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SUMMARY:Blue Light Protest!
DESCRIPTION:Frat Row on UF Campus\n\nIn 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 belief that the fraternity presidents should have been consulted with about the legislation. However\, we believe a blue light would be a benefit to all residents of the area.\n\nThe bill was then considered under special rules on the Senate floor\, and shockingly\, the vote culminated in a tie. The Senate President\, who was listed as a sponsor on the bill\, cast the tie-breaking vote to fail this resolution.\n\nJoin us on September 17th at 5 pm as we demand the expansion of campus safety by protesting for the installation of blue lights along Frat Row.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/blue-light-protest/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190917T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190917T213000
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SUMMARY:NWL-NYC General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 17\, 7:30-9:30PM\n*New Location*\nWorking Families Party HQ\, 1 Metrotech Center North\, 11 fl\, Brooklyn (entrance near Au Bon Pain)\n\nAt September’s meeting\, we’ll work on our upcoming campaign focused on the recently ratified New York Reproductive Health Act.\n\nRSVP on Facebook\nJoin Us on Meetup
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-nyc-general-meeting/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:NYC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190919T210000
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SUMMARY:Women of Color Caucus Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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: \n\nHave you ever seen something racist or experienced racism and opposed it? What motivated you? Have you ever seen something racist or experienced racism and not opposed it? Give examples.\nHow has racism influenced your choices/decisions when interacting with white people? (For example\, in the workplace\, in public\, social circles\, etc.)\nDo I have a stake as a woman of color in organizing with white women?\n\n\nThis meeting is open to women of color only. To RSVP for the meeting and receive details about the meeting’s location\, please email us at nwl@womensliberation.org. \n\nSuggested Readings: \n\nFor more on organizing in mixed race groups\, see We Started From Different Ends of the Spectrum by Cynthia Washington\nFor more information on consciousness-raising\, see Feminist Consciousness Raising and “Organizing” by Kathie Sarachild
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/women-of-color-caucus-meeting-2/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:VIRTUAL,WOCC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190929T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190929T150000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
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SUMMARY:NWL New Activist Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Whether you are a current member or brand new to the group\, learn more about the history and guiding principles of National Women’s Liberation and how you can get involved at our New Activist Orientation! Our quarterly orientation meetings are open to new activists\, current members or women interested in learning more about NWL.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-new-activist-orientation/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T103000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
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SUMMARY:Not One More! An Action to Defend Abortion
DESCRIPTION:Join us at an action in memory of and anger for everyone who has suffered and died due to lack of abortion access—because their lives are the only lives that really matter in the abortion debate.\n\nWe’re taking their names and their stories straight to the bigots who support inhumane abortion bans: the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Little Italy. Each month the church hosts a “pro-life mass” that concludes with a protest outside the Bleecker Street Planned Parenthood. The event draws over a hundred participants who attempt to shame and intimidate patients trying to get through the clinic’s doors. We say: no more! Not another Saturday of stigma and harassment from abortion opponents who think they know what’s best for us. And not another life stolen in the name of being “pro-life.”\n\nThese are some of the people we’re honoring:\nRosaura Almonte\, a Dominican teenager who was diagnosed with leukemia while seven weeks pregnant. She died while waiting for doctors to decide whether they could give her life-saving treatment that might harm the fetus.\nThe teenage migrants held in detention and denied abortion access by our government.\nSavita Halappanavar\, who asked for an abortion to save her own life and was refused one by doctors afraid of violating Irish law. She died of sepsis.\nPeople across the US—a country with skyrocketing rates of maternal morbidity and mortality—who will suffer and die from pregnancy itself.\nThe untold numbers whose names we’ll never know\, whose futures were decided for them by unjust laws and a ruling class that puts profit and control over people\, always.\nNot one more!\n\n*NB: small location change!* We’re now meeting at 8:15 am at the CORNER OF E HOUSTON ST AND ELIZABETH ST. Then we’ll walk from there over to the church together. Please be on time!
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/not-one-more-an-action-to-defend-abortion/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:NYC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191008T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191008T203000
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SUMMARY:Birth Strike Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Gainesville chapter of National Women’s Liberation (NWL) is hosting a Birth Strike Book Club\, which will meet the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. starting in May and and ending in October of 2019: \n\nMay 14\nJune 11\nJuly 9\nAugust 13\nSeptember 10\nOctober 8\n\nJoin us to study and discuss NWL organizer Jenny Brown’s newest book\, Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work\, which is born of many years of feminist research\, organizing by both NWL and Redstockings\, and dues-paying NWL members who made the writing possible. \n\nFeminists generally believe that a prudish religious bloc is responsible for the protracted fight over reproductive freedom in the U.S. and that politicians only attack abortion and birth control to appeal to those “values voters.” But hidden behind this conventional explanation is a dramatic fight over women’s reproductive labor. On one side\, elite policymakers want an expanding workforce reared with a minimum of employer spending and a maximum of unpaid women’s work. On the other side\, women are refusing to produce children at levels desired by economic planners. By some measures\, our birth rate is the lowest it has ever been. With little access to childcare\, family leave\, and health care\, and with insufficient male participation\, U.S. women are conducting a spontaneous birth strike. \n\nVisit the Facebook event at http://bit.ly/birthstrikebookclub and RSVP to get your study guide and join National Women’s Liberation! Together\, not only will we read and discuss these important theories behind the connection between the feminist fight for reproductive rights and our demand for better conditions when we do have children\, but we will also analyze how these ideas hold up against our own experiences. (RSVP not required but encouraged) \n\nVisit pmpress.org to get your copy of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work! \n\n*Childcare will be provided upon request.* \n**Meetings are open to all self-identified women.**
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/birth-strike-book-club/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T193000
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SUMMARY:Protest: Say NO to Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle
DESCRIPTION:No Nazis at UF\, Dream Defenders\, #ChompTrump\, GAU and many other groups are protesting UF’s financial support of white supremacists.\n\nNew Location: Meet NWLers\, Oct 10th starting at 5:00pm in Turlington Plaza (at “The Potato” landmark) to march with other community activists to the event venue.\n\nDemands released by No Nazis at UF include:\n\nCancel the event and refuse a platform to any future speakers who will not publicly acknowledge the link between the Trump administration and far-right terrorism. Specifically\, the University must do its job to vet speakers who are part of this linkage.\nACCENT Speakers Bureau no longer serves the majority of the UF community in a constructive way. We demand the defunding of ACCENT Speakers Bureau\, who have continuously sponsored right-wing speakers such as Ben Shapiro.1 The misallocation of funds is emblematic of a much larger problem at UF whereby students do not have democratic control over their fees and tuition. The allocation of student government funds must do more than reflect the diversity of UF’s student body; it must actively repair and amend the on-campus conditions which resulted in an “F” from the USC Race Equity Center and which contribute to the marginalization of students of color and queer students…. (see full demands on their Facebook page)
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/protest-say-no-to-donald-trump-jr-and-kimberly-guilfoyle/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T223000
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SUMMARY:Conversation with Liza Featherstone of The Nation and Jacobin at the Strand bookstore in New York
DESCRIPTION:With an antiabortion majority on the Supreme Court and several states attempting to outlaw abortion altogether\, many activists are on the defensive\, hoping to hold on to reproductive rights in a few places and cases. How did we get here and how do we build a fighting movement for abortion rights and full reproductive justice?\nIn her new book Without Apology\, Jenny Brown uncovers a century of legal abortion in the United States until 1873\, recalls women’s experiences in the illegal days\, and shows how the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s really won abortion rights. She draws inspiration and lessons from the radicals of Redstockings\, the Army of Three\, and the Jane Collective\, putting together a road map for today’s organizers from the black feminist argument for reproductive justice\, the successful fight to make the morning-after pill available over the counter\, and the recent mass movement to repeal Ireland’s abortion ban. It’s time to return to the fundamental ideas that won legal abortion in the first place: Women publicly telling the full truth of their own experience\, demanding repeal of all abortion restrictions\, and showing how abortion and birth control are the key demands in the struggle for women’s freedom.\n\nJoin us on the Strand’s second floor as Jenny discusses Without Apology with The Nation’s Liza Featherstone.\n\nJenny Brown was a leader in the fight to get the morning-after pill over the counter in the US and a plaintiff in the winning lawsuit. She is co-author of the Redstockings book Women’s Liberation and National Health Care: Confronting the Myth of America. While editor at Labor Notes magazine\, she coauthored How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers. She writes\, teaches\, and organizes with the feminist group National Women’s Liberation and is the author of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work (PM Press).\n\nLiza Featherstone is a journalist based in New York City and a contributing editor to Jacobin and The Nation\, where she also writes the advice column “Asking for a Friend.” Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Ms.\, and Rolling Stone\, among many other outlets. She is the co-author of Students Against Sweatshops: The Making of a Movement (Verso\, 2002) and author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker’s Rights at Wal-Mart (Basic\, 2004). She is the editor of False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Clinton (Verso\, 2016)
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/conversation-with-liza-featherstone-of-the-nation-and-jacobin-at-the-strand-bookstore-in-new-york/
LOCATION:Strand Bookstore\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:NYC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T190000
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SUMMARY:Jenny Brown presents Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now
DESCRIPTION:From Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe : \nWith an anti-abortion majority on the Supreme Court and several states attempting to outlaw abortion altogether\, many activists are on the defensive\, hoping to hold on to reproductive rights in a few places and cases. This spirited book shows how feminism can start winning again. Jenny Brown uncovers a century of legal abortion in the United States until 1873\, recalls women’s experiences in the illegal days\, and shows how the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s really won abortion rights. She draws inspiration and lessons from the radicals of Redstockings\, the Army of Three\, and the Jane Collective\, putting together a road map for today’s organizers from the black feminist argument for reproductive justice\, the successful fight to make the morning-after pill available over the counter\, and the recent mass movement to repeal Ireland’s abortion ban. Brown argues that politically conservative nonprofits have been setting the agenda\, emphasizing rare tragic cases and relying on the rhetoric of choice and privacy. Instead\, it is time to return to the fundamental ideas that won legal abortion in the first place: Women publicly telling the full truth of their own experience\, demanding repeal of all abortion restrictions\, and showing how abortion and birth control are the key demands in the struggle for women’s freedom. \nJenny Brown was a leader in the fight to get the morning-after pill over the counter in the US and a plaintiff in the winning lawsuit. She is co-author of the Redstockings book Women’s Liberation and National Health Care: Confronting the Myth of America. While editor at Labor Notes magazine\, she coauthored How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers. She writes\, teaches\, and organizes with the feminist group National Women’s Liberation and is the author of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work. \nThis event is free and open to the public. We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program\, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here. Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance\, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/jenny-brown-presents-without-apology-the-abortion-struggle-now/
LOCATION:Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe\, 55 Haywood St\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T203000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
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SUMMARY:NWL-NYC October General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join National Women’s Liberation NYC for our monthly general meeting\, October 22\, 2019 at 7:00pm. At our General Meetings\, we lead learn the history of the Women’s Liberation Movement\, hold consciousness-raisings to guide our activism\, discuss NWL’s ongoing campaigns\, and work together to fight male supremacy and win more freedom for women. \nThis month we’ll work on our upcoming action on abortion law repeal and the New York Reproductive Health Act.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-nyc-october-general-meeting/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:NYC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20191015T002812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T003019Z
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SUMMARY:Without Apology Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:NWL organizer Jenny Brown will discuss her new book Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now (Verso/Jacobin\, October 2019).\n\nWhen: Thursday\, October 24\, 6:30 pm\nWhere: Avid Books\, 493 Prince Ave\, Athens\, GA\n\nMore info here
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/without-apology-book-tour/
LOCATION:FL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T163000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
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SUMMARY:Jenny Brown on Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight Over Women's Work
DESCRIPTION:Wed.\, Oct. 30th\, 3pm to 4:30pm \nSanta Fe College\, S-29\, Gainesville\, FL \n\nCome to Santa Fe College to hear Birth Strike author Jenny Brown’s new strategies for winning full access to abortion and birth control\, and for improving the difficult working conditions U.S. parents now face when raising children. For more information\, visit the event page.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/jenny-brown-on-birth-strike-the-hidden-fight-over-womens-work/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T213000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20191102T002247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T002436Z
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SUMMARY:NWL Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Redstockings
DESCRIPTION:*Special Event*\nTuesday\, November 19\, 7-9:30PM\nThe Graduate Center\, CUNY\, 365 5th Ave\, Room C197 (Manhattan)\n\nOn Tuesday\, November 19\, 2019\, NWL will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Redstockings.\n\nNWL and Redstockings members will read key pieces of Redstockings’ work\, share their impact on our thinking and activism\, and invite the audience to testify. Join us!\n\nJoin us on MeetUp\nRSVP on Facebook
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-celebrates-the-50th-anniversary-of-redstockings/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:NYC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20191112T011702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T001802Z
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SUMMARY:NWL General Meeting: Redstockings Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:When: December 5th\, 6:30PM-8:30PM\nWhere: 200 NE 1st St.\, Suite 201\, Gainesville FL\n\n2019 is the 50th anniversary of Redstockings. Using materials from the Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action\, join NWL to celebrate the rebirth of the feminist movement in the 1960s and talk about how this past work continues to influence us today. We’ll be discussing the following readings:\n\nRedstockings Manifesto\nInterview with Kathleen Cleaver in Women’s World (page 20)\nResistances to Consciousness
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-general-meeting-redstockings-anniversary/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20191128T174552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T164720Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating 50 years of Redstockings
DESCRIPTION:When: December 5th\, 6:30PM-8:30PM \nWhere: 200 NE 1st St.\, Suite 201\, Gainesville FL \n2019 is the 50th anniversary of Redstockings. Using materials from the Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action\, join NWL to celebrate the rebirth of the feminist movement in the 1960s and talk about how this past work continues to influence us today. We’ll be discussing the following readings: \n\nRedstockings Manifesto\nInterview with Kathleen Cleaver in Women’s World (page 20)\nResistances to Consciousness\n\nFor more information\, visit the Facebook event.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/celebrating-50-years-of-redstockings/
LOCATION:NWL-Gainesville Office\, 200 NE 1st St\, suite 201\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200729T180344Z
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SUMMARY:Book talk on Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now
DESCRIPTION:Book talk on Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now with Allie Lahey of East Bay DSA and Meagan Day of Jacobin\, at East Bay Booksellers in Oakland. \nFrom East Bay Booksellers: \n\n\n\nEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Jenny Brown to read from her new book\, Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now on Friday\, December 6th at 7pm. She will be joined in conversation by Meagan Day and Allie Lahey. \nWith an antiabortion majority on the Supreme Court and several states attempting to outlaw abortion altogether\, many activists are on the defensive\, hoping to hold on to reproductive rights in a few places and cases. How did we get here and how do we build a fighting movement for abortion rights and full reproductive justice? \nIn her new book Without Apology\, Jenny Brown uncovers a century of legal abortion in the United States until 1873\, recalls women’s experiences in the illegal days\, and shows how the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s really won abortion rights. She draws inspiration and lessons from the radicals of Redstockings\, the Army of Three\, and the Jane Collective\, putting together a road map for today’s organizers from the black feminist argument for reproductive justice\, the successful fight to make the morning-after pill available over the counter\, and the recent mass movement to repeal Ireland’s abortion ban. It’s time to return to the fundamental ideas that won legal abortion in the first place: Women publicly telling the full truth of their own experience\, demanding repeal of all abortion restrictions\, and showing how abortion and birth control are the key demands in the struggle for women’s freedom. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nJenny Brown was a leader in the fight to get the morning-after pill over the counter in the US and a plaintiff in the winning lawsuit. She is co-author of the Redstockings book Women’s Liberation and National Health Care: Confronting the Myth of America. While editor at Labor Notes magazine\, she coauthored How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers. She writes\, teaches\, and organizes with the feminist group National Women’s Liberation and is the author of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work. \nAllie Lahey has been organizing with reproductive rights and justice organizations for the last 7 years in Ohio and California\, including leading campaigns to fight abortion bans\, overturn the Hyde Amendment\, and expand abortion access onto college campuses. She is also on the Steering Committee for the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America\, and has been a part of campaigns for rent control\, socialist candidates running for office\, and the Oakland Teachers strike. \nMeagan Day is the author of MAXIMUM SUNLIGHT (Wolfman Books 2016). She is a Ben Bagdikian editorial fellow at Mother Jones and a features editor at Full Stop . She’s a former staff writer for Timeline\, and her work has also appeared in n+1\, The New Inquiry\, The Believer\, The Towner and elsewhere. She has worked at Aeon Magazine\, McSweeney’s Publishing and Time Out Istanbul\, and interned at Granta Magazine. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths\, University of London.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/book-talk-on-without-apology-the-abortion-struggle-now/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94618
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T180000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20191210T191344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200913T181758Z
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Love Workshop Summit
DESCRIPTION:Childcare provided\n\nJoin M.A.M.A.’s Club and GRILL (Gainesville Rooted in Love Leaders) for a community workshop summit focused on developing anti-racist practices in social justice groups and actions. This is the first in a series of workshops. All are welcome: groups\, individuals\, followers\, leaders! This workshop is for everyone in the Alachua County community\, especially those interested in deepening their understanding of anti-racist social activism.\n\nLunch is provided at noon and luncheon speakers\, Dr. Zoharah Simmons and Professor Dan Harmeling will share their herstory and history on The Racism and Sexism Within Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.\n\nPlease read one of the following before the event: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo\, How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram Kendi\, or White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson. Books available in-store and online at Third House Books.\n\nIf you are interested in a co-sponsorship or would like to give a financial donation\, please reach out to Faye Williams at (352)-226-2623\, or sisterspace1515@yahoo.com.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/rooted-in-love-workshop-summit/
LOCATION:Gainesville Vineyard Church\, 11000 SE 17th Dr.\, Gainesville\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:GNV,WOCC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200120T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200106T002510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T232625Z
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SUMMARY:Martin Luther King\, Jr. Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Mon.\, January 20th\, starting at 1pm \nMLK Memorial Gardens\, 200 E. Univ. Ave. \nJoin NWL organizers in celebration of Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s life\, legacy and fight for human dignity by marching in the annual MLK Commemorative March. Look for the NWL shirts and our banner! \nSee the Martin Luther King\, Jr. Commission facebook page for more events this weekend.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/martin-luther-king-jr-day-celebration/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV,WOCC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200121T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200121T213000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200112T011035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T001205Z
UID:1317-1579635000-1579642200@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:NWL General Meeting: 2020 Election: What's in It for Women?
DESCRIPTION:Tonight: Tuesday\, January 21\, 7:30 – 9:30PM\n**New Location** CUNY Graduate Center\, 365 5th Avenue\, Room 9207 (Manhattan)\n\nWe’re looking forward to starting strong in 2020! At our January General Meeting\, we’ll discuss the upcoming election and hold a consciousness-raising\, answering the question: What’s in it for women? We will also discuss the next steps in our Birth Strike! campaign.\n\nAfter the meeting\, we’ll head to Heartland Brewery. Join us!\n\nJoin us on MeetUp\nRSVP on Facebook
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-general-meeting-2020-election-whats-in-it-for-women/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:NYC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200126T000000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200102T002640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T232844Z
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Roe v. Wade Anniversary Show and Benefit
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Jan. 25\, 2020 \n7:00 pm to 12:00 am (music starts at 8 pm) \nThe Wooly @ 20 N. Main St. \nWomen have never been gifted our rights by a benevolent government: they are won through powerful and effective movements. \nJoin us for our 7th annual Roe v. Wade Anniversary Benefit: featuring local bands Piss Test\, Palimony\, Vagileles\, and Faith & Majesty. In addition to the show\, you can also meet other social justice groups in our community organizing fair; see radical political theatre; and bid to support NWL thru our silent auction.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/7th-annual-roe-v-wade-anniversary-show-and-benefit/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T200000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200729T174907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200729T174907Z
UID:527-1580409000-1580414400@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:You Can Change This Election: Learn How to Register Voters
DESCRIPTION:National Women’s Liberation is hosting a voter registration training at our office\, led by the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC). We particularly want to reach people with felony convictions who are newly eligible to vote via Amendment 4\, as well as registered voters who are inactive. \nHere in Alachua County\, FLIC is aiming to reach and engage with 20\,000 voters this year. \n\nThere are tens-of-thousands who are newly-eligible under Amendment 4.\nOf the already registered voters\, roughly 40% don’t vote in general elections.\nOver 45\,000 voters in Alachua County are registered as No Party Affiliation (NPA).\nOver 18\,000 people were removed from the voting rolls in Alachua County for “inactivity\,” which is caused primarily by housing instability.\n\nWe have work to do! Join us for the training and to plan next steps!
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/you-can-change-this-election-learn-how-to-register-voters/
LOCATION:NWL-Gainesville Office\, 200 NE 1st St\, suite 201\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:GNV,WOCC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200216T160000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200214T010616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T000758Z
UID:1312-1581858000-1581868800@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:Register voters with NWL\, Planned Parenthood and Florida Immigrant Coalition!
DESCRIPTION:This is the last weekend before the deadline to register to vote in the presidential primary election on Tuesday\, March 17th. Any new voter registration or updates like a new address or change in political party should be made by Tuesday\, Feb. 18th. Check that your registration is current here.\n\nThere is only one weekend remaining before the deadline: and we’re meeting on Sunday with Planned Parenthood and the Florida Immigrant Coalition to register as many voters as possible.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, Feb 16th\n1:00pm – 4:00pm\nCivic Media Center\, 433 S. Main St\n\nWe’ll start with an introductory training by the Florida Immigrants Coalition and then we’ll head out to canvass! Bring water\, sunglasses\, a hat and good walking shoes. We’ll provide flyers\, talking points and answers to your questions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s why we need your help:\n\nThere are tens-of-thousands who are newly-eligible to vote under Amendment 4.\nOf the already registered voters\, roughly 40% don’t vote in general elections.\nOver 45\,000 voters in Alachua County are registered as No Party Affiliation (NPA)\, and will not be able to vote on the democratic presidential candidate in the primary election.\nOver 18\,000 people were removed from the voting rolls in Alachua County for “inactivity\,” which is caused primarily by housing instability.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional information:\n\nInfo on the upcoming presidential primary election here.\nInfo on other upcoming deadlines and election dates here.\nInfo on voting and registration here.\n\n\nYou can also make updates to your voter registration by going in person to the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office Monday through Friday: 515 N. Main St\, Suite 300.\nThe deadline to register to vote is 29 days before any election.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore on FLIC:\nThe Florida Immigrant Coalition is a statewide alliance of more than 62 member organizations\, including farmworkers\, students\, service providers\, grassroots organizations and legal advocates\, who come together for the fair treatment of all people\, including immigrants. FLIC works encompasses coordination of immigrant organizations\, community education\, organizing and advocacy.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/register-voters-with-nwl-planned-parenthood-and-florida-immigrant-coalition/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200218T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200218T213000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200202T010113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T000253Z
UID:1309-1582054200-1582061400@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:NWL General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Abortion Pill: What You Didn’t Know\nTuesday\, February 18\, 7:30 – 9:30PM\nCUNY Graduate Center\, 365 5th Avenue\, Room 9207 (Manhattan)\n\nAt February’s general meeting\, we’ll focus on medication abortion and study surprising facts about “the abortion pill.” To further investigate\, we’ll host a consciousness raising focusing on both medication and surgical abortion.\n\nPlease read these articles to prepare for our discussion.\n\nJoin us on MeetUp\nRSVP on Facebook
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-general-meeting-2/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:NYC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T203000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200212T005920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T000038Z
UID:1307-1582743600-1582749000@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:Campus Committee Meeting: Get Involved in Feminism
DESCRIPTION:Wed\, February 26th\, 7 – 8:30 pm\n200 NE 1st St\, Suite 201 (enter through back garage)\n\nJoin us to organize direct action and demand action from UF. We will be working on the following priorities:\n\nTell UF: Demand that Men Don’t Rape\nWe are fed up with UF’s half-hearted sexual assault prevention programs that place blame on survivors. We demand that UF place blame on abusers and those who protect them.\n\nMorning After Pill Vending Machine\nNWL has been campaigning for a morning after pill vending machine on UF campus since 2018. UF persists to stonewall us at every attempt. We demand access to UF’s $10 morning after pill 24/7 in a vending machine on UF campus AND Santa Fe campus.\n\nNWL’s campus committee is open to all self-identified women who want to organize in higher education.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/campus-committee-meeting-get-involved-in-feminism/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200413T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200417T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200401T180248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200913T180439Z
UID:1343-1586764800-1587142800@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:Get Out The Vote Register Voters From Home
DESCRIPTION:National Women’s Liberation partner and ally\, the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) is hosting a Phonebank Frenzy next week from April 13 to April 17\, to register as many voters in Florida as possible. Sign up here!\n\nFLIC will provide a brief training (you can sign up for the training online)\, and then you’ll be eligible to sign up to make phone calls.\n\nThis pandemic has shown how fragile our democracy is — and voting is one way to fight back.\n\nHere’s why we need your help:\n\nThere are tens-of-thousands who are newly-eligible to vote under Amendment 4; many people with a felony conviction can now vote.\nOf already registered voters\, roughly 40% don’t vote in general elections.\nEligible voters are regularly removed from voting rolls around the state for “inactivity\,” which is caused primarily by housing instability.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/get-out-the-vote-register-voters-from-home/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV,VIRTUAL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T190000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200710T235937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200711T000335Z
UID:516-1586973600-1586977200@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:Abortion Struggle Update on Jacobin's Stay at Home Series with Jenny Brown
DESCRIPTION:National Women’s Liberation organizer Jenny Brown will be interviewed on Jacobin Magazine’s YouTube series “Stay at Home” on Wednesday\, April 15 at 6pm Eastern Time. Audience members can ask questions via the comments. \nJenny will talk about why the establishment is cracking down on abortion and birth control now\, and how successful movements have fought back. The current nonprofit strategy to defend abortion rights echoes unsuccessful efforts of the past—it was radicals who won us the reproductive freedoms we have. She will also give an update on state governments trying to use the pandemic crisis to block abortion\, as well as some victories! \nTo watch\, go here: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoLXUIBQrsM
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/abortion-struggle-update-on-jacobins-stay-at-home-series-with-jenny-brown/
LOCATION:FL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200502T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200531T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200503T014625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200503T014625Z
UID:353-1588406400-1590944400@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:another event
DESCRIPTION:let’s add more events
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/another-event/
LOCATION:venue name\, address address address\, gainesville\, FL\, zip\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200505T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200505T213000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200501T235004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T235123Z
UID:1296-1588707000-1588714200@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:NWL Study Group: Universal Programs in the U.S.: What's the Obstacle?
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday May 5\, 7:30 – 9:30PM EST (& each Tuesday until May 26)\nvia Zoom (RSVP here)\n\nHealth care systems that cover everyone have better health outcomes and cost less. They also give women more independence from men. So why can’t we win one in the U.S.?\n\nThe point of this study group is to look at the various obstacles to people in the U.S. supporting universal programs (whether Medicare for All or universal childcare). Sometimes it’s because they don’t believe it will really help them (since some things are labelled “universal” or “for all” and then end up excluding people by race\, sex\, income or immigration status). Some think universal programs will be worse than what they have (“public” things are inferior\, cash-strapped\, or not safe). Some think that relying on the government is a sign of weakness. And some say they don’t want “undeserving” people (usually this involves racism) to benefit from a program funded by (their) taxes.\n\nWe will also look at the history of when U.S. government programs (like Social Security or public schools or Medicare or the Postal Service) have expanded or even been truly universal\, and whether they have had positive impacts on women and people of color and other oppressed groups\, and how that came to be true.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ll be answering these questions in a consciousness raising:\n1. Name some universal or near-universal programs in the U.S. (for example\, Social Security\, Medicare\, public schools\, pre-K in NYC\, FMLA\, Postal Service\, libraries\, unemployment insurance\, others?) Do they/did they benefit you? Any downsides? Do they affect you as a woman differently from men? As a woman of color (if applicable)?\n\n2. Name some means-tested (that is\, dependent on income) programs in the U.S. (Obamacare\, Medicaid\, food stamps\, WIC\, TANF\, Head Start\, mortgage interest deduction\, EITC\, others?) Do they/did they benefit you? Any downsides? Do they affect you as a woman differently from men? As a woman of color (if applicable)?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP by emailing us at nwl@womensliberation.org and we’ll send you a link to the meeting via Zoom and the readings.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-study-group-universal-programs-in-the-u-s-whats-the-obstacle/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:NYC,VIRTUAL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200517T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200517T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200501T234810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T234930Z
UID:1293-1589727600-1589734800@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:NWL Women of Color Caucus Consciousness Raising
DESCRIPTION:For Self-Identified Women of Color Only\nSunday\, May 17\, 3:00 – 5:00PM EST\nvia Zoom (RSVP here)\n\nJoin our Consciousness-Raising meetings (CR) where women answer questions using examples from their personal lives\, then the group uses these personal testimonies to draw conclusions about the political root of women’s so-called “personal” problems.\n\nWe’ll be answering the following questions:\n\nHow is COVID-19 affecting you? What support do you need? What support do you have? How will this affect your life moving forward?
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/nwl-women-of-color-caucus-consciousness-raising/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:VIRTUAL,WOCC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200524T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T190832
CREATED:20200505T232136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T232418Z
UID:906-1590332400-1590339600@womensliberation.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Consciousness-Raising on COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 24\, 3:00 PM ET (2:00 PM CT; 12:00 PM PT) via Zoom (RSVP here) \nJoin our Consciousness-Raising meetings (CR) where women answer questions using examples from their personal lives\, then the group uses these personal testimonies to draw conclusions about the political root of women’s so-called “personal” problems. \n\nWe’ll be answering the following questions: \nHow is COVID-19 affecting you? Specifically\, how has the COVID shelter in place mandate affected you? Has sexism or racism affected your labor demands (roles\, amount of care work)? What support do you need? What support do you have? How will this affect your life moving forward? \n\nCOVID Resources \nCrisis Text Line: Text GOT5 to 741741. An anonymous texting service available 24/7. Starting a conversation is easy. \nSAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990. Provides 24/7 crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. \nDomestic Violence: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Advocates are available 24/7 to talk to anyone who is experiencing domestic violence\, looking for information or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship. \nNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If your life or someone else’s is in imminent danger\, please call 911. If you are in crisis and need immediate help\, please call.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/virtual-consciousness-raising-on-covid-19-2/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:GNV,NYC,VIRTUAL
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