Above: The 2020 Rose Parade float commemorating the Women's Suffrage Centennial
Welcome to Sonoma County NOW
President's Message
November 2022
Dear NOW friends,
Election Day is less than a week away. If you haven't yet voted, now's the
time! Here are details on finding a Voting Center in our county where you
can go in any day between now and November 8 to cast your vote or drop off
your mail-in ballot.
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Last month, Rosita Stevens-Holsey, enthralled us with her many memories of
her aunt, Pauli Murray. Her engagement with those present was warm and
personable. We had such a great time listening and asking questions, that
two hours went by really quickly! Many thanks go to
Women's Spaces and
KBBF
89.1 FM for first reaching out to Rosita, then co-sponsoring her and
spearheading a media blitz. This resulted in being featured in the Sonoma
County Gazette. Without all of their effort, we wouldn't have had such an
extraordinary guest speaker, so we are very grateful to them. The
recording
of our meeting is on our YouTube channel. We also want to thank the
Santa
Rosa Democratic Club for providing us coverage in their Donkey Tales
publication.
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Elections are upon us--not just for the United States, but also for Sonoma
County NOW. When we redid the bylaws recently, we set elections to take
place on the 31st of January of a given year, with newly-elected officers to
begin February 1 of that year. We also require all officers to have been a
member of NOW for at least three months and have attended at least three of
our chapter's meetings prior to election. We have our Bylaws here. Please
write to info@nowsonoma.org if you are interested in running for office or
if you can help with projects in the coming year.
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Our featured speaker this month is Dr. Dianna L. Grayer, MFT, activist,
author, playwright, and founder of
Our Lives Matter Theater Company. Dr.
Grayer will speak of her experiences in Sonoma County and what motivates her
to write and produce plays like We Are Here To Stay: Our Freedom, Our
Choice! Recently, I learned that the We Are Here To Stay: Our
Freedom, Our Choice! production had to be canceled entirely. Dr. Grayer
will still be our speaker on November 21st (see below), though, and is sure
to be engaging.We hope you will share this news with all your friends and
neighbors.
The Meeting announcement is also on the
Events Page.
If you are not yet a NOW member or need to renew
your membership, please join our growing organization! Our chapter's ID is
CA0660 and you can select it when you sign up here.
--Amy Nykamp, President
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Our proud Chapter
Above: Our Chapter celebrating the 50th Anniversary of NOW with the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, October 2016.
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August 26, 2020, the 19th Amendment Centennial and
Women's Equality Day was celebrated in Sebastopol with the Women's Suffrage
Banners.
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The 2020 Rose Parade featured the We Heart float
commemorating the Women's Suffrage Centennial and won the Theme Trophy.
See video clip below for the passage of the float and the Women Suffragist
marchers in front of KTLA cameras January 1, 2020.
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Our featured speaker this month is Dr. Dianna L. Grayer, MFT, activist,
author, playwright, and founder of
