Welfare Warriors--Fighting for the Lives of Mothers and Children in poverty since 1986

The Welfare Warriors are mothers and children
in poverty who have joined together
to make our voices heard in all policies affecting
families in poverty, the larger community,
and the Earth...

We work to create a voice for mothers in
poverty through our own organizations and
media. Through street activism, advocacy, and
our newspaper, the Mother Warriors Voice,
we fight for the creation of a federal program
to guarantee that all children
have support to the age of 18.

We educate and agitate until all communities
recognize that Motherwork IS Work and
must be paid and prioritized by the
community and in the workplace.

We actively protest the devastation being
caused by cruel "welfare reform."

ATTEMPTED BREAK IN!!

On Tuesday 9/26/2005 someone tried to break into the Welfare Warriors Mothers Organizing Center. They repeatedly smashed a $600 window in the front of the building, but were unable to break through the safety glass. Then they broke out a back window. Our alarm system may have scared them away, because they did not gain entry.

Now we are trying to raise the money to replace the windows. Our insurance won't help -- the deductible is $1000. We are seeking donations from individuals or discounts from contractors to get the job done. Please call, write or email if you can help.

Call to Action on TANF!!

There is still time to contact your senators. Let's FLOOD them with demands for "Justice in TANF"!

There is still time to affect the TANF re-authorization bill (HR 4) which passed the House in February. The Senate TANF bill is in the Senate Finance committee, The vote on it has been postponed TEN TIMES. But it will probably be voted on in September 2005. The House bill (HR 4) would only allow three months education to count as work for women on TANF, despite their need to support their families singlehandedly. Instead of allowing education, the House bill would allocate $1.5 billion to states to train and "educate" moms to marry. And the House bill would require single moms on TANF to work off their TANF checks at 40 hours a week!

WRITE, E-MAIL, OR CALL YOUR SENATORS at 202-224-3121 TELL THEM THAT YOU:

o Want education and caregiving to count as work in anyTANF bill.
o Want an end to TANF time limits.
o Want an end to TANF sanctions.
o Want an end to TANF racial profiling.
o Do NOT support the TANF reauthorization bill passed by the House (HR 4)

In Wisconsin contact:
russell_feingold@feingold.senate.gov AND senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov

For all other states you may locate your Senators by going to this link: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Go to http://www.senate.gov to track any bill currently in Congress. You can find out it's current status and last activity. If there was a hearing, you can read the text of those who spoke AND respond for the record.