[NOW News] The Attack Has Begun

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BELOW THE BELT Kim writes in her biweekly Below the Belt column, "The fight we have been warning you about—the fight to overturn Roe v. Wade and end all abortions—is very real and it is now well underway." Read more "MOMMY WARS" INCITED BY IRRESPONSIBLE MEDIA In their ongoing search for controversy that sells, the media are again promoting a false conflict -- the so-called "Mommy Wars" -- most recently in a feature on ABC's Good Morning America. Read NOW's letter to the show and send your own! DECISION BY WAL-MART TO STOCK EC "LONG OVERDUE" Spurred on by a lawsuit in Mass., Wal-Mart announced Friday that it has decided to stock EC in all of its pharmacies, acquiescing to pressure from the NOW and other women's rights groups. Read more BUDGET BATTLE CONTINUES WITH BUSH'S PROPOSED 2007 BUDGET President Bush's Proposed Budget for 2007 continues attacks on programs and services to struggling families. It's not to early to start contacting your Representatives. Take action SUPREME COURT ENDS NOW CASE AGAINST ABORTION CLINIC VIOLENCE NOW Activists at the Supreme Court during Scheidler case in 2002 The Supreme Court's decision in Scheidler v. NOW could add to the increasing difficulty women face in obtaining reproductive health services. If the Court's 8-0 decision ushers in a return to clinic violence in the United States, NOW stands ready to fight in every jurisdiction. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING Remembrance of Things Past - Anna Quindlen, Newsweek Reproductive Regression - Carole Joffe, TomPaine.com Asetoyer: South Dakota Task Force on Abortion Hurts Pregnant Women - Charon Asetoyer, Indian Country Today Sexual Harassment at Work: National and International Responses - International Labour Organization Report (PDF)		SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR SIGNS AWAY WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signed away the reproductive freedom of the women he is sworn to protect on Monday, with the specific intent of challenging and overturning Roe v. Wade and putting at risk the lives and freedom of women across the country. Read more CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BY RALLYING FOR PEACE Today, on International Women's Day, women and men across the globe celebrated women's social, political and economic achievements and honoring the gains women have fought for as activists, advocates, mothers, workers and citizens of their countries. Read more OPPOSE EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT AT WORK Once again, the Department of Labor is proposing to do away with a unique and vital tool for detecting and taking action to eliminate employment discrimination against women and people of color. Take action SEXUAL HARASSMENT REMAINS SERIOUS PROBLEM ON CAMPUS According to the research report by the AAUW Educational Foundation, nearly two-thirds of the 2000 college students surveyed last May said they had been subjected to sexual harassment while at college. Read more TAKE ACTION ON CAMPUS FOR WOMEN'S HERSTORY MONTH During March organize an event on your campus to raise awareness about women's fight for equality throughout herstory, and the future of the feminist movement. Celebrate women's wins and discuss what still needs to be done! Take action PROPOSE A WORKSHOP FOR THE YOUNG FEMINIST SUMMIT OR CONFERENCE The dealine for workshop proposals for the National Conference and Young Feminist Summit is April 15. Submit your proposal today! WORK AT THE NOW ACTION CENTER The NOW Action Center is currently seeking a Field & Chapter Development Director. Learn more about the positions!
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