NOW Joins Aggressive Campaign to Stop Destruction of Social Security

December 15, 2004

The National Organization for Women will join a coalition representing millions of people to expose the privatization of Social Security - an overt attempt by the right-wing to fill corporate coffers by looting our national trust fund. One hour before George W. Bush addresses the White House Economic Summit, where he is expected to reiterate his determination to privatize Social Security, coalition leaders will expose how this scam disproportionately hurts women. Ultimately, privatization places more money in the pockets of Wall Street brokerage firms, while destroying this vital and reliable family security insurance.

The group will launch an aggressive campaign to stop President Bush's effort to dismantle Social Security, mobilizing grassroots action in every community nationwide. Coalition leaders include National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy, Campaign for America's Future Co-director Roger Hickey, John Sweeney of the AFL-CIO, Julian Bond of the NAACP, George Kourpias of the Alliance for Retired Americans, and Marty Ford of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, none of whom were invited to participate in the president's economic summit.

WHEN:      Thursday, December 16, 2004, 12:30 p.m.

WHERE:    National Press Club - First Amendment Lounge
                  529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

WHO:        Kim Gandy, President, National Organization for Women
                  Roger Hickey, Co-Director, Campaign for America's Future
                  John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO
                  Julian Bond, Chair, NAACP
                  George Kourpias, President, Alliance for Retired Americans
                  Marty Ford, Director of Legal Advocacy, The Arc, and
                     Treasurer, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

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