http://www.raleighnow.org/ en-us 2010-07-23T11:35:02-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000178.html The militant anti-abortion group, Operation Save America (OSA), has been hounding a specific clinic in Charlotte NC for years. We expect a larger crowd than usual on July 24th, since OSA is having a national event in Charlotte in July.... Announcement Admin 2010-07-23T11:35:02-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000177.html These are upcoming events and conferences for you to consider attending. Monday June 21 at 7pm - a Community Gathering…To Build Further Support From a Broad Perspective Against Re-Segregation In Wake County. Hosted by: Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough... Announcement Admin 2010-06-21T15:25:17-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000176.html Tuesday Jun 1 - Presentations on major issues facing women in NC, given by university students. Also learn about CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all Discrimination Against Women), and why the US has not ratified it yet. Please join... Announcement Admin 2010-05-25T15:28:56-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000175.html Monday May 3 - WomenNC is hosting a screening of a DVD on CEDAW. The DVD was made by the Feminist Majority. There will be q&a and discussion afterward. Time: 6.30 pm Place: InterAct on Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC... Announcement Admin 2010-04-16T14:25:30-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000174.html From the New York Times, an article about how health care reform will help women, "Overhaul Will Lower the Costs of Being a Woman". In the first example, an insurance company rejected a woman in Colorado because she'd had a... Announcement Admin 2010-03-30T10:43:01-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000173.html What Health Care Reform Will Do For Women and Families On Sunday 3/21/10, the US House of Representatives passed the reconciliation version of Healthcare reform. We now await the Senate vote. Raising Women's Voices (an organization committed to ensuring women's... Announcement Admin 2010-03-23T12:10:22-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000172.html Local and national clinic owner Susan Hill passed away on Saturday, Jan 30. What a wonder she was, dealing with incredible challenges at great personal risk, while operating the Women's Health Organization clinics in Raleigh and elsewhere in the US.... Announcement Admin 2010-02-05T11:56:50-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000171.html Raleigh NOW is organizing escorts to help women patients into a women's clinic in Raleigh. Please look at your calendars and pick a Saturday or two to help out for a very good cause. These women need us to make... Announcement Admin 2010-01-25T01:20:39-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000170.html 1. Roe Event, Jan 14 at 7pm, in Raleigh Contact president@raleighnow.org. 2. Pro-choice signature ad We are collecting names for NC NOW's prochoice signature ad, which will run in the Independent in January. Deadlines for names to be mailed is... Announcement Admin 2010-01-02T14:08:32-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000169.html TUE 9/29. 7 – 9pm. Health Care Reform: A Progressive Agenda forum (in Carrboro) THUR 10/1. 6 – 8pm. Public issues forum to discuss efforts for equity and excellence in Wake County Public Schools in Raleigh. Contact president@raleighnow.org for more... Announcement Admin 2009-09-25T09:50:21-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000168.html Upcoming Raleigh NOW meetings: Tuesday, Sept 1, at 7pm Tuesday, Oct 6, at 7pm Tuesday, Nov 3, at 7pm Tuesday, Dec 1, at 7pm NC NOW State Conference - Saturday, Nov 7, at 9am in Charlotte Phone banking for 2010... Announcement Admin 2009-08-31T12:00:04-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000167.html Saturday Aug 29, there were "Health Care Can't Wait" rallies in big cities across North Carolina. Some Raleigh NOW members attended the rally in Raleigh. I'd say over 500 people were there in favor of health care reform. People told... Announcement Admin 2009-08-31T11:44:05-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000166.html Please join us at our 'Fetal Personhood - What Would It Mean' event on Thursday, August 27, at 7pm in Raleigh. The fetal personhood legislation is a bold move, and it goes far beyond making abortion illegal. Fetal Personhood involves... Announcement Admin 2009-08-03T15:12:22-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000165.html You may have read in the news or in our Raleigh NOW newsletter, about how the anti-choice rhetoric creates the situation where a person would feel justified in murdering a doctor (although I am further horrified even for a nutcase... Announcement Admin 2009-06-27T17:19:42-05:00 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000164.html Monday, 3/30, at 5:30: Pass out signature ad packets Wednesday, 4/1, at 9am: Join us at NCWU's Women's Advocacy Day (WAD) Thursday, 4/16, at 7pm: Movie Night at Renee's. Email president@raleighnow.org for directions. or to rsvp. Tuesday, 5/5, at 7pm:... Announcement Admin 2009-03-30T00:13:56-05:00