Heart Disease Is Leading Cause Of Death for Women

Two friends had major heart attacks over a year ago and survived! It’s good reason to look at serious problems with heart attacks and women. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the US, responsible for about 1 in 5 female deaths. Shockingly, most of the testing is done on men. And also women’s risk factors

Save The Date: NC NOW State Conference – Oct 21-22, 2022

Save The Date for “Voting for Womxn’s Lives NOW!” The 2022 NC NOW state conference will be Friday evening, Oct 21, and Saturday day, October 22. Some main topics are success in motivating women to vote (like Kansas!) and abortion access including self-medicated abortion (pills and safely telling people about getting them).

2022 National NOW Conference Highlights

The 2022 National NOW Conference was held in Chicago at the Hilton Palmer House Hotel July 22-24. The theme of the conference was “Save Our Democracy – Vote For WomXn’s Lives!” This was the first in-person conference since the pandemic began, and members who made it enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting newer ones for the first time in person, and being inspired by speakers, workshops, and even discussing resolutions. Some of the plenaries were recorded so more people can enjoy them! Links to the first 3 plenaries are included here. The National NOW Board Meeting and NOW Foundation Board Meeting were on Thursday, Jul 21. Members can attend the board meetings. We would like to include some of the workshops in NC NOW’s own conference this fall.

Women’s Rights and Abortion Rights Signs

Here is a more comprehensive list of women’s rights and abortion rights sign ideas that can be used for women’s marches, rallies and protests. Women aren’t messing around. These are available to inspire the artist within you for the Save Roe and Abortion Justice protests around North Carolina and the country on Oct 2, but

Media Advisory: Stop Endangering Women’s Lives Rally on 9/10/19

Join us on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at 11:30am, to find out why Planned Parenthood had to pull out of the Title X program and what that means, and how this adds to the enormity of attacks on women via women’s reproductive health care access.

Media Advisory: Chapel Hill #StopTheBans Event on 5/21/19 at Noon

Media Advisory for the #StopTheBans rally in Chapel Hill on 5/21/19. Includes information on some of the bans and how clueless some of the lawmakers have been.

NC and Other State Abortion Bans – What Are We Looking At?

A slew of major anti-abortion bills are passing in states, with some being signed into law around the country. These laws are designed to oppress and control women. The goal is to overturn Roe v Wade, using the new makeup of the US Supreme Court with Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.

#StopKavanaugh Event Summary, Raleigh, 9/4/18

Summary of Raleigh #StopKavanaugh event, and highlights of first day of hearings, which were in chaos!

Action: Stop #SCOTUS Nomination – Save Roe, Save America!

Senator Thom Tillis is sending out emails asking constituents to sign a petition in support of #SCOTUS nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh! Read more about Kavanaugh and take action here.

Bus to Rally in DC Against Fake Clinics (CPCs) Telling Lies – 3/20/18

The Supreme Court said in November 2017 that it would decide whether it violates free speech guarantees for California to require “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) to tell patients the truth about access to contraception services and abortion assistance. Opening arguments start this month (March 20, 2018) and pro-choice activists will be there to rally on the side of truth!! One day trip.