[NOW News] Adding Insult to Injury

Support NOW's Work |	July 26, 2007	| Tell a Friend

NATIONAL NOW CONFERENCE AND YOUNG FEMINIST LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE BRING FEMINISTS OF ALL AGES TOGETHER "This was one of the best NOW conferences in years!" said one attendee, echoing a sentiment spreading through the halls of the Dearborn Hyatt, just outside Detroit, Mich., the site of the 2007 National NOW Conference and Young Feminist Leadership Institute. Read more about the conference and the Young Feminist Leadership Institute. More conference info: Quotes from the conference Photo gallery Resolutions passed CONGRESS PRESERVES FAMILY PLANNING FUNDING; BIRTH CONTROL OPPONENTS REVEALED Members of the House of Representatives overwhelmingly defeated an attempt to deny family planning funding to Planned Parenthood last week. The vote, 231-189, fell largely along party lines, and revealed who are the staunch opponents of birth control in Congress. Read More BREAKING NEWS: CLINTON'S CLEAVAGE ON DISPLAY In a Style section cover story on Friday, fashion reporter Robin Givhan notes that Hillary Clinton has taken a brazen step for a woman politician by wearing a low neckline. The piece is definitely outrageous, but it's also hilarious. Absurdly hilarious. What do you think? See how others responded. MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Two Races, Two Systems of Justice in Louisiana - by Amy Goodman, Alternet From Lifer to Living - by Elizabeth Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle State Reproductive Health Policy at Midyear - Guttmacher Institute Report		ADDING INSULT TO INJURY: TELL GOODYEAR "SHAME ON YOU" In a recent Supreme Court decision, Goodyear Tire Co. got off scot-free after nearly twenty years of paying employee Lilly Ledbetter less than her male counterparts. Now Goodyear has the audacity to go after her to pay their court costs. Shame on them! Take Action: Write to Goodyear REPEAL THE GLOBAL GAG RULE The Global Democracy Promotion Act would repeal the Global Gag Rule and reinstate funding and support for international family planning programs and services. Learn more about the Global Gag Rule. Take Action REPUBLICAN MINORITY PREVENTS VOTE TO END THE WAR "It is an outrage that after an all-night session, with every senator having an opportunity to participate in the debate, the Republican minority still is blocking a Senate vote on the war," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read More MILLIONS OF FAMILIES FINALLY GET A PAY RAISE "Millions of families in the United States have received a well-deserved raise. It is the first increase to the minimum wage in almost a decade, and for many families, it may be a start to lifting themselves out of poverty," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read More INTERN AT THE NOW ACTION CENTER The deadline for internship applications for the fall semester is Monday, July 30, so NOW is the time to get your materials in! Learn more about the intern program.
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