[NOW News] Say No to Marriage Discrimination

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SAY 'NO' TO MARRIAGE DISCRIMINATION IN THE CONSTITUTION! We cannot stand by idly while our opponents attempt to permanently exclude lesbians and gays from the right to marry. It's time to send a message to Congress in support of same-sex marriage. Take action! ENTER THE LOVE YOUR BODY DAY POSTER CONTEST We're looking for innovative poster designs that respond to the onslaught of negative images that impact women's and girls' health. Deadline: May 3. Read more EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PROMOTION OF SAME-SEX SCHOOLING CHALLENGED BY NOW "This proposal takes steps that will reintroduce segregation into the public education system," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more | Read NOW's comments to the Dept. of Education GET OUT THE VOTE IN 2004 Make sure that everyone you know realizes it's fast and easy to register to vote—it's never been more important. Register online now! MORE RECOMMENDED READING "Family Planning is a Family Value", from the Center for American Progress "Scorecard on Bush Finds Rhetoric Gap", from Women's Enews "How a Bad Bill Becomes Law", from In These Times		BELOW THE BELT: LESS IS MORE, SAYS DUBYA George W. Bush pledged last week to give people "more authority, more choices, and more control over their own lives." Translation: more for his rich cronies, corporate donors and the military budget and less for the rest of us, NOW President Kim Gandy writes. Read more GEAR UP FOR THE MARCH FOR WOMEN'S LIVES ON APRIL 25! Get your message across at the March for Women's Lives in Washington D.C. on April 25. T-shirts, buttons, lapel pins, stickers, signs and more are available online at NOW.org. Start shopping! UPDATE: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SEX SCANDAL The email messages from NOW activists that called for a thorough and fair investigation into the recruiting sex scandal had a major effect. Read more NOW OUTRAGED BY SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR'S ACTION ON NATION'S MOST FAR-REACHING ABORTION BAN The most sweeping anti-abortion state legislation in U.S. history will most likely be law soon, unless several South Dakota state senators find a conscience and vote against a bill that outlaws abortions for rape and incest victims. Read more 2004 NCWO VOTER GUIDE PLACES NOW'S ISSUES FRONT AND CENTER The National Council of Women's Organizations' voter guide, "The ABC's of Women's Issues," is a summary of many of the women's rights issues that we all work on and care about. Read more
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