[NOW News] Who Needs Superman?

Support NOW's Work |	July 12, 2006	| Tell a Friend

BELOW THE BELT: WHO NEEDS SUPERMAN? In her biweekly Below the Belt column, Kim writes about all of us Superfeminists getting together at our Conference in a week: "Superman and superman-wannabes are welcome to come, provided that they drop the one-man-show mindset and consider exchanging "Super" for "Equal." Lex Luthor's got nothing on Rick Santorum, Pat Robertson, and Bush & Co. Join the Superfeminists and find out what a real fight looks like." Read more about how Superfeminists are saving the world. COUPLES' STORIES ARE TESTIMONY TO THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUAL MARRIAGE Same-sex marriage isn't just a political wedge issue, it's the fundamental right to legal recognition and protection of a relationship with a life partner. These stories of people who love each other offer a powerful testimonial in support of equal marriage. Read the stories | Share your own NOW OFFICERS FASTED FOR PEACE NOW Officers joined the CODEPINK "Troops Home Fast" hunger strike on July 4, to support the U.S. troops who remain in danger in Iraq as well as those who are standing up for peace by refusing to fight. Read More MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Welfare-To-Nothing - by Heather Boushey, TomPaine.com Ani DiFranco: Braving the Storms - by Deanna Zandt, Alternet Roe versus Reality—Abortion and Women's Health - Alexi A. Wright and Ingrid Katz, New England Journal of Medicine Go to Venezuela, You Idiot! - by Jeff Cohen, Common Dreams		NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND YOUNG FEMINIST SUMMIT JUST A WEEK AWAY! We hope you've got your travel planned and your hotel room booked, 'cuz the conference is just a few days away! We've finalized the agenda and posted the workshop descriptions and speaker bios so you can plan your time at the Conference and Summit. Online registration is currently closed, but you can always register on-site! See you in Albany! NOW CELEBRATES 40 FEARLESS YEARS Over the last four decades NOW has spent every day fighting for women's rights. We continue to fight because women continue to struggle for equality. This anniversary is an opportunity to focus the country's attention on what we have accomplished, and how much more we have to do. Read More NOW DENOUNCES NEW YORK COURT'S INTOLERANT DECISION ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE New York's highest court decided that state law limits marriage to one man and one woman. Judge Robert Smith declined to expand the interpretation, saying that it is up to the state's legislature to change the law. Read More WORK AT THE NOW ACTION CENTER The NOW Action Center is currently seeking a Bookkeeper/Accounting Assistant, Publications Coordinator, Membership Specialist, Development Planner, Field Campaign Coordinator and a Gift Planning Associate. Read More
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