Our Icon

Our icon is inspired by Picasso's Guernica where Woman carries the torch of hope above the carnage and by other artists such as Erte and Otsuka whose women have thrown off the yoke of cultural constraints. She moves forward with hope and courage.
--Karen Reisdorf

Our Monthly Meetings

Through monthly meetings featuring authors, professors, activists, candidates, elected officials and leading experts, Women For: Orange County connects with the community to share knowledge and advocate for the common good. Gatherings cover timely topics including peace, human rights, environmental protection, education, the well-being of children and families, civil rights, governmental reform, health care, sustainable development, justice and equal rights for women.

Our Annual Events

A unique and inspiring event, the Great American Write-In is an Orange County tradition. In early spring, this letter-writing jamboree motivates hundreds of citizens to take an active part in democracy by expressing their opinions to legislators and other leaders. Participants select their favorite issues after speaking with representatives from dozens of advocacy groups. Loyal letter-writers have fondly dubbed it "The Conscience of Orange County".

The oldest feminist event in Orange County, the Suffrage Day Luncheon, takes place in late August to commemorate the day women won the right to vote in 1920. Members, guests, and elected officials gather for a special lunch to celebrate the courageous struggle for women's suffrage. An awards ceremony is held to honor distinguished local activists for their outstanding contributions to the community and the world at large.

Women For: Orange County

2013-2014 Action Issue: Laura’s Law

Update on the Implementation of Laura’s Law here in Orange County

Following the verdict in the Fullerton Kelly Thomas trial, the tragedy of mental illness neglect and mistreatment has become national news. We need to make a final effort to get Laura’s Law in place here in OC to help provide an alternative to jail or the emergency room.

Laura’s Law provides court-ordered, intensive treatment in the community providing consistent supervision for those individuals with mental illness for whom other community services are not working.

For background information: https://www.lauraslawoc.org

For CBS 60 Minute segment “Nowhere to Go: Mentally Ill youth in crisis”

And for Feb. 9 New York Times: Nicholas D. Kristof: Inside a Mental Hospital Called Jail

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

Please write to your OC Supervisor or the entire Board and ask them to join Supervisor Moorlach in support of the full implementation of Laura’s Law by July. If you are in Moorlach’s district, please thank him for his help in advancing this.

To find your Supervisor: https://electionmapping.ocgov.com/OCdistrictmap2/MapDistrict-layout.aspx

To write to entire Board: Clerk of the Board, 333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Rm 465, P.O. Box 687, Santa Ana, CA 92702-0687 or [email protected]