[NOW News] April Fools ... Not

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IN MEMORIAM: GERALDINE MILLER The NOW family lost a feminist firebrand when Geraldine Miller, an activist for decades, passed away on March 28, after a battle with cancer. She was 85. Read more | Write a tribute | Read the tributes BELOW THE BELT: A COLUMN BY NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY Each time a terrible bill is introduced in Congress these days, I keep waiting for someone to pop up and yell "April Fools!" Alas, no such luck. Read more WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN PRIVATIZERS' ATTACKS ON STAY-AT-HOME MOMS "This attack on the spousal benefits under Social Security is a telling example of how little privatizers value the unpaid caregiving work that millions of women provide for this society," said NOW President Kim Gandy, co-chair of NCWO's Women and Social Security Task Force. Read more STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT RISKY SILICONE IMPLANTS Don't let the silicone implant industry mislead Congress and the FDA into approving silicone implants for general use. Take action! NOW JOINS COALITION PARTNERS IN EFFORT TO RENEW THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 As we saw this year, women can make the difference between advancing our rights and falling victim to four more years of an anti-woman agenda. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING Labor Unions Oppose Marriage Amendment, by Eartha Melzer, Washington Blade Invisible Women, by Katha Pollitt, The Nation Sexual Assaults in Military Bring Shame, Not Action, USA Today		EMPOWER, ENFRANCHISE AND ENERGIZE AT THE 2005 WOMEN OF COLOR AND ALLIES SUMMIT Starting tomorrow, April 1, join us in Washington for a weekend of organizing and strategizing at the Women of Color and Allies Summit. Learn more: Speakers | Entertainers | Workshops | Agenda HELP PRESERVE THE FILIBUSTER TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS! Senate Republicans may use a tactic, dubbed the "nuclear option," to eliminate the filibuster and tear down the Senate for partisan gain. Read more | Sign the petition! JOIN US AT THE NATIONAL NOW CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE! Hundreds of NOW delegates will gather at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, July 1-3, to set the organization's agenda for the upcoming year. Propose a workshop | Register online! GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR TITLE IX Women and girls received both good news and bad news this month on Title IX, the 1972 federal law advancing equal educational and athletic opportunities for female students. Read more APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, women's rights advocates have declared April 5 a day of action to prevent sexual assault. Take action! GOVERNMENT WEBSITE ON SEXUALITY MISLEADS PARENTS A government website intended to advise parents about sexuality information for children contains misleading and inadequate material, as well as biased information about contraception and abortion. Read more
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