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MARCH 20, 2025
Thank you for helping us make this year’s Wine, Chocolate & Choice our best event YET!
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Thank you to our supporters, sponsors, and partners for helping us make this year’s Wine, Chocolate & Choice our best event to date! We couldn’t have done this without you!
And look for more information soon about 2025’s Annual Luncheon, which is just around the corner on Monday, June 2nd, 2025 at the Depot in Minneapolis!
Another round of applause for our generous sponsors!
Gold
Joanne & Dave Kamper
Champion
Kate Bryant, Traci Esades, Lorrie Janatopoulos, Kate Mortenson, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Vote Run Lead Action
Advocate
Kate Agnew, Cynthia Bauerly, Tracy Fischman, Mary Fisher, NewPublica, Katherine Murphy, Lori Ryan, Jaime Tincher, Sherry Sanchez Tibbetts, Sandra Shirek, SeeBotRun, Boriana Strzok & 5ive, Women's Foundation of Minnesota
Grassroots
Carol E. Ball, Carrie Carroll, Molly Coleman, Lauren Gilchrist, County Commissioner Laurie Halverson, Kathy Heltzer, Ellen Hertz, Melissa Hettmann, Mary McKinley, Holly Kragthorpe Shirley, Alana Peterson, Pro-Choice Minnesota, Cassandra Rohlik, Aaron Rosell, Ally Schuman, Betsy Sitkoff, Stephani Tikalsky, Susan Thompson, Liz Young
Ambassador
Sen. Liz Boldon, Rep. Sydney Jordan, City Council Member Saura Jost, County Commissioner Tara Jebens-Singh, Rep. Athena Hollins, City Council Member Katie Cashman, Sen. Mary Kunesh, Rep. Tina Liebling, Sen. Lindsey Port, Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart, City Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw
Thank you to our partners!
The Whim, Margo & Co, Chopped & Served, Marla Olivia Photography, Zipp's, Vote Run Lead Action, Planned Parenthood Minnesota South Dakota Action Fund, GenderJustice, Pro-Choice Minnesota, NewPublica, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP, Chocolat Celeste, SeeBotRun
Thank you to our Wine Wall sponsors!
Karen Hudson, Kate Bryant, Jeannie Hajek, Nevada Littlewolf, Mary McKinley, Mary Moen, Marge Pearson, Zipp’s
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Join us for the final event in our 2025 Candidate Training Series!
[[link removed]] Join Women Winning for the final event in our Candidate Training Series as we gear up for 2025 and beyond!
At our Advanced Candidate Training, we’ll dig deeper to get the lowdown on logistics, insights, and must-knows for a successful campaign!
Join us on Saturday, March 29th in St. Paul!
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Applications for Women Winning’s 2025 PLOT cohort are NOW OPEN!
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The Women Winning Political Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT) Training Program is designed to help you acquire the tools and connections needed to be a political leader in Minnesota. PLOT serves as an entry point for energized, pro-choice Minnesotans who are interested in a career in politics, especially those who have not yet volunteered or worked on a campaign.
PLOT invests in the next generation of political strategists, volunteers, and candidates in Minnesota through education and training. The Women Winning team supports and develops PLOT participants throughout the program by providing:
- In-depth training in campaign communication, fundraising, fieldwork, and strategy
- Professional development and networking opportunities
- Personalized check-ins and problem-solving coaching
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Harmful “Born Alive” and Crisis Pregnancy Center Bills Fail in the House
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Last week, House Democrats defeated HF24, a bill modifying current state law to require physicians to utilize life-saving measures on imminently terminal infants, and HF25, a bill that would re-route funding for organizations that provide reproductive healthcare to crisis pregnancy centers, many of which are religious organizations that often use pressure and scare tactics to persuade pregnant people into continuing their pregnancy rather than informing them on all their options.
“Both of these bills are appalling and dangerous perpetuations of misinformation to score political points,” said Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, a Women Winning candidate who represents House District 49B. “HF24, just like the GOP proposal from last term, is built on the false notion that people wait until later in pregnancy to terminate unwanted pregnancies. We know this is far from the truth, but Republicans refuse to cease this dangerous narrative and are now seeking to enshrine this virtue signaling into state law.”
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‘I knew that threats would increase’: Clashes over abortion clinic safety intensify after Trump’s pardons
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Abortion rights supporters across the country are scrambling to strengthen protections for clinics in response to moves by the Trump administration that they believe will put providers and patients in danger.
Democratic lawmakers have introduced bills in Illinois, Michigan, New York and elsewhere to restrict demonstrations outside of clinics, increase criminal penalties for people who harass doctors and patients, or allocate more funds for abortion providers to buy security cameras, bulletproof glass and other protections.
In recent weeks, a handful of Democratic governors have held phone calls to debate whether to push for new laws or ramp up enforcement of existing ones. And some Democratic attorneys general are visiting abortion clinics to hear their workers’ fears and requests, and training law enforcement on how to respond when demonstrators break the law.
The moves come in response to President Donald Trump pardoning abortion protesters convicted of federal crimes and reducing enforcement of a decades-old law that prohibits interference with anyone seeking reproductive health services.
“Even though the federal administration is backing away from an important duty and obligation to enforce the law and protect access, we’ll step in to that breach,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta told POLITICO. “We will take up the mantle of safety and access that they are abandoning.”
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📌 Women Championing Change: A Fundraiser in Support of Emily Koski for Mayor of Minneapolis
* Date: Sunday, March 23
* Time: 1 - 3 PM
* Location: ModernWell, 2909 S Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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📌 Planned Parenthood Action Fund: Spring Into Action
* Date: Tuesday, April 22
* Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
* Location: Machine Shop, 300 2nd St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
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📌 Abortion Access Community Resources from OurJustice
* From locating a clinic to finding childcare or transportation, we know it can be overwhelming to arrange everything necessary to access an abortion. Women Winning partner, OurJustice, has collected lists of community resources and services so that it’s easier to get the care you need.
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