Honor Hispanic Heritage Month by taking action! 800,000 immigrant youth depend on DACA and are at risk of deportation unless Congress passes DREAM Act legislation. They are in school, and working hard. They are our friends, our classmates, our co-workers and our neighbors. It may be yourself. Sign up for one or more phone bank
Women’s Equality Day: Celebrate Voting with Madison NOW Saturday, August 26, 6 PM – 10 PM The Rigby Pub & Grill 119 E Main St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 Celebrate the right to vote on Women’s Equality Day with us! Nationally renowned voting rights advocates Analiese Eicher of One Wisconsin Now / One Wisconsin Institute and
Yesterday we received the stunning news that Governor Walker has decided that the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) will no longer enforce our state contraceptive mandate, which ensures that employers provide contraceptive coverage to their employees. The Walker administration is using the Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby ruling to justify their choice. But don’t
WHEREAS, the rights of all women are paramount to the National Organization for Women (NOW); andWHEREAS, agency over her own body is essential to every woman’s freedom; andWHEREAS, the criminalization of pregnant women for substance abuse, addiction, or a history of substance abuse disproportionately affects women of color and poor women; WHEREAS, the criminalization of
We want to commend any effort to raise the current minimum wage in Wisconsin. $7.25/hr is a poverty wage and it disproportionately affects women, who comprise nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers. It needs to be addressed immediately. We in Wisconsin NOW appreciate the County Board’s attention to this issue. We’re proud that this ballot
This is an open letter to Scott Walker’s campaign press secretary, Alleigh Marre, who is currently taking heat for having previously expressed support for Planned Parenthood in a blog. Dear Alleigh, I’m really sorry to hear that your job might be in jeopardy because you support (or, at least, at one time supported) Planned Parenthood.
This is an open letter to Scott Walker’s campaign press secretary, Alleigh Marre, who is currently taking heat for having previously expressed support for Planned Parenthood in a blog. Dear Alleigh, I’m really sorry to hear that your job might be in jeopardy because you support (or, at least, at one time supported) Planned Parenthood.
Today at noon, members of the Madison chapter of the National Organization for Women kicked off our local Street Harassment Awareness Week with a literature drop in Madison. We shared information about street harassment with pedestrians on State street, Capitol Square, and on Campus. We also gave women and men cards that they can use
This is an open letter to Scott Walker’s campaign press secretary, Alleigh Marre, who is currently taking heat for having previously expressed support for Planned Parenthood in a blog. Dear Alleigh, I’m really sorry to hear that your job might be in jeopardy because you support Planned Parenthood. While I’m not interested in working for
This is an open letter to Scott Walker’s campaign press secretary, Alleigh Marre, who is currently taking heat for having previously expressed support for Planned Parenthood in a blog. Dear Alleigh, I’m really sorry to hear that your job might be in jeopardy because you support Planned Parenthood. While I’m not interested in working for
