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MEMORANDUM
TO:
BRENDA
FROM:
KIM
RE:
VIDEOS
North Carolina Council for Women
The North Carolina Council for Women (NCCW), a state advocacy agency for women, is
sponsoring a statewide conference on April 27 "Forum to the Future" as a follow-up to the
United Nations Fourth World Conference for Women held in Beijing. NCCW Executive
Director Juanita M. Bryant, appointed by the Governor led a North Carolina delegation to the
United Nations Fourth World Conference and Non-Governmental Forum on Women to
Beijing in 1995. The goal of the delegation's participation was to "bring Beijing home" by
adopting or developing initiatives to address the critical areas of concern in the Women's
Conference. This conference aims to educate and inform the women of North Carolina about
what needs to be done to bring the commitments made at the U.N. Conference home and to
create an area specific plan for North Carolina. The Council for Women has established a
speakers bureau which has collectively addressed more than 500 groups about the conference
and forum. The council is re-examining its position papers and the laws of the state in light
of the recommendations made in Beijing, and plans to bring both up to date.
The day long conference, taking place at the McKimmon Center on the North Carolina State
Campus, will open with a welcome given by both the Director of the program, Juanita Bryant,
and by the Council Board Chair, Jane Carver. Following the welcome your video will be
presented to an audience of approximately 500 invited women and men primarily from North
Carolina programs and women's organizations throughout the state. After the presentation of
your video, Irene Natividad chairperson of the National Commission on Working Women and
Women's Vote '96 Washington D.C. will present the keynote speech.
The conference will consist of twelve workshops geared towards the 12 issues presented in
the Platform for Action in the Beijing conference. The workshops will be headed by panelists
from all over the country, and participants will be urged to come out of the workshops with a
goal and a plan of action towards the issues. Speakers in the conference include Kathy
Hendrix, Co-Director of the President's Inter-Agency Council on Women, and Linda Tarr-
Whelan, President and CEO of the Center for Policy Alternatives. Other speakers include
Michael Dowd, the Executive Director of the Battered Women Justice Center at Pace
University, Barbara Ferris, the President and Founder of International Women's Democracy
Center and Delores Crockett, Deputy Director of the Women's Bureau U.S. Department of
Labor.
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
VIDEOTAPED REMARKS FOR NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
"BRING BEIJING HOME"
APRIL 23, 1996
Having
Good morning. I wish I could be there with you today as you
had
gather to "Bring Beijing Home" for the women of North Carolina.
The
I was privileged 06 take part in the United Nations Fourth World
Conference on Women, and I am heartened to know that you are
continuing the very important work that was begun last September
in Beijing.
continuing to discuss and
explore
he
I want to thank the delegates to the NGO Forum and the World
Conference who are present for sharing the policies and ideas you
helped formulate in China. The fact that you are gathered here
today is a statement of your interest and engagement in the
issues facing us on the eve of an exciting and challenging new
century I hope that all of you will share what you have learned
today with your family and friends, your co-workers and
colleagues back at home. whatever when
and your back home:
The U.N. Conference focused world attention on issues that
matter most in the lives of women and their families: access to
education, health care, basic legal and human rights, and the
opportunity to participate in the political life of their
countries. Our job now is to realize the goals of the
Conference.
Each of you plays a vital role in converting words into
concrete actions. What you do at a local level does not just
affect your community, it has a ripple effect that can change the
status and conditions of women around the world. , Let us createba
world in which every family has the hope of a strong and stable
future, every woman is treated with respect and dignity, and
every boy and girl is loved and cared for equally.
Best wishes to you all.
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OFFICE OF SCHEDULING FOR THE FIRST LADY
DATE 3/12/96
ORGANIZATION/
EVENT
North Cacolina Chencilfur Women
DATE
April27
LOCATION
VIDEO
EVENT
DESCRIPTION
"Pung Beijing Home "Statiarde conference
Future
STATUS
ACCEPT
REGRET
PENDING
VIDEO
LETTER
CONTACT
Juanita M Bryant
NOTES
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NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL :1-919-733-2464
Mar 11,96 17:19 No.015 P.01
FAX TRANSMITTAL SHEET
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
526 N. WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH, NC 27604-1199
PH# 919/733-2455
FAX# 919/733-2464
DATE: 3/11/96
TO: Patti Solas, Office of the First Lady
FAX# (202) 456-6244
PH# (202) 456-6266 (202) 456-6266
NUMBER OF PAGES (Including Cover Sheet): 4
FROM: Juanita Bryant
Additional also Comments:
Please give a copy
to Lisa Caputo and
Karen Firney - Thanks
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL :1-919-733-2464
Mar 11,96
17:19 No. 015 P.02
North Carolina
Department of Administration
James B. Hunt Jr., Governor
N.C. Council for Women
Katie G. Dorsert, Secretary
Juanita M. Bryant, Executive Director
March 11, 1996
Ms. Patti Solis
Office of the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
delegates- leadership role
Washington, D.C. 20500
asser dees do same
Dear Ms. Solis:
in own communities.
The North Carolina Council for Women is planning a statewide conference on April 27 to "Bring
Beijing llome" as a follow-up of the United Nations Conference for Women held in Beijing.
North Carolina had a delegation of 48 women attend the NGO Forum and two attend the UN
Conference as observers.
50 delegates from NGO Forum
Our expectations for the conference, the "Forum for the Future," are quite high. We are planning
to have approximately 500 participants, and we would like to have a strong agenda from which
to work. We would most like to have a vidcotaped speech from the First Lady. Because Mrs.
Clinton was present and participated in the U.N. Conference in Beijing, we feel she would be a
very strong representative of the platform issues we are planning to address. We would like the ]
videotaped speech of Mrs. Clinton to last for about 10 to 12 minutes.
My daughter, Debby Bryant, who is the director of Governor James B. llunt's Washington office
has spoken with Linda Moore of the Clinton/Gore Political Office, and I have spoken with
officials of the N.C. Campaign Office in order to clear a presentation by Mrs. Clinton. They are
all in agreement that jt would be excellent to have a videotaped address by her for our conference
participants.
Wc were all SO impressed with the address by the First Lady in Beijing, and her participation in
our North Carolina conference would add a great dcal to our program. We would be glad to
furnish you with some suggested remarks to localize the presentation to go along with her
personal remarks.
create a plan of ect for N.Car.
wareshops/panel@bcussion
526 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1199
Telephone 919-733-2455
State Courier 56-82-06
Fax Number 919-733-2464
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
3 plenary sessions
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL:1-919-733-2464
Mar 11,96 17:20 No.015 P.03
Page 2
Ms. Patti Solis
March 11, 1996
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. We would like to include this on
our invitations and in the printed program.
Please advise if you need any additional information, and you may call mc at (919) 733-2455 or
my assistant, Ann Case.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Quanita Bryant
Juanita M. Bryant
Executive Director
JMB:alc
cc:
Lisa Caputo
Karen Finney
great army of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. The
figures have been standing by the tomb of the
Participating female legislators past and present (left to
emperor for over 2,000 years. The figures are of
right): Ruth Cook, Representative Ruth Easterling, Wilma
larger-than-life size, and each has different
Woodard, Annie Brown Kennedy and Bertha Holt.
facial features and hairstyles, with details of
uniform varying according to army rank.
The N.C. Council for Women received notification
of accreditation as an official NGO, enabling
The N.C. delegation joined the total number of
Mrs. Bryant and Representative Easterling to
NGO participants, which is estimated to be
observe the actual meetings of the U.N.
between 20,000 and 40,000. Advance registrants
Conference. Another member of the N.C.
numbered 39,000. Information provided by the
delegation, Nancy Neal of Hamlet, was
United Nations Information Center in Sydney,
accredited through the National Women's
Australia, revealed that over 30,000 people
Political Caucus.
attended the NGO Forum, which with the 17,000
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL:1-919-733-2464
Mar
11,96
17:20 No 015 P.04
registered participants at the Fourth World
"It will be important to synthesize what we
Conference, made the occasion the largest
learned and convey st to the women here in
number of women and men ever to gather in
North Carolina," stated Mrs. Bryant. The 1996
connection with a United Nations global
event will focus on the twelve critical areas of
conference.
concern which are central to the Platform for
Action. Additionally, the council has issued a
The theme of the forum was Equality,
Report to the Governor based on the trip, and
Development and Peace, and It was held between
will re-examine its position papers in an effort to
August 31 and September 8. The 1995 World
bring them up-to-date as a result of information
Conference followed previous meetings in
gleaned In China. The Council for Women also
Nairobi (1985), Copenhagen (1980) and Mexico
plans to review state laws in light of the
City (1975). and asked what has happened since
Platform for Action and make recommendations
Nairobi, what still needs to be done and how we
to bring them in line with the U.S. commitments
can recapture the impetus of the U.N. Decade for
articulated at the conference. Finally, the
Women. Workshops numbered over 300 on any
council 18 working toward establishing a
given day of the forum. Topics and themes
Speakers' Bureau to travel around the state to
related to the twelve critical areas of concern
groups and organizations and take the forum
addressed In the Platform for Action. The U.N.
and conference to the grassroots level.
Conference was September 4 through September
15.
Members of the N.C. delegation universally
Among the highlights was the participation by
expressed the changes in their thinking as a
result of attending the conference and forum.
U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who
spoke on September 5 at the conference and
No one who attended this meeting will forget the
September 6 at the forum. Mrs. Bryant and
faces of our sisters in other countries around the
Representative Easterling were both at the
world, the fervor with which they embraced the
notion of equality and their Insistence that
conference to hear her remarks. She was a
heroine to participants and the women of the
things must change for women If our civilization
world waited for hours to see hor. Mrs. Clinton's
Is to thrive and advance. The most meaningful
souvenirs did not come from the roadside
participation was a highlight for women from
vendors, the department stores or the historic
around the world. She made history with her
statement, "Women's rights are human rights,"
sites we visited: the most important things we
and captured the world with her call to action.
brought home from Beljing are the exchanges
we had with women from across the globe.
Their faces and the memories of those shared
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Madeleine Albright,
who addressed the conference on September 6,
words will remain forever impressed on each of
took a leading role In promoting the U.S. goals
our hearts as a reminder that we must expand
for the U.N. Conference. In particular, she
our perspective to Include the whole world as
articulated the U.S. government commitments.
our neighborhood and every woman's children
which Include:
as our own. It is this feeling of inclusiveness
which will move us beyond our differences and
into the 21st century: one world, one people.
the establishment of a White House Council on
Women to plan for U.S. implementation of the
Platform for Action:
the initiation of a six-year, $1.6 billion plan to
fight domestic violence and other crimes
against women by the U.S. Department of
Justice; and,
the promotion of a grassroots campaign to
improve conditions for women in the
workplace by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Mrs. Bryant and CFW Chairperson Jane Carver
Pictured are members of the N.C. delegation who are present
heard Ambassador Albright's remarks outlining
or past presidents of women's organizations (left to right):
U.S. commitments and have been working
Terry Shank (N.C. League or Women voters), Molly Johnson
toward planning a "Forum for the Future" in
(N.C. Federation of Women's Clubs). June Kimmel (N.C.
Women's Political Caucus). Juanita Bryant (current director
North Carolina to be held in early 1996 as a way
of the CFW, past president of the state and international
to bring back some of the strategies for action
General Federation of Woman's Clubs, Barbara Ann Hughes
presented at the forum and conference.
(Altrusa International and the Women's Forum) and Barbara
Kornegay (N.C. Business and Professional Women).
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
TEL:1-919-733-2464
Mar
11,96
17:20 No. 015 P.05
BRINGING BEIJING HOME
The goal of the U.N. Conference was to finalize
the Platform for Action, which addresses twelve
critical areas of concern identified as obstacles
for women:
poverty
education
health
violence
armed conflicts
economic disparity
power-sharing
institutions
human rights
mass media
environment
equity for girls
The goal of the N.C. delegation was to "Bring
Beijing Home" by adopting or developing
Pictured above is most of the N.C. delegation
Initiatives to address the critical areas of
concern.
N.C. Council for Women Executive Director
Juanita M. Bryant led the N.C. delegation of 48
The N.C. delegation arrived in Beljing on August
women to the U.N. Fourth World Conference and
30, the day of the NGO Forum Opening Ceremony.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Forum on
Throughout that week and the noxt, participants
Women in Beljing, China. Governor Hunt
had the option of attending the forum, plenary
appointed Mrs. Bryant to lead the official N.C.
sessions or workshops. On September 8, the
delegation, which departed August 28 for China
group traveled to the Ming Tombs and the Great
and returned on September 13.
Wall of China. The next day's itinerary Included
the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and
The delegation, which Included Department of
the Summer Palace. On September 10. the group
Administration Secretary Katie G. Dorsett and
toured the Heavenly Palace in the morning and
N.C. Representative Ruth Easterling
then flow to Xian, where they spent the next day
(D-Mecklenburg), combined the U.N. Conference
touring the Terra Cotta Museum, the Вапро
and the NGO Forum activities with some
Museum, the City Wall and the Wild Goose
sightseeing. Former female legislators included
Pagoda. The following day, the group left for
Ruth Cook of Raleigh, Bertha Holt of Burlington,
Japan, where a few stayed over but most of the
Annie Brown Kennedy of Winston-Salem, and
delegation returned to the U.S.
Wilma Woodard of Beaufort. Four staff
members, including Mrs. Bryant, participated
The Terra Cotta Army was a highlight of the
from the N.C. Council for Women.
touring, as It is a relatively recent find. It was
discovered in 1974, when peasants digging a
well during a drought uncovered some clay
warriors. Lying at the foot of Lishan Mountain
and to the east of the city of Xian, the pits of the
Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses cover an area
of about 20,000 square meters, where 6,000 clay
soldiers and horses have been unearthed and
were found arrayed in battle formation of the
great army of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. The
figures have been standing by the tomb of the
emperor for over 2,000 years. The figures are of
Participating female legislators past and present (left to
larger-than-life size, and each has different
right): Ruth Cook, Representative Ruth Easterling. Wilma
Woodard, Annie Brown Kennody and Bertha Holt.
facial features and hairstyles. with details of
uniform varying according to army rank.
The N.C. Council for Women received notification
of accreditation as an official NGO, enabling
The N.C. delegation joined the total number or
Mrs. Bryant and Representative Easterling to
NGO participants, which is estimated to be
observe the actual meetings of the U.N.
between 20,000 and 40,000. Advance registrants
Conference. Another member of the N.C.
numbered 39,000. Information provided by the
delegation, Nancy Neal of Hamlet, was
United Nations Information Center in Sydney,
accredited through the National Women's
Australia, revealed that over 30,000 people
Political Caucus.
attended the NGO Forum, which with the 17,000
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL :1-919-733-2464
Mar 11,96 17:22 No. 015 P.06
Page 2
Ms. Patti Solis
March 11, 1996
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. We would like to include this on
our invitations and in the printed program.
Please advise if you need any additional information, and you may call me at (919) 733-2455 or
my assistant, Ann Case.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Quanita Bryant
Juanita M. Bryant
Executive Director
JMB:alc
cc:
Lisa Caputo
Karen Finncy
Patti orig Declined
Shiva to
OFFICE OF SCHEDULING FOR THE FIRST LADY
VIDEO
DATE 3/28/96
ORGANIZATION/
EVENT
North Carolina Council for Women
DATE
Apail 27,1996
LOCATION
EVENT
would like videotaped missage from HRC for their
DESCRIPTION
STATUS
ACCEPT 'Forune far the Fature" to bring Kohese Beying home "tother
peopley N.C.
REGRET
PENDING
VIDEO
LETTER
CONTACT
Juanita M. Bryant
NOTES
received before she believes we thought the
Countway March 27, not April 27
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL :1-919-733-2464
Mar 27,96 17:14 No.017 P.01
FAX TRANSMITTAL SHEET
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
526 N. WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH, NC 27604-1199
PH# 919/733-2455
FAX# 919/733-2464
DATE: 3/27/96
OFFICE OF FIRST LADY
TO: Patli Solis, Lisa CapuTo, Karen Finney
FAX# (202) 456-6244
PH# (202) 456-6266
NUMBER OF PAGES (Including Cover Sheet): 6
FROM: Juanita Bryant Ann. Case
Exe Dir.
ASST
Additional Comments: I need your help on the enclosed. Please see my original
request dated March 11th. Would you PLEASE follow up with the Office of the
First Lady as we want to list this on our invitations and printed programs.
Juanita Thanks SQ much.
URGENT
For April 27 event
A
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL 1-919-733-2464
Mar 27,96 17:14 No. 017 P.02
North Carolina
Department of Administration
James B. Hunt Jr., Governor
N.C. Council for Women
Katic G. Dorsett. Secretary
Juanita M. Bryant, Executive Director
March 27, 1996
Office of the First Lady
The White House
We have previously requested to have a videotaped message from the First Lady for our
conference "Forum for the Future." The conference will be on Saturday, April 27, 1996. We are
looking forward to "bringing Beijing home" to the women and men of North Carolina. We have
very high expectations for the "Forum for the Future" in that we are looking to have superb
workshop panels and approximately 500 women and men in attendance including the 48 member
delegation from North Carolina.
In view of the fact that there was some apparent confusion in thinking our event was to be held
March 27 rather than the actual date of April 27, we are forwarding some additional information
in the hopes that you will be able to meet our request. Wc have taken the liberty of drafting
some suggested remarks for the First 1 ady and would very much like to have this presentation
for our opening session. We feel a video message from the First Lady would be well received by
the attendces.
We would greatly appreciate your letting us know as soon as you can if it will be possible to
have the video message. We want to include the presentation as a special insert in our invitation
and printed program.
Your assistance will bc most appreciated, and we look forward to hearing from you soon. If you
have any further questions you may contact me or my assistant, Ann Case, at (919) 733-2455.
Sincerely,
Juanita Bryant
Juanita M. Bryant
Executive Director
JMB:alc
526 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1199
Telephone 919-733-2455
State Courier 56-82-06
Fax Number 919-733-2464
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
NC COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL:1-919-733-2464
Mar 27,96 17:14 No.017 P.03
DRAFT
Remarks for Mrs. Clinton for
Forum for the Future
April 27, 1996
McKimmon Center, Raleigh, N.C.
Good morning. I bring you warm and special greetings from the President,
and I only wish I could be there with you today as you are gathering to
plan for the future for the women of North Carolina. I feel privileged to
have played a role in the UN Fourth World Conference on Women. The
Conference focused world attention on issues that matter most in the lives
of women and their families: access to education, health care, basic legal
and countries. human rights and participating fully in the political life of their
What we have learned is that if women are healthy and educated their
families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families
will thrive. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal
partners in society, their families will prosper.
I want to commend Governor Hunt on his foresight in appointing Juanita
Bryant to lead the North Carolina delegation of 48 participants to the
conference and the forum last fall in China. His commitment to improving
the lives of women and families in North Carolina is evident in such
programs as Smart Start, which is nationally known. I am especially proud
of the North Carolina delegation and the North Carolina Council for Women
Carolina. for following through on their commitment to "Bring Beijing Home" to North
Specific national commitments were made in Beijing. These commitments must
policy and address the twelve critical areas of concern identified in the
be endorsed and supported on the local level in order to effectively change
Platform for Action. The U.S. has taken active steps to follow up on the
those commitments by:
(1) establishing a White House Council on Women to plan for the U.S.
implementation of the Platform for Action;
(2) initiating a six-year, $1.6 billion plan to fight domestic violence
and other crimes against women by the U.S. Department of Justice;
(3) promoting a grassroots campaign to improve conditions for women in the
workplace by the U.S. Department of Labor;
(4) implementing the White House "At the Table" program, encouraging women
at the community level to express their thoughts to the President.
Under the leadership of the Council for Women and Juanita Bryant, North
Carolina is actively working to bring the commitments made in Beijing to
the grassroots levels of North Carolina. I commend them on their efforts.
Thus far, the Council for Women has established a speakers' bureau, which
has collectively addressed more than 500 groups about the conference and
Forum. The Council is re-examining its position papers and the laws of the
state in light of the recommendations made in Beijing, and plans to bring
NC. COUNCIL FOR WOMEN TEL:1-919-733-2464
Mar 27,96 17:14 No. 017 P.04
Under the leadership of the Council for Women and Juanita Bryant,
North Carolina is actively working to bring the commitments made
in Beijing to the grassroots levels of North Carolina. I commend
them on their efforts. Thus far, the Council for Women has
established a speakers' bureau, which has collectively addressed
more than 500 groups about the conference and forum. The Council
is re-examining its position papers and the laws of the state in
light of the recommendations made in Beijing, and plans to bring
both up-to-date. Finally, this conference will educate and
inform the women of North Carolina about what needs to be done to
bring the commitments made at the U.N. Conference home.
Plans are continuing on the national level to address the
concerns raised in the Platform for Action. Most critical,
however, is your commitment to changing things on the grassroots
level. You can do this by actively participating in the
decision-making processes. Those of us who went to the U.N.
Conference realized how fortunate we were to be able to
participate in that historic event. We knew we represented those
who could not speak for themselves, whether they could not be
there because of financial constraints or because their
governments would not allow them to participate. Now we have a
chance to involve every man and woman in North Carolina in the
decision-making processes that affect their lives and the lives
of their families. It is imperative that we spread the messages
of Beijing and Huairou and facilitate involvement at every level.
As a participant in this Forum for the Future conference, you
have a responsibility to be an active, involved and conscientious
citizen. Register to vote; become part of the political process
in your community; resolve to make informed decisions about who
will represent your interests "at the table." Just as there were
many who were not able to be at the table in China, there are
many who are unable to be with us today. Let us heed the call to
action so that we can create a world in which every family has
the hope of a strong and stable future, every woman is treated
with respect and dignity, and every boy and girl is loved and
cared for equally. Your presence here today makes it incumbent
upon you to made sure our sisters find their voices and make them
heard.
NC. COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
TEL :1-919-733-2464
Mar 27,96
17:14 No 017 P.05
North Carolina
Department of Administration
James B. Hunt Jr., Governor
Katie G. Dorsett, Sccretary
N.C. Council for Women
Juanita M. Bryant, Executive Director
March 11, 1996
Ms. Patti Solis
Office of the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. Solis:
The North Carolina Council for Women is planning a statewide conference on April 27 to "Bring
Beijing Home" as a follow-up of the United Nations Conference for Women held in Beijing.
North Carolina had a delegation of 48 women attend the NGO Forum and two attend the UN
Conference as observers.
Our expectations for the conference. the "Forum for the Future," are quite high. We are planning
to have approximately 500 participants. and we would like to have a strong agenda from which
to work. We would most like to have a videotaped speech from the First Lady. Because Mrs.
Clinton was present and participated in the U.N. Conference in Beijing, we fecl she would be a
very strong representative of the platform issues we are planning to address. We would like the
vidcotaped specch of Mrs. Clinton to last for about 10 to 12 minutes.
My daughter, Debby Bryant, who is the director of Governor James B. Hunt's Washington office
has spoken with Linda Moore of the Clinton/Gore Political Office, and I have spoken with
officials of the N.C. Campaign Office in order to clear a presentation by Mrs. Clinton. They are
all in agreement that it would bc excellent to have a videotaped address by her for our conference
participants.
We were all SO impressed with the address by the First Lady in Beijing, and her participation in
our North Carolina conference would add a great deal to our program. We would be glad to
furnish you with some suggested remarks to localize the presentation to go along with her
personal remarks.
526 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1199
Telephone 919-733-2455
State Courier 56-82-06
Fax Number 919-733-2464
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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Ms. Patti Solis
March 11, 1996
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. We would like to include this on
our invitations and in the printed program.
Please advise if you need any additional information. and you may call me at (919) 733-2455 or
my assistant, Ann Case.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Duanita Bryant
Juanita M. Bryant
Executive Director
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Speaking Points for Mrs. Clinton
(1) The goal of the U.N. Conference was to finalize the Platform for Action, which addresses
twelve critical areas of concern identified as obstacles for women: poverty, education, health,
violence, armed conflicts, cconomic disparity, power-sharing, institutions, human rights, mass
media, environment, and promoting equity for girls.
(2) The U.S. has identified several priority areas in the document on which they will
concentrate efforts: the human rights of women with particular emphasis on violence against
women, economic security including balancing work and family responsibilities, health,
equality and power-sharing. The success of U.S. participation in the conference discussions
will be directly related to the practical outcomes for women and girls in the United States.
(3) Specific national commitments were made in Beijing. These commitments must be
endorsed and supported on the local level in order to effectively change policy and address
these critical areas of concern. The U.S. has taken active steps to follow up on the
commitments made in Beijing:
(a) the establishment of a White House Council on Women to plan for US implementation of
the Platform for Action
(b) the initiation of a six-year, $1.6 billion plan to fight domestic violence and other crimes
against women by the US Department of Justice
(c) the promotion of a grassroots campaign to improve conditions for women in the workplace
by the US Department of Labor
(4) The White House is implementing the "At the Table" program, encouraging women at the
community level to express their thoughts and communicate what's on their minds to President
Clinton.
(5) North Carolina is playing a very important role in the follow-up activities. Under the
leadership of N.C. Council for Women executive director Juanita Bryant, North Carolina is
working toward "Bringing Beijing Home" in its own way.
(a) This conference ("Forum for the Future") is a way to bring back some of the strategies for
action presented at the forum and conference
(b) the council will re-examine its position papers in an effort to bring them up-to-date as a
result of information gleaned in China
(c) the Council for Women is reviewing state laws in light of the Platform for Action and
make recommendations to bring them in line with the U.S. commitments articulated at the
conference
(d) the council cstablished a Speaker's Bureau to travel around the state to groups and
organizations and take the forum and conference to the grassroots level
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(6) Plans continue to be implemented on the national level to address the concerns raised in
the Platform for Action. Most critical, however, is your commitment to changing things on
the grassroots level. You can do this by registering to vote, becoming involved in the political
process and making informed decisions about the people who will represent you "at the table."
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BRINGING BEIJING HOME
The goal of the U.N. Conference was to finalize
the Platform for Action, which addresses twelve
critical areas of concern Identified as obstacles
for women:
poverty
education
health
violence
armed conflicts
economic disparity
power-sharing
Institutions
human rights
mass media
environment
equity for girls
The goal of the N.C. delegation was to "Bring
Beljing Home" by adopting or developing
Pictured above is most of the N.C. delegation
Initiatives to address the critical areas of
concern.
N.C. Council for Women Executive Director
Juanita M. Bryant led the N.C. delegation of 48
The N.C. delegation arrived In Beljing on August
women to the U.N. Fourth World Conference and
30, the day of the NGO Forum Opening Ceremony.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Forum on
Throughout that week and the next, participants
Women In Beijing, China. Governor Bunt
had the option of attending the forum, plenary
appointed Mrs. Bryant to lead the official N.C.
sessions or workshops. On September 8, the
delegation, which departed August 28 for China
group traveled to the Ming Tombs and the Great
and returned on September 13.
Wall of China. The next day's Itinorary included
the Forbldden City, the Temple of Heaven and
The delegation, which Included Department of
the Summer Palace. On September 10, the group
Administration Secretary Katle G. Dorsett and
toured the Heavenly Palace In the morning and
N.C. Representative Ruth Easterling
then New to Xian, where they spent the next day
(D-Mecklenburg), combined the U.N. Conference
touring the ToΓTa Cotta Museum, the Вапро
and the NGO Forum activities with some
Muscum, the City Wall and the Wild Goose
sightseeing. Former female legislators Included
Pagoda. The following day, the group left for
Ruth Cook of Raleigh, Bertha Holt of Burlington,
Japan, where a few stayed over but most of the
Annie Brown Kennedy of Winston Salem, and
delegation returned to the U.S.
Wilma Woodard of Beaufort. Four staff
members, Including Mrs. Bryant, participated
The Terra Cotta Army was a highlight of the
from the N.C. Council for Women.
touring, as It Is a relatively recent find. It was
discovered In 1974, when peasants digging a
well during a drought uncovered somo clay
warriors. Lying at the foot of Lishan Mountain
and to the east of the city of Xian, the plts of the
TeΓTa Cotta Warriors and Horses cover an area
of about 20,000 square meters, where 6,000 clay
soldiers and horses have been unearthed and
were found arrayed In battle formation of the
great army of the Emperor Qin Shl Huang. The
Agures have been standing by the tomb of the
emperor for over 2,000 years. The figures are of
Participating female legislators past and present nett to
right): Ruth Cook. Representative Ruth Easterling. Wilms
larger-than-Ufe size, and each has different
Woodard. Annie Brown Kennody and Bertha Holt
facial features and hairstyles, with details of
uniform varying according to army rank.
The N.C. Council for Women received notification
of accreditation as an official NGO, enabling
The N.C. delegation Joined the total number of
Mrs. Bryant and Representative Easterling to
NGO participants, which is estimated to be
observe the actual meetings of the U.N.
between 20,000 and 40,000. Advance registrants
Conference. Another member of the N.C.
numbered 39,000. Information provided by the
delegation, Nancy Neal of Hamlet, was
United Nations Information Center In Sydney,
accredited through the National Women's
Australia, revealed that over 30,000 people
Political Caucus.
attended the NGO Forum, which with the 17,000
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registered participants at the Fourth World
"It will be Important to synthesize what we
Conference, made the occasion the largest
learned and convey It to the women here in
number of women and men ever to gather In
North Carolina," stated Mrs. Bryant The 1996
connection with a United Nations global
event will focus on the twelve critical areas of
conference.
concern which are central to the Platform for
Action. Additionally, the council has Issued a
The theme of the forum was Equality,
Report to the Governor based on the trip, and
Development and Peace, and It was held between
will re-examine Its position papers In an effort to
August 31 and September 8. The 1995 World
bring them up-to-date as 8 result of Information
Conference followed prevlous meetings In
gleaned In China. The Council for Women also
Natrobl (1985), Copenhagen (1980) and Mexico
plans to review state laws in light of the
City (1975). and asked what has happened since
Platform for Action and make recommendations
Nairobl, what still needs to be done and how we
to bring them In line with the U.S. commitments
can recapture the Impetus of the U.N. Decade for
articulated at the conference. Finally, the
Women. Workshops numbered over 300 on any
council Is working toward establishing a
given day of the forum. Topics and themes
Speakers' Bureau to travel around the state to
related to the twelve critical areas of concern
groups and organizations and take the forum
addressed In the Platform for Action. The U.N.
and conference to the grassroots level.
Conference was September 4 through September
15.
Members of the N.C. delegation universally
expressed the changes In their thinking as a
Among the highlights was the participation by
result of attending the conference and forum.
U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who
No one who attended this meeting will forget the
spoke on September 5 Rt the conference and
faces of our sisters In other countries around the
September 6 at the forum. Mrs. Bryant and
world, the fervor with which they embraced the
Representative Easterling were both at the
notion of equality and their Insistence that
conference to hear her remarks. She was a
things must change for women If our civilization
heroine to participants and the women of the
is to thrive and advance. The most meaningful
world waited for hours to see her. Mrs. Clinton's
souvenirs did not come from the roadside
participation was a highlight for women from
vendors, the department stores or the historic
around the world. She made history with her
sites we vislted; the most Important things we
statement. "Women's rights are human rights."
brought home from Beljing are the exchanges
and captured the world with her call 10 action.
we had with women from across the globe.
Their faces and the memories of those shared
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Madelcine Albright,
words will remain forever Impressed on each of
who addressed the conference on September 6,
our hearts as a reminder that we must expand
took a leading role In promoting the U.S. goals
our perspective to Include the whole world as
for the U.N. Conference. In particular, she
our neighborhood and every woman's children
articulated the U.S. government commitments.
as our own. It is this feeling of Inclusiveness
which Include:
which will move us beyond our differences and
Into the 21st century: one world, one people.
the establishment of a White House Council on
Women to plan for U.S. Implementation of the
Platform for Action;
the Initiation of a six-year. $1.6 billion plan to
fight domestic violence and other crimes
against women by the U.S. Department of
Justice; and,
the promotion of a grassroots campaign to
Improve conditions for women In the
workplace by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Mrs. Bryant and CFW Chairperson Jane Carver
Fictured are members of the N.C. delegation who are present
heard Ambassador Albright's remarks outlining
or past presidents of women's organizations (left to right):
U.S. commitments and have been working
Terry Shank (N.C. League of Women Voters). Molly Johnson
(N.C. Federation of Women's clubs). June Kimmel (N.C.
toward planning a "Forum for the Future" In
Women's Political Caucus). Juanita Bryant (current director
North Carolina to be held In early 1996 as a way
of the CFW, past president of the state and International
to bring back some of the strategles for action
General Federation of Woman's Clubs. Barbara Ann Hughes
(Altruss International and the Women's Forum) and Barbara
presented at the forum and conference.
Kornegay (N.C. Business and Professional Women)
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I thought This was excellent
who simply don't have time to do
The Women's Bureau has promised to
everything they are called upon to do
obtain more than a thousand pledges
Message from the
each day.
affecting the lives of at least a million
working people in the next year. This
First Lady
1 urge you to bring the message of the
goal is also one of the major U.S.
World Conference home to your state,
commitments that Ambassador
city and community. Let us heed the
Madelelne Albright announced at the
BY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, FIRST
call so that we can create a world in
Fourth World Conference on Women
LADY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
which every woman is treated with
In Beijing.
HONORARY CHAIR, U.S. DELEGATION TO
THE UN FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE
respect and dignity, every boy and girl
ON WOMEN
is loved and cared for equally, and
We are pleased with the variety of
every family has the hope of a strong
participants that have already rc-
I feel privileged to have played a role
and stable future.
sponded: insurance giant Aetna Life
in the UN Fourth World Conference on
and Casualty: the Congress of National
Women. The Conference focused
Black Churches; the Lexington Fayette
world attention on issues that matter
Urban County Government, Lexington,
most in the lives of wortien and their
Kentucky; McAlvain Construction, a
families: access to education, health
Join the Working
small company in Boise, Idaho; and the
care, jobs and credit: and the chance to
enjoy basic legal and human rights and
Women Count Honor
Hotel Employees and Restaurant
Employees Union Local 2 in San
participate fully in the political life of
Rolll
Francisco, California. Pledges range
their countries.
from flexible work schedules to child
care on snow days; from business
What we have learned around the
BY KAREN NUSSBAUM, DIRECTOR,
school scholarships to paid leave for
world, and what I have taken away
WOMEN'S BUREAU, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
participating in a child's school
from my trips to South Asia and Latin
LABOR
activities.
America and through our own country,
is that if women are healthy and
In Spring 1994, the Women's Bureau of
Employers are finding that Honor Roll
educated, their families will flourish.
the U.S. Department of Labor reached
programs not only benefit workers but
If women are free from violence, their
out to working women across the
also boost productivity. M a White
families will thrive. If women have a
country and asked how they felt about
House ceremony honoring several
chance to work and earn as full and
their jobs - what they liked, what they
Honor Roll pledges, James J. Shiro,
equal partners in society. their families
didn't like and what they wanted to
CEO of Price Watcrhouse, said,
will prosper.
change. More than a quarter of a
"Companies have studied pay-back
million women responded to the
from programs like this, and we realize
As an American, I will continue to
"Working Women Count" survey.
the positive impact in our bottom lines.
speak up for women In the United
Working women said they needed
The results make me wonder why
States who are raising children on the
change in three key areas: better pay
isn't every company in the country
minimum wage, women who can't
and benefits, help balancing work and
supporting programs like this?"
afford health care or child care, women
family, and more respect and opportu-
whose lives and those of their families
nity on the job.
The potential is there, but the Women's
are threatened by violence, sometimes
Bureau needs your help to turn it into
violence in their own homes.
The Women's Bureau heard them. And
real change. Anyone who wants to be
through our Working Women Count
on the Honor Roll can get pledge
I will continue to speak up for mothers
Honor Roll program. so have busi-
materials by calling 1-800-827-5335.
who are fighting for good schools, safe
nesses, state and local governments,
You can also help spread the word by
neighborhoods, clean air and clean
unions, community groups, and
including this toll-free number in your
airwaves: for older women, some of
nonprofit organizations nationwide.
newsletter, publication or on-line
them widows, who have raised their
service. And we want to issue a
families and now find that their skills
The Honor Roll encourages employers
special challenge to everyone who
and life experiences are not valued in
and other organizations to make
participated in United States regional
the workplace; for women who are
concrete changes in the lives of
preparatory meetings before the
working all night as nurses, hotel
working women and their families.
Fourth World Conference on
clerks. and fast food cooks so that they
Since the Honor Roll's official launch
Women, and everyone who cares
can be at home during the day with
on Labor Day 1995, hundreds have
about U.S. implementation of the
their kids: and for women everywhere
answered the call.
Platform for Action agreed to In
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