[NOW News] Heroes and Zeroes

Support NOW's Work  |	January 21, 2005	|  Tell a Friend

HEROS AND ZEROES, A COLUMN BY NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY This week we were offered a stunning study in contrasts, from Monday when we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Thursday when we protested the coronation (whoops!) ... inauguration of George W. Bush. Read more. NOW AND CAPITAL CITY NOW ACTIVISTS RALLY AT SUPREME COURT TO COMMEMORATE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE Join us as we demonstrate for reproductive justice on Saturday. With Bush back in office, Supreme Court seats at risk, and both the House and Senate under right wing control, our freedoms are threatened and now more than ever we need to make our voices heard! Read more. NOW CAMPAIGN GETTING WAL-MART'S ATTENTION We are finally getting their attention! Wal-Mart's President and CEO Lee Scott has placed full page ads in major newspapers blaming "special interest groups" and "critics" for spreading "misinformation about Wal-Mart." Get the real facts from NOW. MORE RECOMMENDED READING Failing Women by Bonnie Erbe, Scripps Howard News Service That Magic Moment by Paul Krugman, The New York Times Connecting Up the Dots by Anna Quindlen, Newsweek Post-Roe Postcard by Sharon Lerner, The Nation Don't Know Much About Algebra by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times		NOW ACTIVISTS STAND UP TO BUSH AGENDA, PROTEST BARRIERS TO DISSENT ON INAUGURATION DAY On Inauguration Day, NOW activists spoke out for equality, democracy and peace, pledging our allegiance to liberty and justice for all ­ not just the privileged few. Read more. BUSH FLIPS AND FLOPS ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BANNING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE The White House is busy mopping up George W. Bush's latest flip-flop. This time, Bush contradicted himself on his plan for pushing a constitutional amendment to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman. The Bush PR machine has been working to "clarify" the President's position. Read more. URGE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO KEEP COLLECTING DATA ON WOMEN WORKERS The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has announced that it will stop collecting employment data on women. Please tell the BLS that this information is absolutely essential, and its elimination will ultimately lead to an increase in workplace inequality. Take action! SUPPORT THE RELIEF AND REBUILDING OF THE LANDS AND FAMILIES HURT BY THE TSUNAMI NOW suggests several ways to donate that will go directly to local women?s organizations. This will help ensure that gifts will be used for direct services and long-term rebuilding. How you can help.
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