The Women of The International Longshoremen’s Association AFL-CIO under the tutelage of Andrea Gardner presented a book signing event for Linda Tarr-Whelan’s book “Women Lead The Way”. Linda Tarr-Whelan gave an empowering speech specifically addressed at women to empower themselves. She stated that America is rated 80th in the number of women serving politically. She stated that it is necessary that we men start engaging and voting till a critical mass is reached.
About Egberto Willies
Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.