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Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill on the Shootings in Colorado Springs, CO

November 28, 2015

Washington, DC – NOW extends our heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed, and our wishes for the healing and well-being of those wounded in the assault on the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. Let’s be clear: this was an act of domestic terrorism. NOW calls for a full federal investigation into the…

November 20, 2015

Pennsylvania NOW President Caryn Hunt, Philadelphia NOW representative Karen Bojar and Maternity Care Coalition Director JoAnne Fischer met with a delegation of women advocates from the China Shenzhen Women’s Federation to exchange knowledge about advocacy campaigns in Pennsylvania and China. Certainly there are cultural differences, but we found many commonalities in our purpose to uplift…

September 29, 2015

Pennsylvania NOW PAC is finalizing its endorsements for the 2015 General Elections. Find out more at Pennsylvania NOW PAC. The Political Action Committee has expanded its reach into more local races via the Southeast Pennsylvania NOW PAC, and the Philadelphia NOW PAC, and hopes to do more in other areas of the state soon.

September 24, 2015

Making Work Pay PA, a coalition Pennsylvania NOW belongs to, calls on the PA General Assembly to get down to work and pass a real budget! “Making Work Pay PA, a coalition of 29 advocacy and direct service organizations that span the entire breadth of PA are calling on the Pennsylvania Legislature and Governor Tom…

August 20, 2015

Listen to a lively discussion with Kathy Black from Philadelphia’s Coalition of Labor Union Women and Pennsylvania NOW President Caryn Hunt on PhillyLabor Radio on the subject of Equal Pay for Equal Work, a concept unions have promoted all along!

July 27, 2015

Pennsylvania NOW is proud to support to first of its kind transgender rights bills in the state, introduced by Philadelphia Representative Mark Cohen. The right to determine one’s gender identity and to be able to transition medically is often unavailable to those marginalized due to gender identity and poverty. NOW supports healthcare autonomy, the idea…

June 1, 2015

On Friday the Yellowstone Bar Association honored Judge G. Todd Baugh, for his lifetime of achievement. His most recent legal achievement was being suspended from the bench after sentencing rapist Stacey Rambold to 30 days after the girl he raped – his 14-year-old student Cherise Morales – subsequently committed suicide. Judge Baugh’s statements in the…

May 11, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pennsylvania NOW Supports Agenda for Women’s Health Bills HARRISBURG, May 11, 2015- The Pennsylvania state chapter of the National Organization for Women (PA NOW) is proud to support the bicameral, bipartisan Women’s Health Caucus as they roll out another round of bills as part of the comprehensive Pennsylvania Agenda for Women’s Health,…

April 19, 2015

The Pennsylvania Immigration Citizenship Coalition (PICC) is a statewide pro immigration community advocacy organization. PA NOW Vice-President Michele Hamilton attended their first statewide coalition meeting in Harrisburg March 22-23. Many areas of Pennsylvania are represented in the coalition, and participant countries of origin include Mexico, Guatamala, Vietnam, Bhutan, Iraq, Dominican Republic, Albania, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia,…