Chicago NOW joins PAVE to spread the word that Rape is Rape!
Sat, 10/10 at 7:00 pm at AMC River East 21 Theatres, 322 E Illinois Street, Chicago, IL
PAVE’s Chicago Chapter will hold a Roman Polanski Petition Campaign to counteract Hollywood’s shameful support of this child rapist. Bring signs and candles!
If you are not in Chicago, [...]
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October 10th – Roman Polanski, Rape IS Rape
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Tags: Chicago NOW·National Organization for Women·NOW·PAVE·Rape·Roman Polanski·Sexual Assault
Support the Health Facility Buffer Zone Ordinance!
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Chicago NOW Joins Planned Parenthood in Support of the Health Facility Buffer Zone Ordinance!
The City Counsel Votes This Wednesday! Take Action Today!
From our Friends at Planned Parenthood:
Alderman Vi Daley’s proposed ordinance amends the Disorderly Conduct section of the Municipal Code of Chicago to:
Create a 50 foot buffer zone around any entrance door to a [...]
Tags: Aldermen·Chicago·Chicago NOW·City Counsel·Planned Parenthood·Reproductive Freedom·Reproductive Justice·Reproductive Rights·Vi Daley
Tonight! – Join Chicago NOW for a Documentary and Panel Discussion!
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
We will watch and Discuss America the Beautiful, a film by Darryl Roberts that examines America’s obsession with beauty and physical perfection. After the film Chicago NOW board members will participate in a panel discussion with Darryl Roberts, an Art Director from Playboy, and a District manager for Mary Kay.
Open Bar
$15 in Advance – $20 [...]
Tags: America the Beautiful·Beauty·Body Image·Chicago Events·Chicago NOW·Cosmetics·Darryl Roberts·Mary Kay·Media·National Organization for Women·NOW·Playboy·Women
The Big Test
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Place a call to query_posts in one of your Template files before The Loop begins. The wp_query object will generate a new SQL query using your parameters. When you do this, WordPress ignores the other parameters it receives via the URL (such as page number or category). If you want to preserve that information, you [...]
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October 8th – Anthony Abbate 3rd Status Hearing
September 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
The 3rd status hearing was supposed to be today. Unfortunately, the defense decided to go to a deposition instead. The judge and the prosecutor were instructed to proceed without the defense, but the judge has decided that he wants to schedule yet another status hearing for October 8th.
Members of Chicago NOW will again be in [...]
Tags: Anthony Abbate·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Chicago Police·Judge John Fleming·National Organization for Women·NOW·Police Review Board
Murder in the Name of Honor - Rana Husseini Book Signing
September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
October 19th @ 7 pm
The Book Cellar
4736 N. Lincoln Avenue
Sponsored by:
Amnesty International USA
Chicago NOW
Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini, who has written extensively about honor killings of women (women killed by male relatives because of perceived “unchaste” sexual behavior) will be in the U.S. to promote her new book Murder in the Name of Honor. She will [...]
Tags: Amnesty International·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Feminist Literature·Honor Killings·Islam·Islamic Law·Murder in the Name of Honor·National Organization for Women·NOW·Rana Husseini·Sexuality·The Book Cellar·Violence Against Women
Women Who Dared Wrap Up
September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Many many thanks to those who came out to celebrate Women Who Dared last night! It was a tremendous success for Chicago NOW and we’re looking forward to next year. Here are a couple pictures from the event.
More to come!!!
Tags: ACLU·feminism·Feminists·Jennifer Koehler·Lorie Chaiten·Women Who Dared
Today We Celebrate Women’s Equality Day
August 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Today we celebrate the ratification of the 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote. Let’s all take a moment today to thank the women who came before us and made this day possible. This generation has been handed an amazing opportunity to live and work freely in this country.
But as we celebrate our [...]
Tags: Body Image·Chicago NOW·Economic Equity·Equal Pay·feminism·Feminists·National Organization for Women·NOW·Reproductive Freedom·Reproductive Rights·Women·Women's Equality Day·Women's Health
Ratify CEDAW – Call Your Senators August 26th!
August 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
The United States remains the only democracy in the world that has not ratified the CEDAW treaty, putting our country in the company of nations such as Iran, Somalia and Sudan. One hundred eighty-six countries, over 95 percent of United Nations members, have ratified CEDAW. It provides a fundamental framework for ending international violence against [...]
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Do You Dare…
August 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Chicago NOW invites you to our annual cocktail reception and fundraiser:
Women Who Dared
This event is the Chapter’s opportunity to thank Chicago leaders for their contributions to the feminist community. For 2009, the chapter is proud to honor Lorie Chaiten, Director of the Reproductive Rights Project for the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of [...]
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