Author: Natalie Cassase

ROGERS, Ark. — Today, Independent Women’s Network (IWN), the national grassroots community activist arm of Independent Women’s Voice, celebrated the launch of its Northwest Arkansas chapter. This chapter joins 20 chapters around the country and an online community of more than 30,000 IWN members.

The chapter leader is Rachael Slobodien, an accomplished communications and policy professional who has held senior roles at the White House, on Capitol Hill, and influential political organizations. Slobodien served as the Chief Communications Officer at the America First Policy Institute. She previously served as Chief of Staff of the White House Council of Economic Advisers in the Donald J. Trump Administration and held senior communications roles for the Club for Growth and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.

Slobodien will advocate for ideas to improve education and public safety, alleviate child poverty,  and clearing policy barriers to working in Arkansas. 

“It’s an absolute honor to join forces with IWN and establish our first Arkansas chapter,” Slobodien said. “IWN is a tremendous national group, and I’m so excited to add their media muscle to what matters to Northwest Arkansas. We’re blessed to have strong elected officials in Arkansas, and I’m looking forward to joining with them to make our state one of the best places to live and work in the Nation.”

“I’m proud that strong Arkansan women like Rachael are weighing in on the issues affecting their lives,” said Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General-Elect Tim Griffin. “Arkansans are not willing to accept an out-of-control crime problem as the new normal. Public safety is one of the primary responsibilities of the state, and I have a plan to keep Arkansas’s families safe. I’m looking forward to working with an energized and engaged group like this, committed to improving their communities and ready to fix the most pressing problems Arkansans face.”

IWN was created to build a supportive community for women and to give them the tools they need to make a positive difference in their neighborhoods and our country.  

“We heard from thousands of women from across the country who said they wanted a community where they could connect, share ideas, and take action,” said IWN’s Carrie Lukas. “We launched the Independent Women’s Network to stand shoulder to shoulder with women who are ready to turn our economy around and fight to save our freedoms by countering the woke mob and standing up to cancel culture and out-of-touch bureaucrats.”

An engaging and growing community of independently-minded women work together to advance shared principles through chapter gatherings and the IWN online movement. Membership to IWN opens access to message boards, curated news, smart content, a resource center, exclusive events, and an action center.

“IWN members are happy warriors who stand up to bullies – bullies with positions in school boards; bullies on social media; bullies in corporations and in politics,” said IWN Director Julie Gunlock. “We support one another, and our members are not alone when they stand up to lead on issues critical to our country.”

Members of the community who are interested in joining Independent Women’s Network should email IWN Membership Director Jenny Avis ([email protected]) or visit iwnetwork.com for more information.

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Independent Women’s Network, a project of Independent Women’s Voice, in partnership with Independent Women’s Forum, is a positive, supportive community of engaged, informed, and activated women working together to inspire, interact, influence, and have impact.

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Nomani’s full testimony can be found HERE once the hearing begins.

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Washington, D.C. – Asra Nomani, senior fellow in the practice of journalism at Independent Women’s Network, was invited by Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-SC) to testify as the minority witness before the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Reform Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, December 13, on confronting antisemitism and extremism in all forms. 

The hybrid hearing entitled, “Confronting White Supremacy (Part VII): The Evolution of Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups and the Ongoing Threat to Democracy,” will examine how the federal government can confront threats to our nation. The hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. ET in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building and will stream online here. 

Nomani is an American Muslim immigrant who was born in Bombay, India, and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia. A former Wall Street Journal reporter, she has investigated anti-democratic extremist groups for 20 years as an investigative reporter, and she is known globally as an advocate of women’s rights and human rights, especially within the Muslim faith.

“In the true spirit of intersectionality, we must recognize that anti-democratic extremism comes in many forms,” says Nomani. “In their myopia, Democrat lawmakers are holding their seventh hearing on ‘confronting white supremacy,’ while ignoring the hate, racism and intolerance fomented by many other groups, including Islamic extremists, Black nationalists and the far-left, who target Asian Americans, Jewish people, innocent children, parents and others, in their divisiveness. As the Biden administration criminalizes parents as ‘domestic terrorists,’ Democrat lawmakers also ignore the greatest domestic threat our children face today: learning loss and system failure in our public schools, where activists are wasting federal, state, and local money on indoctrination, instead of education. To truly defeat extremism in all communities, we must raise a next generation of educated, enlightened citizens contributing to our great democracy.”

Hearing witnesses include:

• Asra Nomani
  • Senior Fellow, Independent Women’s Network
  • Cofounder, Muslim Reform Movement, advocating for women’s rights and human rights 
• Alejandra Caraballo
  • Clinical Instructor, Cyberlaw Clinic, Harvard Law School
• Mary McCord
  • Executive Director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown University Law Center
• Oren Segal
  • Vice President of the Center on Extremism, Anti-Defamation League
• Amanda Tyler
  • Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
• Eric Ward
  • Senior Advisor, Western States Center

Nomani’s full testimony can be found HERE once the hearing begins.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Independent Women’s Network (IWN), the national grassroots community activist arm of Independent Women’s Voice, celebrated the launch of its Bismarck, North Dakota Chapter. This chapter joins 16 chapters around the country and an online community of more than 32,000 IWN members.

The Chapter Leaders are Margot Knorr and Lori Hinz, the North Dakota GOP RNC National Committeewoman.

Sandra Sanford, the second lady of North Dakota, celebrated the launch of the chapter and highlighted the importance of the chapter’s initial goals to focus on defending women’s spaces and rights. “Women have only had the right to vote for 102 years in America since the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution,” she said. “Women have only had the right to equal access in education and sports for 50 years since the enactment of Title IX. We cannot give up the ground that has been gained toward equality from these monumental efforts by our foremothers. It’s imperative a Women’s Bill of Rights is established to ensure the 100+ years of efforts weren’t in vain and to secure her place today and into the future.”

Chapter leader Margo Knorr, a former track and field star at North Dakota State, is concerned about efforts to erase women as a legal category and is eager to advocate for protecting fair play and keeping women’s sports female. 

“I am thrilled to be a small part of making a difference for women and have been fortunate enough to have many women in this state who have impacted my life,” said Knorr. “I hope to pay that forward. As a four time All-American, many opportunities that were made available to me that only a generation prior were only available to men. I never want to lose sight of that progress or let it dissolve. We have strong, compassionate women leaders across the state looking forward to networking and creating statewide synergies by becoming an Independent Woman Network chapter here in North Dakota. We are encouraging women to come join our network and be a part of our community and efforts to preserving what it means to be an Independent Woman.”

IWN was created to build a supportive community for women and to give them the tools they need to make a positive difference in their neighborhoods and our country.  

“We heard from thousands of women from across the country who said they wanted a community where they could connect, share ideas, and take action,” said IWN’s Carrie Lukas. “We launched the Independent Women’s Network to stand shoulder to shoulder with women who are ready to turn our economy around and fight to save our freedoms by countering the woke mob and standing up to cancel culture and out-of-touch bureaucrats.”

An engaging and growing community of independently-minded women work together to advance shared principles through chapter gatherings and the IWN online movement. Membership to IWN opens access to message boards, curated news, smart content, a resource center, exclusive events, and an action center.

“IWN members are happy warriors who stand up to bullies – bullies with positions in school boards; bullies on social media; bullies in corporations and in politics,” said IWN Director Julie Gunlock. “We support one another, and our members are not alone when they stand up to lead on issues critical to our country.”

Members of the community who are interested in joining Independent Women’s Network should email IWN Membership Director Jenny Avis ([email protected]) or visit iwnetwork.com for more information.

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www.iwnetwork.com 

Independent Women’s Network, a project of Independent Women’s Voice, in partnership with Independent Women’s Forum, is a positive, supportive community of engaged, informed, and activated women working together to inspire, interact, influence, and have impact.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Independent Women’s Network (IWN), the national grassroots community activist arm of Independent Women’s Voice, celebrated the launch of its Denver, CO Chapter. This chapter joins 16 chapters around the country and an online community of more than 20,000 IWN members.

The Chapter Leader is Megan Kaltenbach Burke of Denver, a lifelong Colorado resident and mother to two daughters. 

Kaltenbach has been an outspoken advocate against masking our children during the Covid pandemic, including starting a citywide petition and also speaking to the Denver School Board on the harms caused by forced masking.  

Explaining why she stepped up to start a Denver chapter of IWN, Kaltenbach said:

“Colorado is where I grew up and it holds such a special place in my heart. Denver is where I live with my family and where both our daughters were born. It’s where I competed in cross country and track in high school winning 15 5A state championships, creating lifelong memories, giving me tons of confidence and earning a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

“This is my home but as of late, I do not recognize it. The past few years we hindered our children’s ability to learn with mask mandates and school closures that we now know were not based on any correct science, but politics. We let our public school boards push an agenda that did not benefit our kids.

“Denver’s homelessness problem, fentanyl overdoses and crime increases are out of control. Lastly, we have gotten to a place where we allow males to compete in women’s sports here in Colorado. This is not something I can just sit and watch happen in a place I love, a place where we are raising two girls, and a place where I competed as a female athlete… against only other females. Colorado needs to make changes and I am willing to fight for those changes and so are many others.

“I know our Independent Women’s Network Denver chapter can make a major difference and with the resources of IWN’s affiliate organizations, Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice, we can strive for change to make Colorado a better community.” 

IWN was created to build a supportive community for women and to give them the tools they need to make a positive difference in their neighborhoods and our country.  

“We heard from thousands of women from across the country who said they wanted a community where they could connect, share ideas, and take action,” said IWN’s Carrie Lukas. “We launched the Independent Women’s Network to stand shoulder to shoulder with women who are ready to turn our economy around and fight to save our freedoms by countering the woke mob and standing up to cancel culture and out-of-touch bureaucrats.”

An engaging and growing community of independently-minded women work together to advance shared principles through chapter gatherings and the IWN online movement. Membership to IWN opens access to message boards, curated news, smart content, a resource center, exclusive events, and an action center.

“IWN members are happy warriors who stand up to bullies – bullies with positions in school boards; bullies on social media; bullies in corporations and in politics,” said IWN Director Julie Gunlock. “We support one another, and our members are not alone when they stand up to lead on issues critical to our country.”

Members of the community who are interested in joining Independent Women’s Network should email IWN Membership Director Jenny Avis ([email protected]) or visit iwnetwork.com for more information.

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www.iwnetwork.com 

Independent Women’s Network, a project of Independent Women’s Voice, in partnership with Independent Women’s Forum, is a positive, supportive community of engaged, informed, and activated women working together to inspire, interact, influence, and have impact.