NOW Celebrates Civil Rights Signing Day

Released on July 2, 2025

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history — the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  It prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. For more than sixty years, the Civil Rights Act and the Read more …

Shame On the Senate! The Budget Bill Hurts Real People—People Who Vote!

Released on July 1, 2025

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes The tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate is so horrendous that Vice President Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote to get it passed.  Senators know that Donald Trump’s massive giveaway to the rich is financed by cuts to health care, food assistance and Read more …

Celebrating NOW Founding Day

Released on June 30, 2025

NOW was established 59 years ago today, on June 30, 1966.    Today, NOW remains the front-line, intersectional, grassroots arm of our movement, with a history, record and reach that is a testament to the energy and dedication of NOW members.  NOW began on that date, when a group of women decided they’d had enough of Read more …

Defunding Planned Parenthood Starts Now, Thanks to the Supreme Court

Released on June 26, 2025

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes In another 6-3 decision, the anti-abortion care majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has struck again, paving the way for South Carolina to kick Planned Parenthood out of its Medicaid program.  What starts in South Carolina can now spread to other states, where extremist legislatures have long been Read more …

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