Events for April 27, 2023 - June 6, 2023

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

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), [...]

Our next Zoom chapter meeting on Thursday, April 20, at 7 p.m. Central Time will feature Karen Kortsch, a member of our NOW chapter. Karen recently attended the Conference on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City.  (That's her at the conference, second from right.)  Please plan to attend this meeting and learn about the UN, the annual CSW held at the UN, and why it matters. Click here to register ... Karen is a retired registered nurse who now devotes her time to volunteer work with several organizations including NOW. As a [...]