WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hypocrisy and misogyny have long been hallmarks of the response from professional sports organizations when it comes to sexual assault committed by their players. As the just released investigation by the USA Today Network documents, the NCAA is a repeat offender when it comes to putting profits over people. They have continued to let college… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Stopping Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women, LGBTQIA+ Rights Still Ignored in Debates #AskThemMore
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the Nov. 20th debate finally included questions on paid family leave and #MeToo, an updated analysis by the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) found that of the 470 questions asked of the Democratic presidential candidates so far, only a handful addressed topics most important to women voters. … Read more »
Harvey Weinstein’s Civil Settlement Doesn’t Let His Criminality Off The Hook
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $25 million settlement that Harvey Weinstein and executives from his bankrupt film studio reached with some of the women who accused the producer of rape, sexual harassment and other criminal conduct must not be a “get out of jail free” card for Weinstein. The payout for the survivors participating in the… Read more »
Women’s Rights Activists Ask for Accountability in Migrant Detention Centers
The NFL Must Correct Double Standard with Violent Players
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The NFL has once again proven where its priorities lie: with profits, not people. When Cleveland Brown’s defensive end Myles Garrett rips off an opposing quarterback’s helmet and hits him with it during a nationally televised game, he immediately gets suspended for the rest of the season. Fox Commentator Joe Buck called the incident “one of the worst things… Read more »
Decriminalize Prostituted People—Not Prostitution
Washington, D.C. – The Council of the District of Columbia-Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety- is considering a bill that would decriminalize those who buy and profit from the purchase of sex acts in the District. If passed into law, this bill will provide blanket approval for the exploitative and violent activities of those… Read more »
Why We Observe Indigenous Peoples’ – Not Columbus – Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NOW is proud to continue to support the growing national movement to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 14 rather than Columbus Day. It is wrong to honor a figure who colonized, enslaved and massacred thousands of Indigenous People in the Americas. Instead, we must lift up the experiences of Native American… Read more »
San Diego Rally Raises the Voices of Women and Girls Detained in Immigration Prisons
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Gathering near the Otay Mesa Detention Center, where a 37-year-old detainee died suspiciously just last week and sexual assault complaints have increased by 158 percent in the past year, hundreds of activists are rallying today with the National Organization for Women and our Unlock the Future partners for the humane treatment of immigrant… Read more »
San Ysidro rally focuses on treatment of immigrant women, girls at border
“The punishing conditions imposed by the Department of Homeland Security, ICE and Customs and Border Protection on immigrants at the southern border continue to threaten the lives of tens of thousands of vulnerable persons,” said Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization for Women, which organized the rally.
Feminists plan rally to support women held in immigration detention centers
“Immigrant families are being inhumanely locked away in horrific and immoral detention facilities in Southern California and around the nation, and women and girls are suffering the most,” NOW’s president Toni Van Pelt, wrote in a statement.