[NOW News] Be Merry . . . For Tomorrow, We Fight!

Support NOW's Work  |	December 17, 2004	|  Tell a Friend

EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY . . . FOR TOMORROW WE FIGHT! This morning my windshield was covered in a frosty pattern that looked like a lace tablecloth, reminding me that we are in the holiday season and this is a time to remember the things that warm and brighten our lives ? like the love of friends and family. Read the rest of NOW President Kim Gandy's holiday message. PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY WILL HURT WOMEN Social Security is NOT in trouble. On the other hand, George W. Bush is in trouble. He's got a big debt to pay to his friends on Wall Street, and he wants to do it fast. Where does that money come from? The answer is you. Read more. SUPREME COURT SHAKE-UP COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME Liberals and conservatives do agree on one thing — the top position on the U.S. Supreme Court is going to be vacant soon. And when George W. Bush names a replacement, an all-out war is sure to commence. But just how soon will both sides need to be at the ready? Get the scoop from NOW. PINK RIBBONS EVERYWHERE You may have seen them on the lapel of your co-worker's jacket or featured on a sandal charm around your sister's neck. Pink ribbons have been around for years, symbolizing breast cancer awareness, but now they're popping up everywhere. But how much do these products really help the cause? MORE RECOMMENDED READING Most G.O.P. Plans to Remake Social Security Involve Deep Cuts to Tomorrow's Retirees by Edmund L. Andrews, The New York Times Visible Movement by Joan M. Garry, Advocate.com Judicial Activism by E.J. Dionne, Jr. Washington Post Writers Group Harness That Anger by Howard Zinn, The Progressive Medicaid May Face Big Cuts by Lawrence M. O'Rourke , Scripps-Howard		MAKE YOUR RESOLUTIONS EARLY FOR A FEMINIST NEW YEAR! Resolve to help protect women's rights in any way you can! Check out the many ways you can support NOW. One way is to become a monthly sustainer, which will help NOW fight Bush for months and even years to come. PHARMACIST KNOWS BEST? WOMEN BEG TO DIFFER An alarming trend has been making news recently. The Pharmacists' Refusal Clause, referred to by its anti-choice advocates as a conscience clause, allows pharmacists to refuse to fill certain prescriptions because of their own "moral objections" to the medication. Read more. ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION TEACHES BLATANT LIES A report found that abstinence-only education programs supported by George W. Bush, and carried out with federal funding by a variety of right-wing organizations, contain outrageously false information about reproductive health issues. Read more. JOB OPENING AT NOW'S NATIONAL ACTION CENTER What job could be better than helping empower women at the local and state level to take on feminist civil rights issues on behalf of NOW? Apply today to be a Field Organizer on NOW's Chapter Development team! NOW CO-SPONSORS UPCOMING CONFERENCE ON BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILD CUSTODY NOW President Kim Gandy will speak at a Jan. 7-9 conference addressing the legal, social and psychological issues facing battered women as they struggle to protect their children in and out of family and criminal courts. Learn more .
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