Feminists Fight Back!
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 from 6:30-8pm 200 NE 1st St. Suite 201 (enter through garage), downtown Gainesville National Women's Liberation is launching a national campaign for 2019. We refuse to accept the ways our economic system relies on women's unpaid work and are fighting for the social wage programs we all need! Join us for…
Gainesville, A Flashpoint of Feminist Revolution
Ustler Hall, University of Florida 162 Fletcher Drive, Gainesville, FLCarol Giardina’s talk, Gainesville, a Flashpoint of Feminist Revolution, will reveal Gainesville’s hidden history in the movement’s cutting edge breakthroughs. This free event in Ustler Hall on UF campus opens with a reception and book signing with the author at 4:30pm. Carol’s book, Freedom for Women, Forging the Women’s Liberation Movement 1959-1970 will be on sale there. Her talk follows at 5:30pm. Carol began…
Birth Strike book talk at Strand with Liza Featherstone
Strand Bookstore New York, NYJoin us as feminist organizer Jenny Brown discusses her new book, Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women's Work, with Nation and Jacobin columnist Liza Featherstone. (Video here.) When House Speaker Paul Ryan urged U.S. women to have more children, and Ross Douthat requested “More babies, please,” in a New York Times column, they openly…
Birth Strike Book Release in Gainesville
Join us to celebrate the release of "Birth Strike; The Hidden Fight Over Women's Work" with the author, Jenny Brown. Brown will give a brief talk, which will be followed by food, music, and a book signing.
Birth Strike Monthly Book Club – Tues, July 9th
200 NE 1st Street Suite 200 (enter through garage) Childcare Provided Chapters for Discussion: Comstockery to the Baby Boom (Ch. 4) Population Panic to the Baby Bust (Ch. 5) Longevity: Crisis or Blessing? (Ch. 6) Join us for our next book club meeting as we continue to discuss Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women's Work.…
Birth Strike Book Club in St. Petersburg, FL
Pinella Democratic Socialists of America are hosting a book club series on Birth Strike, and we hope you can join them! (You're receiving this message because are records show you as living in or near Tampa, if you don't want to receive news about the Tampa area, please let us know.) Part 1 of 4…
July General Meeting
NWL General Meeting: Bitch, Sisters, Bitch! Tuesday, July 16, 7:30-9:30PM Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn As a feminist, which current events or issues have you concerned, angry, optimistic, or inspired? For our July meeting, NWL will host a casual meeting and happy hour for new and old members to come together and discuss current…
Blue Light Protest!
Frat Row on UF Campus In April, the UF Student Government Senate had the opportunity to support a resolution that could have facilitated the implementation of blue lights along Frat Row. The resolution did not pass, mostly because the Judiciary Committee refused to approve the bill for consideration before the whole Senate. They cited their…
NWL-NYC General Meeting
Tuesday, September 17, 7:30-9:30PM *New Location* Working Families Party HQ, 1 Metrotech Center North, 11 fl, Brooklyn (entrance near Au Bon Pain) At September's meeting, we'll work on our upcoming campaign focused on the recently ratified New York Reproductive Health Act. RSVP on Facebook Join Us on Meetup
Women of Color Caucus Meeting
Join the Women of Color Caucus of NWL for a consciousness-raising meeting September 19, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. where we will examine our experiences with racism and our stake in working in mixed race groups. We will be answering the following questions: Have you ever seen something racist or experienced racism and opposed it? What…