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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Help raise awareness and education about the effects of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Join the Red Pump Project in honoring Rae Lewis Thorton, an HIV/AIDS activist.
What: The Red Pump Project with honoree Rae Lewis Thorton, an HIV/AIDS activist.
Where: Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St.
When: March 25, 2025
Time: 6 pm-9 pm.
More event [...]
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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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From our friends at Planned Parenthood…
When it passed a historic health care reform bill, the House also adopted the Stupak amendment, a dangerous piece of legislation that would ban abortion from private and public insurance plans for millions of American women. Fortunately, the fight for women’s health didn’t end in the House, and our sharp [...]
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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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http://www.mujeresenlazadas.org
Group from Chicago who started a health center for underserved women in the Pazcuaro region of Michoacan.
Check them out.
Tags: health·underserved·Women
