Action Alert on Global Climate Change The League of Women Voters of Michigan is working in partnership with the international humanitarian group Oxfam America, to get the message out that now is the time to act on global climate change. We have been working on a variety of fronts to advance policies that will reduce global warming. An event, featuring a screening of the video Sisters on the Planet, was held in September. You can view these videos at http://www.oxfamamerica.org/campaigns/climate-change/ sisters-on-the-planet. Attendees included key environmental leaders across the State and LWVUS President Mary Wilson. While in Michigan, President Wilson and I met with a representative from Senator Levin's office. Following up, in October I travelled to Washington DC and, along with an Oxfam representative, held meetings with staff members from both Senator Levin's and Senator Stabenow's staffs. Oxfam America's Sisters on the Planet initiative brings together prominent women in the US, including Members of Congress and leaders in civic, business, faith-based and philanthropic communities who recognize the disproportionate impact of climate change on poor people, especially women and children. These ambassadors are willing to use their strong voices on behalf of voiceless and vulnerable women around the world. Michigan, Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, are considered swing states. Our Senators are considered crucial in getting the Climate Change legislation through Congress. LWVMI is getting the Sisters message out and recruiting influential women across the state who can help carry the message to Senator Stabenow. We want to increase the number of Sisters ambassadors by asking presidents of statewide organizations and other prominent Michigan women to join in this effort. Our current Michigan Sisters Ambassadors list includes: Honorable Jennifer Granholm Governor Honorable Liz Brater Michigan State Senator Honorable Sheila Cockrel Detroit City Commissioner Honorable Shelby Bupp Ingham County Commissioner Jocelyn Benson Law Professor, Wayne State University Debbie Dingell Member Democratic National Committee Patricia Gillis Executive Director, Voices for Earth Justice Amanda Stitt Director, Michigan Voices Raj Weiner Former Director, Michigan Department of Public Health Marianne Williamson Author Jessica Reiser President, League of Women Voters of Michigan If you have personal contact with someone who you believe would consider becoming a sister and you are willing to ask them to do so, please let me know. Contact me at president@lwvmi.org. Thank you for your help, Jessica Reiser