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The History of NOW
The National
Organization for Women is the largest organization of feminist activists
in the United States.
NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states
and the District of Columbia.
Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been "to take action" to
bring about equality for all women. Both the actions NOW takes and its
position on the issues are often unorthodox, uncompromising and ahead of
their time.
NOW activists use both
traditional and non-traditional means to push for social change. NOW
activists do extensive electoral and lobbying work and bring lawsuits. They
also organize mass marches, rallies, pickets, non-violent civil disobedience
and immediate, responsive "zap" actions. NOW re-instituted mass
marches for women's rights in the face of conventional wisdom that marches
were a technique that went out with the 1960s. A march in support of the Equal Rights Amendment
drew more than 100,000 people to Washington,
D.C. in 1978. NOW's March for Women's Lives
drew 750,000 supporters to Washington,
D.C. in 1992, for the largest
abortion rights demonstration ever. In 1995, NOW organized the first mass demonstration
to focus on the issue of violence
against women -- and drew a quarter million people to the Mall. The 1996 March to Fight the Right
in San Francisco
drew more than 50,000 activists to kick off an electoral season focused on
efforts to defend affirmative
action.
These ongoing efforts
established NOW as a major force in the sweeping changes that put more women
in political posts; increased educational, employment and business
opportunities for women; and enacted tougher laws against violence,
harassment and discrimination. NOW's official priorities are winning economic
equality and securing it with an amendment to
the U.S.
Constitution that will guarantee equal rights for women; championing abortion rights, reproductive
freedom and other women's health issues; opposing racism and fighting
bigotry against lesbians and gays;
and ending violence against women
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Executive Committee
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President:
Executive Vice President:
Administrative V.P:
Membership V.P:
Treasurer:
Acting Secretary
State Representatives:
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Linda
Cianciolo
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Nicole Homel-Tellier
Kathryn Rountree
Cindy Marzolf
Janet Hillerud
Lynne Levine, Gloria
Johnson
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Support Committees
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Bulk Mail:
Fundraising:
Newsletter:
Webmaster:
Telephone Task Force:
North County:
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Cathy Romanas
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Gloria Johnson
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Action Committees
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Legislation:
Media Watch:
Action Alert:
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Martha Hix
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Issue Committees
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Celebrating Diversity:
Affirmative Action/Equity:
Eliminating
Violence:
Lesbian Rights:
Health/Reproductive Rights:
Political Action:
San Diego NOW Outreach:
Past President:
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Mary Susan Sterner
Maria Plasencia
Linda Cianciolo
Gloria Johnson
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Michele Smith
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Our officers and committee leaders can be reached by phone by
leaving a message at (619) 238-1824,
by e-mail at info@sdcnow.org, or by
mail at :
P.O. Box 80292
San Diego, Ca
92138
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