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NOW Hear This: March 22, 2024 Newsletter

Message from National NOW President Christian F. Nunes

Greetings Feminists,

Redistricting is a feminist issue—make that an urgent feminist issue.

Redistricting opens the door to manipulation of our elections by giving politicians the ability to choose their voters before the voters choose them. It doesn’t matter if constituents want abortion rights, gender equality, racial justice, voting rights, gun safety and safety for women from violence and sexual harassment when discriminatory maps poison the electoral process from the start.

No issue highlights this failure more than abortion. New research from the KFF Health Tracking Poll, found that “two-thirds of the public, including majorities of Democrats (86%) and independents (67%), support a law guaranteeing a federal right to abortion.” Only 9 percent believe that abortion should be illegal in all circumstances, according to a poll conducted by the 19th News.

And yet, a majority of women now live in states considered “hostile” or “extremely hostile” to abortion rights, according to the Guttmacher Institute. And research shows that a pre-viability abortion ban is in place in nine of the ten states where public opinion favors abortion rights, but partisan gerrymandering and redistricting hijacks democracy.

The piracy began with the Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County decision that gutted essential protections of the Voting Rights Act and opened the door to unchecked partisan gerrymandering. A further decision in 2019 ruled that courts had no role in settling disputes over partisan gerrymandering.

The result is that state legislatures are more partisan and dominated by extremist factions than ever before. Gerrymandering is a threat to women, people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, and our overall democracy.

NOW members are energized about this year’s election because we know that our activism, energy and commitment at every level, from local elections to races for Congress, Senate and President, can turn the tide and put an end to discriminatory redistricting that turns back the clock for women.

In solidarity,
Christian

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Historically, politicians have manipulated the redistricting process to expand or protect their own power—often to the detriment of the minority political party, marginalized populations, and often, Black communities. This manipulation is called gerrymandering.

~ League of Women Voters

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NOW in the News

• There is no better way to start than with women’s reproductive rights, which have taken significant hits at the national level since the Dobbs Supreme Court decision. So NOW National President Christian F. Nunes is pleased to speak with Heather Booth, the legendary civil rights and women’s rights activist who founded The Jane Collective, helping women to receive healthcare, counseling, and abortions before Roe v. Wade made abortions nationally legal. Christian will also speak with Dr. Sophia Yen, whose company, Pandia Health, provides mail-order birth control across the nation.

Christian, Heather, and Sophia will talk about women’s reproductive health in a post-Roe world, and the action that we all can take to make sure everyone has control over their bodies. Live NOW - Check it out here: [link removed]

• Updates | For a new generation of American kids, a woman’s place is on the quarter
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• Commentary: Christian F. Nunes | Taylor Swift’s AI porn deepfakes have prompted a wave of proposals to protect women from abuse–but Congress and the states need to take action
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• NOW On The Record | Women’s Equal Pay Day
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• NOW OTR | NOW Celebrates Women’s History Month
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Economic equity is an enormous empowerment of women. Having jobs that provide income means that women can be a more effective force, a more equal force, in the political process. Women with income take themselves more seriously and they are taken more seriously.

~ Betty Friedan

Resources

• NOW Young Feminists | Sign up for upcoming events and rallies
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• Slate | Women Will Determine the 2024 Election - They’ve already shown what they can do over the past few years.
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• LWV | Redistricting Reform Campaign
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• Black Enterprise | 5 Black Women Who Are Shaking Up Politics and Paving the Way for Change
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• White House | A Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2024
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• You tube | What happens when women run the economy?
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• National Women's History Museum
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• National Women's History Alliance | 2024 Women's History Tool Kit
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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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• Social Goods | Shop to Support the Social Goods x NOW Collection
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• ERA Petition | Sign4ERA Petition [link removed]

• National Network of Abortion Funds | Donate for Abortion Funds
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• FreeWill | Your will is a symbol of everything you value in your life. You can use your will to support NOW and a feminist future. Click here to review.
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Upcoming Events

• NOW Young Feminists | Co-sponsor/tabling - Feminist Majority Young Feminist Leadership Conference 03/23/24-03/25/24
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• Rally at the Supreme Court with Women’s March: Bans Off Our Mife! | Calling all Supporters! 03/26/24 10:00 am-12:00 pm ET

• Run NOW | Fundraising: Expanding Your Donor Base with Emily’s List
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• NOW Young Feminists Virtual Panel | Civil Rights and Activism in the Modern Era: Learning from our Past to Improve our Future
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• National Conference | Register today!
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