Next Indy NOW Meeting: Feminist Article Review

Indianapolis NOW’s next Chapter meeting will be on Wednesday, September 14th, at the Glendale Public Library in the Community Room at 6:30 PM. The Library is located at 6101 N. Keystone Avenue in Indianapolis. At the meeting, we will be discussing the article “What would bell hooks say?” and much more. Please join us!

To download the article, please click here.

Indy NOW Board

Why NOW, Now?

Next Indiana NOW State Conference:

September 24th, 2011. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: Indiana Community Action Assoc., 1845 W. 18th Street, Indianapolis, IN. Download Conference Registration Form here.

Indy NOW International Womens Day Celebration

Some pictures from the Indy NOW celebration at Global Gifts, downtown Indianapolis. Thanks to Robin for helping to plan the event and to Global Gifts for welcoming us into the store and for all they do!

Roe vs. Wade Celebrations

On January 22^nd, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision allowed legal abortions in 1973. Young NOW feminists in central Indiana are celebrating the Roe Anniversary by hosting “Rock for Roe” on January 23^rd at a member’s home. Indianapolis NOW is holding a celebration at Aristocrats’ in Broad Ripple on January 19^th at 6:30 p.m.

What are your plans to celebrate this day? For more information, join our Facebook page.

Scholarships Available for Feminist Women Returning to School

Members of Indiana’s division of the National Organization for Women (NOW) announced up to five scholarships available in Fall 2010 for $2000 each. The Joan Poindexter Scholarships deadline for applicants is December 1st. To be eligible, you must be involved in feminist activities, a returning female student age 23 or older and a resident of Indiana. To apply, email the following information to Indiana_now@yahoo.com: name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number with area code, date of birth, college or university where you are enrolled, and in what ways you participate in feminist activities. Applicants must also respond to the following question in approximately 500 words: What does being a feminist mean to you?

The Scholarship is named for Joan Poindexter, a NOW member since the 1970s. Poindexter held several offices with Indiana NOW including president and treasurer. She was also active in Indianapolis NOW and treasurer of the Indiana NOW PAC (political action committee). In her honor, Poindexter’s family established the fund, an ongoing endowment providing scholarships for women returning to school later in life. Awarded annually, the scholarships are a tribute to Joan’s life.

The National Organization for Women is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. Since its founding in 1966, NOW’s goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights of all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia, and promote equality and justice in our society.

Terry O'Neill, President of the National Organization for Women, to Speak at the Indiana NOW State Conference

Terry O'Neill speaks at a NOW event.

We are excited to have Terry O’Neill, president of national NOW, attend and speak at our conference. Attend the conference for the whole day, or just come by for lunch and hear Terry speak. If you are not a member of NOW, you can have the chance to become a member when registering for the conference. High school and college students are offered a great deal to attend the conference and become members also.

Please download the 2010 Indiana NOW State Conference Registration form in Word document format here.

“Warning: Your Gender can be Hazardous to Your Health”

Saturday, September 25^th, 2010

Unitarian Universalist of Indianapolis

615 W. 43^rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208

Costs:

• Member: $40.00 (suggested) - includes lunch. NOW members are eligible for a sliding scale conference fee. Members can pay reduced fee from 0 to $39.00 Enclose what you can afford.

• Non-member: $45.00 - Included conference and membership fee including lunch.

• Student: If you are a high school or college student and you wish to join NOW, you may join at the door by mailing the registration form and $15.00 The conference fee will be waived.

• Lunch only: $15.00 (Terry O’Neill, President of national NOW to speak during lunch)

• Childcare needed? Those needing childcare will be accommodated but we do request advanced registration to ensure we have the help we need. Please register by September 10^th if you need childcare.

• Vegetarian/Vegan meal upon request

If you cannot attend the conference but wish to help another attending the conference, please enclose a donation to offset the costs.

Mail payment and registration to Indiana NOW, P.O. Box 2264, Indianapolis, IN 46206-2264

Contact Robin Olds 291-2276 or robinolds@comcast.net.

Please download the 2010 Indiana NOW State Conference Registration form in .pdf format here.

2010 Indiana NOW Conference Schedule 9:30 to 4:00

Events and Workshops:

Morning:

Registration (includes coffee and breakfast)

Opening Plenary/Business Meeting

Restructuring NOW

Advocate for Women’s Health Care

Lunch:

NOW President Terry O’Neill.

Awards Presented for Scholarship winners

Special Recognition for Girls and Women Sport’s Day Resolution

Afternoon:

Assault on Reproductive Rights

Act NOW!! Action, Not Words

Elections and Closing Plenary

3:00 PM – PAC Auction

Donate items to raise money for candidates who will stand up for women’s rights at the State House!

Do you have an item to donate? Contact Robin Olds 291-2276 or robinolds@comcast.net

Counter Protest Planned for The National Organization for Marriage Bus Tour

The National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) Summer for Marriage RV Tour will be rolling into Indianapolis on July 26th, with their rally being held on the East Steps of the Statehouse starting at noon. Their speakers will include NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher and Curt Smith, President of the Indiana Family Institute.

Join us on the south steps of the Indiana State House to show the National Organization for Marriage that Hoosiers do not stand with them. We stand with Equality. Marriage does not equal one man and one woman, and we will not tolerate this.

Time: July 26 · 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: South Side of the Indiana State Capitol Building, West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN

Please RSVP to the Facebook Group set up for this event here.