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NOW Celebrates Intersectional Feminists This Women’s History Month

By Head Web AdminMarch 7, 2020Uncategorized

Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt WASHINGTON, D.C.— Throughout Women’s History Month, and especially on International Women’s Day, NOW celebrates the women past and present who risked everything and worked tirelessly for women’s rights. They countered attacks on the constitutional right to equality for women in the United States and rallied to secure the right to vote. But as we prepare to celebrate the historic 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment this

NOW, RAICES Demand Humane Treatment of Women in Immigration Prisons

By Head Web AdminDecember 8, 2019Uncategorized

Media Statement from the National Organization for Women: PHOENIX, ARIZ.– Gathering in a city that houses some of the worst immigration detention centers in the country, activists are rallying today with the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) to Unlock the Future for immigrant women

America’s Game is America’s Shame

By Head Web AdminSeptember 12, 2019UncategorizedNOW National News

Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The day after Antonio Brown became a player for the New England Patriots, a federal lawsuit was filed accusing him of rape and sexual assault. And the day after that, the Patriots, whose owner Robert Kraft was charged with two counts of solicitation of prostitution at

NOW Applauds the House Passage of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, Urges Action in the Senate

By Head Web AdminApril 5, 2019Uncategorized

Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives took vital action today to help victims of sexual assault, domestic and dating violence and stalking by voting to reauthorize the 2019 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA / H.R. 1585). NOW leaders in the states are working with their Senators to

Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta Must Resign For Allowing Serial Child Molester Jeffrey Epstein To Escape Justice

By Head Web AdminDecember 7, 2018Uncategorized

Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein is a serial child molester who used his wealth, power and influence to escape serious penalties for his crimes. The charges brought against him could have resulted in Epstein spending the rest of his life in prison —but instead, he played “let’s make a

2018 Oregon NOW Endorsements!

By Head Web AdminAugust 30, 2018Uncategorized

The Oregon chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) is committed to creating equality for all women. We do this by working to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control, and reproductive rights for all women; and end all forms

Alameda Schools Try On More Permissive Dress Codes

By Head Web AdminAugust 23, 2018Uncategorized

Check out this interview on KQED with Lisa Frack, former president, of Oregon NOW and the co-author of Oregon NOW’s model dress code, on the Alameda School District’s new dress code! Alameda schools began the new school year this week with a much more lenient dress code. For the first time in the school’s history, crop tops,

Oregon NOW Endorses Jamie McLeod-Skinner for Congressional District 2

By Head Web AdminJune 4, 2018Uncategorized

June 4, 2018 (PORTLAND, OR) — Oregon NOW enthusiastically endorses Jamie McLeod-Skinner for Oregon’s Second Congressional District, recognizing McLeod-Skinner’s commitment to fight for economic justice, accessible healthcare (including reproductive rights), gun safety, racial justice, and LGTBQ rights. McLeod-Skinner is a rural Democrat with a background rooted in the district and public service, including international school

I’m excited to smash the patriarchy with you!

By Head Web AdminApril 25, 2018Uncategorized

Hello amazing NOW members in Oregon, I am wildly excited to join Oregon NOW as the new Executive Director! And I am happy I got to meet some of you at this year’s Annual Conference and Meeting! Coming with experience in legislation, advocacy, coalition building, and community organizing, I am ready to jump in and

Welcome our new Executive Director, Corinne Fletcher!

By Head Web AdminApril 9, 2018Uncategorized

Oregon NOW has exciting news to share with you: we have hired a new Executive Director, Corinne Fletcher, and we are so excited for you to meet her! Corinne joins Oregon NOW with a background in community organizing, environmental ethics, restorative justice, and farming. Corinne wants people most impacted by decisions to be at the

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