[NOW News] NOW Members Pledge to Re-Defeat Bush

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Subject: [NOW News] NOW Members Pledge to Re-Defeat Bush
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:52:50 -0400



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NOW Members Pledge
to Re-Defeat Bush in 2004

Delegates to the National NOW Conference in Las Vegas converged at a local Wal-Mart superstore to protest discrimination against women at the country's largest employer.

Delegates to the National NOW Conference in Las Vegas converged at a Wal-Mart superstore to protest discrimination at the country's largest employer.

Hundreds of feminists gathered at the National NOW Conference in Las Vegas last weekend to strategize and plan for the November elections.

"We will not go back to a time when women were second-class citizens," said NOW President Kim Gandy, addressing attendees of the 2004 National NOW Conference in Las Vegas.

"We've come too far. It is time to move forward and elect a president who will stand up for women." Read more

BELOW THE BELT: NOW PRESIDENT'S KEYNOTE SPEECH AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE

We've had so much good news for women lately, and it keeps coming back to NOW: From Wal-Mart to Wall Street, women are standing up for our rights and fighting back. Read more

JOIN US AT THE BOSTON 'SHE' PARTY!

Please join Sen. Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and others on July 26, during the Democratic National Convention in Boston, to honor Dolores Huerta and support our grassroots revolution against the "Tyranny of King George." RSVP today!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER CHOSEN IN LOVE YOUR BODY DAY POSTER CONTEST

A poster design by Atlanta art student Crystal Holiday was selected from more than 2,500 entries as the grand prize winner of the 2004 Love Your Body Day poster contest. Read more

FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS: WORK AT THE NOW ACTION CENTER!

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ACTIVISTS GATHER AT LAS VEGAS WAL-MART TO PROTEST WORKPLACE ABUSES

Carrying blue umbrellas and signs declaring that "Wal-Mart is Anti-Women," NOW activists braved 105-degree weather on Saturday to make a point about discrimination against women at the country's largest employer. Read more

NOW SALUTES DEFEAT OF FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT

The recent Senate vote against the federal marriage amendment—an attempt to cater to right-wing zealots by banning same-sex marriages—shows the Bush administration is "completely out of touch with the sentiment of our country," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more

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