The Suffragist Example Women of Color Early Leaders Second Wave’s Early Protests The ERA’s Heyday After ERA, The Storm of Abortion Protests 2004 March for Women’s Lives Why Demonstrate? Printable PDF Parades, pickets, demonstrations, marches, rallies, protests. No matter what they are called, perhaps the single most powerful, peaceful way to bring about social change Read more …
NOW President Terry O’Neill applauds the work of NOW chapters on this case. “Montana NOW and Pennsylvania NOW have been on the frontlines in a case that is a snapshot of rape culture in action in the United States. The Court’s ruling shows that grassroots organizing can make all the difference. Once again, local NOW activists have gone above and beyond to make real change in their communities.”
Shackling happens to most prisoners, but is particularly abhorrent when pregnant prisoners in labor are subject to these restraints. The practice can endanger the health of both mother and baby. Massachusetts is one of only 18 states that prohibit the practice, in part thanks to the Massachusetts Anti-Shackling Coalition, of which NOW is a part.
Printable PDF March 19, 2014 This document was produced by the NOW Foundation. The U.S. Senate turned back legislation offered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand that would assign sexual assault cases to specially trained military prosecutors, removing them from the chain of command. Gillibrand’s bill, The Military Justice Improvement Act – S. 1752, had the support Read more …
The Office of State Attorney Angela Corey will seek to put Marissa Alexander in prison for 60 years if she is convicted for a second time. Alexander was previously sentenced to 20 years for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband in Jacksonville, FL. Her conviction was overturned on appeal, but State Attorney Angela Corey wasted Read more …
It’s unconscionable that a woman who stands her ground against an abusive ex-husband could get 20 years in prison – never mind 60! Marissa Alexander was given a 20 year sentence for firing a non-lethal warning shot at her ex-husband, moments after he choked her and just days after giving birth. State Attorney Angela Corey Read more …
Printable PDF passed July 7, 2013 Elect a Feminist Woman President and Celebrate NOW’s Golden Jubilee The Voting Rights Act (The Alice Paul Resolution) Sexual Assault in the Military-2013 Fair Wages and Treatment for Tipped Workers 2013-2014 National Action Campaign for Marriage Equality NOW Opposes Stereotyping Toys Challenging Walmart’s Discriminatory Practices ERA Resolution 2013 Preserving Read more …
Printable PDF passed July 4, 2010 Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Now Transparency and Accountability in the Gulf Coast Disaster NOW Must Make Welfare Reform a Priority A Call for the United States Senate to Expel David Vitter Stop Gun Violence against Women Restrict U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Lobbying on Capitol Hill Protect the Read more …
Stronger Together: United for Equality 2013 National NOW Conference Agenda Speakers and Honorees Maria Antonia Berrios Maria Antonia “Toni” Berrios is serving her sixth term in the Illinois General Assembly as the 39th District State Representative. Representative Berrios is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives as well as Read more …
Daring to Dream: Building a Feminist Future 2011 National NOW Conference Agenda Speakers and Honorees Marleine Bastien Marleine Bastien is founder and executive director of Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc. (FANM, Haitian Women of Miami), an important group that provides desperately-needed services to Haitian women and their families. FANM’s work includes programs to promote access Read more …