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DuDe ([tmcs CHAPTER PHONE: 223-8300 AUGUST 1987 From the President Feminists who gathered in Philadelphia for the national ' NOW Conference this July had much to celebrate, both in the successful handling and cooperative democracy of internal elections, and in the great body of work that the conference as a whole was able to accomplish. The genuine goodwill share~ among the force of over 2,000 was itself eloquent testimony to the unity of spirit that presided there. One of our own, Patricia Ireland, moved up as national officer to become Vice-President Executive and the first line of support for Molly Yard, NOW's new national President. Then too, the presence of the likely contender for the u.s. Presidency sparked a wave of enthusiasm among the many feminist women and men on the conference floor and produced a solidarity conspicuous even to those who were there just to observe. Media coverage of Patricia Schroeder's visit was extensive, and cheering crowds pledged dollars to Schroeder's run for the presidency, chapter by chapter and state by state. Dade County NOW pledged a significant figure too, both affirming our commitment to the feminiza tion of power, and reminding this new chapter president of the work that lies ahead. (Make your .checks out to The Patricia Schroeder Campaign Fund and send them care of Dade County NOW - we'll do the rest, and more!) Among the resolutions passed by the conference body were many that require our continued efforts on behalf of women a nd minorities.· We will, for example, form coalitions to prevent the' confirmation of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court; we will mobilize major resources to hold the largest civil rights march ever on behalf of lesbians and gays in Washington, D.C. this October; we will make demands of both Democratic and Republican parties to include a strong pro-choice plank in their platforms (~medicaid funding for abortion); we will implement a Child Care Plan of Action that includes this issue in all Presidential debates; and we will continue to fight the oppression of peoples on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual preference, disability, creed, and nationality. As befor~, we will carryon our resolve to fight AIDS, to win the ERA, to work for peace, to expand our influence, and to reach internationally toward a global unification of feminist ideals. And this is not enough. We have local issues to address, and we need to enlist the support of like minded women and men to make our agenda as effective as it can possibly be. As Dade County NOW's most recently elected President, I look forward to working together with you in realizing these goals. Whatever you can give is ueeded; however much you give is meaningful. I ask you to join with us here in Dade County to expand NOW's activist core by promoting the feminist agenda for a more equitable future. I'll be expecting your call - for equality's sake. ,LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION The Civil Rights Restoration Act comes out of committee any day now. As you read this, it may already have seen floor action. If action has been delayed for some reason (and you can find out the most current information by calling Julia Dawson, Florida NOW Legislative Director at 895-2849) then your help is needed. Ca)l o~ BOARD OF DIRECTORS write to Senators Chiles and Graham and ask them to support a clean bill. Urge them to vote NO on all amendments. Encourage them to take u leadership role in passing the CRRA. Ask for a PRESIDENT YES vote on all cloture votes to end filibuster. Fran Bohnsack-Lee Take an active role. Prevent the constant 665-3710 ' erosion of twenty years of civil rights legislation. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT M.J. Selde 895-2849 THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS MEMBERSHIP VICE PRESIDENT Bonnie Askowltz Great big thank yous to all of those who 253-6994 helped with, came to, and enjoyed the Saturday morning brunch and showing of "You Got to Move." TASK FORCE VICE PRESIDENT Our fundraiser was a great success. Ann Harrington Special thanks to 377-5706 (w) The Bagel Emporium 887-2071 (h) Oak Feed Store Publix FUND RAISING VICE PRESIDENT and to Mindy McNichols for racing around like Mindy MCNichols crazy, Ivette Morgan for cream cheese, and Fran 374-4800 (w) Lee for assorted veggies. 443-4418 (h) RECORDER IN THE HERS TORY DEPARTMENT Julian Lee 665-3710 It took women . a long time to get President Wilson's attention turned towards women's TREASURER suffrage. It required a lot of time, and careful Penny Gardner planning (sound familiar)?? Picture this. The 235-4790 Sixty-fourth Congress was meeting for the second and last time on December 4, 1916. President LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORS Wilson was set to deliver a message which had no Linda Volum reference to Women's Suffrage. The suffragists 667-8.464 had advance notice of this, and were careful to plan ahead. Nancy Kuhn Early on the morning of the session, long 375-7446 (w) before the doors opened, five of the women 661-3282 (h) appeared and waited. When people were finally let in to chambers, they were first in , line. PROGRAM DIRECTOR They sat themselves in the front row of the Janet Canterbury ', gallery. facing the Speaker's desk, from which 547-6293 President Wilson would give his speech. From under her cape, Mabel Vernon produced a large, NETWORK INFORMATION DIRECTOR yellow, banner which she carefully placed on the Janet Bratter floor. 887-2071 ' At the strategic point in Wilson's speech all five women picked up the banner, and threw it NEWSLETTER DIRECTOR over the gallery railing, holding tightly to the ,Linda Peterson tapes. Unfurled, for all to s,e'e, were the words, 758-3392 (w) "Mr. President, what will you do for woman 385-7627 (h) suffrage?" Policemen and guards headed for the gallery, but progress was slow. The steps were tightly packed with seated suffragists!! Before the ban'ner was tC}rn down, (by a page who leaped up and grabbed a corner), press releases, thoughtfully prepared beforehand were The Dade NOW Tlllles 15 pub 11 shed .,nthly, by the given to the reporters in the press room. Eye Dade County Chapter of the Nat ional Organ i Zit ion witness accounts say that the whole episode took for Wanen, P.O. Box 611346 Mi_i, Florida 33261. only five minutes, but the effect was Bulk mail ti~ value postage paid It Mi ..1, Florida electrifying. The next morning, it was front and at additional 111111ng offices. Subscriptions page news across the country. The following are available for S8.00 per year. week, the Judiciary Committee passed the Federal Suffrage Amendment out of committee to the House of Representatives. • Fi5hino-HuntinQ \~- -~ -.---CALENDAR----~ .Photoor~hic 5g~~ri~ ~~ .Snork.ling :and Friday Night Group Siohts•• ing , . Each Friday night the Lesbian support Group .Chgrtvr~ ~or Twa NATIVE ( ~ meets at the unitarian Universalist ."B.Qinn.rs our SD_c.ialty·· GUIDE j Society Church . 8:00 pm. For more i~fo .U.S.C.G. Llsc.nc.d and the exact location call 264-0323. • G.i.~t C.rti~ ic:ates AusailDble \ -: Aug 6 (Thursda y) Dade NOW Eoard Meeting, 7:30 pm, Stearns, Captain Steve Hack Weaver, Museum Tower Building, 150 W. 920B So. Dad. 1 and Blud. n425 Flagler St. All invited. H.i.~i. Florid:a 33156 Phone: (395) 661-2685 (days) Aug 8 and 9 (Sat. and Sun) (305) 251-8237 (euenings) State Council Meeting, Deland Florida. For details call Fran Bohnsack-Lee at 665-3710. Aug 10 (Monday) Let's Talk NOW - (See Media Notes) Aug 17 (Monday) Let's Talk NOW - (See Media Notes) Aug 18 (Tuesday) Celebration of Religious and . Repro • women owned and operated • ductive Freedom, 7:30 pm Coral Gables congregational Church. See item this issue. 1840 N. E. 4th Ave. Miami FI 33132 (305) 374·7610 Aug 20 (Thurs day) Dade NOW Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, Stearns, Weaver, Mus e um Tower Building, 150 W. Flagler St . All invited. Aug 24 (Monday) OADVERTISE IN NOW TIMESO Let's Talk NOW - (See Media Notes) With a circulation in excess of 1 300 and Aug 31 (Monday) reaching feminists throughout southern Fldrida' ad Let's Talk NOW - (See Media Notes) vertisement in the Oade NOW Times allows y~ to place yo~r product or .service before a very select and specul readership. See the back ' page of this issue for advertisement rates. DEBORAH A WHITE Attorney at Law Suite 430 Ponce de Leon Buildin~ (305) 448· 7200 2121 Ponce de Leon Boulevard Telex 5222·61 MIA Coral Gobles, Florida 33134 THE FEMINIZATION ~ POWER When Smeal introduced Congresswoman Patricia or, the Women's movement is alive and well in Schroeder as a potential candidate for President Philadelphia. ~f the United States, the collective body of 2000 feminists let out the loudest and longest ovation reported by Janet Bratter of the conference. The lights from the network news cameras and popping flashbulbs of reporters The dark purple and gold banner on the wall behind as they crushed forward to get the exclusive shot the podium read, ·We The Women.· The four foot of the candidate,raised the already high level of high gold letters were written in a script excitement. Patricia Schroeder reminded the identical to the famous hand lettered three conference that she is still at the thinking opening words of the Constitution of the United about-it stage, the issue of money being a States; "We the People·.