[NOW News] Excitement, Mayhem, and ... a Gay Sponge?

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BELOW THE BELT: A COLUMN BY NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY What a month for excitement, mayhem, and ... a gay sponge? A round-up of this month's good and bad news. Read more BUSH SAYS HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH A DOZEN DREADFUL JUDICIAL RE-NOMINEES Instead of a dozen roses, George W. Bush sent a handful of weeds to the Senate on Valentine's Day by re-nominating a dozen judges. Read more THETRUTHABOUTGEORGE.COM RELAUNCHES WITH A NEW DESIGN Get the unvarnished truth about George W. Bush and his accomplices … on issues important to supporters of women's rights and civil rights. Read more TELL GEORGE W. BUSH TO SUPPORT WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS WORLDWIDE Urge Bush to reaffirm the Beijing Platform for Action, a landmark agreement that promotes women's political participation, increases access to education, employment and health care, and protects human rights. Take action! WOMEN ANSWER THE PRESIDENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY "Playing the stock market always creates winners and losers, and women will end up on the losing end when Social Security falls prey to the boom and inevitable bust of the stock market," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more HELP PROTECT WOMEN'S RIGHTS! 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. MORE RECOMMENDED READING When Sexuality Undercuts a Family's Ties, by Marc Fisher, Washington Post I, Robot, by Geeta Dayal, Village Voice Conservatives Join Forces for Bush Plans, by Thomas B. Edsall, Washington Post Bush's Barberini Faun, by Maureen Dowd, New York Times		NOW LAUNCHES EQUAL MARRIAGE CAMPAIGN "Our aim is to strengthen and support the commitment of same-sex couples and their families, while securing for women the freedom to marry whomever they choose," said NOW Action Vice President Olga Vives. Read more | Take action! ADVOCATES: GET READY FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) The VAWA reauthorization bill will be introduced by both the Senate and House early this spring—please help by asking your senators and representative to sign on as co-sponsors. Take action! BUSH BUDGET: DECEPTIVE AND DANGEROUS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES NOW's analysis of Bush's proposed 2006 budget found the administration?s accounting procedures and lofty projections for deficit reduction to be nothing more than a fiscal sleight of hand. Read more EMPOWER, ENFRANCHISE AND ENERGIZE AT THE 2005 WOMEN OF COLOR AND ALLIES SUMMIT Join us for a weekend of organizing and strategizing at the Women of Color and Allies Summit in Arlington, Va. on April 1-3, 2005. Read more | Propose a workshop | Register online NOW CELEBRATES VICTORY FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES IN NEW YORK Equal marriage supporters celebrated recently when a New York trial court judge ruled in a strongly-worded opinion that same-sex couples have the right to marry in New York City. Read more FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS: WORK AT THE NOW ACTION CENTER The National NOW Action Center in Washington is looking for a coordinator of young feminist programs, a field director, and a director of NOW Foundation programs. Learn more at www.now.org/jobs.
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