Tuesday, May 25th
7:00-8:30pm
Center on Halsted- John Baran Senior Center
3656 N. Halsted St.
Everyone is invited to join Chicago NOW for an informative, interactive, and inspiring evening addressing teen violence.
Chicago Police Officer Erin Carlquist and Yesenia Maldonado, Director of Programs from Between Friends,
will lead the panel in discussing the specific steps and actions our community can [...]
Tags: Chicago·Chicago Events·Domestic Violence·feminism·Feminists·teen violence·Violence Against Women
The health care reform bill has the potential to have a monumental impact on our nation’s health and healthcare. The bill will expand health care coverage to many of our nations neediest and hardest working people. Though the health care reform bill has many positive aspects, one cannot ignore that there is still work to [...]
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Event: Chicago NOW Health Team Meeting
What: Club/Group Meeting
When: Tuesday, March 30, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Where: T’s Bar and Restaurant
RSVP: chicagonow.org@gmail.com
Come Make a Difference!
This will be a fun, casual meeting where you can meet like-minded feminists and learn about our upcoming volunteer opportunities in Women’s Health. We are interested in hearing your ideas as well!
About us:
The Chicago NOW Health [...]
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Want Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care for Women?
Help Pass HB 6205 by Contacting Your State Representative Today!
On March 10th 2010, The Reproductive Health & Access Act (HB 6205) was passed out of the House Human Services Committee. The next step toward comprehensive reproductive health care for ALL women in Illinois is for the full Illinois [...]
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Watch the video featuring Chicago NOW, Citizen Action of Illinois, Planned Parenthood and Personal PAC
Tags: Abortion·Beth Kanter·Bill Brady·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Citizen Action of Illinois·Domestic Violence·feminism·Feminists·Freedom·Governor Quinn·Harry Reid·health·Health Care reform·Healthcare·Healthcare Reform·Linda Delaforgue·Michelle Staeger·National Organisation for Women·National Organization for Women·NOW·Personal PAC·Planned Parenthood·Reproductive Justice·Reproductive Rights·reprodutive freedom
By Adrian G. Uribarri
March 09, 2025
If state Sen. Bill Brady’s race against Gov. Pat Quinn comes anywhere as close as his campaign against Kirk Dillard, then one thing is for sure: It won’t be womens’ groups that push him over the edge.
Nearly eight months before the general election, advocates for abortion rights and equal-pay legislation [...]
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The Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women is pleased to report that the Police Review Board has decided that Anthony Abbate will be discharged. While this is not the ideal punishment for a violent felon, we are pleased that the board recognizes that Abbate is not fit to serve in this city. [...]
Tags: Anthony Abbate·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Chicago Police·feminism·Feminists·Judge John Fleming·National Organization for Women·NOW·Police Review Board·sexism·Violence Against Women
