Workshop: Roots of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the Civil Rights Movement
From the left, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) workers Doris Rutledge, Gene Pinkston, Judith Benninger (Brown), and Ira Simmons, Gadsden County, Florida, August 1964. This workshop is for women to learn about the roots of the Women's Liberation Movement in the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements—and how this history can be used today. What…
Campus Meeting on Building Women’s Liberation
Join us to meet, strategize, and plan to put male chauvinism on the run again. Wed. Nov 4, 2015 from 6:30-7:30 pm @ 117 Anderson Hall at the University of Florida, near the corner of University Ave and NW 13th Street. Map. In our Nov. 4th meeting we will discuss NWL's founding statement "What We…
#Shout Your Abortion in New York City
Join us on Tues., Nov. 17th from 7-9pm to learn about #ShoutYourAbortion in NYC and the history of abortion speak-outs. RSVP on facebook and invite your friends. The #ShoutYourAbortion campaign that began in Seattle is spreading to the East Coast - come to our November meeting to learn more. We'll also read and discuss a short article from the Redstockings Archives on…
Campus Feminist Meeting
Join us to learn how you can get involved with National Women's Liberation in 2016, including planning for our upcoming Roe v. Wade Benefit and our Women's History Month Event. When: Wednesday, January 13, 2016, from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Where: Anderson Hall Rm 117 at the University of Florida (near the corner of University Ave.…
Campus Feminist Meeting
When: Wednesday, Feb 10th, from 6:30-7:30pm Where: Little Hall, Rm 119 at the University of Florida (map) At the meeting we will discuss Kathie Sarachild's, The Power of History, pp. 13-24 (Sections I and II) from Redstockings' Feminist Revolution. We'll also have a report back on our Roe v. Wade benefit concert and continue planning on…
Women of Color Caucus Meeting
The Women of Color Caucus (WOCC) meets separately from white women to better understand how white supremacy intersects with other forms of oppression. WOCC meets quarterly. The next meeting will take place February 22, 2016 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Please RSVP to woccnyc@yahoo.com to get the meeting location.
General Meeting
To Have Children (Or Not): A Consciousness Raising Monthly Meeting February 16th 7:30-9:30pm (*note new start time) In January we celebrated the anniversary of Roe v. Wade by doing a CR on when we have needed birth control and abortion. In February, we will dig deeper and explore whether we want or do not want children,…
NWL Screening of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”
NWL Proudly Presents a Screening of the Documentary, She's Beautiful When She's Angry, followed by a Panel Discussion to Celebrate Women’s History Month Gainesville, FL - National Women’s Liberation will be showing the documentary "She's Beautiful When She's Angry" on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Wooly, located at 20 North Main Street in downtown…
Action Planning Meeting
Wednesday, April 13th, at 6:30pm @ Little Hall, Rm 119 on UF campus (map) Are you angry about the new abortion restrictions and anti-clinic laws passed by Florida's legislature? Join the Gainesville Chapter of National Women's Liberation for this month's community organizing meeting to discuss our own experiences with women's clinics (for abortions, birth control, well-woman…