[NOW News] Reclaiming Morality

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BELOW THE BELT - RECLAIMING MORALITY: JUST CALL US 'VALUES VOTERS'  Who said voting your values is reserved for conservative constituents? NOW President Kim Gandy weighs in on why feminists are 'values voters' too. Read Gandy's latest column UNIVERSITY WOMEN WIN SAFETY REFORMS IN TITLE IX SETTLEMENT NOW applauds the young women who stood up to the University of Colorado and refused to back down during a long six-year fight for justice. Read more RESULTS: VOTES FOR NON-SEXIST CAR INSURANCE WIN 2ND PLACE We're happy to report that MileMeter, a per-mile auto insurance start-up company that NOW's Insurance Project has been mentoring, won second place in and Amazon contest. Read more NOW LOBBIES HOUSE ON HATE CRIMES NOW has worked for years to pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The legislation, which was pulled from the Defense bill this week, would have extended protections to women and other targeted groups. Read NOW's letter to the House BATTERED WOMEN, ABUSED CHILDREN AND CHILD CUSTODY: A NATIONAL CRISIS The chair of NOW's Family Law Committee, Renee Beeker, is set to speak at this 5th Annual conference in Albany, N.Y., Jan. 11-13. Learn more MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Girls Make History by Sweeping Top Honors at a Science Contest - by Amanda Millner-Fairbanks, The New York Times Taking on the Economics of Gender Inequity - by Valerie Strauss, The New York Times Congress--Mind the Reality Gap! (failure of abstinence-only sex education) - by Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute/RH Reality Check U.N. Focuses on Violence; Media Miss New Trends - by Selzer and Soguel, Women's eNews Journalism Knits Together Women Oceans Apart - by Theresa Braine, Women's eNews		RESTORE AFFORDABLE BIRTH CONTROL TO LOW-INCOME AND COLLEGE WOMEN With your help, we can undo the sneak attack on birth control that has already resulted in up to tenfold increases in contraception costs for college students and low-income women. Take action FEMINIST GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAY Get your t-shirts, totebags, buttons and bumper stickers...NOW's online store has great gift ideas for your favorite feminists, and all books are on sale. Our products make unique presents, and they send a message, too! Shop NOW SHOP AT AMAZON THROUGH NOW Did you know that by shopping at Amazon.com you can donate to NOW? If you start at NOW's Amazon.com page, you will find book and video suggestions from the NOW staff, and can buy products like toys, housewares, electronics, and tools. Ask your friends and family to do their Amazon shopping through NOW. Don't forget to bookmark the link when you get there! Shop Amazon | Tell your friends THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING: MEMBERSHIP IN NOW More valuable than any diamond are equal rights for women everywhere. Give the gift of NOW membership to a woman or girl, and she'll be part of a movement that's working for her future. Give NOW GIVE THE GIFT OF GIRL POWER: NEW MOON MAGAZINE New Moon, an award winning, international magazine written and edited by and for girls ages 8-12, will donate $10 per subscription to NOW if you click through our link! Subscribe today SAVE THE DATE: 2008 EVENTS Economic Justice Summit - April 10-12 Atlanta, Ga. Intrepid Awards Gala - July 17 Washington, D.C. National NOW Conference - July 18-20 Washington, D.C. Submit your workshop proposal or research paper by Jan. 4, 2008
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