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About Me

Welcome to NOW CAN: National Organization for Women Campus Action Network!

We are a group of students at the University of Central Florida committed to living with the ideals of feminism and promoting them throughout our campus.

OUR ISSUES:
Love Your Body
Awareness of Sexual Assault
Violence Against Women
Reproductive Rights
Birth Control
Sexual Education
ERA (Economic/Workplace Equality)
Peace
Million for Marriage
Work Place Equality
Ending Racism
Lesbian Rights

My Interests

Feminism, 3rd wave, activism, womanism, human rights, ERA, peace, reproductive rights, ending oppression, racism, sexism, heterosexism, sexuality, gender, workplace equality, body image, love your body, sex education, emergency contraception, prevention first, grassroots organizing, women's studies, feminist theory, domestic violence prevention, sexual assualt prevention, women's organizations, NOW, Feminist Majority, CodePink, riot grrrl, sexual revolution, Clothesline Project, Silent Witness, VDAY, Vagina Monologues, Menopause the Musical, My Gina, feminist literature.

I'd like to meet:

Feminists, activists, college students, upitty women, progressive thinkers and supporters of human rights.

NOW CAN info

National Organization of Women

Brevard NOW

NOW Orlando

UCF Feminist Forum

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Music:

ani difranco, bikini kill, le tigre, julie ruin, tori amos, alanis morisette, sheryl crow, jewel, fiona apple, blondie, joan jett, janis joplin, sleater kinney, kill rock stars

Movies:

The Art of Menstruation, I Was Raped, I Had an Abortion, The Business of Being Born, Tough Guise, Killing Us Softly.

Books:

Manifesta, Grassroots, Catching a Wave, Fight Like a Girl, Woman at Point Zero, Third Wave.

Heroes:



Susan B. Anthony
"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. "

Gloria Steinem

Alice Walker
"Activism is my rent for living on this planet."

My Blog

LOVE YOUR BODY DAY 10.18.07


Posted by NOW CAN on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:09:00 PST

National NOW speaker coming UCF- 10.16.07


Posted by NOW CAN on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:08:00 PST

No Wiser Words Have Been Spoken!

'Against Emergency Contraceptive Pills? Don't take them,' student saysI have a simple moral solution to the debate surrounding Emergency Contraceptive Pills being offered on campus. Against Emergency ...
Posted by NOW CAN on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:51:00 PST

Action Alert: EC @ UCF

NOW UCF, NOW Orlando and VOX UCF are calling on all pro-choice students to write a letter to the editor of the Central Florida Future regarding this article. The article is skewed toward a specificall...
Posted by NOW CAN on Tue, 30 May 2006 10:47:00 PST

HRC Central Florida Events June 2006

June 4th - Gay Days Orlando Fundraiser for Equality Florida at PULSE Other Central Florida June Events: Faith and Fairness Town Hall Join Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign for a discu...
Posted by NOW CAN on Fri, 26 May 2006 08:09:00 PST

Stop Violence Against Women Event

Violence against women is an issue that we should ALL be working to stop and many local instances of violence in the UCF community have spurred this day of action. Please join us!NOW UCF's STOP Viole...
Posted by NOW CAN on Wed, 17 May 2006 10:23:00 PST

Immigration is a feminist issue.

  NOW's Opposition to Immigration Bills Stems From Feminist, Civil Rights and Human Decency Principles by Campbell Roth, Publications Coordinator May 15, 200...
Posted by NOW CAN on Wed, 17 May 2006 10:22:00 PST

First Meeting- Correction!

Hi all,   So it's official! UCF NOW has been approved and we're having our first official meeting.  We will be discussing organization structure, elections, and actions/events we want to do....
Posted by NOW CAN on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:15:00 PST

AllIES: Same Sex Hand Holding Day

Same Sex Hand Holding Day and the "Gay? Fine by Me" T-shirt Campaign sponsored by Students Advocating for Equality (SAFE).The Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Student Union and SAFE (with the help of Allie...
Posted by NOW CAN on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 05:18:00 PST

Help Pass the Freedom of Choice Act

Help Pass the Freedom of Choice ActWhat if we didnt have to fight for our right to choose ever again? Its time we had a law on the books that would protect womens rights even if President Bush and his...
Posted by NOW CAN on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:55:00 PST