Opening Day, Grant Opportunity, and More!

February 8, 2024


 
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Dear Neighbor,

Wednesday was Opening Day for the 2024 legislative session! I am excited to work with my colleagues on legislation that will benefit our community. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions you may have about the legislative process.
Black History Month Celebration at Norwalk Public Library 
The South Norwalk Library will host a Black History Month celebration on February 24. The event will include performances from the the Bible Church of Norwalk's praise group, a presentation on Haitian art, a conversation on the historical contributions of Haiti to Black history in America, and more. Lunch will be provided. Click here or the image below to register. 
Nominate Gender Equity Advocates for the City's First Annual Norwalk ImpACT Award

In preparation of Women's History Month and International Women's Month in March, the Norwalk Commission on the Status of Women shared that they are hosting their first annual Norwalk ImpACT Award and are asking the community to help nominate individuals.

The Norwalk ImpACT Award will recognize two outstanding gender equity advocates in the community whose actions have had a positive impact on women, girls and other marginalized members of the community, such as transgender people and gender non-conforming people.

The two individuals include a member of the youth, who is under the age of 18 and an adult over the age of 18. Following the nomination process, awardees will be announced and celebrated at the Commission's regularly scheduled meeting on March 11, 2024, at 7:00 pm. 

Members of the Norwalk community are encouraged to solicit nominations by filling out this form and welcome assistance in sharing the attached flyer to help identify nominations. Nominations must be received by February 26, 2024, at 5:00 pm. 

For any questions, please contact mwoodsmatthews@norwalkct.gov
Grant Opportunity From WBDC
The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is excited to announce the next round of our Ignite Grant Program, which will open February 1, 2024! The deadline to apply is March 14, 2024. The application will also be offered in Spanish.   

Formerly known as the Equity Match Grant, Ignite is designed to help women-owned businesses grow. The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to women-owned businesses in the state of Connecticut who have been in business for 2 or more years and have revenues between $25K and $2 million.  Since the start of the program, we have distributed 276 grants of over $2.5 million to women-owned businesses in Connecticut. 
Climate Poster Competition for Connecticut Students
As of last year, Connecticut required climate change to be included in the science curriculum for grades 5–12. Given this new focus, the Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action will host a poster competition this year. 

Submissions will be judged by a panel of legislators, environmental leaders and others. 12 submissions will be recognized to highlight the climate issues being studied throughout the state. (High resolutions images will be required if a submission is selected.)There will also be an event at the State Capitol the week of Earth Day to celebrate the winners and share their submissions.
 
Please contact Lisa Winkler at 860-614-6102, lisa@grassrootsct.com or Tricia Dinneen Priebe at 203-464-3793, tricia@grassrootsct.com if you have any questions or need any additional information. You may also visit the Coalition website at www.climateactionct.org
 
The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2024 and submissions can be emailed to CTClimateActionCoalition@gmail.com.
ICYMI - Senior Issues Listening Session
Reminder - tomorrow, Senate Majority Leader Duff and I will host a senior issues listening session at Kingsway Senior Housing. One of our legislatives priorities for the upcoming session is legislation that is focused on seniors, so we wanted to take the time to hear your input. Hope to see you there!
 National Girls & Women in Sports Day
February 7 was National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). This day, which has been celebrated for nearly 40 years, honors girls and women who participate in athletics at all levels, the positive influence of sports participation and the continuing struggle for equality for women in sports.

I had so much fun cheering on the fantastic UConn Women’s Basketball team in their win (Coach Auriemma’s 1200th!) and supporting their celebration of this important day where we honor the intergenerational change we are witnessing and the power of women athletes to change the world for the better.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any questions and concerns you may have - I can be reached at Dominique.Johnson@cga.ct.gov, or through my office phone - 860-240-8585.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Dominique Johnson
State Representative
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