Program Meeting  Co-President's Column   Clinic Defense   Igive.com   18th Annual Essay Contest



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.



LAST NOVEMBER, MARETTA SHORT, PRESIDENT OF NOW-NJ, spoke with the chapter about
women in New
Jersey's correctional system. We thank Maretta for shedding light on a critical situation: the violation of women's rights
and civil liberties in New Jersey's State Prison. For more, please read Maretta's statement:
NOW-NJ Statement for NJ Women Prisoners



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, February 10, 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:

"The State of Healthcare Reform"            

The guest speaker is Eve Weissman, who has been working as Health Care Campaign
Coordinator for New Jersey Citizen Action. Issues include health insurance coverage
and cost, the health insurance industry in New Jersey, and reforms and actions under
both the outgoing and new governors. This is a very fluid and fast-evolving topic, and
Eve will be able to speak on the latest developments.
New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA) is the State's largest, independent citizen watchdog
coalition representing over 60,000 families and over 100 affiliated organizations. Eve
Weissman began working for NJCA in 2006 as South Jersey Regional Organizer, and
participated on a variety of campaigns including efforts to end the Iraq War, ensure fair
auto insurance rates for New Jersey drivers, enact Paid Family Leave Insurance, and
fix the Medicare Part D “disaster” drug prescription program. Eve coordinates an
alliance called NJ For Health Care which works to bring guaranteed access to high
quality, affordable health care to all NJ residents. Eve also coordinates the NJ Horizon
Watch Coalition and runs the NJ field operation of the Health Care For America Now
(HCAN), a national grassroots campaign organizing millions of Americans to win
national health care reform in 2009. From February 2007 – July 2008 Eve served as
Co-President of South Jersey NOW–Alice Paul Chapter.

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 


"Volunteerism—A Path to Wicked Skills"


By Lorraine Petrie


Several years ago, the manager of my IT group decided the team members should
take turns hosting the weekly half-hour tech meeting. It was a simple enough task –
solicit agenda items, make the agenda, chair the meeting. He said he wanted us all to
develop some of the skills necessary to enable us to move up to Team Lead or further
in our careers. At first I thought, aren’t these pretty basic skills? Don’t we all
already have them? But as I looked around the room, I realized that out of
about fifteen people, there were only two of us who had done anything like
this. The other person had cut his teeth on PTA activities. And I, of course, had
developed these and many other skills through my work with our NOW
chapter.

Need a rally organized? We’ve been there. Put together a budget? We’ve
done that. Edit a newsletter? Judge an essay contest? Update databases, send
press releases, edit websites, take minutes, organize a fundraiser? All of
these skills are available to you for the asking! And all in the name of women’s
rights! Does it get any better?

This is the time of year when we ask our members what work they would like to
do with our chapter. Look at the Contact Box on page 4 for the current positions.
Elsewhere in this newsletter is an article on which positions are still open.
However, don’t let that limit you – we’ve had many task forces and
committees that were started because someone wanted to, not because they
already existed. And don’t let your lack of experience in a particular area stop
you either. We’re a patient, generous group of people. We have wads of info
and experience we are willing to share.
Just ask.



      18th ANNUAL FEMINIST ESSAY CONTEST

In 300 words or less, talk to a woman 50 or over about career choices
available to
her inside and outside the home. What did
you learn from her story? How will this affect your career choices?
Students age 18
or under are eligible. Include your age,
grade and contact information with your typed entry.

Deadline: Dec.15 (deadline passed)

Send entries
to:
South Jersey NOW-Alice Paul Chapter

Feminist Essay Contest
PO Box 2801

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034


                            

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I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic.
Each of us puts in one little stone,
and then you get a great mosaic at the end.

Alice Paul, American Heritage (11/93)