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AAUW-NM 2011 - 2012 Public Policy Program

AAUW-NM supports AAUW's mission: advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philan-thropy, and research.
AAUW-NM supports the Association Public Policy Program. We support constitutional protection for the rights of all individuals, reproductive rights, separation of church and state, social security that is fair to women and opposition to the use of public funds for nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
AAUW-NM supports the issue of "Equity in Education for Women and Girls," academic freedom, protection from cen-sorship, and the Association position in favor of diversity.
AAUW-NM works with other organizations in support of AAUW objectives.
AAUW-NM continues to support the NM State Equal Rights Amendment. Any attempt to revoke or change that NM Constitutional Amendment will become priority for action. We believe in policies that promote justice and human rights and we recognize the need for a clean and healthful environment in an interdependent world.

Priorities 2011-2012

1.  Support the AAUW program to educate and galvanize women voters.
2.  Support a strong adequately funded program for public education to include: 
     - Integrity of the funding formula 
     - Equitable funding for all state supported institutions of higher learning 
     - Increased number of instructional days for K-12 
     - Early childhood development initiatives 
     - Reasonable and fair capital outlay expenditures 
     - Adequate federal funding for the "No Child Left Behind" Act
3.  Support programs to encourage women to achieve economic self-sufficiency at all ages to include: 
     - Pay equity 
     - Education, training and support for success in the workforce, especially women transferring from welfare to work, 
     - Access to quality, affordable dependent care 
     - Legal reforms for the prevention of domestic violence.
4.  Support for quality, affordable health care for all New Mexicans, including choice in the determination of one's re-productive life.
5.  Support for campaign finance and ethics reform to include creating a statewide Ethics Commission with subpoena powers over statewide elected officials.
6.  Support for a healthful environment including: 
     - Clean air and water 
     - Sustainable use of natural resources and green technologies 
     - Reasonable guidelines and efforts to develop new energy sources and conservation programs.
7.  Support of civil liberties and all efforts to preserve the rights guaranteed in the New Mexico Constitution.