National Women's Liberation

Roe v. Wade Event Planning Committee Meeting
2014-12-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Gainesville Chapter of National Women’s Liberation (NWL) is beginning to plan our second annual Roe v. Wade anniversary & NWL benefit show in January. Last year’s event- which featured local female-led bands, raffle prizes, political content, food, and drinks- was a huge success. Help us do it again and go further this year!

Join us for our first committee meeting on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 7:00pm at our office downtown, 14 E. University Ave., #204. (The entrance is in the back of the building between the back entrance of Salon La Di Da and the University Club.)

The right to birth control, including abortion, is a cornerstone of women’s freedom. Without an organized, strong, visible feminist movement making demands and keeping up the pressure, Roe v. Wade and other victories we’ve had on abortion, birth control, and health care will continue to be threatened. Click here to find out more about the fight for abortion and birth control.

Please RSVP to let us know if you’re planning to attend or if you’d like to be involved but are unable to make it to this first meeting.

Join us for an Action Planning Meeting
2014-10-16 17:30 - 19:00
Are you tired of victim blaming and shaming when women report rape?
Do you believe the University of Florida should be doing more to combat rape on campus?
Are you ready to take action against rape and violence against women on campus and in our community?

Join the Gainesville Chapter of NWL for an action planning meeting:
When: Thurs., Oct. 16, 2014 at 5:30
Where: The Institute of Black Culture, 1510 W. University Ave.
Directions: On W. Univ. Ave. directly across from the UF Campus, at the intersection of W. Univ. Ave. and NW 15th Street.
Parking: Small lots open to the community in the evening are directly behind the IBC and next door at the Institute for Hispanic-Latino Cultures. There is also some on street parking.
Save the date for our next fall meeting: Wed. Nov. 19 at 5:30pm at the IBC.

Join us for our first Fall meeting
2014-09-24 17:30 - 19:00
Join the Gainesville Chapter of NWL for a general meeting. We’ll be discussing the recent attacks against women on campus, the campus and community responses, and how feminists are responding.
When: Wed., Sept. 24, 2014 at 5:30
Where: The Institute of Black Culture, 1510 W. University Ave.
Directions: On W. Univ. Ave. directly across from the UF Campus, at the intersection of W. Univ. Ave. and NW 15th Street.
Parking: Small lots open to the community in the evening are directly behind the IBC and next door at the Institute for Hispanic-Latino Cultures. There is also some on street parking.

"Building Women's Liberation Now" class to be offered in NYC
2014-09-18 19:00 - 21:00
Building Women’s Liberation Now: Gems from the 1960s &
Beyond for Radical Feminist Theory & Action Today
A joint project of Redstockings and National Women’s Liberation

10 weekly sessions: Thursdays, September 18th-November 20th, 7-9pm
Fee: $45 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Sign up: Registration is now closed. No walk-in registrations will be accepted on site.

This class is for women who want to understand basic truths and political causes of the unfairness in our daily lives; how a feminist movement was organized to change this; what we can do now to build the kind of movement that can put the male chauvinist establishment on the run again; and how each woman can contribute to that effort.

You will learn about the heroic struggle women have waged, individually and collectively, for our survival and our freedom. What lessons and strategies from women’s fighting history can we apply today? Through a combination of lecture, discussion of readings*, and consciousness-raising, participants will learn about the radical ideas and methods that sparked the rebirth of the feminist movement in the 1960s.

This class is not about personal liberation through improved self-esteem or an alternative women’s culture, recalling a golden age of matriarchy, or how feminism can save the planet. Nor is it about achieving status in the present corrupt system through individual self-improvement or lifestyle changes.

The following will be covered:
• Reproductive Oppression and Reproductive Justice
• The origins of the feminist movement and the how these truths have been buried
• Consciousness-raising: getting to the root of sexism. Who benefits? Who pays?
• Radical feminist theory: what is radical? What is radical feminism? What is male supremacy?
• Planning an action to fight back

Visit our website: www.womensliberation.org
Follow us on Twitter: @4womenslib
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwomensliberation

* Much of the material we’ll be using is from the Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action, an archive that makes the formative and radical 1960’s experience of the movement more widely available. For a full catalog, go to: www.redstockings.org

Students of Women's Liberation Movement History and Theory Wanted
2014-09-09 19:00 - 21:00
Over the next few months, National Women’s Liberation will be working with Redstockings members and volunteers to revise and expand the organizer’s class: “Women’s Liberation: Where Do I Fit In?” This class was developed by Gainesville (FL) Women’s Liberation and Redstockings using literature from the Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action.

Redstockings, with NWL assistance, will teach the class this coming September in NYC, and this preparatory study and revision will strengthen the theory and lessons of the class. The class is part of our work to build a grassroots movement of women to bring new fire to the fight for our liberation.

Join Us!
Our final study and curriculum planning meeting will be Tuesday, September 9 from 7 – 9pm. In Florida, the meeting will be held at 1229 NW 12th Ave., Gainesville, FL. In NYC, please email nwl@womensliberation.org for meeting location information.

Email us if you are interested in being a part of the study and curriculum planning meetings this summer. Click here if you are interested in taking the class this Fall. To be a part of these meetings we ask that you commit to reading the class materials for the meetings you attend.

Hobby Lobby Protest Pre-Party
2014-07-30 19:30 - 21:00
Come make signs with us as we prepare for the grand opening of Hobby Lobby Gainesville. We are joining a coalition of community groups to protest the Newberry Road opening on August 1, 2014. Two days before we are going to have a party at Wild Iris to get ready. National Women’s Liberation-Gainesville Chapter will lead a consciousness raising at 6:30 and a sign-making party will commence at 7:30. Wine, cheese, and feminism! Bring poster board and markers and your favorite feminist slogans!
Wednesday, July 30 at 6:30pm

Wild Iris Books, 22 SE 5th Ave, Suite D,Gainesville, Florida

Women's Liberation: Where Do I Fit In?
2014-06-03 18:30 - 20:30
Four-week workshop series
Tuesdays in June, 6:30-8:30
(June 3 through June 24)
Cost: $40

This series is for women who want to understand truths and political causes of the unfairness in our lives; how a feminist movement was organized to change this;what we can do now to build the kind of movement that can put the male chauvinist establishment on the run again; and how each woman can contribute to that effort.

You will learn about the heroic struggle women have waged, individually and collectively, for our survival and our freedom. What lessons and strategies from women’s fighting history can we apply today? Through a combination of lecture, discussion of readings*, and consciousness-raising, participants will learn about the radical ideas and methods that sparked the rebirth of the feminist movement in the 1960s. This class is not about personal liberation through improved self-esteem or an alternative women’s culture, recalling a golden age of matriarchy, or how feminism can save the planet. Nor is it about achieving status in the present corrupt system through individual self-improvement or lifestyle changes.

The following will be covered:
• The fight for abortion as an example of how feminist gains have been won & lost.
• The origins of the feminist movement and the how these truths have been buried.
• Consciousness-raising: getting to the root of sexism. Who benefits? Who pays?
• Radical feminist theory: What is radical? What is radical feminism? What is male supremacy?
• Where can we go from here?

Cost includes reading materials. No one will be turned away for inability to pay. Childcare will be provided if needed (RSVP for childcare by May 27.)

Reserve your seat by contacting Stephanie at 352-727-8144 or e-mailing nwl@womensliberation.org.

* Much of the material we’ll be using is from the Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action, an archive that makes the formative and radical 1960’s experience of the movement more widely available. For a full catalog, go to: www.redstockings.org.

NWL and Redstockings at the Boston Women’s Liberation Conference
2014-03-27 - 2014-03-29
Join National Women’s Liberation and Redstockings at the Boston Women’s Liberation Conference, March 27 – 29, 2014.
Speakers include Redstockings women’s liberation pioneer Kathie Sarachild and National Women’s Liberation member Annie Tummino, lead Plaintiff in the Morning-After Pill lawsuit against the FDA.
Visit www.redstockings.org for conference information, schedules and registration.

Abortion Speakout at 12:30pm
2014-02-17 12:30 - 13:30
Join us for a Speakout on Abortion on Monday, February 17, 2014, at 12:30pm at the Plaza of the Americas at the University of Florida.

Abortion & Birth Control Consciousness-Raising Discussion
2014-02-13 19:00 - 21:00
Join us on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Little Hall Room 119 (located on UF Campus) for a Consciousness-Raising Discussion on Abortion & Birth Control.

Consciousness-Raising (C-R) is a tool that the Women’s Liberation Movement adopted from the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, where it was called “telling it like it is.” In C-R, women answer a question 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.

Women of Color Caucus Consciousness-Raising Meeting
2014-02-09 15:00 - 17:00
Join the Women of Color Caucus for a Consciousness-Raising meeting on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3:00 pm to compare and analyze our experiences with beauty standards. We will be meeting in Dauer 215 on University of Florida’s campus. (If you are outside of Gainesville, you can participate by conference call.)

We will be answering the following questions:

When have you changed/altered your appearance (e.g., straightened your hair, lightened/darkened your skin, shaved, worn make-up, etc.)? Why? What happened? What was the cost to you (money, time, etc.)? What was the benefit?
When have you not changed your appearance (e.g., not straightened your hair, not lightened/darkened your skin, not shaved, not worn make-up, etc.)? Why? What happened? What was the cost to you? What was the benefit?

This meeting is open to women of color. Contact us for more information and/or to get the conference call phone line number.

NWL's Annie Tummino To Speak At Event Commemorating Roe v. Wade
2014-01-25 12:00 - 15:00
Annie Tummino, NWL organizer and lead plaintiff in the lawsuit that won over-the-counter morning-after pill access in the U.S., is speaking at the following event organized by Brooklyn-Queens Chapter of NOW. Please email us if you can attend at nwl@womensliberation.org.

Roe v. Wade: Overcoming the Challenges

WHERE: Brooklyn College-Women’s Center
227 New Ingersoll Hall
Map
WHEN: January 25, 2014, 12:00-3:00 pm

Speakers Include:

Annie Tummino, National Women’s Liberation
Emily Kadar, Government Affairs Manager for NARAL Pro-Choice New York
Zenaida Mendez, President, NOW-NYS
Kelly Baden, Center for Reproductive Rights
Jessica Atrio, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health

Light Refreshments will be served.

Roe v. Wade Anniversary Show: A Benefit for National Women's Liberation
2014-01-18 21:00 - 2014-01-19 21:00
The Gainesville Chapter of National Women’s Liberation (NWL) invites you to join us for a Roe v. Wade anniversary & NWL benefit show. Join us to celebrate the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in 1973.

When: Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 9:00 p.m.
Where: The Backyard at Boca Fiesta & Palomino (232 SE 1st St.)

The event will feature local female-led bands The Ones to Blame, Julie Karr, GUTS, and The Howleez. If you can’t attend, please consider a donation. NWL would like to thank our event supporters Wild Iris Books, The Backyard, Alta, and Delicious Delivered.

The right to birth control, including abortion, is a cornerstone of women’s freedom. Without an organized, strong, visible feminist movement making demands and keeping up the pressure, Roe v. Wade and other victories we’ve had on abortion, birth control, and health care will continue to be threatened.

Women of Color Caucus Meeting
2013-09-13 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for a Consciousness-Raising meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7:00pm to compare and analyze our experiences. We will be answering the following questions:
1. What do you want from men that you’re not getting? Why do you want it? Have you tried to get it? What happened?
2. What do you want men to stop doing? Why do you want it? Have you tried to get it? What happens when you tried?

This meeting is open to women of color. Contact us at 352-575-0495 or maxwell.natalie@gmail.com for more information and to RSVP.

Join Us in NYC To Prepare for the October Action and Firestone Conference
2013-09-12 18:30 - 20:15
Thursday, Sept 12, 2013, from 6:30pm to 8:15pm
220 Fifth Avenue (at 26th Street), 5th floor, New York, NY (map)

In preparation for Redstockings’ upcoming “Shulamith Firestone Women’s Liberation Memorial Conference on What is To Be Done” on October 5, 2013, we will be reading Shulamith Firestone’s article “The Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S.: A New View” (article available here)1 that was published in 1968 in New York Radical Women’s Notes from the First Year.

We will be using Consciousness Raising to answer the question posed by Redstockings: “What is your thinking now and has it changed on the causes of women’s oppression? How and why has it changed?”

We will also be building off this summer’s meetings to plan NWL’s next zap action to push back against the obstacles that stand in the way of buying the Morning-After Pill.

Save the Date!
NWL’s next zap action will be Sunday, October 27th
We need more information on whether the Morning-After Pill is being sold in stores and how it’s being sold. Please fill out our survey (here) so that we will know which pharmacies are making it more difficult to buy the Morning-After Pill.

NWL Fall Tabling Events in Gainesville, FL
2013-08-28 08:00 - 2013-09-19 17:00
The Gainesville Chapter of National Women’s Liberation will be tabling at the fall events listed below:

Women’s Welcome Assembly, August 28, 2013, 7-9pm, Reitz Grand Ballroom, UF

6:15pm-9:00pm

Labor Daze September 1, 2013, 5-10pm, Bo Diddley Plaza, downtown Gainesville

3pm-5:30pm
5:30pm-7:30pm
7:30pm-10:00pm

Radical Rush at UF September 18-19, 11-2pm, Plaza of the Americas, UF

10:30am-12:30pm
12:30-2:00pm

At these tabling events, we’ll be talking to women about how they can get involved with and join NWL, as well as talking about our upcoming fall organizing plans. The local chapter of NWL will be organizing against anti-woman and anti-abortion attacks. We have been reminded by Texas and North Carolina what kinds of legislation we will most likely face this fall, and our own Senator Marco Rubio has announced his plans to introduce a 20-week ban on abortions at the federal level. The right to birth control, including abortion, is a cornerstone of women’s freedom. Without an organized, strong, visible feminist movement making demands and keeping up the pressure, victories we’ve had on abortion, birth control, and health care will continue to be threatened. If we continue to lose ground, making new gains and going for more of the things that women really want and need will be next to impossible.

Please let us know if you’re able to help by volunteering to join NWL organizers for a tabling shift or two. Contact Kendra Vincent at gainesvillewomensliberation@gmail.com or 352-575-0495.

Join Us For a Meeting in NYC to Analyze Feminist Victory and Plan for More
2013-07-11 19:00 - 20:15
From the morning-after pill victory to beating back the anti-abortion bill in Texas, we’ve seen the power of grassroots organizing. Speakouts, sit-ins, flashmobs, petitions, and in-court advocacy led to a court order that the morning after pill be sold on the shelf with no age restrictions. The order is a huge victory for women, but we must make sure the drug is affordable. Come analyze how and why we won this and brainstorm how to win more for women — help us plan an action for the fall.

We will discuss the 1970 essay “Abortion Law Repeal (Sort of): A Warning to Women1” by Lucinda Cisler, which we can draw on to strengthen our fight for women’s liberation. A quote from the article:

“Because no one else [except the Women’s Liberation Movement] is going to cry out against these restrictions, it is up to feminists to make the strongest and most precise demands upon the lawmakers—who ostensibly exist to serve us. We will not accept insults and call them “steps in the right direction.”

1 “Abortion Law Repeal (Sort of): A Warning to Women,” © Lucinda Cisler. Reproduced here with author’s permission.

Celebrate International Women's Day with the Federation of Cuban Women and NYWL
2013-03-05 19:00 - 21:00
On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, come celebrate International Women’s Day with the Federation of Cuban Women. In the U.S. we are still fighting for National Healthcare, Paid Family Leave and Universal Childcare; take this rare opportunity to hear from Cuban women what they have won through revolution and feminist struggle!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
7:00- 9:00pm
220 Fifth Ave, 5th floor, btwn W 26th St and W 27th St (Take the N/R or 6 to 28th St stops)

NYWL past-chair advisor, Allison Guttu was able to meet with the Federation during a political tour of Cuba. Guttu says, “Cuba has 45% women in Parliament, one of the highest in the world. It was amazing to learn about the wins that women had achieved, as well as the challenges; for instance they have won family leave but are still fighting for men to take that leave. I am so excited that the Federation is joining us again for International Women’s Day.”

The New York Chapter of National Women’s Liberation is a feminist group for women who want to fight back against male supremacy and win more freedom for women. We believe that change comes from a movement of everyday people. Our meetings are open to all women.

Celebremos el Día internacional de la mujer con la Federación de mujeres cubanas y el grupo de NYWL

Ven a celebrar el Día internacional de la mujer con la Federación cubana de mujeres en nuestra reunión general de marzo. Aquí en los EEUU todavía luchamos por un Plan nacional de salud, Maternidad paga, y Guardería universal. Este es un momento especial en el que escucharemos a las mujeres cubanas relatar lo que ellas han ganado por medio de la revolución y la lucha feminista!

Martes, Marzo 5, 2013
7:00-9:00p
220 Fifth Ave, 5th floor, Entre las calles W 26th St y W 27th St (N/R o 6 hasta 28th St stops)

La vizpresidenta Allison Guttu visitó a la Federación durante el viaje a Cuba del Agosto negro el verano pasado. “En el Parliamento de Cuba 45% son mujeres. Fue magnífico ver las ganancias que las mujeres en cuba han logrado tales como un año entero de maternidad pago, cuido para las personas mayores, y ciertos retos como el de hacer que los hombres, también, aprovechen ese tiempo de paternidad. Me alegra que la Federación nos acompañe de nuevo en este Día internacional de la mujer”.

El capítulo de Nueva York de Women’s Liberation es un grupo feminista de mujeres en la lucha contra la supremacía masculina y ganar mas libertad para la mujer. Creemos que el cambio se consigue por los esfuerzos cotidianos. Somos mujeres que luchamos por nuestros derechos en la década de los 60 y también somos activistas jóvenes que buscamos prenderle un nuevo fuego a la lucha por nuestros derechos. Solo a las mujeres en las reuniones.

Feminist Brunch to Commemorate Roe v. Wade
2013-01-27 11:00 - 13:00
To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, The Gainesville Chapter of National Women’s Liberation is hosting a feminist brunch. The brunch will feature a presentation on NWL’s campaign for unrestricted, over-the-counter access to the Morning-After Pill (MAP), followed by a discussion about our experiences using MAP. Because every woman and girl should be able to access safe birth control when she needs it.

This event is open to women only. RSVP for childcare and to let us know if you can bring a dish.

When: Sunday, January 27th, 11:00am-1:00pm
Where: 556 NE 11th Street, Gainesville, FL
Please RSVP by visiting the Facebook event

Speakout for the Morning After Pill
2013-01-23 16:30 - 17:30

Beauty Standards CR
2012-10-25 18:00 - 19:30

Racism, Sexism and the 2008 Elections
2008-04-10 18:30 - 20:30
This event was organized by the Women of Color Caucus before NWL was formed.
Download Original Flyer
A Consciousness-Raising For Women of Color
When: Thursday, April 10, 2008, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Joseph S. Murphy Institute/ CUNY
25 W. 43rd St., 18th floor

Join us for a consciousness-raising meeting to compare and analyze our experiences with voting in the 2008 primary. This meeting is open to women of color.
The women of color caucus (WOCC) is an organizing think tank composed of women of color associated with Redstockings of the Women’s Liberation Movement and (Florida) Gainesville Women’s Liberation. We believe that women of color involved in women’s liberation must also meet separately in order to address problems specifically affecting women of color.

$5 -10 suggested donation. No one will be turned away for inability to pay.

Free childcare will be provided.
Contact us at 646-285-1723 or woccnyc@yahoo.com
