Released on September 11, 2024 Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes September 13, 2024, marks the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and is a day of both celebration and rededication. Thanks in large part to President Biden, who led the original fight for VAWA in the U.S. Senate, we now
Released on September 10, 2024 WASHINGTON, DC — Donald Trump behaved exactly the way we knew he would in his debate with Kamala Harris. He was insulting, ignorant, and mean. That’s the way he always reacts to women in power. He goes back to being a schoolyard bully. It’s clear that Donald Trump is afraid of Kamala
Released on August 12, 2024 International Youth Day is observed on August 12 every year to bring issues of importance to youth to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in building a culture of nonviolence, promoting peace, and countering extremism. The idea for International Youth Day was proposed
Released on July 20, 2024 Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. —Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President, issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX): “Women lost a steadfast friend, ally, mentor, and example in the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. For nearly three decades in Congress,
Released on July 15, 2024 Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–We knew he was going to select a running mate who would fall in line with former President Donald Trump’s extremist positions that endanger women’s lives, and J.D. Vance has always supported the most restrictive abortion bans and other ways to take
Released on September 29, 2023 Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes Washington D.C. — National Organization of Women (NOW) National President Christian F. Nunes issued the following statement in response to the impending federal government shutdown: “Congress has failed in its most basic function. The extremists who control the House of Representatives have shut down the
Released on September 29, 2023 National NOW President Christian F. Nunes issued the following statement upon the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California: “Senator Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate. During her 30-year career, her work on the Violence Against Women Act, gay marriage, gun control, and a long list of
Released on August 25, 2023 “Historic, Earliest Endorsement for a Presidential Reelection Campaign” Washington, D.C.–NOW PAC, the member-supported political action committee of the National Organization for Women (NOW), announced today it is endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for reelection in 2024. “President Biden and Vice President Harris fought for women’s equality and
Released on August 22, 2023 Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. – In 1971, Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day to mark the date in 1920 when the 19th Amendment finally guaranteed women’s right to vote. This day marks a significant milestone in the women’s movement, but the name can be a little
Released on August 9, 2023 Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly designated August 9 as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. It marks the date of the first meeting, in 1982, of the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations. This year’s theme, Indigenous
