Pasco County NOW Meeting
2021-02-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | zoom
Stopping Intimate Partner Violence, Speaker: Holly Tucker, Sunrise of Pasco DV Shelter
Email pcflnow@gmail.com for the Zoom link

Pay attention to the FL Legislature and Congress
2021-02-17 19:00 - 21:00 | zoom
If you’re opposed to the horrible anti-protest bill pushed by the governor, sign up for this call to learn how we can work in solidarity with March for Our Lives and Peaceful Protest Lee County.
This is a FL all call about DeSantis Censorship and Repression Bill HB1 and SB 484.
Register here:
bit.ly/DDXMFOL

League of Women Voters Florida - Lunch & Learn series
2021-02-12 13:00 - 15:00 | zoom
The webinar will be focused on Florida’s SB 48. This piece of legislation threatens an unprecedented expansion of private school vouchers in Florida. The proposal would dramatically increase Florida’s public funds diverted to private schools This would follow a harsh decade in which the state reduced its public education funding effort by 30 percent from 2008 to 2018. Open to all.
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsdeGvpjwjHNbRiu2i3Eer7rojs-dtWe2B

PBC Municipal Candidate Forum: West Palm Beach and Delray Beach
2021-02-11 18:00 - 19:00 | zoom

PBC NOW Shifting the Paradigm: The Importance of Black Newspapers
2021-02-04 17:00 - 18:00 | zoom
Our usual Thursday Zoom Happy Hour will not meet because we will attend this free, important event from FAU. Register here: https://fau-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdeGurD8oGdH4C-gNFOzrNlj1Ogb8ZvRP

PBC NOW February Zoom Board Meeting
2021-02-02 14:00 - 15:00
PBC NOW Board Meeting By Zoom–contact us for link. Please join us! All members welcome.

Outstanding Feminist of the Year Award of 2020 + 2021: PBC Commissioners Melissa McKinlay and Maria Sachs
2021-02-02 09:30 - 10:00 | zoom
The awards will be presented at the County Commissioners. It can be viewed on the county site at https://discover.pbcgov.org/Pages/CH20Live.aspx PBC NOW board member Michelle Damone will present the awards for Outstanding Feminist of the Year, 2020 and 2021.

Legislative Talks
2021-01-31 17:00 - 18:00
Join Florida N.O.W. lobbyist Barbara Devane to discuss this weeks legislative events. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn more about current bills in the Florida House. Join us on Facebook Live every Sunday at 5:00!

PBC Municipal Candidate Forum: Riviera Beach, Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay
2021-01-31 08:00 - 17:00 | zoom

Florida NOW 2020 Virtual Conference
2020-12-12 09:00 - 21:00 | Online
Build a Better NOW.
Empower Grassroots Feminism.
Through interactive workshops, sessions, panels and plenaries, attendees have the opportunity to access information, resources, plan, strategize and engage on issues that impact communities of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and women. To BUILD a BETTER NOW in Florida and across the nation!

Florida NOW Pre-Conference Legislative Panel
2020-12-11 18:00 - 19:00
Join Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, Rep. Anna Eskamani, Senator Loranne Ausley, Rep. Angie Nixon and Rep. Dottie Joseph for a dynamic legislative panel and help prepare for the 2021 legislative session ahead.

Join FL NOW for an ONLINE Women's Equality Day Press Conference & Speak Out
2020-08-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
JOIN US Wed. August 26th at 10:30 am on Zoom or FB Live
Florida NOW endorsed candidates, especially women of color, had a landslide victory in the primary this year. Support seven of our FL NOW endorsed candidates as they speak out on equality!!
Join us Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 at 10:30 am, Florida National Organization for Women in conjunction with Florida NOW endorsed candidates across the state will hold an online press conference and speak out to celebrate Women’s Equality Day and urge women, people oppressed and marginalized because of their gender, gender identity, and/or gender expression, and our allies to get celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment this year by registering to vote by mail and voting for equality this November.
Although women achieved the right to vote in 1920, Women’s Equality Day wasn’t celebrated until 1971 after Congress passed a resolution to mark the occasion annually. In 2020, a 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, women, gender non-conforming people, and non-binary people in the United States still do not have equal rights under the law and lag significantly behind in representation. In 2020, 127 women (26 in the Senate and 101 in the House of Representatives) hold seats in the US Congress. In 2020, women comprise only 23.7% of the 535 members of Congress and transgender, gender non-conforming or non-binary people have zero representation.
The Florida Legislature is also a bastion of male patriarchy and representation. In 2020, 48 of Florida’s 160 legislators are women and transgender, gender non-conforming or non-binary people have zero representation in the Florida Legislature.
Florida NOW is fighting to change that this year.
Join us online as Florida NOW endorsed candidates across the state speak out about equality and policy measures they are ready to fight for to end discrimination against women and other oppressed genders and increase women’s and oppressed gender representation in government. Women and people oppressed on the basis of gender and gender identity deserve equality and together we will continue to speak up and VOTE until equality is achieved.
WHO: Florida National Organization for Women and Florida NOW Endorsed Candidates:
Rep Loranne Ausley (FL Senate District 3)
Rep. Fentrice Driskell (FL House District 63)
Tracey Kagan (FL House District 29)
Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava (Mayor Miami-Dade)
Rep. Dotie Joseph (FL House District 108)
Patricia Signman (FL Senate District 9)
Rep. Javier Fernández (FL House District 114)
WHAT: Women’s Equality Day Press Conference and Speak Out
WHEN: Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 – 10:30 AM EST
WHERE: Register in advance to obtain the Zoom link for the meeting by clicking the link below.
After registering a confirmation email containing information about joining the email will be sent to you.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsfuuvqz4iE9C8G0R3SVhpY2emMqI25scQ
FB EVENT(S): https://www.facebook.com/events/599245684289020

Florida NOW Council Meeting
2020-08-23 13:00 - 14:00
Join Florida NOW President Kim Porteous online for a statewide FL NOW Council MeetingTime: Aug 23, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time This will be a ZOOM meeting. Please contact us for link information to the online meeting.
Email your requests to join to communications@flnow.org
Bear Atwood will serve as Parliamentarian for this Council meeting. She will be sending out an agenda in advance.

Women in Criminal Justice with FL NOW & Miami NOW
2020-07-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Topic: Women in Criminal Justice with FL NOW & Miami NOW
Time: Jul 17, 2020 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87822069970?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 878 2206 9970

Consciousness Raising: Dismantling White Feminism within NOW
2020-06-30 18:00 - 19:30
Hosted by our friends of Mass NOW.
Join us on Tuesday, June 30th 6:00 – 8:00PM for a consciousness raising on dismantling white feminism, starting in the National Organization for Women!
In honor of Mass NOW’s 50th anniversary we are going back to our roots by hosting intimate consciousness raising discussions in living rooms across the Commonwealth – and now on Zoom! Over snacks and wine, we strengthen our personal narratives and educate our communities about our priority issue areas. No expertise necessary!
This upcoming consciousness raising event is about dismantling white feminism. “White feminism is the label given to feminist efforts and actions that uplift white women but that exclude or otherwise fail to address issues faced by minority groups, especially women of color and LGBTQ women.” According to Dictionary.com.
Just like we ask our members to hold their elected officials, workplaces and institutions accountable, we have to model what that looks like in our own organization too. Read our recent statement on what this look likes for Mass NOW on our website and reading these resources from SURJ to inspire our conversations.
Visit the Mass NOW Facebook event page for additional information: https://www.facebook.com/events/303356514041212/

NOW Meetup: LQBTQ_ Awareness Recognizing PRIDE Month
2020-06-29 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for this online event!
Hosted by:

Mass NOW

California National Organization for Women

Florida National Organization for Women

NOW Georgia
Visit the Facebook event page for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/2614074335477643/

Women's March 2020 - Orlando
2020-01-19 12:00 - 15:30 | Downtown Orlando, 400 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
Bring your Best Signs and your Best Friends!
The National Organization of Women+ Orange County Chapter invites you march with us on Sunday January 19th, 2020 in support of Impeachment, The Equal Rights Amendment, the LGBTQ community, Racial Equality, Immigrants Rights, The Fight for $15, the Disability Community, and Abortion Rights.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/rising-2020-women-allies-march-orlando/
https://www.facebook.com/NOWplusOrangeCountyFlorida/
If you’re ready to join millions of women and allies on the streets, sign up to join our sister action on January 19, 2020 in Orlando.
While thousands march and put their bodies on the line in D.C., we need millions of people to rise up together in cities and towns across the country on January 18th and 19th to show that our resistance against Trump is strong in every corner of the country.
Speakers scheduled to attend include, Taylor Aguilera, President, Polk County Young Dems, Tamika Lyles for State Representative, District 43, Brandon Wolf, Pulse Survivor, and many more!

Unveiling of Mabel Norris Reese Bust
2020-01-12 15:00 - 17:00
Unveiling of Mabel Norris Reese Bust
Sculpted by Jim McNalis
Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3 pm
Mount Dora Community Bldg.
520 N Baker St, Mt Dora, FL 32757

Mabel Norris Reese was a local Lake County/ Mount Dora journalist in the 1950’s who exposed the horrible behavior of the former Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall and associated deputies in the the cases of the Groveland Four and other Lake County citizens. This behavior included false charges, beatings, and the death of persons in Lake County primarily focused on the poor and persons of color.
Two books about this era and a perspective of the challenges faced by Mabel Norris Reese are ‘Devil in the Grove’ and ‘Under the Ruthless Sun’ written by Gilbert King. King received the Pulitzer Prize for ‘Devil in the Grove’.
Kim Porteous, President of FL NOW, will be in attendance.

Florida NOW Lobby House in Tallahassee!
2020-01-12 08:00 - 2020-02-13 17:00
We are making lobbying a priority in 2020! The Florida National Organization for Women has rented a house in Tallahassee from January 12 to February 13 to help support and educate our folks at the state capital on bills that threaten or are aligned with our NOW core issues!

This effort will help us empower our members to attend critical Legislative Committee meetings, and provide support in talking to lawmakers. We will also be able to support our collaborative partners and attend important press conferences.
Are you interested in being part of the FL NOW Legislative House? We’re taking reservations now for individuals and groups to come and be part of this exciting opportunity! Please contact Kim Porteous directly to reserve your space now at president@flnow.org. Space is limited and spots are reserved on a first come, first served basis. As part of this initiative, FL NOW will help make legislative appointments, schedule attendance at critical committee meetings and press conferences, and provide talking points so you can advocate for NOW issues. This is your chance to engage in direct, meaningful action at our state capital.
Stay tuned for information about live-stream conversations and trainings to coordinate grassroots action in Tallahassee!
Contact Kim at president@flnow.org or Melina at legislative@flnow.org for more information.

Florida NOW ERA Equality Day of Action
2019-08-26 09:00 - 14:00
Mark your calendars! FL NOW will be holding press conferences on Women’s Equality Day, Monday, August 26th, outside of the local offices of:
House Speaker Jose R. Oliva (R) – Hialeah, FL
Rep. Bob Rommel (R) – Naples, FL
Senator President Bill Galvano (R) – Bradenton, FL
Senator David Simmons (R) – Longwood, FL
The Florida Capital – Tallahassee, FL
The ERA has the support of the Democrats in Florida, and we are working to gain the support of Republicans and all women. We know the ERA is not a partisan issue; it did not get this far with just one party supporting it. The ERA will need support from both parties to get it across the 38th finish line!
This will be part of a coordinated effort to support putting women on the agenda and Ratifying the ERA! We have leaders lining up to support this effort. We will need your support, your postcard stamps, your presences, and your enthusiasm to enroll others into this cause.
Learn more about what you can do now to get involved in this important action!
Facebook Events:
Collier NOW ERA Women’s Equality Day Action – https://www.facebook.com/events/2392421650852799/
Women’s Equality Day, Tampa Bay/Bradenton ERA Action – https://www.facebook.com/events/2598687113691790/
Miami NOW’s ERA Action – https://www.facebook.com/events/612708169238934/
Orange County NOW’s ERA Action in Longwood – https://www.facebook.com/events/677521099381099/

Women's Equality Day: A Legislative Town Hall
2019-08-25 16:00 - 17:30 | IBEW Union Hall, 820 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL, 32803, United States
August 26th marks Women’s Equality Day, and this year will be the 99th anniversary of women in America obtaining the right to vote. It’s our responsibility as lawmakers to mark this important moment in our nation’s history and elevate the need to pass policies that support women, girls, and other marginalized members of our community.
We have a lot of work to do in Florida. From passing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), to ensuring access to reproductive health, to paid family leave, to equal pay, to public safety, and a less regressive tax structure — we want to talk about it all, while emphasizing the necessary steps it will take to pass the ERA during the 2020 legislative session.
Registration has now closed and space is limited, but we will Facebook Live this conversation, too.
WHAT: Women’s Equality Day: A Legislative Town Hall Hosted by Office of Representative Anna V. Eskamani
WHEN: Sunday, August 25th
TIME: 4:00-5:30pm
WHERE: IBEW Union Hall (820 Virginia Dr, Orlando, FL 32803)
DEADLINE: Please RSVP by August 22nd at 5:00pm
RSVP LINK: CLOSED.
CONFIRMED LAWMAKERS ATTENDING:
Representative Joy Goff-Marcil (HD30)
Representative Geraldine Thompson (HD44)
Representative Kamia Brown (HD45)
Representative Anna V. Eskamani (HD47)
Representative Amy Mercado (HD48)
EVENT CO-HOSTS
League of Women Voters of Florida
Florida NOW
Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/2875577769179093/

Equal Means Equal Film Showing
2019-08-21 11:00 - 12:30
Event for Citrus County NOW (National Organization for Women)

Hosted by Linda Varonich

Central Ridge Library
425 W. Roosevelt Blvd.
Beverly Hills, Florida 34465
August 20, 2019 from 3:30-5:00 pm and August 21 11:00-12:30 pm

Equal Means Equal Film Showing
2019-08-20 15:30 - 17:00 | Central Ridge Library, 425 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills, FL, United States

2019 NOW Conference
2019-07-19 08:00 - 2019-07-21 17:00
Conference Dates: July 19, 2019, at 9 a.m. through July 21, 2019, at 3 p.m.
Location: Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of America, 3800 American Blvd. E, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55425

2019 FLNOW State Conference
2019-04-26 - 2019-04-28 | The Florida Hotel & Conference Center, 1500 Sand Lake Road, FL, 32809, United States
NOW Forward Feminism

The Florida NOW State Conference is scheduled for April 26-28 at the Florida Hotel and Conference center in Orlando. The hotel has provided this unique link for NOW members to receive the special rate of $119 for a double room including free reserved parking, free Wi-Fi, waived $19 resort fee, 2 bottles of water daily, 24-hour access to Business and Fitness centers. The hotel is adjacent to the Florida Mall and is very convenient for inexpensive meals as well as a Starbucks directly off the hotel lobby.
N.O.W. – Fl Chapter
Or call reservations at 800-588-4656 and indicate you are attending the NOW conference.
Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible! This hotel can be very popular and will sell out. We can guarantee the rate but only as long as they have rooms available.
We are also asking for workshop ideas. If you would like to present a workshop, please send a short description of your workshop as well as a short bio/your credentials for presenting to Doris Rosen at dorisrosen@hotmail.com. We have a limited number of workshop slots available and your idea will be evaluated by the conference committee for relevancy and to ensure it fits the agenda. We already have some interesting workshops started – it’s going to be a great conference.
Stay tuned for more details and the Registration link.
Regards,
Terry Sanders
President

FLNOW State Council Meeting
2019-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
State Council meeting on Saturday, January 26th at 2:00 pm. This is an online meeting.
Look for details to arrive via email to chapter leaders.

State Council and ERA Organizational Meeting
2018-11-11 10:00 - 14:00 | The Florida Hotel & Conference Center, 1500 Sand Lake Road, FL, 32809, United States
Please join Florida NOW at our State Council meeting in Orlando on November 11. We are encouraging ALL MEMBERS to attend – Florida NOW is YOUR organization and it’s important for our members to steer the important work we do. The meeting will move briskly through business topics, provide lunch, hear from local organizers and will be followed by a public meeting to organize for the ERA. We will try to make it fun and informative.
Details:
Florida NOW State Council meeting
Sunday, November 11, 2018
From 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: The Florida Hotel & Conference Center
1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, Florida 32809

Rally for Amendment 4
2018-10-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Historical Society of Palm Beach County, 300 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida
Come show your support for 1.4 million Floridians denied the right to vote!
Rally Sunday October 21, 2:00 to 4:00
Historical Society of Palm Beach County
300 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach
Entertainment: PinkSlip Duo
Sponsors: ACLU, League of Women Voters, National Council of Jewish Women and PBC NOW
Amendment 4 would automatically restore voting right of felons after they’ve completed their sentences, except for those convicted of murder or sex offenses.

NOW Presents: Live Tribute To Campaign Reform Activist, Granny D
2018-10-14 14:00 - 16:00 | NOW Event Location, 1901 E Robinson St., Orlando, FL, 32803, United States
Go, Granny D: “You’re Never too old to Raise a little Hell—”
Never underestimate grannies. At age 90 Doris “Granny D” Haddock blazed a 3200-mile trail across America for campaign finance reform, precipitating the passage of the McCain-Feingold Act. She continued her bipartisan reform efforts in countrywide voter registration drives, issuing her final challenge in 2010 at age 100: “Democracy is a running game. You huddle and you go back in. You keep going.”
Off-Broadway actress Barbara Bates Smith with accompanying musician, Jeff Sebens, highlight the story of this crusader whose steel determination took the world by surprise and elevated her to national fame. Smith summons the granny with the straw hat proclaiming across the U.S. “Corporations are not people! Democracy is!”
There will be lite refreshments, a fun silent auction. The event is free and donations are accepted.

What is the distinction between Sex and Gender? What are the issues impacting this distinction?
2018-09-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Delray Beach Public Library, 100 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, United States
When: Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 11-12:30

Where: Delray Beach Public Library (downtown at 100 West Atlantic Ave by SW 2nd Avenues)

NOWPBC, the faculty and graduate students from FAU Center Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and LBGTQIA members of the Compass Community Center invite you to our program, What is the distinction between Sex and Gender? What are the issues impacting this distinction?

In recent years this fundamental aspect of our humanness has and continues to emerge for definition, well-being, equality and respect. A knowledgeable panel will discuss in-depth what differentiates a person’s sex (the anatomy of the reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics) from a person’s gender (the cultural roles and identities constructed by oneself and society). It will address the basic biology and complex societal factors that are involved in understanding and inclusion.

Sheila Jaffe and Jennifer Cunha, Co-Presidents
Palm Beach County National Organization for Women
(888) 394-0004
https://nowpbc.org/
Facebook: National Organization for Women – NOW Palm Beach County
