LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Keena Bean, Legislative Coordinator

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE by  Keena Bean, Legislative Coordinator short link: http://wp.me/pjR3X-gG Hey, Seattle NOW Activists and Supporters, my name is Keena Bean and I am your new Legislative Coordinator for Seattle NOW. I am currently a junior at the University of Washington, and I recently took on this position as part of my internship requirement for [...]

April Events: The Threat to Social Security & Unite Against the War on Women Rally

Save the date for two important events. April 12th, The Threat to Social Security featuring Rep Dennis Kucinich, Pramila Jayapal, Marilyn Watkins, and Leno Rose-Avila On April 28th Unite Against the War on Women March and Rally!

Meet NOW President Terry O’Neill

Time Sunday, November 20 · 3:00pm - 5:00pm Location Lonnie Johns-Brown’s home 10748 3rd NW Seattle, Washington Created By Seattle Chapter, National Organization for Women More Info $50 contribution for WA State NOW/PAC requested Please email Lonnie at: lonniejb@comcast.net to RSVP and to get directions National NOW President Terry O’Neill: A bit about this particular activist Terry O’Neill, [...]

King County Civil Rights Commission Representative Openings for Districts 4 & 5

In June, I will complete the maximum consecutive number of terms (2) on the Martin Luther King, Jr. County Civil Rights Commission (http://www.kingcounty.gov/exec/CRC.aspx ) as the representative for District 5, Councilmember Julia Patterson’s district. In addition, the District 4 seat will be vacant (Councilmember Phillips). To see, which district you or someone you know, please [...]

Action Alert: Join Seattle NOW for two Events on April 4th

A Call to Action! Be a part of the Seattle NOW Delegation The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn., where he was standing with sanitation workers demanding their dream of a better life. Today, the right to bargain collectively for a voice at work [...]

Call-a-Thon: Speak Out About Violence Against Women!

Call-a-Thon: Speak Out About Violence Against Women! Sunday April 3, 2011 3:00 to 5:00 PM Victrola Coffee 310 East Pike St, Seattle 98122 info: Jordan, 425-281-2300 www.nowseattle.org Seattle NOW is hosting a Call-a-Thon event where we hope to see the women’s rights advocates in Seattle who are as outraged as we are about some of [...]

Videos from Social Security Works

Please watch these videos regarding Social Security and then contact your Congressional Delegation and ask them to reject any proposals to cut Social Security. The speakers are two women from Seattle speaking on the importance of Social Security to people of all ages in this country. The Bipartisan Commission on the Federal Deficit is scheduled [...]

Support the Red Lion Hotel Workers, Seattle Airport

After several months of negotiations, a majority of the workers at the Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport signed a petition authorizing a boycott of their hotel.  While the workers have not officially called for a boycott at this time, they are letting the public know that a boycott is a distinct possibility in the near [...]

Social Security Works

People who work paid for these benefits. They have the right to collect them just as any of us has the right to collect on any life/disability policy for which we paid. We did our part to prevent ourselves from suffering sudden, devastating poverty as a result of serious injury or death. It is wrong for Congress to cut the deficit by cutting our benefits or by raising the age at which we are eligible to collect them.

Washington State NOW/PAC and the NOW PAC announce endorsements for the 2010 Elections!

Judie Fortier, chair of the Washington State National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW/PAC), and Terry O’Neill, chair for the national NOW PAC announced endorsements for the 2010 Washington State Election.  In order to be endorsed, candidates must be feminist leaders and strong supporters of women’s rights issues including, but not limited to: Support [...]