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NOW Joins ERA Coalition and Members of Congress for Virtual Press Conference Marking Date Equal Rights Amendment Should Be In Effect
Released on January 21, 2022
Press Releases
Shame On The U.S. Senate For Perpetuating Racial Discrimination And Voter Suppression
Released on January 19, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shame on the U.S. Senate. Tonight’s vote to thwart the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was a bitter defeat for every principle that Senators swear to uphold. Our constitutional rights as citizens of a democracy were in the balance tonight, and 50 Read more …
Failure Is Not an Option on Voting Rights This Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Released on January 17, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today is the 32nd annual observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but this year’s holiday is unlike any other. The issue of voting rights has risen to the front of the national agenda, and NOW members are determined to seize this moment and deliver for democracy. That’s why NOW has joined Read more …
January 6 Was A Narrow Escape—NOW, We Must Save Democracy
Released on January 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year ago today, a violent mob launched an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol intent on subverting our democracy. Since then, over 400 anti-democracy bills have been introduced in nearly all 50 state legislatures, and the insurrectionists’ hate speech, terrorist tactics and violent extremism continue to be normalized by right-wing media and Read more …
The Fight to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment Is Happening NOW
Released on January 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOW welcomes the move by the Attorneys General of the last three states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment—Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia—to file an opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. This would end the unlawful obstruction of constitutional equality by the U.S. Archivist, who is required Read more …