[NOW News] We're On A Roll!

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NOW TO ACTIVATE MEMBERS TO OPPOSE ALITO FOR SUPREME COURT NOW announced its opposition to Alito the same day George W. Bush nominated the federal appeals court judge to fill Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the Supreme Court. "NOW is strongly opposed to the elevation of Judge Alito and will activate our members in communities nationwide to defeat his nomination to the High Court," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read More | Take Action LOCAL NOW LEADERS LOBBY SENATE ON SUPREME COURT NOMINEE PA NOW President-elect Joanne Tosti-Vasey leaves Sen. Specter's office. Grassroots leaders from around the country joined national NOW leaders in Washington, D.C. today to urge their senators to vote "No" on Samuel Alito. Leaders met with senators and staff from states including: California, Colorado, Utah, Wisconsin, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania, with Maryland and Rhode Island meetings coming up. NOW's lobbying efforts will continue through the Senate hearings in January. Read more HOUSE VOTE ON BUDGET POSTPONED Your calls worked! The House Budget Reconciliation Act was tabled Thursday afternoon when the Republican leadership announced it didn't have the 218 votes for passage. This bill is not dead, though. The almost $60 billion in budget "slashes" -- they are too cruel to just be called cuts -- will simply be reworked and deals will be offered to individual members to get the votes needed. The House will keep busy next week working on their $70 billion tax giveaway. Stay tuned. Sign up to receive our action alerts. WAL-MART MOVIE PREMIERES NOV. 13 The new documentary about Wal-Mart's shameful business practices, "The High Cost of Low Price", premieres next week. Learn more about the film and NOW's Wal-Mart campaign. MORE RECOMMENDED READING Commander In Chic - Jennifer Pozner, TomPaine.com Feminism's Next Wave - Ann Weber, Toledo Blade Court Passes on Transsexual Discrimination - Gina Holland, Washington Post Four Women Newcomers Join N.J. Legislature (PDF) - Center for American Women and Politics Press Relase		WE'RE ON A ROLL! NOW President Kim Gandy writes in her Below the Belt column: "The last two weeks have been full of good news. NOW activists had a role in all of those victories, and I'm grateful for your tireless activism." Read more about Kim's newfound hope for the 2006 elections. VAWA REAUTHORIZATION STILL IN LIMBO Activists will be delivering over 10,000 petitions to congressional leaders next week in a last-minute effort to get VAWA passed and signed before Congress goes home for Thanksgiving. We are making one last push to get more signatures from every state and will hold open the signature webpage until Tuesday morning, Nov. 15. Sign the Petition NOW CELEBRATES ENCOURAGING RESULTS IN STATE ELECTIONS Voters in California, Maine and New Jersey supported equality and opposed bigotry in Tuesday's elections, while Virginia and New Jersey voters rejected ultra-conservative candidates for governor. Read more MARCHERS CROSS NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE TO PROTEST RACISM On Nov. 7, Kim Gandy and leaders from across the country gathered with local activists to rally at the New Orleans Convention Center and then to march across the Crescent City Connection bridge into the city of Gretna. Read more JOIN US IN REMEMBERING FORMER NOW LEADER MOLLY YARD Please join family, friends, activists and Members of Congress as we remember and celebrate the life of Molly Yard. The celebration will be held Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902. We will gather at 12:30 and the program begins at 1pm with a reception to follow. We hope you will join us. Please RSVP. SURPRISE YOUR FAVORITE FEMINIST WITH A GIFT FROM NOW THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Check out the newest items in our catalog including the latest in Jacob Weisberg's "Bushisms" collection, Molly Ivins' new book, "Who Let the Dogs In," and peace T-shirts in two different styles. Shop online.
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