CONTACT: MELINDA SHELTON 767, DIANE MINOR 773, BERNADETTE DEVITO 775
NOW'S EFFORT TO DEFEAT CALIFORNIA'S CCRI INTENSIFIES WITH STRATEGIC
HAYWARD CAMPUS VISIT
WHAT : Will hold a news briefing followed by a talk on affirmative action
WHEN : Friday, Nov. 17, 1995
News briefing at 11:30 a.m.
Speech from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
WHERE : California State University at Hayward
University Union, Room 101
WHY : To discuss NOW's plans to work with other civil rights groups to defeat California's anti-affirmative action referendum. Ireland's appearance at the Hayward campus, where language for the referendum was drafted by a faculty member, follows NOW's successful protest at the Governor's Conference on Women on Wednesday. This appearance is part of a week-long, statewide blitz by Ireland to launch NOW's 1996 Equality Countdown Campaign, including NOW's Fight the Right March set for April 14 in San Francisco.
Ireland's California tour includes participation in an affirmative action forum sponsored by San Francisco NOW on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin (at Geary). On Sunday, she will serve as a key panelist during the closing plenary of the National Asian Women's Health Organization's conference at 9 a.m. at the Miyako Hotel in San Francisco. The topic is women's health and the recent World Conference on Women.