When I told someone on a phone call that I was excited about the Women of Color tour coming to our area November 3rd in Fort Myers, Florida, he asked me if I was a woman of color.  I am not by skin color but I am a mother, grandmother, sister who cares deeply that all women count especially those whose voices are not always heard or whose issues are not on the mainstream agenda.  So I am asking you all to help spread the news that there is a non-partisan campaign to get out the vote and hold elected officials accountable for issues that mater to all of us especially women of color.  Stopping violence against women and HIV & AIDS, access to good health care, education, housing, safe and healthy communities, integrity of the environment, peace and pay equity are key issues that we all want for the people of the United States.

My friend and young colleague, Jacqueline Patterson is the Women of Color United Coordinator. This 41 Million Strong Campaign is a unique movement in the form of a month long road tour with the goal of rallying women of color (Native American/American Indian, African-American, Latin American, Asian and Pacific Islander American and Middle Eastern American) to have their voices heard in the upcoming elections.   

Jacqueline Patterson has a website and blog that will keep us updated on this tour so that we can gather support through our friends, organizations and the media.  

“We are passionate about ensuring that women of color are represented by the
electorate, and therefore we have dropped everything to hit the road in 20
states throughout the nation and mobilize the vote of women of color,” says
Jacqui. This initiative will extend beyond the tour route through radio and print media, as well as web-based content, which will be uploaded on a daily basis via
http://www.womenofcolorunited.org   the tour will visit states that have tight Presidential/ Congressional races
and/or have a significant representation of the WOCU constituents. The tour
will visit Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
District of Columbia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, and
Maryland and will conclude in Florida on November 4th in Miami.

Women are leading the way, united through sisterhood on behalf of all the people of the United States.      Namaste!!!  Ann Smith