[NOW News] From Hope to Action to Victory

Support NOW's Work |	November 19, 2008	| Tell a Friend

FROM HOPE TO ACTION TO VICTORY NOW PAC Chair Kim Gandy writes in her bi-weekly Below the Belt column, "The struggle for human rights, equal opportunity and justice just got the infusion it needed in the form of hope transformed into action converted into victory. Finally, we are the deciders." Read more CRITICAL RACES STILL IN LIMBO Women's rights supporters continue to wait for the final election results as several candidates are facing recounts and runoff elections. Find out how you can help. Take action! BALLOT MEASURES GIVE FEMINISTS REASON TO WORK HARDER From California to Florida, voters weighed in on a number of issues important to feminists. When the results came in, there was both good news and bad news: several strong wins and a number of heartbreaking losses. Read more GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Here are three ways to stimulate the economy and shop for a cause! 1) Get your 2009 Love Your Body calendars 2) Visit the NOW Store Online 3) Shop at Amazon.com MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Calif. High Court Asked To Hear Gay Marriage Cases by Lisa Leff, The Miami Herald High Court Hears Gun Rights for Batterers Case by Allison Stevens, Women's eNews Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions by Ceci Connolly and R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post Liberal Activists Have Long Legislative Wish List by David Crary, AP National Writer Obama: Victory Speech in The New York Times Gouging Women On Health Insurance editorial in The New York Times Read more at "NOW Read This"		TELL OBAMA YOUR VISION Congratulate Obama & Biden and tell them your ideas for a feminist administration NOW! President-elect Obama wants you to share YOUR vision for where he should lead this nation. We're pleased that the Obama-Biden team is seeking input, so speak up NOW. Take action! NOW APPLAUDS HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL WIN NOW President Kim Gandy says that the "historic win by Barack Obama and Joe Biden is truly a victory for women and girls in the United States and around the world. After eight years of the Bush administration slashing away at women's and civil rights, shredding social services, and favoring ideology over science, women voters cleaned house today." Read more BLOGGER? ACTIVIST? BOTH? Mark your calendars for February 2, the first ever Feminism 2.0 Conference in D.C.! Join leading women's rights organizations and online women's communities for exchange and collaboration on further harnessing the power of the Internet for our causes. NOW was an initial convener of this exciting and affordable event. Register online NOW! NOW FOUNDATION ENGAGES WOMEN ONLINE Women's rights activists are mobilizing online like never ever before. From social networking (like Love Your Body on Facebook) to Kim Gandy Twittering, NOW Foundation is cultivating feminist voices on the web. Read more WOMEN IN CONGRESS AT ALL-TIME HIGH Women everywhere won as the number of feminist women in Congress increased to a record high of 77, including three delegates to the House. NOW PAC sent staff to several races in battleground states and also ran phone banks for eight endorsed candidates from the NOW office in D.C. Read more or check out the NOW PAC Federal Race Winners
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