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NOW In The News
Last weekend’s Women’s March was a big event in Washington, DC. All the national media was there, and the program was broadcast live on C-Span. As you know, Toni Van Pelt was one of the featured speakers, and she spoke powerfully and from the heart. The reporter from Politico who was covering the March quoted
Measure 101 – Thank you!
Oregonians believe that everyone deserves access to affordable health care. This Tuesday, the message from Oregon voters was clear: everyone deserves access to affordable health care. Oregon NOW was proud to be a part of the amazing coalition of 175 organizations that came together to protect and support health care, and we know that many NOW members were
“We’re still mobilizing to protect Roe v. Wade”
Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Forty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions. Today, Donald Trump and Mike Pence are determined to repeal Roe and turn back the clock on abortion,
Religion Is No Excuse For Bigotry
HHS’s New Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom Targets Women: The Trump Administration has announced the creation of a new “conscience and religious freedom” division within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that will have the effect of fostering further discrimination against women, transgender individuals and others seeking full access to health care.
“Women need Roe, and today, Roe needs us.”
NOW President Toni Van Pelt Joins March for Life Protest at U.S. Supreme Court: As a “peaceful counter-presence” to the divisive, anti-abortion March for Life, supporters of reproductive freedom will gather at noon on Friday, January 19 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. “Imagine what it would be like if Roe v. Wade had
“If we don’t stand up for our rights, Donald Trump and his right-wing allies will take them away from us. We must get out the vote!”
NOW President Toni Van Pelt To Address Women’s March On Washington: National Organization for Women President Toni Van Pelt will be among the speakers on Saturday, January 20, Women’s March on Washington 2018. Women and allies will once again take to the streets of the nation’s capital to make a powerful statement to the current
End the Use of Religious Misogyny and Homophobia to Justify Denying Women Access To Birth Control And Abortion Care
Statement on Religious Freedom Day by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Today is Religious Freedom Day—a federal observance to commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s determination that the United States would not be considered a “Christian nation.” Jefferson’s original statute disestablished an official state church for the new nation, and provided that no one be compelled to attend
Donald Trump is a Mysoginist Racist; Women and Children are Three-Quarters of Immigrants in U.S.
Statement by President of NOW Toni Van Pelt: Donald Trump’s repellent complaint about too many immigrants from “s-hole” countries is more than a window into his racist soul. His hate speech must be heard as a call to action to the public to defend the most fundamental pillars of our democracy. Immigration is a feminist
Vote YES on Measure 101 by Jan 23
Oregon NOW is proud to support #YesOn101 in the January Special Election. A YES vote protects healthcare access for vulnerable Oregonians, including 400,000 children. Join other NOW members in spreading the word about Measure 101 by knocking on doors and making phone calls over the next three weeks: yesforhealthcare.org/RSVP
What’s Happening NOW: Happy New Year!
Here’s to smashing the patriarchy in 2018! 2018 is off to a busy start for Oregon’s NOW chapters! Several chapters are participating in marches on January 20. See below for more information and check out this list of planned women’s marches and events, including in Brookings Harbor, Coos Bay, Corvallis, Eugene, Grants Pass, Medford, Newport, Portland, Roseburg,