2012-04-10 - War On Women
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State Senator Liz Krueger2012-04-10 - War On Women
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State Senator Liz KruegerNews from Senator Liz Krueger
New York State Senate | 26th District For Immediate Release: April 10, 2012 Please Contact: Andrew Goldston | agoldston@gmail.com | 917.720.7895
Advisory for 4/24: Sen. Liz Krueger, CUNY Graduate Center to Host Forum, Discuss Political Attacks on Womens Rights
New York Presidential candidates are speaking out in opposition not just to abortion rights, but even to basic contraception. Legislators around the country are working to put more barriers between women and their reproductive rights. Gov. Scott Walker and state legislators in Wisconsin just pushed through a repeal of that states Equal Pay Enforcement Act. Congress just allowed the federal Violence Against Women Act to lapse. At this forum, the public can hear from prominent advocates, academics, and thought leaders on how the national phenomenon increasingly described as a War on Women came into being, and what citizens can do to fight back, stem this regressive tide, and protect the gains our society has made on the long march to equality. Learn more about this event or RSVP: Web | Facebook WHO: o Hosts: Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) and the Center for the Study of Women and Society at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. o Featured Speakers: Jessica Valenti Author, Full Frontal Feminism, & Founder, Feministing.com Jamia Wilson Vice President, The Women's Media Center Joe Rollins Professor & Executive Officer, CUNY Graduate Center Political Science Department Amy Richards Author and Activist, Soapbox Inc. WHAT: The War on Women: An Evening of Basic Training A public forum and discussion on feminism, the political attacks on women occurring across the country, and how citizens can fight back. WHEN: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. WHERE: CUNY Graduate Center Elebash Auditorium | 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. ###
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