Above: The 2020 Rose Parade float commemorating the Women's Suffrage Centennial
Welcome to Sonoma County NOW
January 2025 President's Word
Happy New Year!
Sonoma County NOW is undergoing change already. Our longtime
boardmember, Elaine B. Holtz, who is not only our past
president but who has been our treasurer since mid-2021, has
ended her term as of December 31. I have learned much from
Elaine and am grateful that I was given the chance to spend
this time with her and our chapter has benefited greatly
over the years due to her vast network of leaders in the
community and nationally, as well as her wealth of
knowledge. Thank you, Elaine, for your service and here's
wishing you a lot of relaxation!
I have appointed as Interim Treasurer. a new member, Tiffany
Karwoski, who is beginning her time with us on January 2,
and look forward to working together. Tiffany will be an
interim until such time as she has met all of the criteria
in our bylaws and then we will hold an election. Tiffany
comes to us as a law student and a legal secretary for a
criminal defense firm in Sonoma County. Welcome, Tiffany!
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At our December meeting, we discussed the People's March
happening in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 18th and
we made some plans for holding an equal rights vigil that
same day in Sebastopol at the corners of Hwy 12 and Hwy 116.
Bring your signs and stand for an hour with us from 12-1.
Please help promote our vigil by going to
https://www.womensmarch.com/. Or, you can organize
something in your own area using the same link. We hope to
see you that Saturday!
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We are still working nationally to encourage President Joe
Biden to have the National Archivist publish the Equal
Rights Amendment. We have plenty of information further in
the newsletter about this. Please pass the word along to
everyone to sign the petition!
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Our January meeting will be a week earlier due to the Martin
Luther King, Jr. commemoration the following Monday, and the
Presidential Inauguration as well. Please mark your
calendars for this change in date. Please join us on Zoom.
Our Newsletter is available to
see and download at the
Newsletter tab
on the top menu.
Contents of NOW
Newsletter:
1. Change in Treasurers
2. Vigil in Sebastopol
3. ERA Petition
4. January Meeting
5. Last of the Calendars!
6. Upcoming February Event
We still have a few dozen historical calendars for 2025 and
if you would like one, please contact us at
info@nowsonoma.org. We have them for a $15 donation to
the chapter.
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Finally, please see the information below regarding an
in-person presentation by a well-known activist coming to
Sonoma County on February 1. Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely
will be hosted by the Saturday Afternoon Club in Santa Rosa.
For information and tickets, please contact Ellen Bowen
President, Saturday Afternoon Club, at 707-326-8842. Tickets
are going fast and are expected to sell out.
Wishing you all the best in 2025!
—Amy Nykamp,
President
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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. If you prefer to write a check, here is a form you can clip and
mail. You can
also pay for membership or donate to us anytime by using the QR code
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Visit our Sonoma County NOW site for news, links,
and
information:
www.nowsonoma.org
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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