Special Event: How Ending Money Bail Has Protected Survivors of Violence.
Throughout the fight to end money bond and reduce pretrial jailing in Illinois, opponents weaponized survivors of gender based violence and used misinformation to try to and stop the Pretrial Fairness Act. These attacks ignored the ways in which wealth-based jailing has failed to keep survivors safe and erased the central role that survivors and anti-gender based violence advocates played in drafting and passing the Pretrial Fairness Act. The law makes strides towards granting survivors more opportunities to be a part of the pretrial process.
Join survivor and policy advocates as we unpack how this historic reform supports survivors and discuss how the law’s implementation impacts victim services.
📅Date and Time: May 12th at 6 pm
📍Location: Lincoln Public Library, 326 S. 7th St, Springfield
Hosted by: Illinois National Organization for Women, Faith Coalition for the Common Good, Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice, The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, and Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Food will be provided.
🔗Register to attend: https://bit.ly/pretrialMay12 OR LINK IN BIO
🗣️📢Women’s Rights are Under Attack‼️
❌Every law protecting women against discrimination can be repealed by a simple Congressional majority.
📜The Equal Rights Amendment is the foundation that is missing.
✅A constitutional amendment cannot be repealed.
➡️Women need the permanent protection of the ERA. Women deserve equal rights - no matter what state they live in.
✅THE ERA HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS TO BE THE 28™ AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
💛JOIN THE FIGHT!
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Throughout the fight to end money bond and reduce pretrial jailing in Illinois, opponents weaponized survivors of gender based violence and used misinformation to try to and stop the Pretrial Fairness Act. These attacks ignored the ways in which wealth-based jailing has failed to keep survivors safe and erased the central role that survivors and anti-gender based violence advocates played in drafting and passing the Pretrial Fairness Act. The law makes strides towards granting survivors more opportunities to be a part of the pretrial process.
Join survivor and policy advocates as we in unpack how this historic reform supports survivors and discuss the laws implementation .impacts victim services.
Date and Time: May 12th at 6 pm
Location: Lincoln Library, 326 S. 7th St, Springfield IL.
Register: bit.ly/PretrialMay2026
#CJReform #PretrialFairnessNow #EndMoneyBail #EndMassIncarceration #BlackLivesMatter
🚨Illinois NOW Action Alert 🚨
4/21/26
Illinois National Organization for Women is joining @UltraViolet ‘s action to demand that Google and all major search engines immediately STOP promoting this “online rape academy!”
The petition to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Yahoo! CEO Jim Lanzone, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, DuckDuckGo CEO and Founder Gabriel Weinberg, and Board Members and leadership of Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft’s Bing, and DuckDuckGo reads:
“The so-called ‘porn’ website known as Motherless is enabling and commodifying mass rape of drugged women. This content is illegal and in direct violation of your company’s prohibited content policy. As a group of women and allies, we are absolutely horrified that this website remains platformed and call on your company to remove (i.e. deplatform or de-index) the website and all replica websites immediately.
🗣️📢PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE WITH YOUR CONTACTS.
/sign/no_search_for_abuse/
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Thank you❤️ Thank you @Ultraviolet 💜
🍿🍿STARTING NOW! It’s Spring Popcorn Time!🍿🍿
Support the feminist action work of Illinois NOW at this most crucial time by purchasing Double Good Popcorn.
Our bi-annual fundraiser begins Monday, April 20 at 5 PM and ends at 5 PM on Friday, April 24.
50% of every purchase supports Illinois NOW.
Each popcorn flavor is handcrafted in small batches full of big flavor, fresh to order with no preservatives. Best of all, Double Good ultra-premium popcorn is made right here in Illinois.
This is a 100% contactless fundraiser.
Click on the 🔗 to explore, select and purchase delicious popcorn, by individual bags or as a curated collection. DG’s HOME ON THE RANCH IS BACK! You’ll save when you purchase 3 or more bags of the same flavor. The popcorn is delivered right to your door within 1-2 weeks, in time for your Spring and Summer events.
Please support Illinois NOW by purchasing some gourmet Double Good popcorn today.
As always, we thank you from the bottom of our 💜hearts.💐
🍿🔗 https://bit.ly/4jiPsZd
🍿Popcorn not your bag? Make a donation to IL NOW instead: https://bit.ly/4hMyK4j
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THIS SATURDAY!
KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE!🗳️
The Promote the Vote Alliance presents: US Senate Candidates’ Forum
🔗Registration link: /e/womens-issues-us-senate-candidate-forum-tickets-1983140869726?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios
🔗Livestream on the Rainbow PUSH YouTube channel: /@rpcoalition ?si=6Zjqeylo3HYrW9t6
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Join us next Saturday. This event will also be Livestreamed.
Registration 🔗: /e/womens-issues-us-senate-candidate-forum-tickets-1983140869726?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Repost from @everywomanisworthy
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“I hope that everyone at home, every woman, doesn’t matter if you have a big dream, if you have a crown, if that takes away your dignity, you need to go.” - Fátima Bosch, Miss Mexico 🇲🇽👏
When a woman is publicly called dumb and asked to be silent, it’s not just a personal insult — it’s a systemic one. At Every Woman is Worthy®, we believe that being treated with dignity, being able to speak your truth, and holding space for your voice is non-negotiable.
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Context:
At a lead-in event for the 2025 Miss Universe 2025 pageant in Thailand, there was a highly visible confrontation between Nawat Itsaragrisil (executive/organizer) and Fátima Bosch (Miss Mexico). Nawat publicly challenged Bosch for allegedly declining to participate in a promotional shoot, and during a live-streamed ceremony he called her “dumb” and asked for security to remove her when she asserted her voice.
Bosch responded by stating she felt disrespected and that she is not a “doll,” asserting her right to speak and be treated with dignity.
As a result, several contestants, including reigning Victoria Kjær Theilvig, walked out in solidarity with Bosch. Nawat issued a public apology, saying that if anyone felt uncomfortable he apologizes, and that there may have been misunderstandings.
The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) leadership condemned Nawat’s conduct, stating his behavior violated the values of respect and dignity for women, and announced his role in the pageant would be restricted.
🎥: CNA
