On Tuesday, August 2nd, voters across Kansas will vote on language to alter the state constitution, revoking a woman’s right to have an abortion. Kansas is the first state to vote on abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in June Read more …
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NOW Celebrates 50 Years of Title IX
Released on June 23, 2022
Today marks 50 years since the passage of Title IX – the landmark civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding. The provision was passed as part of the Education Amendments of 19 Read more …
NOW Honors And Celebrates Juneteenth
Released on June 19, 2022
The National Organization for Women recognizes and celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating the day that the last enslaved people were emancipated. Juneteenth has long been recognized by Black communities on the statewide level but was only recognized last Read more …
NOW Proudly Celebrates Pride Month In June
Released on June 1, 2022
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes Each June, NOW members join in celebrating Pride Month, the yearly commemoration to uplift LGBTQIA+ rights and honor the significant victories achieved since the historic Stonewall Uprising in June 1969. Read more …
NOW Honors George Floyd Remembrance Day
Released on May 25, 2022
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. However, there has been little movement on police reform since the horrific tragedy. Police still kill Black people at higher rates than ot Read more …
NOW Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month
Released on May 5, 2022
Statement by National NOW Vice President Bear Atwood May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, honoring the histories of people from across the Asian continent and the islands of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. The Fede Read more …
NOW Supports National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Released on April 29, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – – NOW supports the National Week of Action in honor of the thousands of Indigenous women who go missing or are murdered each year. Starting today, we join the National Partners Work Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMI Read more …
NOW Joins GLSEN’s Day of Silence to Protest Anti-LGBTQIA+ Discrimination and Harassment
Released on April 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today we honor the Day of Silence, a national student-led demonstration to raise awareness for the harmful effects of harassment and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people in schools. Organized by the Gay Lesbian & Straight Educa Read more …
This Black Maternal Health Week, NOW Calls for Systemic Change
Released on April 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week is the fifth anniversary of the Black Mamas Matters Alliance’s “Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW),” and this year’s theme is “Building for Liberation: Centering Black Mamas, Black Families and Black Systems of Care.” Black Read more …
For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, NOW Vows to Fight Digital Online Violence
Released on April 1, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and eliminating sexual assault and violence against women is one of NOW’s core issues. Oftentimes, society only views sexual assault in physical spaces. However, we must take into context h Read more …