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NOW Event to Examine Intersects of Gender, Health, Economics, Violence and Race

By Head Web AdminFebruary 4, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Media Statement the National Organization for Women: Washington, D.C. – In honor of Black History Month, the National Organization for Women (NOW) is proud to present the Racial Justice Summit and Congressional Briefing: Addressing the Intersects of Gender, Health, Economics, Violence and Race, sponsored by U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore. Special guest speakers will cover topics including immigration rights, maternal mortality, voter suppression and economic justice. What: NOW’s Racial

Honoring African American Feminists Throughout History

By Head Web AdminFebruary 1, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt and Vice President Christian F. Nunes: WASHINGTON, D.C.–Each February, the National Organization for Women commemorates Black History Month to honor the lives of African Americans who have shaped our nation and its culture. Our country and our communities would not be the same without the efforts of people

First We Marched, Then We Voted, Now We Sue

By Head Web AdminJanuary 31, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Statement from NOW President Toni Van Pelt: WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOW applauds Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford for filing a civil rights suit against the Trump Administration to recognize that following Virginia’s historic vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the ERA is now the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The

NOW Celebrates ERA Ratification Day in Virginia

By Head Web AdminJanuary 27, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: RICHMOND, VA — Today’s formal ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Virginia is a cause for celebration. This day has been a long, long time coming, and credit for this historic victory is due to the new leadership of the Virginia legislature—and the groundswell of feminist activists and voters who

Trump Uses Religion to Excuse Discrimination

By Head Web AdminJanuary 23, 2020NOW National News

Statement from NOW President Toni Van Pelt: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump Administration is shredding every Obama-era equal rights protection it can find—but they’re especially fierce when it comes to promoting evangelical extremism. Our democracy depends on a secular government that doesn’t elevate any single religion, maintains the separation between church and state and protects our freedom from

On Roe Day We Must Vow to Protect Abortion Care

By Head Web AdminJanuary 21, 2020NOW National News

Statement from NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Washington, D.C. — On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court afforded Constitutional protection to women’s right to abortion care. Forty-seven years later, Roe v. Wade is still a critical victory for reproductive freedom, but it is one that is being chipped away piece by piece. In 2019 alone, according to the Guttmacher Institute, lawmakers

Why We March—And Won’t Stop Marching

By Head Web AdminJanuary 17, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Statement from NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Today a mass mobilization of activist women is rising up to march for women’s rights around the country, and NOW is proud to be part of these historic actions. We turn our attention to the power women have as citizens, activists and voters to defend women’s rights and elect feminist women and allies

We’re All Part of the History Being Made in Virginia Today

By Head Web AdminJanuary 15, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Statement from NOW President Toni Van Pelt: RICHMOND, VA – After a hundred-year journey full of heartbreaks and triumphs, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is poised to finally be part of the Constitution of the United States. NOW President Toni Van Pelt is standing on the floor of the Virginia’s House of Delegates today as they vote to become

NOW President Arrested at #FireDrillFriday

By Head Web AdminJanuary 10, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Statement from NOW President Toni Van Pelt: WASHINGTON, D.C.— I was proud to join my fellow climate activists at Jane Fonda’s last Fire Drill Friday in Washington, D.C., before she heads back to L.A. We are answering the alarm sounded by Greta Thunberg and other young people who are reminding us every day that “there is no planet

Donald Trump and Bill Barr Distort the Law—Again

By Head Web AdminJanuary 8, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s no surprise that President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr would unleash the full force of the Department of Justice to thwart ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). In a newly released legal opinion, the Office of Legal Counsel asserts that the 1979 deadline for passage “has expired and

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