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…
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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…
NOW PAC/IL NOW PAC June 28th Primary Endorsements
Illinois National Organization for Women PAC Endorsements PRIMARY Election – June 28, 2022 List in formation – please check back as more endorsements are made May 19th is the first…
The Senate Failed Women Today — But Women Will Not Fail This November
Released on May 11, 2022 Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S. Senate voted down the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) today, which would have allowed abortion access…
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…
NOW Fights Against Coordinated Attack on Roe – Oklahoma’s Governor Values Control More Than Women’s Lives
Released on May 3, 2022 Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC—By signing the new six-week abortion ban, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has proven, yet again, that misogyny…
Supreme Court Ready to Strike Down Roe – But Women Will Not Be Silenced!
Released on May 3, 2022 Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–The leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion in the Mississippi abortion case confirms our worst fears are…
NOW Joins GLSEN’s Day of Silence to Protest Anti-LGBTQIA+ Discrimination and Harassment
Protest Anti-LGBTQIA+ Discrimination and Harassment Released on April 21, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today we honor the Day of Silence, a national student-led demonstration to raise awareness for the harmful effects of…
NOW Celebrates Historic Confirmation of Soon to Be Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Released on April 7, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — I am so proud that for the first time in 232 years, a Black woman will finally sit in one of the most…
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…