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NOW Hear This: February 2, 2024 Newsletter

Message from National NOW President Christian F. Nunes

Greetings Feminists,

Last month we focused on the outlook for reproductive rights in 2024, considering where we are in the post-Dobbs, post-Roe era. I’m convinced that while the immediate future remains challenging, with states rushing to pass new abortion bans and more national politicians targeting women’s bodily autonomy, the tide is turning. You’ll be hearing more from me as we focus on how the next election will be our time to Vote for Women’s Lives.

But as we begin Black History Month, it’s important to remember that reproductive freedom is a racial justice issue. The anti-abortion care policies being advocated in Washington and voted on in the states have a direct connection to increases in infant mortality rates and maternal mortality rates, with Black women impacted worst of all.

In fact, Black women in the U.S. are three to four times more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related causes, and Black women suffer from pregnancy complications known as “maternal morbidities” twice as often. A study of more than 2 million births by the New York Times found that regardless of wealth or socioeconomic status, Black mothers and babies “have the worst childbirth outcomes in the United States.”

From reproductive health to systemic racism, discrimination, daily racial micro aggressions, and the prejudiced response to people of color, we must dismantle the system of oppression that is a threat to women’s future and a danger to women’s lives. Ending racism is one of NOW’s six core issues, and we are working to build a genuinely intersectional future where our policy leaders are working to address the gender and racial inequities that have been ignored too long.

In solidarity,
Christian

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NOW in the News

• Women, particularly women of color, are all over the media and entertainment industry, from Beyoncé to Oprah. These talented, hard-working women may make the content, but do they own it? Christian F. Nunes speaks with Nicci Gilbert Daniels, the CEO of WIRF Media [ [link removed] ]and founder of the From The Bottom Up Foundation [ [link removed] ]. Nicci discusses the barriers that women face in media and entertainment, even after the SAG-AFTRA strike, and she shares the secret to breaking down those barriers—women-led ownership.

Grammy-nominated Nicci Gilbert-Daniels has been a leader in the entertainment industry for over 20 years, and received the 2018 “Woman of Impact” award from BET. She is the CEO of WIRF Media (Women in Reality Film), a media company which works to change toxic film narratives about minority women. She’s also the founder of the non-profit From The Bottom Up Foundation, which works to reduce inequalities and raise awareness of issues facing women and girls of color.
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• Press Statement | The House Must Pass the Bipartisan Tax Package to Help American Families
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• On The Record | NOW Celebrates Black History Month
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Resources

• The Washington Post | 12 states where the fate of abortion rights could be on 2024 ballots
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• The 19th News | The states where abortion could be on the ballot in 2024
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• AAF | Support Real Clinics
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• The Center for Reproductive Rights | New Digital Tool Provides State-by-State Analysis of High Court Rulings on Abortion
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• The Center for Reproductive Rights | 2024-2029: Priorities for EU Action to Advance Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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• Abortion finder | Find Verified Abortion Care & Support
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• The 19th | On Roe anniversary, Biden and Democrats point to November as crucial to restoring abortion
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• Reproductive Health National Training Center | Training and Resources
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• Reproductive Health Access Project | Resources
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• Center for Reproductive Rights | Resources and Research
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• Sister Song | Reproductive Justice
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• Bolder Advocacy | Reproductive Rights, Health, and Justice Resource Guide
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• Legal Momentum | Reproductive Rights Resources
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• In Our Own Voice | Resources
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• WCASA | Reproductive Justice
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• Advocates for Youth | Reproductive Justice
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Action

• Support NOW's Work | Donate Today
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• NOW Action Alert | URGE Members of Congress to Fund WIC, SNAP, Childcare and Rental Assistance
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• The Center for Reproductive Rights | The Forward Fight
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• Abortion Access Front | Resources and Tool for Action
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• We need a REAL Supreme Court code of conduct | Sign the Petition
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• Parents Together | Don't Cave to Book Banners, Sign the Petition
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• NOW Action Alert | Tell Senators: Women Need Paycheck Fairness NOW
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• National Domestic Violence Hotline | Ways to Support [link removed]

• Domestic Violence Awareness Project | Sharing Your Story [link removed]

• Futures Without Violence | Donate Here
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• NOW Action Alert | Congress Must Take Action; $16 Billion Needed to Avoid Childcare Cliff
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• Social Goods | Shop to Support the Social Goods x NOW Collection
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• Write for Rights – Share your Abortion Story for a New Book | Use Your Voice to Create Change
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• ERA Petition | Sign4ERA Petition [link removed]

• March for our Lives | Sign the Petition for Gun Safety
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• National Network of Abortion Funds | Donate for Abortion Funds
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Upcoming Events

• February 19: Maryland General Assembly's Women's Legislative Caucus Equal Rights Amendment Rally | The steps of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET

• February 22: Historic Change Event: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray | Women's History Events
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