National Women's Liberation

Abortion Rights Now: Third General Meeting of 2021
2021-09-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
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In light of the current court cases in Texas and Mississippi, NWL will be devoting this month’s general meeting to a discussion of the current state of our fight for abortion rights. There will be brief presentations on the Texas case, the Mississippi case, the REMS restrictions on the abortion pill, and the Women’s Health Protection Act currently before congress, followed by a discussion on how our organizing should proceed.
The Women’s March is calling for nationwide marches in defense of our reproductive rights on October 2nd, right before the Supreme Court reconvenes. NWL will have a presence at the New York and Florida marches; we will send you more details as they become available.
For more discussion on how we should fight for abortion rights, NWL member Jenny Brown (author of Birth Strike and Without Apology) has written a piece for Jacobin magazine – It’s Time for Abortion Rights Activists to Push a Federal Abortion Rights Law.
“To listen to the pundits, you’d think there’s nothing that can be done. But our reproductive freedom is not at the mercy of this unelected panel of anti-abortion justices. In fact, Congress could pass a law making abortion legal and available throughout the United States, and there’s not much the Supreme Court or the Texas legislature could do about it.”

NWL Women of Color Caucus CR
2021-12-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
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The NWL Women of Color Caucus (WOCC) is hosting a community Consciousness-Raising (CR) on Sunday, Nov. 14 from 3-5pm, which will be a follow up to the COVID CR series that NWL hosted last year. This meeting is for women* of color only. RSVP required
The CR question we will be answering is:
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected you? (health-wise, economically, etc.) Has it cost you anything? Have you gained anything? What support did you need during the pandemic that you got? What support did you need during the pandemic that you have not gotten?
CR is 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.
*Cis women, trans women, and trans people who are oppressed as women who have a political priority in fighting male supremacy.

Gainesville Chapter Meet & Greet
2022-01-20 06:30 - 19:30
Meet a Gainesville NWL organizer at Curia, 2029A NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL 32609, to discuss our current work and how you can plug in.

Abortion Under Threat in Florida: Join us to fight back
2022-02-17 18:30 - 20:00
Meeting at Curia on the Drag, 2029A NW 6th St, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, THURSDAY, 2/17. We will be near tables outside to the right of Auk Market and Dad’s Bar, look for NWL’s sign.

Abortion Rights are under threat in Florida. We will be discussing where HB 5/ SB 146 – a Mississippi copycat 15 week abortion ban – is in the state legislature and the Rally in Tallahassee on 2/22 to protest this abortion ban.

Join NWL organizers to learn about how we will fight back.

We will also be encouraging you to join the efforts of our partnered groups fighting this legislation, Planned Parenthood and Florida National Organization for Women. We are stronger together.

If you haven’t already please sign and share our Pledge to #AidAndAbetAbortion. Share on social media with the hashtags #SueMe and #AidAndAbetAbortion. We will deliver our pledge to the state legislature once we get to 1000 signatures.

Movie Night at the Civic Media Center
2022-03-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Civic Media Center, 433 South Main St, Gainesville, FL, 32601
Join us at the Civic Media Center, 433 S. Main Street, for a film screening of JACKSON – a 2016 film documenting the incredible obstacles faced by abortion clinics and the people who need them as more and more laws attempt to prevent abortion access. Following the film there will be discussion about the continuing attacks on abortion access in Florida and nationally and how you can join us to fight back.

Doors open at 6:30pm, film 7-8:30pm, followed by discussion until 9pm.

We will also be encouraging you to join the efforts of Planned Parenthood, who is co-hosting this event with us.

If you haven’t already, please sign and share our Pledge to #AidAndAbetAbortion. Share on social media with the hashtags #SueMe and #AidAndAbetAbortion.

Teach-in: The Threat of the Far Right & What You Can Do About It
2022-03-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Event by North Central Florida Indivisible and National Women’s Liberation-Gainesville Chapter

Sessions:
*Attacks on abortion: Emily C from NWL)
*Far right rampage through education: Dr. Paul Ortiz, UF professor of History
*Voter Suppression/home rule: Jyoti P from NCFLI
Break
*The Radicalization of the Republican Party (Alan G, GAFC & Jyoti P of NCFI)
*Who’s who of the Florida far right. (Mike H & Jyoti P)
Zoom meeting.
When: Mar 26, 2022, 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZwvduytqjouH9TSWaV0VWUmcMACS…

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Join the Fight for Abortion Access
2022-06-21 18:30 - 19:30
Come out to the NWL meeting at Curia on the Drag, 2029A NW 6th St, 6:30pm, Tuesday, 6/21. Look for us at the tables out back and to the right of the Auk Market and Dad’s Bar. Join us to discuss the ongoing threat to abortion and our plans to launch an offensive – including expanding access to the abortion pill – and ways you can take part. We’ll meet for about an hour and then folks are welcome to stay and grab a coffee/drink for an informal chat with NWL organizers.

Another way to show your support of abortion rights is to sign and share the Pledge to #AidAndAbetAbortion. Share on social media with the hashtags #SueMe and #AidAndAbetAbortion.

Birth Strike Teach-In
2022-06-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Alachua County Headquarters Library – Room A (401 East University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601, 401 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL
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Legislative attacks on abortion are heating up across the country, and the recent leaked draft ruling revealed that the Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion this year (PEW).
Join NWL on Saturday, June 25, for a teach-in exploring the hidden reasons why abortion is under attack and how we can successfully organize a mass movement to fight back. For those to make the in-person event, there will be tabling with local organizing groups in Gainesville, FL. Those who are in person are welcome to join us at 11:30. We’ll start the talk and online session at noon.
All are welcome to attend regardless of whether you have read the book.

NWL- NYC's first in person meeting of 2022! June 28, 7pm, Central Park
2022-06-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Central Park Sheep Meadow
Join NWL NYC for our first in-person meeting of 2022. We’re building a mass movement to fight all abortion bans — no matter what!

The Supreme Court has released their decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and overturned Roe v. Wade despite the fact that the majority of this country believes in the right to an abortion. This is a devastating decision, but the time to fight back is now.

Join NWL organizers at our upcoming meeting to learn about what the Dobbs decision means for abortion rights nationally and what’s happening with abortion rights in New York State. We’ll also discuss our Pledge to #AidAndAbetAbortion, which demands the federal right to abortion codified in law now and which mobilizes signers to oppose and defy any and all abortion bans.

We’ll meet at Sheep’s Meadow in Central Park, at the corner of West Drive and 65th Street Transverse across from Tavern On the Green on Tuesday, June 28 from 7-8PM (enter the park at W. 65th St. from Central Park West). Look for the red NWL banner.

Thursday July 14 at 6:30 PM Join the Fight for Abortion Access! Curia On The Drag
2022-07-14 18:30 - 19:45 | Curia on the Drag Gainesville, FL, 2029 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL
Come out to the NWL meeting at Curia on the Drag, 2029A NW 6th St, 6:30pm, Thursday 7/14. Look for us at the tables out back and to the right of the Auk Market and Dad’s Bar. We’ll provide an update on abortion pill organizing and ways you can plug in and take action. We’ll also have a Consciousness-Raising on the question: How has the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade affected you? Afterwards, grab a coffee/drink/snack and stay for an informal chat with NWL organizers.

In Consciousness-Raising (C-R), we answer questions from our own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of our so-called “personal” problems. Learn more about CR here.

Another way to show your support of abortion rights is to sign and share the Pledge to #AidAndAbetAbortion. Share on social media with the hashtags #SueMe and #AidAndAbetAbortion.

GNV General Meeting
2022-08-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Curia on the Drag Gainesville, FL, 2029 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL
Build the movement! Join National Women’s Liberation – Gainesville for our monthly general meeting on Thursday, August 11th, 6:30p to 8p at Curia on the Drag, 2029 NW 6th Street in Gainesville. (You can look for us at the tables in the back to the right of the Auk Market and Dad’s Bar.)
Meeting is rain or shine! If needed, we’ll move to a covered area. Look for the NWL signs!
Meeting topics include discussing recent wins for the feminist movement, plus organizing for the abortion pill. As in our last meeting, we will have activist break out groups to give you a chance to get involved and take action.
We hope you will also stay after the meeting to hang out and enjoy coffee, beer, wine and baked goods for sale from Curia on the Drag and Dad’s bar.
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About NWL
National Women’s Liberation (NWL) is a multiracial feminist group for women who want to fight male supremacy and gain more freedom for women. Our priorities are abortion and birth control, overthrowing the double day, and feminist consciousness-raising.
NWL meetings are for women and trans* people who do not benefit from male supremacy because we believe we should lead the fight for our liberation. In addition, women of color meet separately from white women in Women of Color Caucus (WOCC) meetings to examine their experiences with white supremacy and how it intersects with male supremacy to oppress women of color.
Questions? Email nwl@womensliberation.org for more info.

In-Person General Meeting
2022-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Curia on the Drag Gainesville, FL, 2029 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL
Join National Women’s Liberation for our monthly general meeting from 6:30p to 8p at Curia on the Drag, 2029 NW 6th Street in Gainesville. (You can look for us at the tables in the back to the right of the Auk Market and Dad’s Bar.)

Meeting is rain or shine! If needed, we’ll move to a covered area. Look for the NWL signs!

Meeting topics include discussing recent wins for the feminist movement, plus organizing for the abortion pill.

We hope you will also stay after the meeting to hang out and enjoy coffee, beer, wine and baked goods for sale from Curia on the Drag and Dad’s bar.

Free childcare will be available.

8th Annual NWL-Gainesville Fundraiser
2022-10-02 17:30 - 21:00 | The Backyard at Boca Fiesta & Palomino, 232 1/2 SE 1st St, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Join us for National Women’s Liberation’s Abortion Without Apology Fundraiser!
Doors at 5:30pm / Bands start at 6:30pm
All Ages Show!
$10-20 sliding scale
Bands: Whiskey & Co. / Ill Star / Antagonizör

Every year since 2014, with the exception of 2021 during COVID, we have held a fundraiser show for our organization in January to celebrate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. We are excited to have our in-person fundraiser again—but enraged that we will not be able to mark the feminist victory that Roe v. Wade represented for 49 years. This year, our theme is Abortion Without Apology and we are raising money to fund the feminist fight and take back our rights.
Join us for an evening of live music, surprise swag bag prizes, and fundraising to strengthen our fight!
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Your sponsorship will include tickets to the event as well as opportunities to promote your business to feminists and allies in our community. Message us or email nwl@womensliberation.org for more information.
