2008 National Now Conference a 'Super' Event
National NOW Times › Vol. 40 Nbr. 2, October 2008
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Some of the issues covered include: the impact of the subprime foreclosure crisis on women; sexual assault in the military; women caught in the mental health system; the prevention of sexually transmitted infections; women's retirement security; the road to same-sex marriage; women in prison; the problem with family courts; women and faith; and much more. The resolutions addressed the following issues: women's reproductive health rights; proposed state bans on equal marriage; the U.S. healthcare crisis; combating racism; the impact of law enforcement on female immigrants; global feminist issues; the backlog of Social Security benefits forpeople with disabilities; and the mentorship of new feminists within NOW.
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2008 National Now Conference a 'Super' Event
"No Capes, No Masks, No Boundaries: Feminist Super-Women Unite!" - the 2008 National NOW Conference theme ~ saluted the superhero in all of us. Hundreds of women and men from across the country gathered in Bethesda, Md., July 18-20. And the speakers, honorees, workshop presenters and participants truly were fantastic and very inspiring.
Wonder Women: Speakers and HonoreesThe weekend's first ge...See the full content of this document
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