Take Action for Justice!
The Pennsylvania state chapter of the National Organization for Women (PA NOW) is pleased to announce our upcoming 2015 Convention “Taking Action for Justice” to be held at the Hilton Harrisburg on October 24, 2015 from 9AM to 5PM, hosted by the Harrisburg NOW chapter. Tickets are available online at 2015PANOWConvention.Eventbrite.com. NOW members will also vote for officers. Find out more on our event page.
The Convention kicks off Friday evening, October 23rd, with a panel on the overpolicing of communities of color. Nine panels on Saturday will focus attention on issues of vital interest to feminists including getting more women into elected office, immigration, domestic violence, the Black Lives Matter movement, the ongoing war on women’s rights, financial literacy and so much more. Continuously updated information about panels and panelists is available through our website on the event page.
Tickets are also available for a lunch presentation by David S. Cohen and Krysten Connon, co-authors of Living in the Crosshairs: The Untold Stories of Anti-Abortion Terrorism , a book that shines a light on acts of terrorism against abortion providers, from making the names and addresses of doctors, patients, and even clinic escorts public to assassination.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 and is the country’s largest feminist political organization. The group is driven by six core missions: Economic Justice, Reproductive Justice, LGBT Rights (gender equality), Combatting Racism, Ending Violence Against Women, and enacting Constitutional Equality through an Equal Rights Amendment. Only by taking an intersectional approach can feminists, women and men, overcome the unconscious biases that oppress and impoverish.
For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit: 2015PANOWConvention.Eventbrite.com. Contact Hilton Harrisburg at 717-233-6000 and use “PANOW” code to reserve your room. Email PennsylvaniaNOW@gmail.com for program ad rates.
