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NEXT LITTLE ROCK NOW MEETING...We are gearing up for the national conference on the 18th in DC so we will not have a July Meeting. We will meet in August and might be having a movie showing as well. More details coming soon!...Contact us with any questions! --------------------------------------------------------- Mission: "The purpose of NOW is to take action to bring all women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all priveleges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men."
NOW works to eliminate discrimination in the workplace, schools, the justice system, secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.
We are committed to activism in the following areas:
*REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
*ENDING RACISM
*FIGHTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
*LESBIAN RIGHTS
*CONSTITUTIONAL EQUALITY (ERA)
*PAY EQUITY
Little Rock NOW normally meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm. (Except when we have special events)
Please contact us for details.
TO BECOME A MEMBER, GO TO https://www.now.org/member.html
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My Interests

COMING UP............... JULY 18TH, NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON,DC -------------------------------------------------------Const itutional Equality, Fighting Racism, Ending Domestic Violence, Lesbian Rights, Pay Equity

I'd like to meet:

Socially conscious folks of all genders

Music:

of course

Movies:

lots

Television:

some

Books:

heck yeah

Heroes:

Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Gertrude Stein, Rosa Parks, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, Barbara Jordan, Harriet Tubman, Sandra Day O'Connor, Maya Angelou, Delores Huerta, Mary "Mother" Jones, Florence Nightengale, Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, Aileen Hernandez, Helen Keller, Mollie Yard, Eleanor Smeal, Margaret Sanger, Patricia Ireland, Sojourner Truth, Louisa May Alcott, Wilma Mankiller, Georgia O'Keefe, Marie Curie, Phyllis Wheatley, Margaret Mead, Clara Barton, Betty Freidan, Gloria Steinem, Kim Gandy,

My Blog

Arkansas VP to serve on National NOW Board

This past weekend Christina Mullinax, Arkansas NOW Vice President, was elected to serve on the National NOW Board. The National Board is the governing and decision making body of NOW. We are ver...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:32:00 PST

California Supreme Court Rules Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional

California made history again May 15th. In a 4-3 vote, the state's highest court ruled that gay and lesbian couples should be granted legal rights to marriage. The case stems from a challenge in 2004,...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Sat, 17 May 2008 11:38:00 PST

May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month!

The United States is facing a teen pregnancy health care crisis. This year an estimated 750,000 American teens will become pregnant. The U.S. continues to hold the regrettable distinction of having th...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:00 PST

Commemorating 35 Years of Roe v. Wade

Today marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that recognized a woman's constitutional right to abortion. The National Organization for Women is determined to not go back...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:41:00 PST

Love Your Body Day

The National Organization for Women FoundationCelebrates Love Your Body Day's 10 Year Anniversary October 18 marks the tenth anniversary of the National Organization for Women Foundation's Annua...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:10:00 PST

Womens Equality Day

Little Rock NOW Celebrates Women's Equality Day The Little Rock chapter of N.O.W. (National Organization for Women) honors Women's Equality Day along with women and men across the globe who ar...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:35:00 PST

House Passes "Ledbetter" Fair Pay Act But Too Soon to Declare Victory

Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy July 31, 2007 In a close vote of 225 to 199, today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. It's not surprising that the ...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:46:00 PST

Stop Wage Discrimination & Restore Fainess

..> ..> Stop Wage Discrimination and Restore Fairness Email your representative ..>..> Support Equal Pay for Women! Recently the conservative majority on the Supreme Court sharply limited the abil...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:02:00 PST

Supreme Court Moves Backward on Equal Pay

Supreme Court Moves Backward on Equal Pay By Liz Gilchrist May 30, 2007 The Roberts court strikes again. Tuesday's Supreme Court decision in the case of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. d...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:48:00 PST

This is OUR blog for choice.

This is OUR Blog For Choice. Today is the 34th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade where the nation's Supreme Court ruled in favor of protecting Jane Roe's right to have an abortion setting the precedent tha...
Posted by Little Rock NOW on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:00:00 PST