BECOME A MEMBER

Are you:
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  • A formerly-incarcerated or otherwise directly impacted woman of color (including transgender and gender non-conforming women)*

  • Willing to give personal testimony and speak out publicly about your experiences

  • Able to volunteer up to 10 hours per month and commit to one year of membership

  • Able to read and write, with basic computer skills (like email and MS Word)

  • Dedicated to the empowerment and collective healing of our communities and the transformation of harmful policies that continue to endanger our communities?

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*Membership is open to all women of color, but Women on the Rise centers and prioritizes the leadership of women who are Black/ African American, or of African heritage/ from the African diaspora. We are trans-inclusive.

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Then we need you!

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To become a Women on the Rise member:

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  • Read and agree to the Mission, Vision, & Affirmations of Women on the Rise

  • Agree to show up in business casual attire & demonstrate polite conduct, behavior and demeanor

  • Attend a 1on1 with a Women on the Rise organizer within the first month of signing up to become a member (over the phone or in-person) and a quarterly orientation session

  • Volunteer up to 10 hours a month to help with outreach, phone banking, presentations, actions etc.

  • Agree to attend at least 6 monthly meetings per year

 

Benefits of being a member of Women on the Rise:


By joining Women on the Rise membership, you will be a part of a movement of women who believe in fighting for and demanding justice, dignity, and liberation for all. You will also:

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  • Choose and inform the campaigns we work on

  • Receive a Women on the Rise T-shirt

  • Receive a Membership Card (at orientation within one month of signing up)

  • Receive periodic emails just for members about upcoming event, opportunities, and organizational & campaign updates

  • Have the opportunity to tell your powerful story to lawmakers to enact change

  • Be able to access free political education trainings (including occasional travel opportunities)

  • Get connected to a national movement and community of formerly-incarcerated people, advocates, & organizers

  • Have access to an advocacy team who will support you in finding resources to meet your immediate needs

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FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO GET STARTED TODAY!

OUR MISSION

Women on the Rise is grassroots organization led by women of color who are targeted and/or impacted by the legal system. Women on the Rise works to educate, heal, and empower ourselves, one another and our communities to demand justice, dignity, and liberation for all.

CONTACT

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 236 Forsyth St. S.W., Ste. 302
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

(404) 948-2197

marilynn@womenontherisega.org

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Women on the Rise is a project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(3) public charity. As such, all of our activities are nonpartisan in nature. Women on the Rise does not endorse or oppose any candidate for elective public office or political parties.

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