Campus Committee Meeting: Get Involved in Feminism
2020-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Wed, February 26th, 7 – 8:30 pm
200 NE 1st St, Suite 201 (enter through back garage)

Join us to organize direct action and demand action from UF. We will be working on the following priorities:

Tell UF: Demand that Men Don’t Rape
We 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.

Morning After Pill Vending Machine
NWL 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.

NWL’s campus committee is open to all self-identified women who want to organize in higher education.

Get Out The Vote Register Voters From Home
2020-04-13 08:00 - 2020-04-17 17:00
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!

FLIC 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.

This pandemic has shown how fragile our democracy is — and voting is one way to fight back.

Here’s why we need your help:

There are tens-of-thousands who are newly-eligible to vote under Amendment 4; many people with a felony conviction can now vote.
Of already registered voters, roughly 40% don’t vote in general elections.
Eligible voters are regularly removed from voting rolls around the state for “inactivity,” which is caused primarily by housing instability.

Abortion Struggle Update on Jacobin's Stay at Home Series with Jenny Brown
2020-04-15 18:00 - 19:00
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.
Jenny 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!
To watch, go here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoLXUIBQrsM

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NWL Study Group: Universal Programs in the U.S.: What's the Obstacle?
2020-05-05 19:30 - 21:30
Tuesday May 5, 7:30 – 9:30PM EST (& each Tuesday until May 26)
via Zoom (RSVP here)

Health 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.?

The 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.

We 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.

We’ll be answering these questions in a consciousness raising:
1. 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)?

2. 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)?

RSVP by emailing us at nwl@womensliberation.org and we’ll send you a link to the meeting via Zoom and the readings.

NWL Women of Color Caucus Consciousness Raising
2020-05-17 15:00 - 17:00
For Self-Identified Women of Color Only
Sunday, May 17, 3:00 – 5:00PM EST
via Zoom (RSVP here)

Join 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.

We’ll be answering the following questions:

How is COVID-19 affecting you? What support do you need? What support do you have? How will this affect your life moving forward?

Virtual Consciousness-Raising on COVID-19
2020-05-24 15:00 - 17:00
Sunday, May 24, 3:00 PM ET (2:00 PM CT; 12:00 PM PT) via Zoom (RSVP here)
Join 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.

We’ll be answering the following questions:
How 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?

COVID Resources
Crisis Text Line: Text GOT5 to 741741. An anonymous texting service available 24/7. Starting a conversation is easy.
SAMHSA 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.
Domestic 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.
National 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.

Virtual Meeting on Criticism and Self-Criticism
2020-05-27 06:30 - 20:00
Please join us for a virtual Consciousness Raising on on Criticism and Self-Criticism, Wednesday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. Self-criticism is essential to engaging in effective anti-racist work. This meeting builds on the organizing theories we presented at the December 14, 2019 Gainesville Rooted in Love Workshop. To prepare for the meeting, read Follow Like a Leader and begin to evaluate how the questions below have impacted your life and/or organizing work.

Give an example of a time you received criticism that you agreed with. How did you react? Did you change as a result? Why or why not?
Give an example of time that you received criticism that you initially disagreed with. How did you react? Did you change as a result of the criticism? Why or why not?

Please RSVP to nwl@womensliberation.org to receive information on how to join Zoom meeting.

NWL Police Interaction and Law Enforcement Consciousness Raising
2020-08-04 19:30 - 21:30
Tuesday, August 4, 7:30 to 9:30 PM EDT
via Zoom (RSVP here)

Join NWL for our upcoming virtual Consciousness-Raising (CR) on policing. We will discuss our experiences with police to better understand feminists mutual stake in fighting oppression from law enforcement.

In CR women answer questions from their own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of women’s so-called “personal” problems. Visit our website to learn more.

We’ll have questions finalized soon. Please RSVP and we will email you the zoom meeting link the day of the meeting.

MAMA's Club present Dr. Simmons
2020-09-05 16:00 - 18:00
Rooted in Love Speaker Series
Saturday, Sept 5th, 4:00 to 6:00pm
RSVP requested (meeting over Zoom)

M.A.M.A.’s Club in Gainesville, FL is hosting presentations by Dr. Zoharah Simmons and Professor Loretta Ross and Chanae Jackson on “Resist White Supremacy: Thoughts and Actions”. NWL is happy to provide technical support for the event.

The speakers will be followed by audience comments, questions and solutions.

The event is free, but M.A.M.A.’s Club appreciates donations. We ask that you RSVP to ensure you can access the event

MAMA's Club presents Dr. Loretta Ross and Terri Bailey
2020-09-12 16:00 - 18:00
Rooted in Love Speaker Series
Saturday, September 12, 4:00 to 6:00 PM EDT
RSVP requested (meeting over Zoom)

M.A.M.A.’s Club in Gainesville, FL is hosting presentations by Professor Loretta Ross and Terri Bailey on fighting back against patriarchy and male supremacy. NWL is happy to provide technical support for the event.

The speakers will be followed by audience comments, questions and solutions.

Virtual Consciousness-Raising on Education
2020-09-23 18:30 - 20:30
Wednesday, September 23, 6:30 to 8:30 PM EDT
RSVP required (meeting over Zoom)

Join us for a virtual Consciousness-Raising (CR) on public education. As K-12 schools are reopening across our state and nation, it is increasingly apparent that our public education system is not meeting the needs of children, educators, parents or their communities. We want to compare and contrast how we are each individually impacted by (K-12) public education, and what changes would improve our lives. This CR is meant for parents, caretakers and women without children.

In CR, women answer questions from their own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of our so-called “personal” problems.

CR questions:

Whether or not you have kids, how do the schools (public, private, university, etc) opening up impact you?
Whether or not you have kids, how did the school closure impact you?

Each person who testifies will have approx 4 minutes. Afterwards we’ll discuss the testimony and draw conclusions.

Virtual Consciousness-Raising on Opposing Racism
2020-09-29 19:30 - 21:30
Tuesday, Sept 29th, 7:30-9:30pm
RSVP required (meeting over Zoom)

Join National Women’s Liberation (NWL) for our upcoming virtual consciousness-raising (CR) on opposing racism. This CR is to draw political conclusions about how racism works and how to defeat it as a multiracial feminist fighting force. Please note, this is not an anti-racist training. It is not about individual self improvement or improving our image. The primary goal of this CR is to help focus our efforts as we continue the fight to overthrow racism.

In CR women answer questions from their own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of women’s so-called “personal” problems.

We will answer these questions:

Have 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.
How has racism influenced your choices/decisions? (For example, in the workplace, in public, social circles, in political work, interacting with white people, etc.).

Please RSVP!

Virutal Consciousness-Raising on the 2020 Election
2020-10-11 15:00 - 17:00
Sundays, Oct 11th, 18th, 25th (times listed below)
RSVP required
Join National Women’s Liberation (NWL) for our upcoming virtual consciousness-raisings (CR) on the upcoming election. We invite all women to participate regardless of their voting status.
In CR women answer questions from their own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of women’s so-called “personal” problems. CR participants (regardless of voting status) will answer these questions:

What is your personal stake in the upcoming election?
Are you motivated to vote?
Has it changed since previous election cycles?

Please RSVP through Eventbrite. The CRs will be hosted through Zoom, and participants will receive a link to join prior to the event. The Oct 18th CR will be led by the Women of Color Caucus and is for women of color only.

Sunday, Oct 11th, 3:00-5:00pm
Sunday, Oct 18th, 4:00-6:00pm: women of color only
Sunday, Oct 25th, 3:00-5:00pm

Participation is free. If you’re able, please consider donating to support our work.

WOCC led Consciousness-Raising on the 2020 Election
2020-10-18 16:00 - 18:00
Join National Women’s Liberation (NWL) for our upcoming virtual consciousness-raisings (CR) on the upcoming election. We invite all women to participate regardless of their voting status.
In CR women answer questions from their own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of women’s so-called “personal” problems.
CR participants (regardless of voting status) will answer these questions:

What is your personal stake in the upcoming election?
Are you motivated to vote?
Has it changed since previous election cycles?

Please RSVP through Eventbrite.The CRs will be hosted through Zoom, and participants will receive a link to join prior to the event. This CR is one of three in Oct; the Oct 18th CR will be led by the Women of Color Caucus and is for women of color only.

Sunday, Oct 18th, 4:00-6:00pm: women of color only
Sunday, Oct 25th, 3:00-5:00pm

Participation is free. If you’re able, please consider donating to support our work.

Family, Reproductive Justice, and Socialism (in the Time of COVID)
2020-10-21 20:00 - 21:30
Virtual Discussion with Sarah Leonard, Jenny Brown, LaKia Williams, and Sunshine Royanian Ludder

Join the Democratic Socialists of America Fund, Dissent magazine, and The New Press for the next installment in an ongoing series of virtual discussions based on the book We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism—American Style. This month’s discussion will focus on Sarah Leonard’s chapter titled: “The Family of the Future.”

Consciousness-Raising on the 2020 Election
2020-10-25 15:00 - 17:00
Join National Women’s Liberation (NWL) for the last of our virtual consciousness-raisings (CR) on the upcoming election. We invite all women to participate regardless of their voting status.
In CR women answer questions from their own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of women’s so-called “personal” problems.
CR participants (regardless of voting status) will answer these questions:

What is your personal stake in the upcoming election?
Are you motivated to vote?
Has it changed since previous election cycles?

Please RSVP through Eventbrite.The CRs will be hosted through Zoom, and participants will receive a link to join prior to the event.
Participation is free. If you’re able, please consider donating to support our work.

Pride Student Union-NWL Consciousness-Raising
2020-10-29 19:00 - 20:30
RSVP here
Pride Student Union is leading a consciousness-raising (CR) with NWL on how queer and trans identities intersect with the Women’s Liberation movement. The CR will be followed by suggestions on how to get involved in Gainesville community organizing.

In CR participants answer questions from their own experience, and then the group uses these testimonies to find the political roots of the problem being tackled.

CR participants will answer these questions:

How have the gains of the women’s liberation movement benefited you? If not, why not? How have the gains of the Gay Liberation Movement benefited you? If not, why not?
Have you ever seen anything homophobic or transphobic and opposed it? What motivated you? Have you ever seen anything homophobic or transphobic and not opposed it? What motivated you?
How has the intersection of your identities impacted your choices in your activism?

This CR is for self-identified women, femmes, nonbinary folks.

Election Watch Party
2020-11-03 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday: Nov 3rd, 7:30pm-10:00pm
Bo Diddley Plaza (111 E University Ave)
Join NWL, Goddsville Dream Defenders, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Alachua County Labor Coalition to watch the election and demand our votes be counted fairly. This block party will have free food, performances, a DJ, and speakers plus local organizations tabling so you can learn about what’s going on in Gainesville and find a way to get involved. See the facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/1FcIoEqol
NWL will be tabling, if you are interested in helping out email us at nwl@womensliberation.org and ask for Regan.
Masks mandatory. Please keep social distancing.

Florida Post-Election Strategy Meeting
2020-11-12 18:30 - 20:00
Join NWL for a discussion on our current conditions and where we go from here as feminists and as freedom fighters. We want to talk about work that needs to be done immediately – as well as longer fights. We welcome organizers from other movement organizations.
Discussion questions:
What hardships are you facing right now? What would make your life better?
What do you want to organize on?
RSVP here

Past, Present, + Future: An Abortion Teach-In
2020-12-08 19:00 - 20:30
Join National Women’s Liberation-Gainesville Chapter, Planned Parenthood and Bread & Roses for a teach-in about the past, present, and future of abortion.
We will hear about the histories of abortion and the legislation around the procedure, as well as movement perspectives and updates from the fight for abortion access today. The panelists will discuss stigmatization, gender, and logistics surrounding the procedure, among other things! There will be time at the end for Q+A.
Sliding scale $5-50 will benefit the Bread & Roses clinic, National Women’s Liberation, and the CMC.
Register for the webinar here: https://abortioncmc.eventbrite.com

What's Next for the Feminist Movement?
2021-01-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom
Join National Women’s Liberation ‘s New York City Chapter (NWL-NY) for our first general meeting of 2021.
We’ll discuss how to hold the incoming administration accountable and continue our fight for women’s liberation and we’ll hear presentations from our allied grass roots organizations: @DSA-NYC Tax the Rich Campaign, Campaign for New York Health, NYC for Abortion Rights, and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement.
We’ll also hold a Consciousness-Raising (CR) to discuss the following questions:

What has been the effect of the election campaign on your life?

What effect has the election and its aftermath had on your life (Hopes and fears?)

What are you, or your group, doing?

What do you think the feminist movement should be doing?

Please RSVP through Eventbrite. The meeting will be hosted through Zoom, and participants will receive a link to join prior to the event.
Participation is free. If you’re able, please consider donating to support our work. NWL believes that women should lead the fight for our liberation, so our meetings are for self-identified women only.
More on CR: CR is a tool based on 1960’s Civil Rights Movement organizing, where it was called “telling it like it is.” Kathie Sarachild presented a proposal for CR as a tool in women’s liberation organizing at the first National Women’s Liberation Conference in 1968. Learn more about NWL’s use of CR on our website.

New NWL Activist Orientation
2021-02-28 14:00 - 15:30
Save the date! New NWL Activist Orientation scheduled for Sunday, Feb 28th from 2:00 – 3:30pm. Readings and discussion questions will be posted soon.

Abortion Rights Now: Third General Meeting of 2021
2021-09-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom
*RSVP on Eventbrite*
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
RSVP here
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.
