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NOW DENOUNCES ROBERTS CONFIRMATION, LOOKS TO NEXT BATTLE Only 22 senators had the courage to stand up for women's rights when it mattered. NOW applauds those senators who voted to reject this dangerous nominee, and it is unfortunate that the courageous actions of a few are overshadowed by the fall-in-line politics of so many more. Read More | Email Your Senators MARCHERS URGE ADMINISTRATION: STOP THE WAR NOW Melody Drnach speaks at the peace march NOW activists marched in Washington and around the country on Saturday. NOW action vice president Melody Drnach spoke in D.C., telling the hundreds of thousands of marchers, "Enough is enough. Feminists are calling for an immediate end to this destructive and costly war." Read more HOUSE TROUNCES EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION FOR RAPE SURVIVORS Two important amendments on emergency contraception by Representative Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, were turned down by the House last week. Both of these amendments would have been vital improvements for helping survivors of sexual violence. Read More APPLAUDING CRAWFORD RESIGNATION, NOW ASKS FOR REVERSAL ON IMPLANTS The resignation of Dr. Lester Crawford as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner last week was welcomed by NOW president Kim Gandy, who said that the agency was being taken in the wrong direction under Crawford. In response to the FDA's approval of two applications for risky, unproven silicone breast implants, NOW and other organizations sent petitions to the FDA asking the agency to withdraw those approvable letters. Read More REPORT SHATTERS MYTHS ABOUT U.S. WOMEN'S EQUALITY It turns out that when it comes to narrowing the gender gap, the United States is being outdone by 16 countries, including Estonia and Lithuania. Read more SEXUAL ABUSE PREVALENT IN MILITARY A Department of Veteran Affairs report shows that 60 percent of women and 27 percent of men in military reserve and guard units have experienced sexual trauma during their service. The report, which was due to congress in 2001, has yet to be officially released. Democrats frustrated by the delay, released the report yesterday. More Info | Read the Report MORE RECOMMENDED READING Get Hitched, Young Woman - Ruth Rosen, Tompaine.com The Patriarchy isn't Falling - Kim Gandy, USA Today Weasel-Words Rip My Flesh! - Jack Shafer, Slate The Last Passion of the Democratic Party - BuzzFlash In Mexico's Murders, Fury Is Aimed at Officials - Ginger Thompson, The New York Times		CARRYING ON . . . NOW President Kim Gandy writes in her Below the Belt column: "Molly worked long and hard for our cause, may she rest in peace. Just as she was one of the long-awaited reinforcements for Alice Paul, so now must we be the reinforcements for Molly Yard." Read More on Democrats, Saudi Arabia, Carnival Cruise Lines IN MEMORIAM: TWO NOW LEADERS NOW members across the country are saddened by the death of the indomitable Molly Yard, who served as president from 1987 to 1991. Yard died on Sept. 20 after a lifetime of leadership in the women's rights and civil rights movements. Read more, send in a tribute NOW lost a tireless advocate of women's rights when Sheri O'Dell, a former NOW Action Vice President and West Virginia NOW state president, died of lung cancer at her home. Read more, send in a tribute REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ATTACKS GATHER FORCE AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL Reproductive rights supporters across the country are feeling the heat this year, as attacks on abortion laws arose in 20 states and the Supreme Court prepares to weigh the constitutionality of a federal abortion procedure ban. Read more ANTI-VIOLENCE ACT EXPIRED 9/30; TAKE ACTION! September 30 came and went, and Congress failed to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act before it expired, leaving millions of women without protection until they decide to act. And every day counts. Take Action! NOW HELPS PUT SPOTLIGHT ON WAL-MART'S SHAMEFUL PRACTICES NOW's campaign will be featured in "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices," a film produced by Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed"), which is the result of a collaborative effort by progressive organizations to expose the effects of Wal-Mart's unfair business practices. Read more NOW BOARD CALLS FOR DISASTER PLANNING WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION At NOW's September national board meeting, board members developed and passed a resolution calling attention to and demanding action to address the discrimination witnessed during the hurricane Katrina response and rescue efforts. Read more NOW ORGANIZING IN NORTHWEST NOW launched the NW Regional Grassroots Organizing Project in January 2005. The primary focus of this organizing project is to increase membership, build chapters and raise awareness of women's rights issues in the six-state region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Read more CONTRIBUTE TO NOW'S WORK Help NOW organize activists in key states to prevent another ultra-conservative Bush nominee from taking a seat on the Supreme Court. Support Our Work
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