Those of you who showed up in Teal, last Thursday, to support Dr. Blasey Ford made our hearts swell! Help us #BelieveSurvivorsNOW, by marching again with the National Organization for Women, Women’s March, and others on Thursday, October 4th, in Washington DC. When: Meet at 12:30 PM, on Thursday, October 4th Where: Gather at the Read more …
We need your help in sending an urgent message to your House member to pass legislation that would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
We need your help in sending an urgent message to your House member to pass legislation that would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) – the landmark legislation that has saved thousands of women’s lives and provided critically needed services and shelters for hundreds of thousands of women and their families who faced violence. Read more …
WASHINGTON–New revelations about CBS Chief Les Moonves’ long history of sexual harassment and abuse has finally led to his downfall—but he and CBS are still trying to hold on to his golden parachute. The network has announced it is still exploring a severance payment to the accused sexual predator, who committed the most heinous criminal Read more …
What is the Redzone? The Redzone refers to a time at the beginning of the first 6 weeks of the fall semester during which campus sexual violence is particularly high. This typically ranges from August-October but some statistics report it can range until the end of the fall semester (which typically begins in the 3rd Read more …
The United States is facing a deadly plague. The lack of effective regulation of firearms has lead us down a slippery slope filled with tens of thousands of gun deaths every year. Lives have been lost, families altered permanently. We, as a country, too easily forget that these are not just statistics. These are human Read more …
If you weren’t there in San Jose with us, you missed what many attendees described as the “best NOW conference ever!” We gathered just after the Fourth of July in the sunny Silicon Valley city for the ‘Speak Truth to Power NOW’ event which showcased 18 energizing speakers, six distinguished awardees and a wide array Read more …
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I’ve been thinking over the last few days, particularly since Anthony Kennedy’s announcement, about all the different reasons there are that activists for women’s rights take the journey that leads them to a conference like this. You have your own story, just like the person sitting next to you has her story. My path to Read more …
Eastern District — Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia Beth Corbin – Mount Rainier, Maryland If re-elected I will continue to work to revitalize NOW chapters and state organizations. Over the past two years we have increased the number of NOW chapters in the Eastern District, with Read more …