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Program Meeting Co-President's Column Clinic Defense Igive.com
WOMEN'S INFORMATION NETWORK OF
NEW JERSEY (WIN-NJ)
The Alice Paul Institute (API) announces the online
premiere of the Women's Information Network of New Jersey (WIN-NJ).
This project was made possible
through a grant from the Women's Agenda of New Jersey. WIN-NJ provides an
online
database of womenn's organizations within the state that deal with issues
of particular relevance to women's social, political,
economic, educational, and legal advancement. This project was
developed to help promote and facilitate effective
communication within the women's organizational community on these
issues.
The database is accesible through
API's website and provides links to each
organization. It is available in three formats:
by area of subject expertise, alphabetically as a .pdf file, and
alphabetically as an Excel spreadsheet that can be sorted
by various fields. Information provided for each organization includes,
where available, the organizations name, address,
phone, fax, e-mail, website, principal contact and title, and up to three
areas of subject expertise.
For changes to database
information or recommendations for adding organizations, please contact
her at (856) 231-1885
or at valerieb@alicepaul.org.
DIVORCE INFORMATION KITS FOR $10!
South Jersey NOW-Alice Paul Chapter's Divorce Information Kits are now
available at the reduced price of $10.00. If you, a
loved one or a friend are facing a potential divorce and need more
information about your rights and what to expect in the process,
then this kit will be extremely helpful. To order one today, please
call 856-552-6731 or you can purchase one at the monthly
program meeting (please see chapter calendar link at left).
HISTORIC FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE IN NEW JERSEY!
On May 2, 2008 Governor Corzine signed a historic family leave insurance
bill, propelling New Jersey to become only
the third state in the nation to enact a family leave insurance program
for workers caring for sick family members,
newborn and newly-adopted children.
Please make sure that your friends and family are aware of this important
new insurance provided by the State of NJ.
It gives new mothers 12 more weeks of leave in addition to what they
already get at 66 2/3% of their salary. Details at:
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/fli/fliindex.html.
HOW CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH SOUTH JERSEY NOW TODAY?
BECOME A MEMBER!
See membership forms link at left, sliding scale available.
MAKE A DONATION!
To donate, please send a check made payable to:
SJ NOW-Alice Paul Chapter, P O Box 2801, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
VOLUNTEER TO ESCORT at a local women's center!
Contact the chapter email or call the chapter phone at 856-778-8320.
CHECK OUT THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS!
See link at left.
SHOP ONLINE WITH THE IGIVE.COM shopping window!
Support SJ NOW by purchasing items you normally buy online.
For more details on how to become an Igive.com user, see below.
MONTHLY PROGRAM
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
7:00 PM
Meeting location:
First Baptist Church, 19
West Main Street, Moorestown, NJ
The church is across from TD Bank; please use
the side entrance of the church, nearest to Carl's Shoes.
Please park in the municipal lot behind the
shoestore and the shopping center.
Program
Topic/Speaker:
"Jean Kilbourne:
Killing us Softly: the Cruel Advertising
Image of Women"
The chapter will view the latest film by
internationally recognized author, speaker,
filmmaker Jean Kilbourne in her pioneering series Killing Us Softly which shows
how the advertising industry uses images of gender
stereotypes and manufactured
ideals of femininity in order to reinforce unhealthy
perceptions of beauty, physical
perfection, and sexuality – all in the name of
selling products. We need to
take such
advertising seriously and how it contributes to a
popular culture of sexism, deadly
eating disorders and gender violence while distorting
and even destroying what
should be true feminine ideals.
After the film, join us in a brief discussion about
this serious threat to women—and
Even men.
What can we do to raise awareness about this threat to society and
Help thwart its devastgating effects?
Meetings include speaker, refreshments,
announcments and letter-writing activity.
Meetings open to members and nonmembers.
IGIVE.COM
Do you love to shop on the internet?
Here's how you can help the chapter every time you buy online:
Use our chapter joinlink to
sign up for Igive.com SJ NOW Join Link
Then download the Igive.com
shopping window Shopping
Window Download and percentages of your
purchases will automatically go to the chapter every time you shop
online! No need to login to a website or
fuss around with passwords. The shopping window will automatically pop up
when you enter an online store
and your purchases will be recorded! Barnes & Noble,
LandsEnd and 1800Flowers, are just a few examples
of the participating online stores. See a list of the many online
participating stores here: Merchant List
Note, you must register with
Igive.com first for the shopping window link above to work. To access the
shopping
window download through the IGive
website, first register, then click on the "shopping" link
in the left-hand column,
and then click on "shop through the Igive.com shopping window"
and you'll be directed to the download. Igive.com
is compatible with most browsers and operating systems. If you have
technical problems with signing up or
downloading the "shopping window," please email for assistance or leave a
message on the chapter
phone 856-778-8320.
CO-PRESIDENTS' COLUMN
Timeline
for Healthcare
By Lorraine Petrie, Co-President
Now that some of the dust has settled after the
passage of the new healthcare act,
what can we expect in the short term? How exactly will it benefit us?
Several benefits take effect within a year of
passage. A temporary
high-risk insurance pool will be
set up for those who can not get insurance because of
a pre-existing condition.
Unfortunately, if you
already have insurance, no matter how expensive, you
will not be eligible for this pool until later.
Parents will be able to keep their children on their
health plans until the child is 26.
Children with
pre-existing conditions cannot be denied
coverage. Insurance companies
will not be able to set lifetime
limits on health coverage, but the annual limits on
coverage will not be completely banned until 2014.
Seniors have already started to receive $250 to help
cover the “donut hole” for prescription drugs for
Medicare Part D.
The reform law also increases the number of training
opportunities for health care workers. Paperwork
will be streamlined and Medicare and Medicaid fraud
will be targeted. If you get
sick, your insurance
company won’t be able to cancel your insurance
as a way to avoid costs.
There are many more items:
an increase in the information available to consumers
via state agencies and websites, new requirements
for nonprofit hospitals, and an expansion of the
Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Program,
to name a few.
For more detailed timelines and information, go to
waysandmeans.house.gov or
www.commonwealthfund.org.
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