Equal Means Equal

#EQUALMEANSEQUAL offers an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States.

AZ Senate #ERA Support: aye cheered today, nay voters we want gone November 2018

AZ State Senate, 5-1-17 We cheer and continue to support our allies in the AZ Senate. It is horrific these stands and statements are necessary in 2017. #AZNOW #InezCasianoNOW and other like minded organizations, are not only taking note of who has voted Nay, we are resolved in replacing their elected positions with pro ERA…

Constitutional Equality

Movie Night with #askERAday

We hope you will join us on April 21st for our first Campus Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Day. Campuses and individuals across the country will watch the documentary ‘Equal Means Equal’ on their campuses, in their dorms or at a private house party at 6 pm ET/ 5 pm CT/ 4 pm MT/ 3 pm PT. Individuals can rent or purchase the film through Amazon or iTunes.

Constitutional Equality

4-7-17 AZ NOW Leg ACTION ALERT

Upcoming deadlines: Things will speed up as they approach the end of the session. It is important to act right away or the time is gone.

4/14/17 – Last day for conference committee
4/18/17 – 100th Day of the Session
4/29/17 – Session can only be extended by House or Senate vote.
Of course you will want to have the email and phone numbers of your own legislative district Senator and two Representatives. If you don’t know, go to this web site:

http://www.azleg.gov/findmylegislator/
and find out.If a bill gets to Governor Ducey’s desk, his contact is:
engage@azgov
602.542.4331You can find a contact form at:
http://azgovernor.gov/engage/form/contact-governor-ducey

Violence Against Women

NOW Calls for Bill O’Reilly to be Fired and Demands an Independent Investigation Into the Culture of Sexual Harassment at Fox News

NOW Calls for Bill O’Reilly to be Fired and Demands an Independent Investigation Into the Culture of Sexual Harassment at Fox News Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill 04.04.2017 The culture of sexual harassment at Fox News must stop. The National Organization for Women (NOW) calls for Bill O’Reilly to be fired and demands an…

On Equal Pay Day, NOW Reaffirms Commitment to Closing Gender-Race Wage Gap

On Equal Pay Day, #NOW Reaffirms Commitment to Closing Gender-Race Wage Gap Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill 04.04.2017 April 4, 2017 marks the day when women ”catch up” to the wages earned by white men in 2016. Women still earn, on average, just 80 cents for every dollar earned by a white man. From this number,…

AZ NOW Legislative ACTION ALERT 4-1-17

AZ NOW Legislative ACTION ALERT 4-1-17 Updates Actions at the Governors desk Ducey signed three good bills from last week (HB2208 regarding inhalers; HB2444 regarding sexual assault victim advocates privilege; and SB1422 regarding vacating the conviction of a sex trafficking victim. He also signed the two bad bills from last week (SB1239 about disability parking…

AZ NOW Legislative ACTION ALERT 3/25/2017

WOW – is the #NOWaction! Share the news & thanks for all your activism! #AZNOW

Here is your ACTION ALERT 3/25/2017 from Dianne Post, Legislative Liaison NOW: Of primary concern is SB1367 interfering with women’s right to make decisions about their own families. Please watch the video link and take action. Mother Opposed to SB 1367 Published on Mar 16, 2017, 2:25 minutes – Anmarie Stone’s powerful testimony during the House Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Hearing on SB 1367.

2017 NOW’s Action Agenda

The National Action Program is NOW’s set of action priorities for activists around the country. The Program includes five campaigns: (1) End the Sex Abuse to Prison Pipeline; (2) Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment; (3) Mobilize for Reproductive Justice; (4) Advance Voting Rights; and (5) Protect Immigrant Rights.

AZ NOW Legislative Alert 3-17-17

Thank you Dianne Post for bringing us timely reports on what’s going on in AZ Legislature! AZ NOW Legislative Alert 3-17-17 Spread far and wide. Thanks for all you do. Dianne Post, Legislative Liaison NOW If you only do a few, please consider doing SB1367, SB1355 and SB1422 as they focus on women’s right specifically. NUMBER…

AZ NOW Legislative Alert 2-26-17

Now that the deadline has passed for hearing bills in the house of origin, the list of bills I’m following has decreased. But the need for action gets more desperate as the bad bills get closer to passage and the good ones run out of time. There is something for everyone (and against you too) in this list.

Spread far and wide. Thanks for all you do.
Dianne Post, Legislative Liaison NOW

AZ NOW Convention 2017

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