Minnesota NARAL Announces its 2003 Pro-Choice Champions
Jane Hodgson Reproductive Freedom Award:
ROSALIE GOLDSTEIN
Given to the individual who has made vital contributions to the Minnesota pro-choice movement. Rosalie Goldstein has been a member of Minnesota NARAL since its inception in the late 1960s and has been a longstanding advocate for reproductive freedom. She was an active advocate throughout the 1970s and a board member of Minnesota NARAL (then called the Abortion Rights Council) in the 1980s. Since leaving the Board, Rosalie has been serving on the Abortion Rights Council PAC. She also continues to help out pro-choice candidates. During the 25th anniversary of Roe in 1998, Rosalie wrote the following: "Choice may be safe and legal today but there are forces hard at work to put a stop to that. Choice people MUST work even HARDER to guarantee ‘Freedom of Choice’ for a healthy future for all women."
Volunteer of the Year Award:
JILL DAVIDSON
Given to the volunteer who has demonstrated the highest level of commitment to the cause.
Jill Davidson has been a constant presence at Minnesota NARAL for the last three years. Jill started at Minnesota NARAL as the Pro-Choice Education Coalition intern and then the Hospital Provider Project intern. Jill now works at a clinic as a reproductive health counselor, but she still volunteers for Minnesota NARAL. Jill volunteered during the past election season by informing hundreds of pro-choice voters across the state regarding their pro-choice candidates. “Working at the clinic is rewarding, but hard work, so volunteering with NARAL is uplifting and keeps me motivated,” Jill said. “It reminds me that we have dedicated people working for us in the political realm.”
Both awards were given at Minnesota NARAL and Minnesota NARAL Foundation's annual meeting on January 22, 2003.
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