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The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) is proud and excited to announce its endorsement of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for president and vice president of the United States of America.Our nation has waited centuries for this moment and our members have spent four years preparing for this moment—to reject the misogyny, racism and corruption of the Trump
Testimony on “School-to-Prison Pipeline”Delivered August 6, 2020, to Joint Hearing of Committee on Public Safety and Courts of Justice Committee
The Virginia Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) – the nation’s largest feminist advocacy organization – welcomes this opportunity to submit comments on the impact on women and girls of racial inequities in the criminal justice system.
Meeting Recording: You can listen to and see the meeting by clicking on this link and inserting the password
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Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights“New Era of Public Safety: A Guide to Fair,
July 8, 2020, WASHINGTON ,D.C. – Religion is no excuse for bigotry—but the Supreme Court has carved out a new exemption for employers who want to impose their personal beliefsover the health and rights of their workers.
By allowing virtually any employer or university to opt-out of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that contraception be covered by insurance plans without out-of-pocket
July 9, 2020, WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a joint statement this week, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Ultraviolet Action, National Organization for Women (NOW), National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, Population Connection Action Fund, and All* Above All Action Fund called on the Democratic Party to deepen its advocacy for reproductive freedom. Together, the organizations
July 8, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has eliminated a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits, becoming only the seventh state in the country to do so, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Wednesday.
Herring said the project to test rape kits — some decades old — began in 2015. Since then, 2,665 rape kits have been tested, 851 new DNA profiles have been uploaded into a national DNA
On Saturday, July 18, Virginia NOW will hold our bi-annual state conference via ZOOM to elect state officers and to move our feminist justice and equality agenda forward . The conference will be held from 1 to 3pm. To register, contact president@vanow.org
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A Legislative Look-AheadEileen Filler-Corn , Speaker of the VA House
Addressing Racial Justice in VA: Policing Reform and Beyond
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