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Please Come to….
From Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street Saturday, Aprfil 14, 2012 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m,. UAW-GM Center for Human Resources 200 Walker Street Detroit 48207 Speakers: Cindy Estrada, UAW V-P: Grace Lee Boggs – Author, lifelong activist
H.R. 358 Let The Women Die
[Ironically called the Protect Life Act] Amends the new health care law so that no federal money could be applied to health insurance plans that cover elective abortions, even if the abortion coverage is paid for entirely with private funds. It also states that a federal agency can not force a health care provider that [...]
MI Supreme Court Exonerates Rapist
An incarcerated woman was raped by her jailor. The Michigan Supreme Court Republican-nominated majority says in this decision there is no civil rights violation for which the jailor’s employer is liable! Two of the justices in the majority are up for re-election in November 2012 – Stephen Markman and Brian Zahra. Remember those names.They will [...]
“Without a Map”: Poems from Grief
Longtime local NOW member and chief keeper of our mailing list and supplier of our labels, Suzanne Antisdel has recently written a book of poems following the death of her husband, Art. She explains her process.
Leadership Program Seeks Applicants
The Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) at Michigan State University (MSU) is distinguished as one of only a handful of multi-partisan leadership training programs in the nation. Graduates take with them the knowledge and skills needed to make sound public policy decisions and to be effective leaders of the future. Applications are sought from individuals [...]
Women’s Equality Day
Wayne County NOW’s officers have announced this year’s recipients of the Feminist of the Year Awards. They are Gloria House (Harriet Tubman Award), Kim Beebe (Betty Freidan Award), Gilda Jacobs (Loretta Moore Award), and Rosemary Robinson (Susan B. Anthony Award). Two other people will receive special recognition awards, G. Asenath Andrews, principal of the Catherine [...]
Renee Goes to the U.N.
At our last annual meeting, members of Wayne County NOW were offered a glimpse into the workings of the United Nations when Renee Chelian reported on her recent trip to Geneva as representative for U.S. abortion providers . She was part of the Human Rights Network of the U.S., reporting on human rights violations within [...]
Womens History Project Honored
On March 25,2010, the National Women’s History Project was honored at a special reception held in our nation’s capitol by the first woman Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. The Project has achieved unbelievable progress since their start in 1980.
NOW v. Hooters: Top Yahoo Feud
In the late 90’s, Hooter’s Inc. told the EEOC that their main function is not providing food, rather their executives characterized Hooter’s Restaurants as primarily a provider of, “vicarious sexual entertainment.” Despite this, Hooters advertises themselves as a family restaurant where kids eat free on Tuesdays. They locate themselves in shopping malls and near child-oriented [...]
PPA Escorts Needed
Planned Parenthood is looking for volunteers at the Detroit Health Center on Wednesdays to escort patients into the health center. Volunteer patient escorts play an extremely important service at Planned Parenthood. Escorts are the first welcoming and comforting face for visitors seeking reproductive health services and help to protect access to these services. All volunteers [...]