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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,
Senator Collins and Mister Hyde The GOP Makes a Dangerous Bargain To Prevent Government Shutdown
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: When Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) promised Mitch McConnell her vote on the Republican tax bill, she was promised action on legislation to stabilize the health care markets in return. But anti-abortion ideologues in Congress are insisting on including an exception in the spending bill that would include Hyde
NOW announces #EnoughIsEnough Campaign To Dismantle the Culture of Violence Against Women
#EnoughIsEnough Summit to Convene in February 2018: The National Organization for Women (NOW) announces today the #EnoughIsEnough campaign, led by NOW and coalition partners including Feminist Majority, National Congress of Black Women, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Legal Momentum and UNITE HERE. #EnoughIsEnough will bring together different voices and perspectives to develop effective strategies aimed at
What Doug Jones’ Victory Means For Women
“We Need To Speak With One Voice” Say Leaders: “The heads of three prominent groups that advocate for women said today that Doug Jones’ victory in the Alabama Senate election will reverberate into the coming battles over tax cuts, abortion, birth control, health care, budget policy and entitlement spending—as well as the 2018 elections and