TRADE - September 24, 2011
AZ State NOW and Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW co-sponsored a screening of the film Trade ~ When Human Trafficking Hits Home, at the Fillmore Commons on Saturday, September 24, 2011. This intense and shocking film exposed the audience to the sophisticated deception and violent kidnapping of women and children from various parts of the world into the states for sale into the sex trade.
Saving Social Security - July 28, 2011
Saving Social Security from the cutting-block has been a year-long struggle for determined women's advocates. Members of Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW and Az. Retired Americans met with staff at Rep. David Schweikert's office on July 28 to discuss our demands.
White Ribbons - July 12, 2011
P/S NOW members joined Unite Arizona! in handing out White Ribbons at the All Star Game at Chase Field. The crowds were cold and hostile toward the volunteers. Too bad they did not stop to read the meaning of the white ribbons which stand for "support of the celebration of our rich culture in Arizona and trying to find rational and humane solutions to fix our broken immigration system." The white ribbons indicated peace and unity.
End Human Trafficking Action - July 10, 2011
P/S NOW members handed out End Human Trafficking brochures at U.S. Airways Field before enjoying the Mercury Game. This is one of several brochure handout days to be scheduled for getting the message out that we join ALERT (Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking) in informing the public about services available to women who are victims of trafficking.
Dignity Not Detention Vigil
July 7, 2011
P/S NOW members attended a vigil to support immigrants' rights at the Pinal County Jail in Florence, AZ. The Dignity Not Detention vigil was sponsored by ACLU-AZ to call attention to the indignities and injustices suffered by immigrant detainees. The ACLU-AZ is also calling for an end to detention contracts between Pinal County Jail and ICE. Currently there are no standards or accountability in place to help detainees against unjust treatment. There will be another Dignity Not Detention Vigil in August. The young man in the photo tells the story of his days in detention and how it effects the families.
2011 National NOW Conference - June 24-26, 2011
Several chapter members attended the 2011 National NOW Conference in Tampa Fl. The weekend was packed with workshops, plenaries, issue hearings, a dance, regional caucuses and the Resolutions Plenary. Read more about this under a separate article. "It was one of the best conferences I have attended in a long while," said Cindy Guerra, longtime NOW activist.
Movie Night
May 29, 2011
P/S NOW coordinated with AZ NOW for a screening of "North Country," starring Charlize Theron, Sissy Spacek, Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson. The film is based on the true story of Lois Jenson who fought and won the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit (Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.). She was threatened, insulted, ogled, fondled, belittled, attacked and called filthy names. But in the end, she won! This landmark case changed sexual harassment laws.
Anthem Town Hall Meeting with Ben Quale,
May 16, 2011
Members of Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW attended a town hall meeting in Anthem where Ben Quale would be hosting questions from the audience. Our attendees were not chosen to speak. If they had been chosen they would have asked Quale, "How can Congress possibly justify continuing to give $4 billion a year in taxpayer subsidies to Exxon Mobil - who made $10.17 billion in profits in the first quarter of this year alone, and the Big Five Oil companies who made nearly $32 billion in profits altogether?"
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Pride Parade 2011, April 16, 2011
Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW loves a parade. The float that we drove in the 2011 Phoenix Pride Parade was splendidly decorated with NOW issue rounds, balloons, streamers and accompanied by gallant P/S NOW members. But we still didn't win a prize! What wrong with the judges? Join us next year and we'll make a bigger statement.
"Stand Up for Women's Health" D.C. Rally
April 7, 2011
Olga Tsoudis, Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW member, joined thousands of energized women’s supporters from across the country at the Stand Up for Women’s Health rally and lobby day in D.C. on April 7, 2011.
NARAL Family Day
April 10, 2011
P/S NOW members attended the First Annual NARAL Family Day Outing. NARAL provided food and drinks and good conversation. It was a lovely day and a good place to met women and families with the same goals for reproduction rights as NOW. Did you know that 73% of Arizona Counties have no abortion provider? The Arizona Senate is anti-choice. The Arizona House if anti-choice. Arizona subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals. Arizona law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental consent.
We Are One, April 4, 2011
Chapter members attended a celebration of Cesar Chavez and Dr. Martin Luther King sponsored by Maricopa Area Labor Federation and the Arizona AFL-CIO. Among the noted speakers were: Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy; State Senator Steve Gallardo; Councilman Michael Johnson, Alejandro Chaves, Grandson of Cesar Chaves; Rebekah Friend, Executive Director of Arizona AFL-CIO, and others. We join with our union friends to Stop the Assault on Workers' Rights.
2011 Women in Blue Lobby Day
On March 30, 2011, Phoenix/Scottsdale chapter members attended a breakfast and lobby day hosted by the Arizona Democratic Party Women's Caucus. Among many wonderful speakers were Felicia Rotellini, Senator Kyrsten Sinema and former Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick. After breakfast we joined the Women In Blue for Lobby Day at the State Capital. We met members from Sun Cities NOW who also attended the breakfast and lobby day.
Tea Party Protest
February 26, 2011 Phoenix, AZ.
Members of Sun Cities/West Valley NOW, Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW, and community activists including members of the End of War Coalition demonstrated against the Tea Party Patriots, Saturday, February 26th outside the Phoenix Convention Center. The Tea Party Patriots, a national coalition of more than 3,000 local tea-party groups, held their three-day policy summit at the downtown Phoenix Convention Center the weekend of February 25 – 27, 2011. Read more...
Roe v. Wade 38th Anniversary Panel Discussion
January 22, 2011 Phoenix, AZ.
Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW chapter members and friends celebrated the 38th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Our panel members discussed the current situation of reproductive rights in Arizona and provided us with insightful glimpses into the circumstances that women have to consider when making this important decisions. Read more...
Bishop Olmstead vs. St. Joseph's Hospital - Phoenix, AZ.
December 17 and December 21, 2010
Phoenix/Scottsdale chapter members joined Code pink activists at the Catholic Phoenix Diocese to peacefully demonstrate against Bishop Olmstead’s unreasonable, unlawful, and life-threatening demands on St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Equal Pay Day - April 20, 2010
He paid 100% for his meal..
Equal Pay Day is designed to increase public consciousness of the gap between men's and women's wages. Equal Pay Day was established in 1996 and is celebrated annually on a chosen Tuesday in April.
Phoenix Pride Parade - April 17, 2010 Phoenix, AZ.
April 17, 2010
Phoenix/Scottsdale chapter members joined the LGBT community and allied communities in celebrating 30 years of Pride in Phoenix, Arizona and 13 years of the Pride Parade.
Homeward Bound: Phoenix, AZ.
March 12, 2010
Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW chapter members visited Homeward Bound, a transitional housing program for homeless and domestic violence families with children in metropolitan Phoenix. Homeward Bound is recognized as the largest provider of transitional housing in Arizona.
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CEDAW Seminar - Panel Discussion
March 10, 2010
To celebrate International Women's Day, the Phoenix/Scottsdale NOW Chapter held a panel discussion on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), also known as The Treaty for the Rights of Women
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International Women's Day
March 8, 2010
In honor of International Women's Day, 2010, Phoenix/Scottsdale Chapter members paid a visit to Senator McCain's and Senator Kyl's offices in Phoenix, Arizona. We delivered letters requesting that our senators support ratification of CEDAW, The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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Roe v. Wade Protest Steele Park
January 24, 2010
Phoenix/Scottsdale
Now Chapter members and friends counter-protested the AZ Right To Life's 37th Annual March and Rally for Life in Phoenix, Arizona. We gathered along the parade route at Steele Park.
CBS Protest - February 5 and February 6, 2010
February 5 and February 6, 2010
4016 N. Black Canyon Hwy., Phoenix, AZ.
Phoenix-Scottsdale NOW members, Sun Cities/West Valley NOW members, and community friends gathered to protest CBS’s airing of the Focus on the Family anti-choice ad during the Super Bowl.
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