mailto: Dear comrades!
The women's network of EL member- and observer parties has started it's work. As we decided in Rome, we have established a mailing list and we are making preparations for the women's assembly before the first EL party congress takes place. We are grateful that Forum delle donne del Prc has taken the initiative to invite women to Rome Sep. 15th to coordinate the preparation of the women's assembly. <//span>

Like EL the women's network also "Its just a beginning".  We kindly ask you, members of the Executive Board, to spread  the idea and the concrete possibilities of EL women's network  in your parties by for example

• making acquaintance of the resolution of the foundation  congress (enclosure);
• making acquaintance of the women's network to your  party and especially to your women's and feminist structures  resp. militants. The mailing list address is: el_fem@eurolist.org;
• supporting the network's discussions and activities  by publishing them in your press.

 For us women from member- and observer-parties EL is  a great opportunity to share experiences, to qualify our  discusssions, to strengthen our connections with other  women's organisations and develop activities on an European  level self organized and self responsible.

Thank you for your support

 Imma Barbarossa (Prc), Jaroslava Cardová (KP Bohemia and Moravia), Litsa  Doudoumi (Synapsismos), Katarina Ferro (KPOE), Christiane Reymann (PDS), Hilary  Wainwright (Red Pepper, UK)

ENCLOSURE: Resolution of the Founding Congress of the European Left Party

 We want to state from the Founding Congress onwards women contribute to building  up the new party and start to build networks in the EL. The Founding Congress  is asked to instruct the Executive Board to support activities of the women  through establishing mailing lists, through securing women's presence on the  EL web page and through supporting the organisation of a women's assembly (consisting  of women from the parties participating in the EL and, following the statues,  of unorganised women who are individual members of the EL) before the first  party congress takes place. During the time our women's assembly will work out, among other topics, a proposal of how women will act in the EL in the  future. The results of these discussions shall be implemented into the statutes  of the European Left party on the first congress of ELP.