On the Record

Earlier today I sent this statement to the press.  NOW members can demonstrate a better use of our time than watching Donald Trump’s speech—we can disrupt, organize, and push back!  -Christian  “Don’t Watch Trump’s Lies—Organize!”  Statement by NOW Pre Read more …

February 11 has been designated Safer Internet Day since 2003, where the global community comes together to raise awareness and work to build a safer and more responsible internet, where everyone is empowered to use technology responsibly, respectfully Read more …

Observances like Black History Month are an essential part of the authentic story of our country.  Attacks on so-called critical race theory in schools and D.E.I. programs welcomed by industry and institutions are actually part of the honest history we Read more …

Just a few days after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, on January 22 we also saw the 52nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Roe v. Wade, the constitutional protection of a woman’s right to abortion care.   Trump took the Read more …

The idea to establish the third Monday of January as a national holiday recognizing the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an early response to his horrific murder on April 4, 1968, outside a motel in Memphis, but it took years of campaignin Read more …

NOW National President Christian F. Nunes released this response to President Joe Biden’s statement about the ERA. We need the Equal Rights Amendment, and we need it NOW.  President Biden is right when he affirms that the ERA has cleared all necessary Read more …

On January 2, President Biden honored former NOW President Eleanor Smeal with the Presidential Citizens Medal–the nation’s second highest civilian honors—for “defining the movement for women’s rights.” The official proclamation reads: “From leading ma Read more …

Every year since 2010, the President has dedicated the month of January to raise awareness about human trafficking and to educate the public about how to identify and prevent this crime.  NOW members know that we cannot step away from the bipartisan co Read more …

November 25 has been designated by the world community as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  It is a day for governments, international groups, and membership organizations like NOW to come together to organize activities Read more …

November 21, 2024 is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day, a stark reminder of the systemic disparities Native women still face in the workforce and in their everyday lives. On average, Native women are paid just 52 cents for all workers and 58 cents for full- Read more …