Raleigh Now http://www.raleighnow.org/ en-us 2010-02-05T11:56:50-05:00 National Heroine Susan Hill Passed Away 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 Help women with your time - ongoing 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 Upcoming events Winter 2010 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 2 great public forums coming up! 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 Upcoming Raleigh NOW, NC NOW Events 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 Health Care Can't Wait! 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 Fetal Personhood - Thur, Aug 27 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 Domestic Terrorism Laws Must Be Enforced 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 Upcoming Events Spring 09 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 Global Gag Rule - Gone Again Thank Goodness! http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000163.html NOW Cheers Repeal of Global Gag Rule As First Step toward Worldwide Reproductive Justice January 23, 2009 "President Obama took the side of justice today," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "For eight years the Global Gag Rule has forced international... Announcement Admin 2009-02-01T23:49:41-05:00 Global Gag Rule Has Deadly Results http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000162.html Global Gag Rule Has Deadly Results On January 22, 2001, on his first business day in office (and the 28th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a woman's right to an abortion), President George... Newsletter Admin 2009-02-01T23:35:54-05:00 Upcoming events Winter 09 http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000161.html Monday, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:40am Please join Raleigh NOW for the MLK march. We'll march together with NOW signs (and/or our big banner), as we do every year. We'll meet on the Edenton St. side of the Raleigh Capital,... Announcement Admin 2009-01-15T12:50:03-05:00 Dec, Jan Dates to Remember http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000160.html * 2008 * Wed., Dec 10, 6-8pm - Phone banking for 2009 Signature Ad Tue., Dec 16, 6-8pm - Phone banking for 2009 Signature Ad Thurs, Jan 8, 6-8pm - Last phone banking Please call 539-7702 if you'd like to... Announcement Admin 2008-12-02T15:38:42-05:00 Nov, Dec Raleigh NOW Meetings http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000159.html We have plans for our next 2 Raleigh NOW meetings. Our November meeting will be Tuesday, Nov 11, so as not to interfere with election day. We will have a party to celebrate the end of election season, and to... Announcement Admin 2008-10-08T00:09:47-05:00 2008 NC NOW State Conference in Raleigh http://www.raleighnow.org/archives/000158.html Please join us at our 2008 NC NOW State Conference in Raleigh on Saturday, Oct 11. Here are the highlights of the NC NOW conference on Saturday. We have some very interesting speakers and workshops. Hope they interest you as... Announcement Admin 2008-10-08T00:00:54-05:00