After the Election: Women & Equality
Thursday, November 20th, 6:30 pm
Advocates for women’s equality are re-tooling and setting a fresh agenda for advancing women’s rights in a post-Bush world. Join National NOW President Kim Gandy & NOW-NYC President Sonia Ossorio for a discussion on what’s next.
Reserve your space today! Call 212.627.9895 or email contact@nownyc.org NOW-NYC 150 W. 28th St. #304 btwn 6th & 7th Aves. 1, N, R, 6 to 28th St. or B, D, F, V, Q to 34th St. Learn more at www.nownyc.org
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Next Steps for LGBT Civil Rights
The Huffington Post
November 18, 2008
By: Christine C. Quinn
Since Election Day, I, like many LGBT Americans and their allies, have felt torn in two. On November 4th I was overjoyed to see Barack Obama become President-elect of the United States, and incredibly proud that the LGBT community played a central role in his victory. I was full of optimism at the prospect of a real ally in the White House, a president who has mentioned and credited the LGBT community in every major political speech he has given since 2004.
But then I woke on November 5th, to discover that hope and change were not coming to all Americans. Amendment 2 in Florida, Proposition 102 in Arizona and Proposition 8 in California had all passed, denying civil rights to thousands of LGBT families.
And I found myself asking: How could our nation embrace a movement for change, while three of its states voted to reject the rights of an entire group of Americans? Could this be real? And what did this mean for the future of our LGBT community?
I've carried that last question with me for the past two weeks. And on Wednesday and Saturday I got my answer, when I participated in two rallies that responded to this injustice.
Neither event was organized by established, well-funded institutions. They were fueled by modern day grassroots efforts. Thousands came together through word of mouth, text messages from a friend, or internet organizing. They were joined together as a community by a desire for justice and equality.
On Saturday, when I took the stage at a rally outside City Hall, the crowd stretched so far that you couldn't see the end. It took my breath away. The number and dedication of those gathered rivaled any demonstration I've seen in recent history.
I started to look at the faces in the crowd. It almost moved me to tears when I saw the looks in their eyes -- their smiles, their energy and optimism. They were not defeated; they were empowered, fueled by the possibility and the wonder of equality.
Of course people are angry -- I myself am angry. But what is significant today is that our community has taken an anger that might have turned to bitterness, and molded it instead into strength and action. We need to take this strength to our state capitals, and tell them that we are full citizens and deserve to have full and equal rights under the law.
The LGBT community's future is one of immeasurable possibility. It's bright and bold, strong and hopeful, and as limitless as freedom itself. Our community knows that our country is supposed to be the land of the free, where one can engage in the pursuit of happiness. On Saturday we once again demonstrated that we are committed to making it so!
November 18, 2008
By: Christine C. Quinn
Since Election Day, I, like many LGBT Americans and their allies, have felt torn in two. On November 4th I was overjoyed to see Barack Obama become President-elect of the United States, and incredibly proud that the LGBT community played a central role in his victory. I was full of optimism at the prospect of a real ally in the White House, a president who has mentioned and credited the LGBT community in every major political speech he has given since 2004.
But then I woke on November 5th, to discover that hope and change were not coming to all Americans. Amendment 2 in Florida, Proposition 102 in Arizona and Proposition 8 in California had all passed, denying civil rights to thousands of LGBT families.
And I found myself asking: How could our nation embrace a movement for change, while three of its states voted to reject the rights of an entire group of Americans? Could this be real? And what did this mean for the future of our LGBT community?
I've carried that last question with me for the past two weeks. And on Wednesday and Saturday I got my answer, when I participated in two rallies that responded to this injustice.
Neither event was organized by established, well-funded institutions. They were fueled by modern day grassroots efforts. Thousands came together through word of mouth, text messages from a friend, or internet organizing. They were joined together as a community by a desire for justice and equality.
On Saturday, when I took the stage at a rally outside City Hall, the crowd stretched so far that you couldn't see the end. It took my breath away. The number and dedication of those gathered rivaled any demonstration I've seen in recent history.
I started to look at the faces in the crowd. It almost moved me to tears when I saw the looks in their eyes -- their smiles, their energy and optimism. They were not defeated; they were empowered, fueled by the possibility and the wonder of equality.
Of course people are angry -- I myself am angry. But what is significant today is that our community has taken an anger that might have turned to bitterness, and molded it instead into strength and action. We need to take this strength to our state capitals, and tell them that we are full citizens and deserve to have full and equal rights under the law.
The LGBT community's future is one of immeasurable possibility. It's bright and bold, strong and hopeful, and as limitless as freedom itself. Our community knows that our country is supposed to be the land of the free, where one can engage in the pursuit of happiness. On Saturday we once again demonstrated that we are committed to making it so!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Rosalind-controlling male reproduction
Could anyone clue me in on what Rosalind Petchesky means about controlling male reproduction by upholding the ban against gay marriage?
Synopsis of Graduate Center Cuny Panel Discussion November 17, 2008: "Power & Sex: America's War on Sexual Rights"
The CUNY Graduate Center’s panel discussion: “Power & Sex: America’s War on Sexual Rights,” held on November 17, included a power-house panel of progressive women who have dedicated their life and work to issues surrounding Women’s Rights. Panel members included: Katha Pollitt - columnist and author; Faye Wattleton – former President of Planned Parenthood; Lynn Paltrow – founder of National Advocates for Pregnant Women; Dagmar Herzog – History Professor at Graduate Center, CUNY and author or Sex in Crisis: The New Sexual Revolution and the Future of American Politics; Rosalind Petchesky – Professor of Political Science and Women’s Studies at Hunter College. The panel was led by Michelle Fine, Distinguished Psychology Professor at Graduate Center, CUNY.
The panel set out to discuss key issues surrounding abstinence only education, threats to abortion, issues of consent, Prop 8, criminalization of motherhood, and access to contraception. They tried to examine these issues through two lenses: 1) The right-wing assault on women’s sexuality and how they have reorganized views on sexuality in America; 2) Looking at feminist, queer and civil rights issues as a way to mobilize and defend civil rights.
Katha Pollitt began by speaking about issues surrounding abortion laws on the books/ballots in South Dakota, Colorado and California. She touched on the failures of the Bush administration to protect reproductive rights and family planning, citing these failures as being a cause for the divide that has emerged among women, in their attitudes toward one another over decisions surrounding family planning and reproductive rights – and how these judgments have become judgments and attacks on one’s personal morality. She also spoke of abortion as a means of controlling women, since one argument that is often made is that women need to be protected from feelings of guilt and regret that may emerge later in life after having had an abortion.
I was most impressed with Faye Wattleton – her presence filled the room. I plan to read her memoir: Life on the Line. Faye spoke about the struggle of power that women face surrounding, not only women’s reproductive rights, but women’s rights in general. She said that we need to ask ourselves whether society is truly willing to recognize women’s choice and status and grant them true equality, stating that we will not resolve these issues until we are truly equal. Faye spoke of making sure that we teach comprehensive sex education so that unintended pregnancy becomes rare, but emphasized that abortions must be safe and legal. Faye made an excellent point when she stated that no regulations have been put forth that would control male reproduction.
Lynn Paltrow recommended that everyone watch, ‘The Business of Being Born.’ She related some interesting stories of women who have been coerced into having c-sections against their will, or forced to sign a release allowing a doctor to go ahead with a c-section should anything happen, even when they are in early in labor. One example she gave was of a woman who had previously had a c-section, but wanted to have a vaginal birth for her second child. The doctors tried to force her to sign the waiver and when she refused she was accused of neglect and her newborn was take away from her. She made an excellent point in saying that in our debate on choice in regard to abortion, we often forget how pregnant women are treated. We need to make sure that pregnant women are taken care of and that their choices during pregnancy and labor are respected as well.
Dagmar Herzog attacked the issues by focusing on the cultural attitudes that have persisted in our country, as well as the way in which the religious right has succeeded in influencing the cultural and personal views of so many across the country. She spoke of the hypocrisy of sex in America in that we are a culture that is “titillating, yet repressive,” explaining how we are bombarded with messages of sex everywhere we turn, yet we cannot acknowledge that sex is okay, nor do we talk about it. She also discussed how the religious right has pushed the idea that non-marital sex leads to depression and suicide, and how the increased use of Viagra and increased access to Internet porn has caused tremendous anxiety among many couples. She continued to emphasize the importance of teaching that sex is okay and that sex outside of marriage is wonderful.
Rosalind Petchesky focused on same-sex marriage issues and she read several quotes, my favorite being, “Jesus had two dads.” She took an opposing view from Fay Wattleton in that she believes an argument can be made for the ban on gay marriage being a way to regulate male reproduction. She touched on sex-education battles dating back to the 1950s, stating that the opposition to these issues will not go away, but she suggested that we change our conversation and stressed the importance of redefining how people think about families, who can have kids, sex, who can have sex, etc.
I was impressed with the panel of speakers and it would have been wonderful if they each could have had an opportunity to elaborate more on their work and ideas. Even though I have not yet read any of the books I mentioned above, I suggest that you take a look at some of their work as they have all made invaluable contributions to the Women’s Movement.
The panel set out to discuss key issues surrounding abstinence only education, threats to abortion, issues of consent, Prop 8, criminalization of motherhood, and access to contraception. They tried to examine these issues through two lenses: 1) The right-wing assault on women’s sexuality and how they have reorganized views on sexuality in America; 2) Looking at feminist, queer and civil rights issues as a way to mobilize and defend civil rights.
Katha Pollitt began by speaking about issues surrounding abortion laws on the books/ballots in South Dakota, Colorado and California. She touched on the failures of the Bush administration to protect reproductive rights and family planning, citing these failures as being a cause for the divide that has emerged among women, in their attitudes toward one another over decisions surrounding family planning and reproductive rights – and how these judgments have become judgments and attacks on one’s personal morality. She also spoke of abortion as a means of controlling women, since one argument that is often made is that women need to be protected from feelings of guilt and regret that may emerge later in life after having had an abortion.
I was most impressed with Faye Wattleton – her presence filled the room. I plan to read her memoir: Life on the Line. Faye spoke about the struggle of power that women face surrounding, not only women’s reproductive rights, but women’s rights in general. She said that we need to ask ourselves whether society is truly willing to recognize women’s choice and status and grant them true equality, stating that we will not resolve these issues until we are truly equal. Faye spoke of making sure that we teach comprehensive sex education so that unintended pregnancy becomes rare, but emphasized that abortions must be safe and legal. Faye made an excellent point when she stated that no regulations have been put forth that would control male reproduction.
Lynn Paltrow recommended that everyone watch, ‘The Business of Being Born.’ She related some interesting stories of women who have been coerced into having c-sections against their will, or forced to sign a release allowing a doctor to go ahead with a c-section should anything happen, even when they are in early in labor. One example she gave was of a woman who had previously had a c-section, but wanted to have a vaginal birth for her second child. The doctors tried to force her to sign the waiver and when she refused she was accused of neglect and her newborn was take away from her. She made an excellent point in saying that in our debate on choice in regard to abortion, we often forget how pregnant women are treated. We need to make sure that pregnant women are taken care of and that their choices during pregnancy and labor are respected as well.
Dagmar Herzog attacked the issues by focusing on the cultural attitudes that have persisted in our country, as well as the way in which the religious right has succeeded in influencing the cultural and personal views of so many across the country. She spoke of the hypocrisy of sex in America in that we are a culture that is “titillating, yet repressive,” explaining how we are bombarded with messages of sex everywhere we turn, yet we cannot acknowledge that sex is okay, nor do we talk about it. She also discussed how the religious right has pushed the idea that non-marital sex leads to depression and suicide, and how the increased use of Viagra and increased access to Internet porn has caused tremendous anxiety among many couples. She continued to emphasize the importance of teaching that sex is okay and that sex outside of marriage is wonderful.
Rosalind Petchesky focused on same-sex marriage issues and she read several quotes, my favorite being, “Jesus had two dads.” She took an opposing view from Fay Wattleton in that she believes an argument can be made for the ban on gay marriage being a way to regulate male reproduction. She touched on sex-education battles dating back to the 1950s, stating that the opposition to these issues will not go away, but she suggested that we change our conversation and stressed the importance of redefining how people think about families, who can have kids, sex, who can have sex, etc.
I was impressed with the panel of speakers and it would have been wonderful if they each could have had an opportunity to elaborate more on their work and ideas. Even though I have not yet read any of the books I mentioned above, I suggest that you take a look at some of their work as they have all made invaluable contributions to the Women’s Movement.
Article: Protests Over a Rule to Protect Health Providers
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: November 17, 2008
WASHINGTON — A last-minute Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose abortion and other procedures on religious or moral grounds has provoked a torrent of objections, including a strenuous protest from the government agency that enforces job discrimination laws.
The proposed rule would prohibit recipients of federal money from discriminating against doctors, nurses and other health care workers who refuse to perform or to assist in the performance of abortions or sterilization procedures because of their “religious beliefs or moral convictions.”
It would also prevent hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices and drugstores from requiring employees with religious or moral objections to “assist in the performance of any part of a health service program or research activity” financed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
But three officials from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including its legal counsel, whom President Bush appointed, said the proposal would overturn 40 years of civil rights law prohibiting job discrimination based on religion.
The counsel, Reed L. Russell, and two Democratic members of the commission, Stuart J. Ishimaru and Christine M. Griffin, also said that the rule was unnecessary for the protection of employees and potentially confusing to employers.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 already prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, Mr. Russell said, and the courts have defined “religion” broadly to include “moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong, which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views.”
Mr. Ishimaru and senior members of the commission staff said that neither the Department of Health and Human Services nor the White House had consulted their agency before issuing the proposed rule. The White House Office of Management and Budget received the proposal on Aug. 21 and cleared it on the same day, according to a government Web site that keeps track of the rule-making process.
The protest from the commission comes on the heels of other objections to the rule by doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, state attorneys general and political leaders, including President-elect Barack Obama.
Mr. Obama has said the proposal will raise new hurdles to women seeking reproductive health services, like abortion and some contraceptives. Michael O. Leavitt, the health and human services secretary, said that was not the purpose.
Officials at the Health and Human Services Department said they intended to issue a final version of the rule within days. Aides and advisers to Mr. Obama said he would try to rescind it, a process that could take three to six months.
To avoid the usual rush of last-minute rules, the White House said in May that new regulations should be proposed by June 1 and issued by Nov. 1. The “provider conscience” rule missed both deadlines.
Under the White House directive, the deadlines can be waived “in extraordinary circumstances.” Administration officials were unable to say immediately why an exception might be justified in this case.
The proposal is supported by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Health Association, which represents Catholic hospitals.
Sister Carol Keehan, president of the Catholic Health Association, said that in recent years, “we have seen a variety of efforts to force Catholic and other health care providers to perform or refer for abortions and sterilizations.”
But the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, 28 senators, more than 110 representatives and the attorneys general of 13 states have urged the Bush administration to withdraw the proposed rule.
Pharmacies said the rule would allow their employees to refuse to fill prescriptions for contraceptives and could “lead to Medicaid patients being turned away.” State officials said the rule could void state laws that require insurance plans to cover contraceptives and require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape victims.
The Ohio Health Department said the rule “could force family planning providers to hire employees who may refuse to do their jobs” — a concern echoed by Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Under the Civil Rights Act, an employer must make reasonable accommodations for an employee’s religious practices, unless the employer can show that doing so would cause “undue hardship on the conduct of its business.”
In a letter commenting on the proposed rule, Mr. Ishimaru and Ms. Griffin, from the employment commission, said that 40 years of court decisions had carefully balanced “employees’ rights to religious freedom and employers’ business needs.”
The proposed rule, they said, “would throw this entire body of law into question.”
Mr. Leavitt, a leading proponent of the rule, said it would increase compliance with laws adopted since 1973 to protect health care workers.
“Federal law,” he said, “is explicit and unwavering in protecting federally funded medical practitioners from being coerced into providing treatments they find morally objectionable.”
As an example of the policies to which they object, Bush administration officials cited a Connecticut law that generally requires hospitals to provide rape victims with timely access to and information about emergency contraception.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, a Republican, said the state law represented “an earnest compromise” between the rights of rape victims and the interests of health care practitioners who had moral or religious scruples against emergency contraception.
The state attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, said the proposed regulation “would blow apart solutions and compromises that have been reached by people of good will in Connecticut and elsewhere.”
Published: November 17, 2008
WASHINGTON — A last-minute Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose abortion and other procedures on religious or moral grounds has provoked a torrent of objections, including a strenuous protest from the government agency that enforces job discrimination laws.
The proposed rule would prohibit recipients of federal money from discriminating against doctors, nurses and other health care workers who refuse to perform or to assist in the performance of abortions or sterilization procedures because of their “religious beliefs or moral convictions.”
It would also prevent hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices and drugstores from requiring employees with religious or moral objections to “assist in the performance of any part of a health service program or research activity” financed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
But three officials from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including its legal counsel, whom President Bush appointed, said the proposal would overturn 40 years of civil rights law prohibiting job discrimination based on religion.
The counsel, Reed L. Russell, and two Democratic members of the commission, Stuart J. Ishimaru and Christine M. Griffin, also said that the rule was unnecessary for the protection of employees and potentially confusing to employers.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 already prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, Mr. Russell said, and the courts have defined “religion” broadly to include “moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong, which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views.”
Mr. Ishimaru and senior members of the commission staff said that neither the Department of Health and Human Services nor the White House had consulted their agency before issuing the proposed rule. The White House Office of Management and Budget received the proposal on Aug. 21 and cleared it on the same day, according to a government Web site that keeps track of the rule-making process.
The protest from the commission comes on the heels of other objections to the rule by doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, state attorneys general and political leaders, including President-elect Barack Obama.
Mr. Obama has said the proposal will raise new hurdles to women seeking reproductive health services, like abortion and some contraceptives. Michael O. Leavitt, the health and human services secretary, said that was not the purpose.
Officials at the Health and Human Services Department said they intended to issue a final version of the rule within days. Aides and advisers to Mr. Obama said he would try to rescind it, a process that could take three to six months.
To avoid the usual rush of last-minute rules, the White House said in May that new regulations should be proposed by June 1 and issued by Nov. 1. The “provider conscience” rule missed both deadlines.
Under the White House directive, the deadlines can be waived “in extraordinary circumstances.” Administration officials were unable to say immediately why an exception might be justified in this case.
The proposal is supported by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Health Association, which represents Catholic hospitals.
Sister Carol Keehan, president of the Catholic Health Association, said that in recent years, “we have seen a variety of efforts to force Catholic and other health care providers to perform or refer for abortions and sterilizations.”
But the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, 28 senators, more than 110 representatives and the attorneys general of 13 states have urged the Bush administration to withdraw the proposed rule.
Pharmacies said the rule would allow their employees to refuse to fill prescriptions for contraceptives and could “lead to Medicaid patients being turned away.” State officials said the rule could void state laws that require insurance plans to cover contraceptives and require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape victims.
The Ohio Health Department said the rule “could force family planning providers to hire employees who may refuse to do their jobs” — a concern echoed by Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Under the Civil Rights Act, an employer must make reasonable accommodations for an employee’s religious practices, unless the employer can show that doing so would cause “undue hardship on the conduct of its business.”
In a letter commenting on the proposed rule, Mr. Ishimaru and Ms. Griffin, from the employment commission, said that 40 years of court decisions had carefully balanced “employees’ rights to religious freedom and employers’ business needs.”
The proposed rule, they said, “would throw this entire body of law into question.”
Mr. Leavitt, a leading proponent of the rule, said it would increase compliance with laws adopted since 1973 to protect health care workers.
“Federal law,” he said, “is explicit and unwavering in protecting federally funded medical practitioners from being coerced into providing treatments they find morally objectionable.”
As an example of the policies to which they object, Bush administration officials cited a Connecticut law that generally requires hospitals to provide rape victims with timely access to and information about emergency contraception.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, a Republican, said the state law represented “an earnest compromise” between the rights of rape victims and the interests of health care practitioners who had moral or religious scruples against emergency contraception.
The state attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, said the proposed regulation “would blow apart solutions and compromises that have been reached by people of good will in Connecticut and elsewhere.”
Monday, November 17, 2008
NOW NYC Upcoming Events
Tell Obama and Biden Your Ideas for a Feminist Administration NOW!
Take ActionWe did it! Women turned out in record numbers and we elected Barack Obama as the next president. President-elect Obama wants you to share with him YOUR vision, so Speak Up NOW. Read more from National NOW and NOW-NYC on what Obama needs to do for women in the latest edition of whatNOW, your NOW-NYC newsletter. Get the Winter 2008 edition on our homepage.
Happening Tomorrow: Tuesday, November 18
NOW-NYC Supports Clinic Access in New York City
When: Tuesday, November 18th, 10:00 am
Where: Join us at City Hall to support improving reproductive health care clinic access.
Learn more by calling 212.627.9895 to let us know you'll be there!
Protest Sweatshop Conditions
When: Tuesday, November 18th, 12 noon
Join us at a rally to stand up for garment workers fighting to recover lost wages and improve working conditions.
Where: Outside the Liberty Apparel showroom, 1407 Broadway btw 38th & 39th St. (1,2,3,N,Q,R,S,W to Times Square)
Sponsored by: Chinese Staff & Workers Association National Mobilization Against Sweatshops. Call 212.627.9895 to let us know you'll be there!
Do you know someone who is considering or has recently gone through a divorce?
NOW-NYC Service Fund Presents: Women, Divorce & Money—
When: Wednesday, November 19th, 7:00 pm (to follow our regular legal clinic at a special time 6:00 pm)
Suddenly single?
Get the guidance you need to take control of your finances and your life!
Financial expert, Stacy Francis, covers the ins and outs for women going through or considering divorce. Refreshments and "meet & greet" with other women who share your situation to follow clinic. Please call 212.627.9895 to RSVP today! See Flyer for more information. $15 suggested donation, but all are welcome with our without donation.
NOW-NYC In the News on Rape Laws
President Sonia Ossorio on CNN Headline News Tonight just after 7pm.
Calling Volunteers to Join Us for NOW-NYC and the Service Fund’s Monthly Phone Bank!
When: Tuesday, December 2nd, 5:00 – 7:00 pm (first session)
Sign-up to volunteer for a couple of hours each month to help us reach out to our members on our critical issues, programs, and campaigns. It won’t take up much of your time and will be a great way to get to know us what we do. There will be great people and delicious snacks! (Please let us know if you would be willing to donate the use of your cell phone as well as your time as we have limited phone lines!)
When/Where: The phone banks will be held at our office on the first Tuesday of every month from 5-7pm 150 West 28th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues), New York, NY 10001To sign up now or to get more information, call 212-627-9895 or visit nownyc.org .
Not a member?
Join NOW-NYC Online & Advance Women!
New leadership in the White House and in Albany holds promise for us to advance our pro-woman and pro-girl agenda, but as experience shows, change is anything but automatic. We need your support more than ever. Become a member of NOW-NYC today and ensure that our numbers are strong and our voices powerful. Your membership helps to advance equality and improve women's lives. If you’re already a member, consider an additional gift to NOW-NYC to support our ongoing work for women.
JOIN NOW
or
DONATE NOW
For More Information on NOW NYC and our upcoming events visit nownyc.org
Take ActionWe did it! Women turned out in record numbers and we elected Barack Obama as the next president. President-elect Obama wants you to share with him YOUR vision, so Speak Up NOW. Read more from National NOW and NOW-NYC on what Obama needs to do for women in the latest edition of whatNOW, your NOW-NYC newsletter. Get the Winter 2008 edition on our homepage.
Happening Tomorrow: Tuesday, November 18
NOW-NYC Supports Clinic Access in New York City
When: Tuesday, November 18th, 10:00 am
Where: Join us at City Hall to support improving reproductive health care clinic access.
Learn more by calling 212.627.9895 to let us know you'll be there!
Protest Sweatshop Conditions
When: Tuesday, November 18th, 12 noon
Join us at a rally to stand up for garment workers fighting to recover lost wages and improve working conditions.
Where: Outside the Liberty Apparel showroom, 1407 Broadway btw 38th & 39th St. (1,2,3,N,Q,R,S,W to Times Square)
Sponsored by: Chinese Staff & Workers Association National Mobilization Against Sweatshops. Call 212.627.9895 to let us know you'll be there!
Do you know someone who is considering or has recently gone through a divorce?
NOW-NYC Service Fund Presents: Women, Divorce & Money—
When: Wednesday, November 19th, 7:00 pm (to follow our regular legal clinic at a special time 6:00 pm)
Suddenly single?
Get the guidance you need to take control of your finances and your life!
Financial expert, Stacy Francis, covers the ins and outs for women going through or considering divorce. Refreshments and "meet & greet" with other women who share your situation to follow clinic. Please call 212.627.9895 to RSVP today! See Flyer for more information. $15 suggested donation, but all are welcome with our without donation.
NOW-NYC In the News on Rape Laws
President Sonia Ossorio on CNN Headline News Tonight just after 7pm.
Calling Volunteers to Join Us for NOW-NYC and the Service Fund’s Monthly Phone Bank!
When: Tuesday, December 2nd, 5:00 – 7:00 pm (first session)
Sign-up to volunteer for a couple of hours each month to help us reach out to our members on our critical issues, programs, and campaigns. It won’t take up much of your time and will be a great way to get to know us what we do. There will be great people and delicious snacks! (Please let us know if you would be willing to donate the use of your cell phone as well as your time as we have limited phone lines!)
When/Where: The phone banks will be held at our office on the first Tuesday of every month from 5-7pm 150 West 28th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues), New York, NY 10001To sign up now or to get more information, call 212-627-9895 or visit nownyc.org .
Not a member?
Join NOW-NYC Online & Advance Women!
New leadership in the White House and in Albany holds promise for us to advance our pro-woman and pro-girl agenda, but as experience shows, change is anything but automatic. We need your support more than ever. Become a member of NOW-NYC today and ensure that our numbers are strong and our voices powerful. Your membership helps to advance equality and improve women's lives. If you’re already a member, consider an additional gift to NOW-NYC to support our ongoing work for women.
JOIN NOW
or
DONATE NOW
For More Information on NOW NYC and our upcoming events visit nownyc.org
After the Election: Women & Equality
When: Thursday, November 20th, 6:30 pm
Advocates for women's equality are re-tooling and setting a fresh agenda for advancing women's rights in a post-Bush world.
Join National NOW President Kim Gandy & NOW-NYC President Sonia Ossorio for a discussion on what's next.
Reserve your space today!
Call 212.627.9895 or email contact@nownyc.org
NOW-NYC 150 W. 28th St. #304 btwn 6th & 7th Aves. 1, N, R, 6 to 28th St. or B, D, F, V, Q to 34th St.
Learn more at http://www.nownyc.org/
Advocates for women's equality are re-tooling and setting a fresh agenda for advancing women's rights in a post-Bush world.
Join National NOW President Kim Gandy & NOW-NYC President Sonia Ossorio for a discussion on what's next.
Reserve your space today!
Call 212.627.9895 or email contact@nownyc.org
NOW-NYC 150 W. 28th St. #304 btwn 6th & 7th Aves. 1, N, R, 6 to 28th St. or B, D, F, V, Q to 34th St.
Learn more at http://www.nownyc.org/
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