NOW Action Alert & Upcoming Events

Featured Event—
Mayoral Candidates Answer to Women: NOW-NYC Forum
Monday, July 27, 6-8 pm

How will the next mayor address the issues that face New York City women and girls?
NOW-NYC invited the candidates for mayor to discuss their plans to: fight sexual and domestic violence, help women secure equality in the workplace, protect reproductive health, ensure affordable housing and healthcare, improve education and child care access, and advance LGBT rights. Join Comptroller William Thompson and City Council Member Tony Avella to learn where they stand on the issues that matter to you.

Co-hosted by Pace University, 3 Spruce St., NYC, enter @ Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.

Subways: 2,3 to Park Place; A,C to Broadway-Nassau St.; 4, 5, 6, R, W to City Hall; J, Z,M to Chambers St.-Brooklyn Bridge

Please RSVP to Reserve Your Seat Today! This event is free and open to the public and the media, but you can support NOW-NYC programs by giving a $15 donation to attend.
Reserve online | Call 212.627.9895 | E-mail contact@nownyc.org

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Divorce Financial Clinic – Held only 3 times per year!
Monday, July 20th, 7 pm
Suddenly Single? Get the guidance you need to help you take control of your finances during a divorce or separation, and start planning for your new future. Financial expert, Stacy Francis, covers the ins and outs for women going through or considering divorce.
$15 suggested donation. View event flyer Please call to register 212.627.9895.

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Mark your calendars!
NOW-NYC DATEBOOK
Reproductive Rights Action Committee – Tuesday, July 14^th, 6:30 pm, RSVP to jean@nownyc.org
Queer Advocacy Project – Tuesday, July 14^th, 6:30 pm, RSVP to rebeccarafelson@gmail.com
Trafficking Action Network—Wednesday, July 15^th, 6:30 pm, RSVP to catherinevcamp@aol.com
Employment Discrimination Legal Help—Wednesday, July 15^th, 6pm, RSVP to 212.627.9895
Divorce Legal Help—Monday, July 20^th, 6 pm, RSVP to 212.627.9895
Divorce Financial Help—Monday, July 20^th, 7 pm, RSVP to 212.627.9895

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For more programs, volunteer opportunities, and legal resources and clinics,
please visit our website at www.nownyc.org
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Not a member? Join NOW-NYC Online & Advance Women!
We need your support more than ever! Become a member of NOW-NYC today and ensure that our numbers are strong and our voices powerful. Your membership helps to advance equality and improve women's lives. If you're already a member, consider an additional gift to
NOW-NYC to support our ongoing work for women.

Give Today!

Make a Gift to NOW-NYC ................................................... Support our political advocacy, lobbying, and frontline activism to advance women's rights by donating directly to NOW-NYC. NOW-NYC is a 501c4 organization. Your donation to NOW-NYC is not tax deductible.

Make a Gift to the Service Fund ................................................... The Service Fund of NOW-NYC fosters public education on issues important to women and provides direct services and referrals to women in need. The Service Fund of NOW-NYC is a 501c3 charitable organization. Your donation to The Service Fund is tax deductible.

The National Organization for Women is the nation's largest organization working to advance women's rights and improve women's lives. NOW-NYC works to protect women's reproductive choices, end violence against women, advance women in the workplace, and attain equality for every woman and girl.

Posted by:
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)

V-Day Hunter College 2009 presents: A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER

Friday, February 20th, 7pm
and
Saturday, February 21st, 2pm
and 7pm

Hunter College
City University of New York
The Lang Theater,
424 Hunter North
69th Street between Lex & Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER
Writings to Stop Violence Against Women & Girls
is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors & playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler & Mollie Doyle.

Tickets: $10

All of the proceeds go to The Women's Resource Center in Armenia and The NYC Anti-Violence Project, as well as V-Day 2009 Spotlight Campaign: Power to Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

***V-DAY 2009 HUNTER COLLEGE IS HERE!***
V DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WWW.VDAY.ORG

This year’s V-Day celebrations are extra special, with 3 different programs, including a play with parts for women and men! Please come join us, and help support an end to violence worldwide.

Contact 2009vday@yahoo.com


Posted by,
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)