ERA Centennial March & Rally ERA Centennial March & Rally – Save The Date! – 100 Years & Still Marching …. July 21, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
We are excited to share plans for our ERA Centennial March and Rally, hosted by Women March In Seneca Falls (WMISF), the Central New York National Organization of Women ( NOW), the Rochester NOW, the Women's Institute for Leadership and Learning (WILL Seneca Falls) and Equal Rights Action, on July 21, 2023 at 5 PM …
ACTION ALERT: Protect Victims of Domestic Violence with the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA)
December 13, 2022 Background THE ISSUE: Initially authorized in 1984 and administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Improvement Act (FVPSA) is the sole source of federal funding for domestic violence relief programs and shelter services for victims of family violence. The FVPSA provides funding through federal …
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Seneca Falls Dialogues & Tribute Honoring Joanne Shenandoah October 7 – 10th
The Women’s Institute for Leadership and Learning will host its biennial Seneca Falls Dialogues live this year, starting Oct. 7. The weekend-long event will take place at the Quality Inn on Mound Road (Route 414) and conclude Oct. 10 with a special tribute concert honoring Joanne Shenandoah at the Auburn Public Theater in Auburn.
Call Senate NOW – Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act
WE NEED EVERYONE TO CALL BOTH THEIR SENATORS AND URGE THEM TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT. : https://now.org/call-senate-now-pass-the-womens-health-protection-act/
2022 National Now Convention
Our 2022 National conference titled - Save our Democracy, Vote for Womxn’s Lives! will be one to remember. We will meet in Chicago, IL from July 22nd-24th at the Palmer House Hilton. You will be blown away with our plans for NOW and the Windy City. Covid-19 protocols will be put in place in an effort to keep everyone …
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Day of Action
ACTION ALERT January 19th Day of Policy Action for the Violence Against Women Act with lead Senators and Angelina Jolie Please distribute widely! On January 19, join the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Angelina Jolie, and Senate sponsors of the upcoming Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization for a policy day …
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Reproductive Rights and Justice: NOW affirms that reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not mere matters of choice. NOW fully supports access to safe and legal abortion, to effective birth control and emergency contraception, to reproductive health services and education for all women. We oppose attempts to restrict these rights through legislation, …