Next NOW meeting:Wednesday Feb 17 6 PM Selby Public Library,
Second Floor Conference Room
WHY: To celebrate Susan B. Anthony's Birthday, Listen to a presentation
by Ann Corcoran on Early Suffragettes: The Way It Was and
As It Is Today. Following the presentatation, we will have a brief
business meeting and cake in honor of Susan. Come and support our chapter and
Ann's presentation.
Note: Parking on Selby Library lots is limited to 2 hours. Strictly
enforced. We are allowed to bring in food and Sonia Fuentes will bring sandwiches.
Please bring your own drink. We need to leave the room looking orderly and be
on our way at 7:45. These are library expectations.
Save these dates for future NOW meeting: March17,
April 21, May 19, and June 9
NOW's
Mission
Statement:
NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all
women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the
workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of
society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all
women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism,
sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.
NOW takes action to bring women as a class into the mainstream of
society rather than offering aid to individual women in achieving
personal solutions or temporary relief from oppression.
NOW seeks a diverse membership. No one is denied full participation in
this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual
orientation, national origin, disability, or class.
Florida State NOW Initiates Pledge Regarding "Personhood."
The
Florida State NOW Council, on 7 November, 2009, has issued the
following pledge regarding the "Personhood Amendment" proposal that is
circulating. The pledge reads:
I
pledge to oppose the Personhood ballot
initiative, which, if passed, would ultimately ban birth control,
outlaw
fertilization clinics, criminalize abortion, and allow fertilized eggs
to
inherit and litigate.
For dialog and comments, go
to the local
NOW
Facebook page and participate.
Are you on FaceBook?
Join
our cause on the Sarasota Manatee NOW FaceBook page.
WOMEN'S
NEWS
Missed the most recent broadcast of Women's News on WSLR's
Women Matters?
Read a transcript of the news on the
Women's News site.
Of course you can always listen to the show archives as well.
Sarasota-Manatee
NOW Blog site
We now have a Blog for
those that would like to join us. To use the
blog, a MySpace membership is required. It is free and when you go to
the above link, if you are not a member, it will offer an you
opportunity to
join.
Yahoo-Group
Page:
We've created a Yahoo-Group page for local members. To join, merely
click the
link
and sign on. A Group is like
a
bulletin board where members can post
messages, photos and files. signup is free and easy.
See
what's happening. There are a number of upcoming
activities, do check the calendar for specific information!
Sometimes the calendar link
can be a bit slow to
respond. Clicking on it a second time does no harm and sometimes will
cause it to hurry up. January-March is a very busy
period,
so check back often.
If
you have an
event to add, please send it to:
Directions to NOW
Monthly Meeting:
Take the Fruitville Rd exit (Exit 210) and go West towards the beaches
for about 5 miles, cross Route 301, and then take a left on Central
Ave. The second right is First St. and the large white building
is the Selby Library. There is a two-hour parking limit in the
parking lot, most attendees prefer to find a parking spot on the
street, or at the city parking garage (free) nearby.
Officers:
