[NOW News] Don't Let Bush Roll Back Family Leave

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NOW CHEERS INTRODUCTION OF EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT "Properly interpreted, an equal rights amendment will be a permanent guarantee of basic human rights for women," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more BELOW THE BELT: A COLUMN BY NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY Trust me—your emails filling up the inboxes of key decision-makers, your phone calls and letters, your voice raised in chorus with others all around the country will make the difference. Read more BUSH ADMINISTRATION MAY ROLL BACK FAMILY LEAVE PROTECTIONS As soon as this month, the Department of Labor may propose changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act that could roll back many of the protections the law provides to the country's workers. Take Action! TELL DEMOCRATIC LEADERS THAT MOVING TO THE RIGHT IS THE WRONG STRATEGY Democratic leaders recently forced pro-choice candidate Barbara Hafer out of the 2006 Pennsylvania Senate race against extremist Republican incumbent Rick Santorum, so they could run an anti-abortion Democrat. Sign the petition! LGBT HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK (MARCH 13-19) RAISES IMPORTANT CONCERNS "In order to ensure full equality for LGBT people, we must eliminate the barriers they face to leading healthy lives," said NOW Action Vice President Olga Vives. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING The Real Choices Women Make, AlterNet Bush's Grand Plan for Blacks: Put 'New Leaders' in Charge, Black Commentator Dish It Out, Ladies, by Maureen Dowd, New York Times Abortion: Assault from the Right, Seattle Post-Intelligencer		IN MEMORIAM: WANDA ALSTON, PROMINENT LEADER IN LGBT COMMUNITY AND FORMER NOW BOARD MEMBER Activist Wanda Alston, former NOW staffer and national board member, played a key role in bridging the diversity gap in queer political culture. Read more | Send in a tribute | Read the tributes 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 | Register online | The Hotel is Filling Up — Book Your Room | Tell a Friend NOW CELEBRATES CALIFORNIA'S EQUAL MARRIAGE VICTORY A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled on March 14 that California's ban on marriage rights for same-sex couples was unconstitutional. Read more URGE SENATORS TO SUPPORT S. 20, the PREVENTION FIRST ACT This legislative package proposes to improve reproductive health care services, all with the goal of improving women's health and reducing unintended, unplanned and unwanted pregnancies. Take action! THE TRUTH ABOUT GEORGE 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 NOW URGES DEFEAT OF THOMAS GRIFFITH FOR U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE D.C. CIRCUIT In another assault on women's equality, George W. Bush re-nominated Title IX opponent Thomas Griffith for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals, despite the fact that Griffith has practiced law without a valid license. Read more
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