PA NOW is proud to be a 2018 Sponsor of FearlessCon! FearlessCon, or The Fearless Conference, is the brainchild of Melissa Alam, a first-generation Bangladeshi-American and multi-passionate entrepreneur based out of Philadelphia. After seeing a void in the city when it came to resources, events and spaces for diverse, millennial women in Philadelphia, she knew…
Join Pennsylvania NOW on Sunday, September 23, 2018, for a special event honoring civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred. This commemorative event celebrates Ms. Allred’s unwavering commitment as a champion for justice and we are proud to be a sponsor! Attendees will enjoy a lively afternoon of robust networking and a moderated interview with Ms.…
Join Pennsylvania NOW, NOW-endorsed candidates and elected officials, and other activists and supporters committed to a multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to achieving gender justice for a happy hour in support of PA NOW on Thursday, August 30th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at Philadelphia Distilling! Since our founding in 1966, NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional…
In partnership with Moving Philly Forward, Indivisible Philadelphia and Turn PA Blue, we’re kicking off the summer by hosting an informal meet-and-greet with three exciting Democratic candidates on June 20th (and all of them are women and endorsed by NOW!): Elizabeth Fiedler, Candidate for PA State House in the 184th Katie Muth, Candidate for PA…
It’s International Anti-Street Harassment Week and feminist street art collective Pussy Division is raising awareness of street harassment across Philadelphia by distributing a newspaper, The Philadelphia Man.The newspaper includes articles on street harassment as well as comics and horoscopes. There is even an obituaries section showcasing men whose careers are dead due to the sexual assault…
April 10 is Equal Pay Day—marking the number of extra days into 2018 the average woman has to work to earn as much as her male counterpart did in 2017. No one who cares about economic justice and the rights of women is celebrating this occasion. Although Congress enacted the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the gender pay gap is still pervasive. On…
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage of $7.25 per hour leaves thousands of minimum wage workers—a group made up of mostly women—struggling to support themselves and their families. Raise the Wage PA, Pennsylvania Campaign for Women’s Health, Women’s Law Project, and the National Women’s Law Center support increasing Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to at least $15 per hour, along…
With the increased number of women running for office here in Pennsylvania, we need more campaign staff ready to run their campaigns and help them win! We’re excited to announce that Emerge Pennsylvania with America Votes will be holding a training for activist and potential campaign staff May 23-25, 2018 at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA. Applications…
PA NOW Elected New Officers at 2018 State Convention!Pennsylvania NOW’s 2018 State Convention was held on March 24, 2018 in Pittsburgh. At this convention, a new slate of officers was elected to lead PA NOW for the next two years: Samantha Pearson, President Krishna Rami, Vice President Karen Barnosky, Treasurer Jenne Ayers, Secretary At-Large Members…
Join Us Saturday March 24th at Doubletree Hilton & Suites 1 Bigelow Square Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Call Pennsylvania NOW at 814-280-8571 to make room reservations Cast your vote for Pennsylvania NOW’s next officers and Executive Committee members, attend presentations on a range of issues that concern us all, meet with politically active feminists from around…
