[NOW News] Feminists Applaud Panel Investigating Air Force SexualAssaults

Title: [NOW News] Feminists Applaud Panel Investigating Air Force Sexual Assaults

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FEMINISTS APPLAUD PANEL INVESTIGATING SEXUAL ASSAULTS AT AIR FORCE ACADEMY A bipartisan panel issued a report this week saying top Air Force officials ignored sexual misconduct problems at the U.S. Air Force Academy. "There is no partisanship when it comes to the issue of violence," NOW President Kim Gandy said. Read more OPPOSE JUDICIAL NOMINEES CHARLES PICKERING AND HENRY SAAD George W. Bush's judicial nominees, if confirmed, will serve for life. Tell the Senate Judiciary Committee there is no place for narrow-mindedness and bigotry on the federal courts. Take action! LOVE YOUR BODY DAY IS OCTOBER 15 Wednesday, October 15 is Love Your Body Day, the national day of action to speak out against offensive ads and images of women. It's not too late to get involved! Read more SAVE THE DATE: 2004 NOW CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS Don't gamble with our country's future! Mark your calendar for the 2004 National NOW Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 16-18. Learn more		SPEAK OUT AGAINST ABORTION BAN THAT WOULD HALT SAFE PROCEDURES Congress is currently considering legislation that would ban safe, common abortion procedures performed in the second trimester. Take action! REGISTER NOW: WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES AND ALLIES FORUM The NOW Foundation and the American Association of People with Disabilities are sponsoring a forum on Oct. 17-19 in Bethesda, Md. Register online URGE YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S WELFARE BILL Please contact your U.S. senators and urge them to extend current welfare law for at least two years and support every effort possible to improve the lives of poor women and their families. Take action! COURT OVERTURNS STONING SENTENCE FOR NIGERIAN WOMAN ACCUSED OF ADULTERY In a victory for women's rights, a Nigerian court of appeals on Sept. 25 threw out the case against Amina Lawal, a 32-year-old single mother sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery. Read more
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