Our National NOW just held the second Feminist
State of the Union which was livestreamed on Thursday. Some of the
guests were (to quote the website) "Hillary Rodham Clinton (needs no
introduction!); Joseline Garcia, Co-Founder & Executive Director at UN-PAC;
Dr. C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO Emeritus of the Institute for Women’s
Policy Research (IWPR); Margaret Haung, President and CEO of the Southern
Poverty Law Center; Maya Wiley, President and CEO of The Leadership
Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education
Fund; and Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal
Defense Fund." There were also three other surprise speakers! It was a
powerful 81 minutes and I encourage you to check out the video on the NOW
National website:
https://now.org/fsotu2023/.
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Elaine Holtz will be interviewing our National NOW
President, Christian F. Nunes on Monday, May 8 at 11:00 on her radio
show, Women's Spaces, KBBF 89.1 FM (streaming at
https://kbbf.org/ ) . The topic will be the Feminist State of
the Union and you will hear part of the recording with Hilary Clinton. Tune
in at 11:00 AM or hear the rebroadcast at 11:00 PM. Shows are archived at
www.womensspaces.com
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California NOW is holding the state conference,
Bridging the Gaps, on May 20th, in West Hollywood, but when you register,
you can elect to attend virtually, rather than in person. Register through
Eventbrite
here. I encourage all members to attend. As CA NOW writes, We all see
it. We can't deny what is happening here in the United States. A focused and
targeted attack on women and girls is underway. California has always been a
force to be reckoned with, and now is no different. As one of the largest
states with the most NOW members, we are laser focused to unite the chapters
and are ready to push the blue wave across the US!
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National NOW will be hosting the national conference in Arlington, VA,
The theme is We Won't Stop - Organizing Until Equity For All. This
will be an explosive event that every member should attend. Non-members are
encouraged to as well! (Note, I don't have information on whether any of
this will be virtuall).
Here is the link
for details:
https://now.org/2023-national-now-conference/
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Our May Board meeting will be on May 15th via Zoom. The program TBA. Please
join us to add your voice to our conversation!
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.
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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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