by Melita Easters | Aug 2, 2019 | WIN Blog
Video Credit: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement By Melita Easters WIN List Executive Director and Founding Chair When others encourage you to run for office, they do so for good reasons: they have been impressed by your leadership ability in a professional or...
by Eric Sharpe | Jul 30, 2019 | WIN Blog
Jill Prouty and her family first moved to the Peachtree City area during her middle and high school years when her father, who worked for 30 years with the Federal Aviation Administration, was assigned to the Southern Regional Office adjacent to Hartsfield...
by Georgia's WIN List | Jul 19, 2019 | WIN Blog
By Olivia Ewing and Ke’Aira McDowell While many people are motivated to make a difference, getting started on a path to public service can be overwhelming. Senator Valencia Seay and Representative Teri Anulewicz both started “local” before running for the Georgia...
by Georgia's WIN List | Jul 17, 2019 | WIN Blog
Some of the women enrolled in the 2019-20 WIN Leadership Academy Inspire Your Inner WINner training are planning to run for municipal office this fall. Former United States Speaker Tip O’Neill is most often credited with the saying, “All politics is local.” Certainly...
by Georgia's WIN List | Jul 8, 2019 | WIN Blog
Photo Credit: Atlanta Magazine. Find district maps here. While a particular sword shaped district in North Carolina has become a favorite of political cartoonists who lampoon the practice of gerrymandering, Georgia’s House, Senate and Congressional district lines are...
by Georgia's WIN List | Jul 8, 2019 | WIN Blog
Image Credit: U.S. Soccer WNT As members of the triumphant United States women’s soccer team wore gold medals around their necks celebrating their fourth World Cup victory Sunday afternoon, the sold out crowd at Stade de Lyon erupted in a deafening chant, “Equal pay!...