NOW's purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men. This purpose includes, but is not limited to, equal rights and responsibilities in all aspects of citizenship, public service, employment, education, and family life, and it includes freedom from discrimination because of race, ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual preference/orientation, or parenthood.
MEETINGS:
Your Chapter meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at the UUFR on Wade Avenue in Raleigh.
NC NOW has made its endorsements. NOW members should get them by postcard. Contact president@raleighnow.org if you'd like to get them by email.
Vote!! Early voting is NOW! The primary is Tuesday, May 6.
Our next Raleigh NOW meeting is Tuesday, May 6 at 7pm. We'll do officer elections and planning for the summer. Please join us!
Learn about Women's Advocacy Day with NCWU on Monday, April 28 at noon at Interact. Contact president@raleighnow.org if you're interested in coming and I'll try to arrange it.
March 15 - 1pm-3pm - Vigil to commemmorate the 5th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War and mourn the cumulative loss of lives. Participants will read the names of U.S. soldiers from North Carolina who have died in Iraq since the initial invasion on March 19th, 2003. Meet at the State Capital. Set up by CodePink.
March 29, Saturday, at 2:30pm - “One Woman, One Vote,” is being shown at the West Regional Library in Cary. See the movie and join a discussion afterward. This movie is two-hours long. Organized by LWV-WC
April 8th - next Raleigh NOW meeting at 7pm
(Changed the date because April 1st is Wake County School's Spring Break)
We'll have a speaker from Interact come at 7:30 to tell us about the need for the new abused women's shelter and the new facilities (going from 18 beds to 45 beds). At our June meeting, we will do a shelter shower for Interact.
Our speaker is Ashley Soublet, Development Officer at Interact. Ashley is coordating the shower project for Interact, so we're lucky to have her. Please come to learn more about Interact's new facility, and the new programs they are developing to help end domestic violence for all families. And you can learn how Raleigh NOW can be a part of these efforts, demonstrating our support for Interact, the work they do and for the women who are taking steps to break out of the cycle of violence.
April 11, 12 Economic Justice Summit in Atlanta GA
Go to http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/economic/events/ejsummit2008/index.html for more info.
April 12 - SE Regional NOW Conference in Atlanta
May 6 - Raleigh NOW Meeting at 7pm. Includes chapter elections.
June 3 - Raleigh NOW will host a Shelter Shower during our regular meeting time (meeting will start at 6:45, shower at 7:30).
We are postponing our Supreme Court Roe event due to snow! Snow is already falling in Raleigh and Cary, and it is supposed to fall for hours. Please join us on Tuesday, February 5 at 7pm. Same topic, same speaker (Jennifer Rudinger, Executive Director of the ACLU-NC). Most likely at the same place, but I'll send another email with confirmed details. Sorry for the inconvenience, and enjoy the snow!
email president@raleighnow.org for more info and to rsvp.
Monday, Jan 14, 2008 - Cutoff for names for NC NOW Signature Ad that will run in the Independent on Jan 23, 2008. The ad is also distributed to all NC senators and House Representatives. Contact president@raleighnow.org to get your name in the ad or to make a donation.
Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 - An Evening of Jazz to Benefit Interact 6:00p.m. to 8:30p.m.
Interact Board Member Carolyn Smith and Former NFL Patriots Player Antwan
Harris will be hosting an evening out with Interact. Please join us at
Zydeco Downtown (208 Wolfe Street Raleigh, NC 27601) for music by local Jazz
musician Bobby Moody and light refreshments as you learn about the exciting
developments taking place at Interact.
Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 - Back to the Future - Roe Event
Supreme Court Decisions since Roberts and Alito joined the court. ACLU-NC Executive Director Jennifer Rudinger will speak. Women’s Rights and Reproductive Rights have gone backwards with the recent judicial appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court. Find out about some of these decisions and what we can do. 7pm. Contact president@raleighnow.org for more info.
Monday, January 21 at 10:40am Join us in the Martin Luther King march downtown Raleigh, meet on the east side of the Capital at 10:40am.
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008 - 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision which gave women control over own decisions. Demonstration at Capitol, be there 12-1. Sign making on Monday, Jan 21 with Planned Parenthood. Contact Farley at (919) 833-7534 x153.
Thursday, January 24th, 5:30pm - Mexican activist Verónica Cruz Sanchez in Raleigh. Ms. Cruz Sanchez has worked for more than 15 years to promote women's rights in her home state of Guanajuato. Ms. Cruz Sanchez works to help women who are victims of violence, particularly sexual violence. Sponsored by Ipas, El Pueblo, Family Violence Prevention Center and Orange County Rape Crisis Center. Will be in Carrboro on January 27th at CHICLE. The talks will be in Spanish with interpretation provided as needed. RSVP to connaughtont@ipas.org and indicate if interpretation is required.
Please join us to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and to explore some U.S. Supreme Court decisions under its new leadership. Find out what can be done about them. Let's move forward!
Date: Jan 19, 2008
Time: 7pm
Place: tbd
Speaker: Jennifer Rudinger, Executive Director of the ACLU of NC
RSVP: president@raleighnow.org