Law Students Meet with Members of Congress

Anna Soliman '09 and Sarah Asplin '09 attended the National Young Women's Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. from March 23-27, 2007. The conference, sponsored by the National Council of Women's Organizations, hosted student leaders from around the country and included comprehensive training on campus organizing, lobbying, and advocacy. 

Asplin presented a workshop at the conference on raising money for campus groups. She highlighted her experience raising close to half a million dollars for various non-profits and for educational and research projects. 

Soliman and Asplin met with members of Congress and women leaders, including: Representatives Nita Lowey, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Lois Capps, Hilda Solis, and Carolyn Maloney; as well as Senators Barbara Boxer and Hillary Clinton. The conference also hosted dynamic speakers Ellie Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation; Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers; and Kim Ganday, president of the National Organization for Women. The conference concluded with a press conference announcing the reintroduction of the Equal Rights Amendment. 

Soliman and Asplin traveled to D.C. on a generous grant from the UC Davis School of Law Dean's Office.


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