WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump must be impeached now, and for the sake of history. He must stand in judgment before the Congress he defiled, desecrated and made into a target for insurrectionists who answered his call to be “wild” and stop the certi Read more …
On the Record
NOW Celebrates Native American Heritage Month and Native Feminist Champions
Released on November 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—November marks Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the over 575 tribal communities of the United States, their cultures, and the countless contributions Native and Indigenous people have made to our society. At NOW, we Read more …
This Transgender Awareness Week NOW Calls for an End to Anti-Transgender Violence
Released on November 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As a national conversation around police brutality continued this year, activists brought attention to another issue impacting Black Americans and our nation as a whole — violence against the transgender community. In 2020 alone, at le Read more …
We Refuse To Go Backwards, We Must Protect Our Health Care
Released on November 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump packed the Supreme Court with justices he could count on to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Today, in the midst of a global pandemic when health care is needed most, we are watching to see if Amy Coney Barre Read more …
NOW Demands Justice for the 545 Separated Migrant Families
Released on October 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The parents of over 545 migrant children still cannot be found. Lawyers have recently blown the whistle on the fact that two-thirds of the over 1,000 migrant parents separated from their children by the Trump Administration have sinc Read more …
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Every Day, We Must Uplift Native Women’s Voices
Released on October 12, 2020
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, October 12, NOW is proud to continue to take part in the national movement to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day and to reject the racist history of the Columbus Day observance. To continue to honor the legacy of a man who stole s Read more …
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, NOW Demands Reauthorization of VAWA
Released on October 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every minute, an average of 24 individuals in the United States are the victims of physical abuse, stalking, or sexual assault at the hands of their intimate partners, with 35.6 percent of women in the U.S. experiencing some f Read more …
NOW Pushes For More Than Equality On Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
Released on October 1, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, October 1, 2020, marks the date that Native women financially catch up to what their white male counterparts made in 2019. In the United States, it takes the average Native woman 22 months to make what the average white man m Read more …
NOW Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Released on September 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. From now until October 15, we celebrate the cultures and heritage of Hispanic and Latinx Americans as well as the countless achievements these communities have made throughout his Read more …
Women’s Equality Day: NOW Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Voices at the Ballot Box
Released on August 26, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks a century since women finally had a true voice in our democracy with the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. Yet, the 19th did not end the battle for full civic participation, as states and individu Read more …