Events for April 27, 2023 - June 6, 2023

We Won’t Go Back: Rally for Reproductive Rights

Randall Road & Algonquin Road, Lake In The Hills 103 S. Randall Road, Algonquin, IL, United States

Please join McHenry County NOW, McHenry County Citizens for Choice, and Standing Up Against Racism Woodstock, to demand, We Won't Go Back:  Rally for Reproductive Rights. Please RSVP on the event's Facebook page. We will be at the SE corner of Randall Road and Algonquin Road, right by the Jewel at 103 S. Randall Road in Algonquin.  There's plenty of parking in the Jewel lot, and a great "Daily Projects" coffee shop right across the road.  It's an extremely visible location. This will be the third pop-up protest in McHenry County since the horrendous supreme court decision came down shredding [...]

Self-Managed Abortion: Safe & Secure Workshop

Online

Now that Roe has been overturned, helping people access the abortion care they need will require new and creative approaches. Join our next North/Northwest Suburban Chicago Chapter Zoom meeting on Wednesday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Central Time, to learn how to legally spread information about self-managed abortion. Click here to register ... The information that will be shared at this meeting was originally presented in a seminar at the National NOW Conference last month. Cindy Wolfe Boynton, who is the president of Connecticut NOW and a National NOW board member from the Northern District, will lead our Zoom workshop.

Jane’s Army hosts: You Be The Judge

Online

Please save the date for “You Be the Judge,” an important event that Jane’s Army is hosting on Tuesday, August 30th at 6:30-7:30 pm on Zoom. The event will feature the two pro-choice candidates for IL Supreme Court, Mary Kay O’Brien & Elizabeth Rochford.  We'll discuss what the stakes are this November, why we need to elect these two progressive candidates, and offer volunteer opportunities for guests to plug into. Reproductive freedom in Illinois has not been at such great risk since the pre-Roe days, and if we lose just one of the Illinois Supreme Court seats we will lose our [...]

Personal PAC’s 29th Annual Awards Luncheon–in person or virtual

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

For 56 million women between the two coasts, the stakes for their future access to legal abortion have never been higher. That is why Personal PAC’s work right now, today, has never been of greater importance. On Tuesday, October 11th, Personal PAC will host its 29th Annual Awards Luncheon with Michele Bratcher Goodwin, a law professor, advocate, and author of Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood joining as our Keynote Speaker. This year’s Luncheon will be held in a hybrid format (COVID permitting), allowing supporters to attend the event either in-person or virtually. Stay tuned for [...]

Promote The Vote Illinois, with Jan Schwartz of the National Council for Jewish Women

Online

We're excited to announce that our next chapter Zoom meeting will feature coalition organizer Jan Schwartz. This online meeting will take place on Thursday, Oct. 13, starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 8:15 p.m. Click here to register. Jan is currently president of National Council of Jewish Women Chicago North Shore. She also organized two local coalitions: Promote the Vote Illinois and Promote Equity Illinois. Both coalitions quickly grew to more than 30 organizations with many supporting members. Given the pandemic, the growth of voter suppression, and the threat of many of our rights being challenged, joining forces to [...]

Evanston Pro-Choice Rally

Raymond Park Chicago Avenue & Lake Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Come Rally, March, and Commit for Pro-Choice !!!! Abortion bans affect women of color the most. Abortions won't stop, just become unsafe. Join us this Sunday, October 16th, 12 noon, at Raymond Park, in the 1400 block of Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Here's the event link on Facebook and on EventBrite. Here's the link to volunteer and to contribute. For more info, contact prochoicerally2022@gmail.com  

Beyond Menopause: New Pathways to Holistic Health

Online

Join us at our next chapter Zoom meeting featuring Dr. Catherine Marienau and Dr. Carolyn Torkelson who will discuss their new book Beyond Menopause: New Pathways to Holistic Health. Click here to register ... Beyond Menopause brings a fresh perspective to the mental, physical, and spiritual elements of holistic living. From the distinct vantage points of medicine and neuroscience, the authors guide women toward new pathways to optimal health and well-being. Women of postmenopausal age want to remain healthy, vital, and engaged, yet they are often overlooked in the healthcare system. In this phase of life, women need to create [...]

What’s Next for NOW: New initiatives here in the Heartland

Please join our North & NW Suburban Chicago Chapter for our January meeting featuring Laura Welch, Illinois NOW president, and Kim Villanueva, Illinois NOW treasurer.  Laura and Kim have recently been elected as members of the National NOW Board of Directors from the Heartland District.  They will be speaking on new initiatives for NOW and what's happening here in the Heartland District. Click here to register ... 2022 was a roller-coaster year, starting with the horrors of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the June Supreme Court "Dobbs" decision -- the catastrophe that eliminated the vestiges of Roe v Wade and paved [...]

Planned Parenthood IL Action presents Fighting Forward: Freedom for Every Body

Morgan Manufacturing 401 N. Morgan St., Chicago, United States

On Thursday, February 2, 2023, we will come together for the first time since Roe was overturned. Please join Planned Parenthood Illinois Action at their winter political fundraiser as we celebrate our monumental midterm election wins, and work towards securing freedom for every BODY! The event will be co-chaired by both of our distinguished Illinois Senators, Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, and will feature the presentation of the Richard J. Phelan Profile in Courage Award to Kelley Robinson, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Incoming President, Human Rights Campaign. It's a hybrid event -- attend virtually or (even better) [...]

Chicago NOW’s “Women Who Dared” Awards Presentation & Fundraiser

Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, United States

Please join the Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women, as they celebrate their incredible + inspirational Women Who Dared Awardees! Presenting Juliana Stratton, newly re-elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, with the Dawn Clark Netsch Public Service Award, and Linda Loew, Chicago For Abortion Rights Activist, with the Vernita Gray Community Advocate Award. Women Who Dared is Chicago NOW’s annual fundraising event and our chance to honor and thank extraordinary leaders for their vital contributions to intersectional feminism. Proceeds enable us to continue our crucial activism focused on economic equity, ending violence against women, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), [...]

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LGBTQ101 and Allyship, with Aster Gilbert of the Center on Halsted

Online

Our next Zoom meeting to be held on Thursday, March 16, at 7 p.m. Central Time, will feature Aster Gilbert, the Manager of Training and the Public Education Institute at the Center on Halsted. Aster's presentation entitled LGBTQ Foundations, will cover: Foundational LGBTQ terms and provide definitions of various identities, like transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Elements of LGBTQ experience, such as coming out, transition, and visibility Actionable steps for becoming a more informed and stronger ally to LGBTQ colleagues and community members This is an opportunity for you to ask questions, so participation is highly encouraged! Click here to register … About Center on Halsted Center on Halsted is [...]

Abortion Rights Rally at the Illinois State Capitol

Illinois State Capitol 401 South Second St, Springfield, IL, United States

Chicago For Abortion Rights March 21st Springfield Protest vs Anti-Abortionists This year, the “March for Life” has abandoned Chicago, in favor of marching in Springfield. But Chicago isn’t ceding any part of Illinois! Join Chicago For Abortion Rights (CFAR) as we mount a counter protest to the “March for Life” rally in Springfield, IL, Tuesday, March 21st. We plan to once again outnumber, and overwhelm, the anti-abortion bigots, no matter where they assemble. We are planning to take an Amtrak train as a group, scheduled to depart from Union Station at 7:15 AM and arrive in Springfield at 10:20 AM. [...]

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