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“Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” Documentary screening and Q & A

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Please join Illinois NOW for this special presentation of FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA, an exciting new documentary, and  featuring a Q & A with Monica Land, the movie's producer, and Joy Davenport, its director. It's a free, online event.  Click here to register on EventBrite. Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader in the civil rights movement, founder of the Freedom Democratic Party in Mississippi, and the organizer of Freedom Summer, a volunteer-based campaign launched in the summer of 1964 in order to register as many Black voters in Mississippi as possible. FANNIE LOU HAMER’S AMERICA, a documentary produced by her [...]

Jane’s Army “Ask the Experts”: Plan B, the Abortion Pill, and Surgical Abortion

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Jane’s Army is preparing for the fight against anti-choice extremism in Illinois this election season & we hope we can count on you to join us. Please register today at https://tinyurl.com/JA-AskTheDoc. On Monday, April 18th, Jane’s Army is hosting, “Ask the Experts: Plan B, The Abortion Pill & Surgical Abortion” with guest speakers Dr. Sobia Ansari, Khadine Bennett & Dr. Alison Cowett. Please join us for this free event to learn more about the differences between Plan B (emergency contraception), medication abortion (the abortion pill), and surgical abortion & why it matters in the fight to protect access to contraception [...]

Anushay Hossain speaks on ‘The Pain Gap: How Sexism & Racism in Healthcare Kill Women”

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We’re excited to welcome Anushay Hossain, author of The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women. This new, highly acclaimed book is described as "a meticulously researched exploration of the women's health crisis through real tales of healthcare trauma and medical misogyny." Our online Illinois NOW presentation hosted by the N/NW Suburban Chicago Chapter of NOW is on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 p.m.  Co-sponsored by Compassion & Choices, the national nonprofit focused on improving care and expanding choice at end of life. Register at tinyurl.com/now-paingap. Anushay Hossain is a writer and a feminist policy analyst focusing [...]

Planned Parenthood of Illinois Annual Celebration

Please join us as we come together to celebrate the unwavering dedication of the Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) community. Despite unparalleled threats to sexual and reproductive health care, we will always provide comprehensive and compassionate health care, education, and advocacy, no matter what. Click here for more information and to get your tickets. Honoring Carolyn Moon with the Champion of Care Award.   Carolyn is a former board member and lifelong supporter of PPIL. Her quiet strength and passion have built strong connections and support for the Central Illinois communities that we proudly serve.  We look forward to celebrating her leadership [...]

Addressing Youth Concerns Related to Gun Violence

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Please join us as we welcome Yolanda Androzzo, Coalition and Programming Director for One Aim Illinois, to our July 13 Zoom event, from 7 to 8 p.m., sponsored by Illinois NOW and hosted by North & NW Suburban Chicago NOW.  Ms. Androzzo will be joined by Daniel Schober, Director of the Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative (CGVRC) and Diane Latiker, Founder of Kids Off The Block (KOB).  They will discuss their partnership to understand and address youth concerns related to gun violence in the Roseland neighborhood. Click here to register ... As stated on One Aim's website: "While many may [...]

2022 National NOW Conference, right here in Chicago

Palmer House Hilton 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL, United States

We are excited to finally meet again in person for the 2022 National NOW Conference: Save Our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives! Click here for more info and to register ... Join us in the windy city of Chicago at the ‘herstoric’ Palmer House Hilton hotel. Make your plans to join the united NOW member body to make new connections and reconnect with old friends and chapters from across the United States, as we come together to vote on resolutions and bylaws and to reignite the excitement of ensuring our PAC is funded to endorse feminist candidates who will [...]

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

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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

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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

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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 [...]

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