[NOW News] It's Personal Now

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NOW ACTIVISTS PULLING OUT THE STOPS TO STOP ROBERTS NOW-NYC activists demonstrate NOW President Kim Gandy says, "Roberts' attitudes aren't conservative, they're simply backward. And women can't afford to go that direction." She adds, "We know what is at stake for women, so NOW has been mobilizing our members and chapters across the country to educate women in their communities about the danger of a Roberts confirmation." Read More | Take Action! The Right Wing Glee About Roberts Read a Young Feminist's Blog On the Roberts Hearings KATRINA: NOW IT'S PERSONAL NOW President Kim Gandy writes in her Below the Belt column, "I'm from Louisiana, as you may know. I lived and worked for 14 years in New Orleans, and spent all of those years as a NOW activist. The flood pictures that have been, well, flooding my TV and newspapers the past few days are almost more than I can bear. Like many of you, I am flooded with emotions - worry, hope, grief, and now, anger." Read More Help Katrina Survivors NOW CHAPTERS TAKING ACTION NOW activists are mobilizing our members across the country to educate women in their communities about the danger of confirming John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. We highlight a small sampling of NOW's ongoing field campaign. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING Safe Enough? - Diana Zuckerman, The Washington Times Today Marks 85th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage - Kris Moody, Fosters Online Return to Sender (re Democratic Party) - Nancy Goldstein, The Raw Story Daily Reproductive Health Report - Kaiser Family Foundation		FDA FAILS WOMEN AGAIN WITH NO DECISION ON EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION Last week the FDA prolonged its dalliance with women's lives by proposing a bogus "60 day comment period" before it could release emergency contraception to women without restraint. NOW complied with a "sidewalk delivery" of our comments. Read More | Take Action FDA Women's Director Resigns ON WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY IN THE U.S., NOW ADVOCATES FOR IRAQI WOMEN'S RIGHTS On August 26, we celebrate Women's Equality Day in honor of the 85th anniversary of women's suffrage. It took nearly 150 years for the women of the United States to win the right to vote — and women's equality still is not guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. An even greater injustice is about to be imposed on our sisters in Iraq, and with the support of the Bush administration. Read More SIGN THE PEACE PETITION Tell Congress that we have waited too long, that it is time to begin peace talks, and that it is time for the troops to come home. March with us in Washington, DC, on September 24th. Take Action! JOIN US IN HONORING INTREPID WOMEN There are still a few seats left at NOW's third annual Intrepid Awards gala on September 15 in Washington, DC, honoring Dr. Jane Goodall, Josie Ashton, and Senator Barbara Boxer. But time is running out, so purchase your tickets online today! Read more
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