From the Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago City Council today voted 27-11 to pass an ordinance creating a so-called bubble zone requiring anti-abortion activists to keep their distance from people entering clinics.
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Entries Tagged as 'National Organization for Women'
Clinic Buffer Zone Ordinance Passes!
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Tags: Abortion·Chicago NOW·Clinic Buffer Zone·National Organization for Women·NOW·Planned Parenthood·Reproductive Freedom·Reproductive Justice·Reproductive Rights·Vi Daley·Women's Health
October 10th – Roman Polanski, Rape IS Rape
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
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, [...]
Tags: Chicago NOW·National Organization for Women·NOW·PAVE·Rape·Roman Polanski·Sexual Assault
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
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
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 [...]
Tags: CEDAW·Chicago NOW·Equality·feminism·Feminists·Freedom·health·Healthcare·Human Rights·National Organization for Women·NOW·UN·United Nations·Violence Against Women·Women·Women's Equality Day·Women's Health
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 [...]
Tags: basic info·Chicago·Chicago NOW·feminism·Feminists·Illinois·Modern Feminists·National Organisation for Women·National Organization for Women·NOW·Women
Anthony Abbate – 2nd Status Hearing & Recap
August 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
The second status hearing for Anthony Abbate was held this morning at 10am. Here is a wrap up of the few key decisions made:
Anthony Abbate has filed an appeal to overturn his criminal conviction. An appeal could affect the use of the criminal conviction in the police review board trial. The prosecution has been given [...]
Tags: Anthony Abbate·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Chicago Police·feminism·Feminists·Judge John Fleming·National Organization for Women·NOW·Violence Against Women·Women
New Illinois Domestic Violence, Stalking Laws
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog
Advocates praise new domestic violence, stalking laws
Two new state laws strengthening protections for victims of domestic violence and stalking were welcomed today by advocates who have long complained that Illinois does too little to stop these crimes.
Under existing law, stalking victims are unable to obtain an order of protection unless they have a domestic relationship [...]
Tags: Chicago NOW·Domestic Violence·Illinois·National Organization for Women·NOW·Stalking·Violence Against Women·Women
