Womenwinning Is Supporting Liz Wielinski And Annie Young For Park Board
Liz Wielinski and Annie Young have been endorsed for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board by Womenwinning, a PAC that supports women's political campaigns in Minnesota. Womenwinning was established in 1982 by a group of 25 bi-partisan women who wanted to increase the number of women in public office. Since 1982, it has given more than $1 million to more than 1000 women's campaigns through direct contributions and support for training and recruitment.
The following bios are from the Womenwinning website http://womenwinning.org
LIZ WIELINSKI is running as the DFL candidate for District 1 Commissioner of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. She has been a community activist for many years, with a focus on getting more women elected and promoted to leadership positions. Liz has served in the DFL party, as President of the Columbia Park Neighborhood Association and is a co-founder of Minneapolis Park Watch. If elected, she will focus on increasing citizen review and participation, distributing resources equitably, protecting our trees, and implementing practices to make the Park Board more transparent and accountable
ANNIE YOUNG has been the At-large Commissioner for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board since 1989 and is seeking re-election. Annie received the Mother of Environmental Justice Award in October 2006 and has focused her work on the three E’s: environment, economics and social equity. Annie’s key issues are promoting green thinking in the park system, raising support for girls’ recreational activities, and advocating for more citizen participation in Park Board decision making. She is running in a highly contested race with three challengers.