General Meeting
In our August 18th meeting we will discuss NWL's founding statement "What We Want, What We Believe." Please read the statement and join us to discuss: What resonates with you? What do you disagree with? How can we rebuild a strong women's liberation movement that will put male chauvinism on the run again? We'll…
General Meeting
Tues., Sept 15th from 7-9pm @ The Commons in Brooklyn, 388 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond, near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street A/C/G. You can also take the 2,3,4,5 to Nevins or the D,N,R to Atlantic-Pacific. Map. We have been distributing #ThisOppressesWomen stickers for slapping on sexist ads, and we're taking the campaign further. Help us create a video…
Join Us at the Feminist Video Booths
We have been distributing #ThisOppressesWomen stickers for slapping on sexist ads, and we're taking the campaign further. Help us create a video that will showcase women's testimony. We'll be asking: How are you oppressed as a woman? How does sexism affect you? Sunday Sept 20th, 1pm-3pm Meet outside the Atlantic Center, corner of Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue…
Workshop: Roots of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the Civil Rights Movement
From the left, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) workers Doris Rutledge, Gene Pinkston, Judith Benninger (Brown), and Ira Simmons, Gadsden County, Florida, August 1964. This workshop is for women to learn about the roots of the Women's Liberation Movement in the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements—and how this history can be used today. What…
#Shout Your Abortion in New York City
Join us on Tues., Nov. 17th from 7-9pm to learn about #ShoutYourAbortion in NYC and the history of abortion speak-outs. RSVP on facebook and invite your friends. The #ShoutYourAbortion campaign that began in Seattle is spreading to the East Coast - come to our November meeting to learn more. We'll also read and discuss a short article from the Redstockings Archives on…
General Meeting
To Have Children (Or Not): A Consciousness Raising Monthly Meeting February 16th 7:30-9:30pm (*note new start time) In January we celebrated the anniversary of Roe v. Wade by doing a CR on when we have needed birth control and abortion. In February, we will dig deeper and explore whether we want or do not want children,…
General Meeting
Join us on Tuesday April 19th for our monthly meeting. We will continue to build on our previous meetings where we held consciousness-raising sessions about our experiences with birth control and abortion and the choice to have or not have children as well as discussions surrounding the social wage theory by brainstorming new ideas for…
Sexism and the Election
Are you sick of women being judged by what we wear? How we sound? Coverage of the Clinton campaign has laid bare sexist double standards on a national scale. At our October meeting we will discuss the "damned if you, damned if you don't" moments we experience in our own lives, and how we can…
Post-Election Meeting
What do the results mean for the feminist movement? How do we move forward to win lasting changes for women? Where: The Commons in Brooklyn, 388 Atlantic Avenue Details: The Commons in Brooklyn, 388 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond, near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street A/C/G. You can also take the 2,3,4,5 to Nevins or the D,N,R to…
In 2017, Let’s Continue Building the Resistance
This election was a stunning reminder of how white supremacy and sexism run deep and threaten our basic democracy. That white working class people continue to identify with the capitalist 1% who are responsible for the pain in our daily lives. While Clinton got the popular vote, a bigoted billionaire bully has taken the top…