Mike Brown was senselessly shot dead August 9th by a Ferguson, MO police officer for no reason other than “walking while black.” An ongoing effort to keep these issues in the public eye is gathering momentum in Ferguson. Connect with it via #BlackLifeMatters. Here are some pieces from around the Internet about the tragedy, about…
Pennsylvania NOW President Caryn Hunt will testify today, 2PM at Philadelphia’s City Hall, in a hearing held by the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee on House Bill 1250, which would increase the penalties to businesses who discriminate against their workers on the basis of gender and break the Pay Equity law (enacted in 1959). Here…
Joint statement issued by Pennsylvania NOW and Montana NOW at the public censure proceedings against Judge G. Todd Baugh in the rape case against Stacey Rambold: Mr. Baugh: We are Marian Bradley and Joanne Tosti-Vasey, representing, respectively Montana NOW and Pennsylvania NOW, state chapters of the National Organization for Women. We are one of the…
Philadelphia NOW & Philadelphia CLUW joined together with City Commissioner Stephanie Singer for a series of “How to Run” workshops given throughout 2013-14: The Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization for Women and the Philadelphia Chapter of Coalition of Labor Union Women would like to express thanks to Commissioner Stephanie Singer for the invaluable information…
Monday June 30, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States published its decision in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case. Hobby Lobby craft stores had petitioned the court to be exempt from having to cover contraception in the insurance they offered employees. The suit claimed this mandate by the government in the implementation of…
What is the legacy of the “Second Wave” for feminists, and what is its unfinished business? Join host Caryn Hunt, President of Pennsylvania NOW, as she talks with feminist historian Karen Bojar, author of Feminism in Philadelphia (more about her book) and National NOW Board member Jocelyn Morris about the Second Wave of the feminist movement.
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by Joanne Tosti-Vasey The Montana Supreme Court has just handed down their decision on the ethics complaints filed against Judge G. Todd Baugh in his mishandling of the rape case against Stacey Rambold. This is the case where Judge Baugh sentenced ex-teacher Stacey Rambold to thirty days in jail for raping one of his 14-year-old…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pennsylvania NOW Supports the Agenda for Women’s Health Phase 2 Bills HARRISBURG, June 3, 2014- The Pennsylvania state chapter of the National Organization for Women (PA NOW) proudly supports the work of the bicameral, bipartisan Women’s Health Caucus as they roll out a another round of bills as part of their comprehensive…
Some Facts about the Pennsylvania Agenda For Women’s Health Inspired by New York State’s Women’s Equality Agenda and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s Economic Agenda for Women and Families, the Pennsylvania Agenda for Women’s Health connects the dots between workplace, poverty and safety issues and women’s health. The Pennsylvania Agenda, spearheaded by the bicameral, bipartisan,…
Memorial Day Weekend was hijacked by yet another crazed “lone gunman” who went on a shooting spree killing strangers. As details were revealed, it became more and more clear that Elliot Rodger was seemingly headed full-speed towards a tragedy of this sort. But as many commentators on Friday’s rampage have pointed out, this type of…
