The CSU College of Liberal Arts is hosting Democracy Summit 2024 this week, April 8-12, in the Lory Student Center. All events are free and open to the public. See https://col.st/1NuuH for a list of events and details.The Northern Colorado Chapter of NOW will participate in the CSU Democracy Expo on Friday, April 12th from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm in the...

Founded in 1910, Dearfield, Colorado, became the the largest all-Black homesteading settlement in state history. Located in Weld County, 30 miles east of Greeley, the community was originally led by O. T. Jackson, a Boulder businessman, and his wife Minerva, who believed that Black people should assert control of their own lives through property ow...

As part of the celebration of Black History Month and Women's History Month, NOCO NOW honors the life and legacy of Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray (1910-1985), one of the original co-founders of NOW in 1966 and a tireless civil rights and women's rights activist. After graduating first in her class at Howard University, Pauli was denied entrance to Ha...

The Radical Feminist Book Group of NOCO NOW met via Zoom on January 28, 2021, to discuss The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in journalism and author of the current award-winning book Caste (2020). The Warmth of Other Suns* is an in-depth study of the Great Migration, the exodus of ...

Feminist Book Club in May: Door Into Ocean Our next meeting will be Thursday, May 9th, 6:30-8pm, at Dazbog on Cherry in their downstairs community room. For May, we are going to discuss Door Into Ocean, by Joan Slonczewski. This science fiction novel of eco feminism and nonviolent revolution is hard to put down! This is our first fiction work of th...

On April 1, 2019, King Soopers launched a new program to make supporting NOCO NOW easier than ever! You can now link your existing King Soopers loyalty card/account to NOCO NOW. We will receive 5% of the total spent (minus alcoholic beverages) using your linked loyalty card every time you shop at King Soopers! To connect your existing loyalty card ...

The United Nations International Women's Day, March 8, theme is #BalanceforBetter Women's History month commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. The National Women's History Project Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence This year we honor women who have led eff...

Planned Parenthood Kickoff Event Several Representatives were there including Pete Lee, Rhonda Fields, Brittany Pettersen, Barbara McLachlan, Leslie Herod, Jonathan Singer, Susan Lontine. The major focus of this legislative session by the Representatives attending is introducing comprehensive sexual education. See link below for text of the bill. P...

Navigating the State Legislature The Colorado Sun published a fantastic guide to navigating how to contact your state legislators, so I'm reposting it:https://bit.ly/2AFQ6g3 "Each lawmaker is different — some prefer phone calls, while others prefer emails. (So, do both!) You can also stay tuned to lawmakers' social-media accounts to find out when t...

Radical Feminist Book Club-November recap We had a great book group in partnership with Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) on November 29th. We read Eloquent Rage by Brittany Cooper. They read In the Country We Love by Diane Guerrero. Some people read both! We talked about similarities and differences in the books and got to learn more about each...

Please read bios for candidates and plan to vote at our upcoming meeting April 9! Annmarie Izuel Evans – Candidate for President I have been an active member since the start of the chapter 2 years ago, attend the meetings on a regular basis and am also on the Legislative committee. I have organized 2 Candlelight Vigils commemorating the anniversary...

How to Renew Your NOCO NOW membership online: Go to the main NOW page and choose "Get Involved" on the menu: https://now.org/getinvolved/Click the "Renew" button in the middle of the pageOur membership is $35Fill in your Billing InformationIMPORTANT: Choose CO0200 Northern Colorado NOW from the drop-down "Affiliation" section.Fill in credit card in...

Aug 2018 It's easy to get caught up in all the stuff going on at the federal level these days. Every day (or hour, sometimes) there's a new scandal in the White House or Congress. You have to dig a little deeper just to find out which horrible judges were confirmed, or what lamentable bill was passed by Congress. Calling your Senators and Represent...