[NOW News and Action Summary] May 31 - June 13

Title: [NOW News and Action Summary] May 31 - June 13

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SAVE WOMEN'S LIVES: MARCH FOR FREEDOM OF CHOICE "Roe v. Wade hangs by a thread," said NOW President Kim Gandy, as the nation's leading women's rights groups announced this week that an historic March on Washington for reproductive freedom will take place on April 25, 2004. "There will never be a more important time to stand up for women's lives." Please join us to Save Women's Lives: March for Freedom of Choice. TITLE IX VICTORY! JUDGE DISMISSES WRESTLERS' LAWSUIT A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a coalition of wrestlers who argued that Title IX policies require "quotas" for female athletes and have resulted in discrimination against men. Read more JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BACKS DOWN FROM BAN ON EMPLOYEES' LESBIAN AND GAY PRIDE EVENTS The Justice Department backtracked this week from its decision to ban a group of lesbian and gay employees from holding an event at its headquarters. Read more NOW PRESIDENT CHEERS VICTORY FOR EMPLOYEES AS HOUSE REPUBLICANS PULL BOGUS 'COMP TIME' BILL "That bill would have undermined overtime pay for millions of working families and made it even more difficult to balance work and family," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more NOW ORGANIZES BREAKFAST MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NOW has been organizing monthly breakfast meetings for presidential candidates to meet with the leaders of the women's movement. Read more		COME TO WASHINGTON FOR THE INTREPID AWARDS AND THE NATIONAL NOW CONFERENCE Feminists from across the country will gather in the nation's capital July 10-13 for the first annual Intrepid Awards Gala and the National NOW Conference. Won't you join us? Register for the Conference | Reserve tickets for the Intrepid Awards Gala ONLINE CHAT SERIES: SUPREME COURT IN PERIL The Feminist Majority Foundation is sponsoring a series of online chats on the potential impact of a Supreme Court retirement. On Thursday, June 19, at 3 p.m. EST, Kim Gandy will discuss what women's organizations are doing to protect reproductive rights. Read more PANEL INVESTIGATING AIR FORCE ACADEMY SCANDAL RESEMBLES 'FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE' Not a single victim advocate or sexual assault counselor has been named to the panel investigating the Air Force Academy rape scandal. Read more DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RULE CHANGE UNDERMINES OVERTIME PAY PROTECTIONS The Department of Labor is considering a proposal that would deny overtime pay to hundreds of thousands of workers who depend on that extra cash to feed and clothe their families. Take action! NOW BRINGS 'MERCHANT OF SHAME' CAMPAIGN INTO WAL-MART STORES NATIONWIDE The next step in NOW's Women Friendly Workforce campaign begins this summer, as NOW chapters and activists take the "Wal-Mart ALWAYS discriminates" message directly into local stores. Read more
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