Postponed: Alexandria Prayer/Action Chapter Kick-Off Meeting
Concerned Women for America of Virginia is following the federal and state guidance concerning COVID-19. Therefore, we are postponing our inaugural Alexandria Prayer/Action Chapter. We will post our new event date over the next several weeks. (Do you, or someone you know, live in or near Alexandria, Virginia? Either way, please read on.) I am […]
CWA Stands for Women at the Supreme Court. Will You Join Us?
If you live in or around the D.C. area, we need and want you with us on March 4! Last October, Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia joined CWA’s national office as we rallied in front of the Supreme Court. Read more here. I want to thank those of you who were able to join us! […]
CWA of Virginia Marches for Life in Virginia
Concerned Women for America of Virginia participated in the February 13, March for Life in Richmond. Forty-two busses and an untold number of cars drove in for the event. Turnout estimates ran from 1,000 to 2,500. Prior to the rally and march, we visited legislators. This session has been difficult for our like-minded legislators, and […]
CWALAC Endorses Daniel Gade for U.S. Senate for Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2020 Contact: Toni DeLancey, Ph.D. | Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, has endorsed Daniel Gade for U.S. Senate for Virginia. Penny Nance, CEO and President of CWALAC, said: “The 2020 election will be […]
Watch CBS Interview on ERA
Dr. Toni Delancey, CWA’s Chief Operating Officer and State Director for CWA of Virginia was interviewed by CBS concerning the efforts to pass the ERA in the Virginia General Assembly. Click here to read the story. Here’s Toni’s interview:
Breaking! CWA of Virginia Responds to DOJ Ruling on the ERA
Today, Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia represented you in Richmond by participating in the Celebrate Womanhood, Do Not ERAse It! rally/lobby day to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). I spoke at the morning press conference, and our CWA of Virginia team lobbied state legislators to discuss our opposition to the ERA. While we were working […]
CWA of Virginia Interviewed on ERA Efforts in Virginia
CWA’s Chief Operating Officer and State Director, Toni DeLancey, spoke to ABC 13 concerning the efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Virginia. Read the article and watch the video here. If Virginia passes the ERA, it will become the 38th state to pass the amendment, the threshold number of states needed to […]
Join Us at the Celebrate Womanhood, Do Not ERAse It! Rally/Lobby Day
With the strike of the gavel next Wednesday, January 8, the Virginia General Assembly will open its 2020 legislative session. You can count on Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia to represent your interests in Richmond and to keep you informed on the legislation that directly impacts you and your family. To kick off […]
Don’t ERAse Women With an Equal Rights Amendment
Don’t ERAse Women With an Equal Rights Amendment “… legal classifications and distinctions based upon sex are not only discriminatory in themselves, but also lend governmental support to entrenched customs which ignore women as persons …” Pauli Murray, co-founder of the National Organization of Women The ERA proposes that “Equality of rights under the law shall […]
Encourage and Pray – Now more than ever!
Just this week, my Bible study has been in the book Esther. How appropriate. Esther 4:14 says, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” We are royalty, and our father is the KING! He has positioned us at this time to do incredible things […]
It’s Election Day: Pray and Vote!
Dear Fellow Virginians, Today is a critical day in Virginia. Voters go the polls to elect their Delegate and Senator and other important down-ballot races. Throughout the day, would you please pray for the following: Pray for God’s hedge of protection over our nation, even during the election. If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and […]
Tomorrow’s Election Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, Tomorrow Virginians will cast a very important vote in our commonwealth’s history. The candidates couldn’t be more different in their positions on crucial moral issues. As the battle escalates over infanticide, liberal indoctrination on Virginia college campuses, transgender policies, the shredding of religious freedoms, and the expansion of government-sanctioned gambling, we need […]
Virginia Elections: Friday Prayer Point and Pray at Your Polling Place
Dear Fellow Virginians, When the ancient Israelites entered the Promised Land, their first obstacle was the great walled city of Jericho. As Joshua and the men prepared to conquer the city, God gave them a clear battle strategy. They were to walk around the great city once a day for six days without speaking one […]
Virginia Elections: Thursday Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, Election Day is getting close. As we prepare ourselves to vote and elect the members of our Commonwealth legislature, we should never lose track of the number one objective as we pray for our leaders. Our role as citizens is very simply stated for us in II Timothy 2:24-26, “The Lord’s bond-servant […]
Virginia Elections: Wednesday Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, In 1776, the most influential man in the little town of Lexington was a parson by the name of Jonas Clark. On the night Paul Revere made his famous ride, Parson Clark was having dinner with John Hancock and Samuel Adams. These two great patriots asked Clark the question: If war came, […]
Virginia Elections: Tuesday Prayer Point
Dear Fellow Virginians, Few opportunities come to individuals to make an eternal impact with profound current significance. Prayer is just such an opportunity. In the life of America, beginning May 14, 1607, in Jamestown, Virginia, under a sail converted to an awning, Christians have turned to God to guide and strengthen them. Even more today, […]
Virginians: A Special Election Message from Penny Nance
Dear Fellow Virginians, I have lived in our beautiful Commonwealth since I came as an 18-year old college student and never left. I am blessed by the people of our state and the many opportunities it has afforded me and my family. But I write to you today with a heavy heart. I fear that […]
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Virginians: Are You Registered to Vote?
Tuesday, October 15, is the last day to register to vote for the off-year elections in Virginia. Reminder: It is election season in Virginia, where voters will go to the polls in November to elect state legislative races only. Virginia’s off-year elections are critically important, and that is why Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia […]
CWA of Virginia Recommends These Two Events
There is a disturbing trend happening in many of the Northern Virginia school districts. Most recently, the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) school board has been making policy changes that expose our children and our neighbors’ children to sexually explicit materials and inappropriate and dangerous situations. “Gender Identity” Policy Alert In May 2015, the FCPS […]