Girls for Gender Equity honors Anita Hill at their 10 year Anniversary Celebration!
What: A cocktail reception honoring Anita Hill and a Decade of Women and Girls’ Leadership
Where: The Brooklyn Historical Society
When: June 14, 6-9pm
You won’t want to miss this special evening celebrating Anita Hill.
TICKETS ON SALE FROM APRIL 14, space is limited!
RSVP at events@ggenyc.org
Women Occupying Wall Street (WOW) invites people and organizations of all gender identities to the first Feminist General Assembly!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
6:30pm until 9:00pm
Washington Square Park
Together, let’s stand for justice and disarm the war on women. It’s time to rise up!
Misogyny is flagrant in our patriarchal society, not only from the politicians, but even from our comrades. It’s time for us to join, support, and empower each other by amplifying all our voices.
This will be the beginning of what we hope will become an ongoing discussion throughout the nation and worldwide. Through this assembly we will create a public space for collaborating to address patriarchy, violence, and hierarchical structures that harm everyone.
In the spirit of cooperation and transparency of Occupy Wall Street, we have been meeting and continue to do so once a week, on various days of the week, and at various locations to openly plan the event and make it accessible to as many as possible.
Please RSVP to us at wowsnyc@gmail.com to let us know if you’d also like to take part in planning with us. And of course, feel free to please pass this along!
in solidarity,
WOWs
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Unite Women New York (UWNY) is a new organization formed by volunteers from all over the state to oppose anti-women legislation and to celebrate the history of women in the United States.
On Saturday, April 28, 2012, women and men across the United States will converge in state capitols and cities to give voice to our opposition to the oppression of women’s access to health care and women’s rights. Politicians in Washington and in legislatures across the country have been trying, and in some cases succeeding, to legislate away the rights that women have fought for and won over 40 years ago. We will not let them turn back the calendar to the middle of the last century.
Join us as we march united against the war on women in New York City and celebrate the history of women in the United States. The march and rally will also provide a platform to honor national and local organizations struggling to support women and to advocate for equal rights as well as local and state government officials who stand with us in opposition to the current social agenda aimed at reducing women’s rights.
WHAT: Unite Against the War on Women March & Rally
WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 2012
REGISTER: 11:00 AM – Noon at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Site, 23-29 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003 (between Greene Street and Washington Square East)
MARCH: 12:00 – 1:00 PM From the Shirtwaist Factory down Broadway to Foley Square/Thomas Paine Park
RALLY: 1:00 – 4:00 PM at Foley Square/Thomas Paine Park (between County Court House, Worth St, Pearl St, and Centre St)
WHO: The event is free and open to the public
Unite Women is currently accepting volunteers and interns! If you are interested in becoming more involved in any capacity, please send your resume to UniteWomenNY@gmail.com.
The BALI Board of Directors invite you to attend
The 4th Annual Bella and Bella Fella Awards Reception
Honoring Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney for the Bella Award
Singer, Actor and Civil Right Activist Harry Belafonte for the Bella “Fella” Award
Emerging Writer Activist Maya Catherine Popa for the “Andrea”Young Woman Leadership ” Chutzpah”Award
Hosted at the Residence of Henry Buhl
102 Prince Street, Soho, NYC
(Between Mercer and Greene Street )
Tuesday, April 17th 2012
6:30pm-9:00pm
If you are interested in attending the event, please email BALI Program Coordinator ,Yu Wai Maung, at yuwai@abzuginstitute.org or call our office at 212-650-3071. The response card below contains ticket prices for the fundraiser. You can print out the response card and mail it to our mailing office at :
Liz Abzug Consultant Services
105 Duane Street, #21C
New York,NY 10007
Or you can pay for the ticket by pressing DONATE http://www.abzuginstitute.org/content/donate/ and by using PAYPAL. Please be sure to include the number of party and full names of the party you are bringing with you. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, April 17th.
The Affordable Art Fair NYC returns to the hustling and bustling art capital of the world to showcase new and emerging artists, galleries, programming and must-see installations. Since its debut, the Fair has become a true international phenomenon, launching in eleven cities, garnering attendance of over 1 million visitors and selling over $300 million of contemporary art. Continuing to reach new heights, the Affordable Art Fair NYC Spring edition, taking place April 18 – 22 2012 at 7W New York (7 West 34th Street), is sure to be another must-attend event.
This spring we are delighted to welcome over 75 galleries from across the globe, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Singapore, and Vietnam. We have a strong line up of programming panel discussions with major art world figures from Art.sy, Artnet, Paddle 8 and SVA speaking about the current art market and incorporating art into your home taking place in the Programming Lounge sponsored by The Conran Shop. One of the partners for this edition is HGTV, and they will be hosting a special installation “HGTV’s The White Room Challenge Showcase” in which their season 4 Design Star winner will be create a site specific designed booth at the Fair. HGTV who will recreate their White Room Challenge Showcase in a booth at the Fair and on Thursday from 5pm-9pm the designer will be onsite to discuss his design.
Similar to the 2011 Fairs we are delighted to share a combination of physical invitations as well as select electronic codes to use online via a shared link. We would be pleased to offer you Private Preview Invitations (all printed), and General Admission codes to share for complimentary admission.
Private Preview
Wednesday, April 18, 6pm – 9pm
General Admission
Thurs, April 19, 2pm – 9pm
Fri, April 20, 2pm – 9pm
Sat, April 21, 11am – 8pm
Sun, April 22, 11am – 6pm
Upcoming Off Broadway Play , “Bonafide Women.”
A play that deals with Real Life Stories on : Gender Roles in Foreign Countries , Prostitution,Cancer, People with Disabilities Abortion, Homosexuality, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Discrimination. This theatrical performance includes dance/poetry/ uninhibited sex scenes in a way that will make you question, think and allow you to reminisce and learn. “Bonafide Women” takes the audience on an emotional roller coaster, giving us a TRUE look into what it means to deal with the issues mentioned above, and how to OVERCOME!! We created this show not just for entertainment but to educate our society and enhance our open minds. The show is comedic but also dramatic, so if this is something you are interested in , get everyone one you know and come see it!!!P.S. For MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!!! (ages 16 and up)
for tickets : https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=BON9&BundleCode=&GUID=6ad42b28-4d9e-4839-a010-22b435149f79
Venue : ROY ARIAS OFF BROADWAY THEATER : 300 west 43rd street New York N.Y.
show dates:
Friday April 13th,2012: 8-10pm show
Saturday April 14th 2012: 4-6pm & 8-10pm shows
Sunday April 15th,2012: 4-6pm show
More information about the playwright: http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/BONAFIDE-WOMEN-Opens-Off-Broadway-April-15-20120313 ( press release)
Violence Against Women Act Needs Your Voice NOW!
Tell your senators…
After taking action,
please support our work!
Take Action: Thanks to all of your advocacy efforts, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (VAWA – S.1925) appears to be moving again. There is a good chance that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) may bring VAWA to a floor vote soon. Let’s get VAWA a few more co-sponsors to make sure it sails through the Senate! Please call AND email your senators and urge them to co-sponsor, if they are not already on the bill, and to support a “clean” VAWA, with no harmful amendments. Republican senators who have joined as co-sponsors also need positive reinforcement (see list below). Use our formatted message or write one of your own, but please contact your senators ASAP.
BACKGROUND:
VAWA is Successful – The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 1925), sponsored by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Michael D. Crapo (R-Ida.) and Paul Kirk (R-Ill.) maintains core services of providing protection and support to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. VAWA programs are administered by the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. Through grants and direct services, resources are provided to law enforcement, prosecutors and judges that enable them to hold offenders accountable while protecting survivors and their families. VAWA is one of the most successful federal laws ever adopted: the rate of non-fatal intimate partner violence against women has decreased by 63 percent since the law’s original passage in 1994 and many tens of billions of dollars in net averted social costs have been realized.
Unmet Needs Addressed – More than two years of research and review by activists and program administrators has produced the current reauthorization bill. Programs have been streamlined so that VAWA services are cost-effective, while holding the overall funding level steady. The bill emphasizes transparency and accountability in program administration to assure that survivors of violence are receiving needed services such as shelter, counseling, legal services, medical care, or employment assistance. Advocates assessed where services are currently needed but not being met and included additional provisions to assure help for certain under-served populations.
Rural Communities, Housing Aid Included – S. 1925 addresses the special barriers faced by victims in rural communities, elderly victims, and those with disabilities. The current bill strengthens housing protections for victims by applying existing housing protections to nine additional federal housing programs.
Protecting Immigrant Women from Violence – VAWA would increase the availability of support to abused immigrant women by allowing them to apply for legal immigration status for themselves and their children without the knowledge or permission of their abuser. According to the Family Violence Prevention Fund, about 60 percent of married and 50 percent of unmarried immigrant women have experienced physical or sexual abuse.
LGBTQ Services Improved – The bill would also improve funding and services for LGBTQ victims and eliminate discrimination. According to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, 85 percent of service providers have worked with domestic violence victims who have been denied service on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Indian Country Jurisdiction Clarified – VAWA 2011 improves responses to the high rate of violence against women in tribal communities by strengthening concurrent tribal criminal jurisdiction over perpetrators who assault Indian spouses and dating partners in Indian country. The tribal provisions in Section 904 of VAWA are critical to ensure the safety of Native women and their access to safety and equal justice. (Senators from Wyoming, Alaska, North Dakota, Idaho and Nebraska need to hear that message.)
Oppose Harmful Amendments – We know that amendments to S. 1925 will be offered during floor debate and we want to urge senators to support a “clean” bill, with no harmful amendments. Rumors are circulating that conservative senators will not only vote against cloture (to prevent a final vote on VAWA), but may offer amendments that promote wider availability of guns, restore gun ownership rights to individuals formerly denied gun possession because of a DV conviction, delete provisions in S. 1925 relating to visas for immigrant victims of violence and banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, race or ethnicity. Please urge your senators to oppose such amendments and to support a “clean” S. 1925.
Senators Who Need to Hear From You – Republicans on the bill need your positive reinforcement: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Paul Kirk (Ill.), Mike Crapo (Ida.), Scott Brown (Mass.) and both Maine Senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. Republican senators that should be asked to sign on as co-sponsors: Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Tex.), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Rob Portman (Oh.), Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), among others. Please call them and tell them you appreciate their support of such an important bill that will save lives and help families put their lives back together following domestic violence.
To see if your senators are co-sponsors go to http://4vawa.org/pages/vawa-senate-supporters; the switchboard for Congress is 202-224 3121 and ask for your senator’s office by name. For additional information on the legislation, go to http://4vawa.org/pages/mobilize-with-the-vawa-tool-kit-82885 and details about tribal provisions can be found at http://4vawa.org/pages/vawa-fact-sheets
Take Action and then Donate
Friday, April 13, 2012 – 3:00pm to Sunday, April 15, 2012 – 12:15pm
From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom
26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
FOR STUDENT AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PUBIC POLICY (CLPP)
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, AMHERST, MA
PS is a proud sponsor… for another year!
Click link fror schedule/more info:
http://clpp.hampshire.edu/2012-conference
Open House
Friday, April 27, 7:00-8:30pm
Social Therapy Group
106 S. Oxford St. (between Fulton and Lafayette)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Experience the power of group therapy
Join Dr. Hugh Polk and staff of the Social Therapy Group at an Open House at our community therapy center in Fort Greene. You will have the opportunity to observe the performance of an ongoing social therapy group and participate in a post group discussion with therapists and patients.
Social Therapy, at the cutting edge of humanistic, developmental approaches to psychology, has helped thousands of clients create new possibilities for themselves, their families and their communities. Our positive, group therapeutic process helps adults, families and children create with others and in doing so, to grow emotionally.
Please RSVP to Ryan Freeman at rfreeman@socialtherapygroup.com or 718-797-3220.
CHELSEA CLINTON, CHRISTINE QUINN AND OTHERS DISCUSS WOMEN IN POLITICS AT 92Y
Co-Presented with Cindi Leive and Glamour Magazine, Panel Guests Include Republicans and Democrats
Wednesday, March 28, 8 pm
New York, NY: March 14—In 2008, a woman almost won the Democratic presidential nomination and another won the Republican vice-presidential nomination. It was a high-water mark in national politics. Four years later, the presidential campaign is currently an all-male affair, but what’s happening with with Senators, Representatives, Governors and state legislators? How have things changed – or not – for women involved in politics? 92nd Street Y, in partnership with Glamour magazine, presents a special panel discussion on Wednesday, March 28 at 8 pm: Running in Heels: Where Are the Women Candidates for 2012 And How Can We Get More of Them? Chelsea Clinton moderates a discussion with five women from across the political spectrum about the successes and challenges for women in government. Here’s the line-up:
Introductions: Cindi Leive, Glamour’s editor-in-chief
Moderator: Chelsea Clinton, Board Member, Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative. She is also a special correspondent for NBC News.
· Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council.
· Nicolle Wallace, bestselling author of Eighteen Acres and It’s Classified, political commentator and former White House communications director under President George W. Bush.
· Abby Huntsman Livingston, daughter of former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman. She most recently worked on his campaign and previously worked for ABC News and for Good Morning America.
· Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics.
· Amy Holmes, former CNN contributor and news anchor for The Blaze and GBTV.
WHO: Chelsea Clinton, Christine Quinn, Nicolle Wallace, Stephanie Schriock, Abby Huntsman Livingston, Amy Holmes & Cindi Leive on Women in Politics
WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 8 pm
WHERE: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
TICKETS: www.92Y.org <http://www.92y.org/> or 212.415.5500
Limited press seats are available. Please contact Sarah Morton, smorton@92Y.org or 212.415.5435
