Boston NOW
NOW takes action to bring women into the mainstream of American society in truly equal partnership with men by working to ensure equality for all women in all areas of life. This includes ending discrimination, violence, and other harmful actions aimed toward women, promoting access to birth control and abortion and securing other reproductive rights for women, and combating racism, sexism and homophobia.
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The Feminist Affair returns Saturday, October 22nd. Click here for more details!
The MassNOW/BostonNOW Annual Meeting will take place on November 10th. Click here for more information.
Boston NOW is currently seeking new co-sponsors and venues for our Feminism and Dessert series. Please contact us at info@bostonnow.org if your business is interested in working with us.
Feminism and Dessert returns on Thursday, June 2nd at 7pm with a discussion on The Role of Women in the Arab Spring with Dr. Fatemah Haghighatjoo, former member of the Iranian Parliament. For more details, click here.
Feminist Book Club returns on Wednesday, January 11th at 7pm. For more details about our December meeting, click here!
National Organization for Women Jan 26, 2012 04:22PM Violence Against Women Act Needs Your Immediate Action http://action.now.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5338 Take action NOW to push back against conservatives in the Senate who are attempting to drastically reduce funding under the Violence Against Women Act! Please call AND email your senators urging them to oppose amendments that would effectively shut down many smaller anti-violence programs and seriously impact services in larger programs. Jan 21, 2012 12:07PM Roe v. Wade Turns 39, Abortion Rights Still Under Attack http://www.now.org/press/01-12/01-22.html As we celebrate the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that recognized a woman's constitutional right to legal abortion, we can't forget how many times women's lives have been put at risk in the past year. Jan 20, 2012 04:57PM Open Letter to President Obama: NOW Urges 2012 Wake-Up Call for Nation http://www.now.org/issues/economic/openletter_obamaSOTU_1-20-12.pdf NOW is deeply invested in the message the president will send in his State of the Union Address on Jan. 24. The nation is at a crucial juncture that demands strong, principled leadership to restore a broadly representative democracy and reduce income inequality. Achieving these goals is essential for fairness and justice in our society.
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