’s speaker, Senator Cindy Friedman.
2nd Annual Women’s Legislative Breakfast
Watch the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus, with co-hosts Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, at the second annual Women’s Legislative Breakfast. We are celebrating Women’s History Month in March, as well as the Women’s Suffrage Centennial, the 100 year anniversary for the right to vote.