Minnesota NOW

Reproductive Rights ‘Zoomside’ chats
2022-08-14 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-08-07 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
We will share what is currently happening legally, and provide a space for conversation and questions.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82030575502

Reproductive Rights ‘Zoomside’ chats | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2022-07-31 18:30 - 19:30 | Via Zoom

Save Our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives!
2022-07-22 - 2022-07-24
Save Our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives!
July 22, 2022 – July 24, 2022
We are excited to finally meet again in person for the 2022 National NOW Conference: Save Our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives! Join us in the windy city of Chicago at the ‘herstoric’ Palmer House Hilton hotel. Make your plans to join the united NOW member body to make new connections and reconnect with old friends and chapters from across the United States, as we come together to vote on resolutions and bylaws and to reignite the excitement of ensuring our PAC is funded to endorse feminist candidates who will move our agenda forward. Chicago brings a multitude of big-city excitement, and we will be supporting one of the largest unionized cities in America. This conference is another step toward bringing our organization back to its grassroots and uplifting the voice of the body. We look forward to seeing you in July! check back often for new updates!
National NOW and the chapters of Illinois NOW are busy planning an amazing conference for 2022. Check back often as the site will continually be updated.

Our Future: March for Abortion Access
2022-07-17 11:00 - 15:00
Join MN NOW and UNRESTRICT MINNESOTA on July 17, 2022
Rallying Point: 11:00 am, location TBD near the Capitol
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, and safe and legal abortion care for millions across the country is gone. It’s time to get loud and take action!
Abortion is still legal in Minnesota – but with limited clinic coverage, laws restricting access to abortion and high costs, it is already out of reach for so many. Our state can do better, and we need to do better now. Increasing access to abortion care is critical for our communities and those who are looking to Minnesota now for care.
We are ready to make this happen. Join us to demand that Minnesota be a leader in securing reproductive freedom for all! Join UnRestrict Minnesota and partners for a day of action on Sunday, July 17 starting at 11:00 am in St. Paul.
Our Future: March for Abortion Access is an action for everyone to show our leaders and our country what Minnesotans really stand for in this historic moment. Join us!
Click here to visit the unrestrictmn.org website to let them know you’ll be there!

*Content from: https://unrestrictmn.org/our-future-march-for-abortion-access/

Reproductive Rights 'Zoomside' chats
2022-07-10 18:30 - 19:30
We will share what is currently happening legally, and provide a space for conversation and questions.
July 10, 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82030575502

Minnesota NOW PAC Board Meeting
2022-07-10 15:00 - 17:00
The Minnesota NOW PAC Board will meet Sunday, July 10, 3-5pm, over zoom.

Reproductive Rights 'Zoomside' chats
2022-07-03 18:30 - 19:30
We will share what is currently happening legally, and provide a space for conversation and questions.

Reproductive Rights Committee Meeting
2022-06-12 18:00 - 19:00
The Reproductive Rights Committee will meet Sunday, June 12, 2022, 6-7pm via zoom.

Reproductive Rights Committee Meeting
2022-05-15 18:00 - 19:00
The Reproductive Rights Committee will meet Sunday, May 15, 2022, 6-7pm, over zoom.

MN NOW State Conference
2022-04-09 09:00 - 13:00
What Will It Take To Save Our Rights?
MN NOW’s State Conference – April 09, 2022
MN NOW’S 2022 State Conference will be a virtual event filled with important business and programming. Join us from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 09, 2022 for exciting speakers, awards, and more.
REGISTER NOW:

Registration is free for MN NOW Members. Send an email with your name to nowcentralmn@gmail.com to register.
For non-members, a $15 donation is requested. A paid registration will include a year long MN NOW membership. Non-members can register here.

Special Guest Speakers
MN Legislative update with Senator Kunesh

Minnesota State Senator Mary Kunesh will talk about bills currently in the MN legislature that impact women.
Educator, community builder and previous State Representative, Sen. Kunesh has fought and advocated for all Minnesotans and continues to pave the way for a more equitable and inclusive State.
Follow her work in the legislature at state.mn.
Rachel Guerra Lorenzo – Indigenous Women Rising
Rachel Guerra Lorenzo is one of the founders of Indigenous Women Rising, an organization committed to honoring Native & Indigenous People’s inherent right to equitable and culturally safe health options through accessible health education, resources, and advocacy.
Rachael Lorenzo (Mescalero Apache/Laguna Pueblo/Xicana) was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico to young parents and was raised on their father’s ancestral land in Laguna, New Mexico. Rachael graduated with a BA in political science and a Masters in public administration, focusing on public health; both degrees are from the University of New Mexico. Rachael studied political campaigns, participated policy analyses, and has been consulted for their expertise in public health policies that could impact indigenous communities.
You can learn more about them at https://www.iwrising.org/.
Shayla Walker – Executive Director of Our Justice
Shayla is a proud Black Dominican-American living on occupied Dakhóta + Anishinaabe land (aka Twin Cities, Minnesota). She’s an award winning Reproductive Justice advocate who’s dedicated 10 years to the reproductive freedom movement. She’s the Executive Director of Our Justice, an organization that advocates for reproductive justice and provides support to abortion-seekers in the Midwest. In 2019, she began shifting the internal orientation of Our Justice towards centering rest & healing, economic justice and mutual aid beyond abortion support. Shayla has expanded Our Justice’s scope of work to include lodging support, free emergency contraception and safer-sex kits.
In her free time she runs Cocoa Butta Futures’ You Are People’s Too Fund (URPPLS2). A fund that offers direct cash to QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and BIPOC single parent/fam/guardian/caretaker of vulnerable adults and/or child(ren). In true Gemini spirit she enjoys Minneapolis just as much as she does Saint Paul. Shayla feels most fulfilled when she’s getting Black people reparations, performing spoken word and napping under the sun.

2022 Agenda
The 2022 Agenda can be found here: 2022 MN NOW State Conf Agenda.

Award Winners
Nominations are open until March 25th!
The Feminist of the Year Award – open to strong MN NOW leaders who are working to build a more equitable society and move forward the core mission of MN NOW.
The Charlotte Striebel: Long Distance Runner Award – open to a person who has demonstrated persistence, initiative, cooperation and dedication on behalf of women’s rights.
You can find descriptions of these awards and past award recipients here: Award Recipients MN NOW 2021

NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS & BOARD DELEGATES

Nominations for Officers are open for 2022 elections. If you’re interested in learning more about officer positions including President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Operations Coordinator and Legislative Coordinator, see the position descriptions and application. President, Secretary and Treasurer are up for election this year for a two-year term.

MN NOW State Board Meeting
2022-03-05 10:00 - 12:00
MN NOW will hold a State Board meeting on March 5, 2022, 10a-12n. All Committee, Issue, and Chapter Chairs, please submit your written reports prior to the meeting to give people time to read them. Thank you.

MN NOW State Board Meeting
2022-01-08 10:00 - 12:00
The MN NOW State Board will meet Saturday, January 8, 10am-12n. We’ll meet over zoom.

MN NOW Board Meeting
2021-11-06 10:00 - 12:00
The Minnesota NOW Board will be meeting Saturday, November 6, 10am-12n via zoom.

Reproductive Rights Committee Meeting
2021-10-16 10:00 - 11:00
The Reproductive Rights Committee will meet Saturday, October 16, 10-11am over Zoom.

Reproductive Rights Rally
2021-10-02
There will be a Reproductive Rights Rally on Saturday, October 2, 2021. More details to follow.

Minnesota NOW Board Meeting
2021-09-25 10:00 - 12:00
The Minnesota NOW Board is scheduled to meet over zoom on Sat, September 25, 10am-12n.

Reproductive Rights Committee Meeting
2021-09-18 10:00 - 11:00
Please contact Melanie Sedqi at mlsedqi@gmail.com for the Zoom link and agenda.

#BansOffOurBodies
2021-09-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Boulevard, St. Paul, MN, 55155, United States
Rally against the US Supreme Court’s refusal to protect abortion rights
Join us at the Capitol today, Sep 13, at 4pm. Reproductive Rights Chair Melanie Sedqi is planning to be there at 3:30pm with signs. Look for her sign on an 8-foot pole and meet up there.
When: Monday, September 13 at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Minnesota State Capitol
Other details: If possible, please wear a yellow, white, or black shirt, and BYOB (Bring Your Own Bell — or other noisemaker). No bell? No problem! You can pick one up from us there.
Masks are required and please social distance.
See you soon!

MN NOW Board Meeting
2021-05-08 10:00 - 12:00
The MN NOW Board will meet Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 10am. We’ll meet on Zoom.

Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day with UnRestrictMN
2021-03-12
Register to join us with UnRestrictMN for a virtual Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day. For more information and to register, please visit https://unrestrictmn.org/lobbyday/.

MN NOW Board Meeting
2021-03-06 10:00 - 12:00
Our board meeting on March 6, 2021, 10am-12n, will be held online.

Communications Committee
2021-03-05 10:30 - 11:30
The Communications Committee is meeting Fri, Mar 5, 10:30am, via Zoom.

Communications Committee
2021-02-12 10:30 - 11:30
The Communications Committee will meet Friday, February 12, 2021, 10:30-11:30am. We’ll meet in Zoom.

MN NOW State Board Meeting
2021-01-23 10:00 - 12:00
A State Board meeting will be held Sat, Jan 23, 10am CT.

Celebrate Women's Equality Day with MNNOW's Endorsed Candidates!
2020-08-26 17:00 - 19:30
On behalf of our new MN NOW President, Mariquita Anderson, and our new Vice President, Kathleen Murphy, and the MN NOW PAC, we are hosting a fundraiser in recognition of the candidates that uphold the core feminist issues of NOW.
You may be aware that August 26th is the ACTUAL 100th Anniversary of the final ratification of the 19th Amendment that allowed women across the nation to finally be able to VOTE. We at MN NOW would like to recognize that date with our endorsed candidates.
Please join us either IN PERSON (in an extremely spacious backyard with social distancing and masks enforced) OR virtually if you cannot make it to Saint Paul.
If you are in greater Minnesota or unable to attend in person (don’t worry, we get it), we hope you’ll be able to join us on Zoom.
We will be encouraging attendees to contribute directly to the candidates as well as to our PAC, which we will distribute all funds raised that evening evenly to all of our candidates.
All are welcome!
And if you’d like to stick around for the national ERA Zoom event at 7pm, we will be airing that in the backyard too!

Collaboration with Minnesota Billboard Project
2020-05-20 08:00 - 2020-07-05 17:00
Minnesota NOW and the Minnesota NOW Foundation are excited that our joint project with Minnesota Billboard Project is UP AND RUNNING! We are promoting and helping to fund pro-choice billboards in various Minnesota locations.
The Project is a progressive artist collective; see more info here: Minnesota Billboard Project
Help support this project with a donation by clicking here:
Minnesota Billboard Project Donations

UnRestrict House Party with Erin Maye Quade
2019-12-11 18:00 - 19:30
Join MSP NOW and Erin Maye Quade for a conversation about reproductive rights in Minnesota: what laws are on the books, what new bullshit has been proposed by our legislature, and how we can all do better.

Drinks and snacks provided
All are welcome but space is limited, so registration is required. If you register and are no longer able to attend, please let me know so I can release your ticket.

Reproductive Rights Meeting
2018-06-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Uptown Diner, 2548 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
Join us for this month’s Reproductive Rights committee meeting!

Stand with Planned Parenthood: Election 2018
2018-05-02 17:00 - 19:00 | MInneapolis Event Centers, 212 2nd St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414
Stand with Planned Parenthood in 2018
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Minneapolis Event Center
212 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis
Featured Speaker: Attorney General Eric Holder
Special Guests: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Senator Tina Smith
5 p.m. VIP Reception
5:30 p.m. Main Event
7 p.m. VIP Dinner
