Events

Each chapter has membership meetings that are open to guests. To receive invitations, contact your local chapter. To receive information and updates from Missouri NOW, join our e-mail list.

2012 Missouri House and Senate Bills

Your legislators in Jefferson City are busy hammering out laws for the state. Unfortunately so far there (again) seem to be a lot of toxic stuff coming out of our legislature: bills out to restrict voting, anti-union bills, and more - on top of the usual crop of anti-woman bills. Stay on top of the activities of our legislature here:

2012 Missouri House of Representatives bills

2012 Missouri Senate bills

Or better yet, join the Missouri Women's Network's dedicated lobbyists on Tuesdays this legislative session. Mary Mosley and Shirley Breeze plan to visit our legislators most Tuesdays throughout the session - contact Mary at mmosley@tranquility.net or Shirley at sbreeze@mindspring.com if you can come to the capitol to help out!

Ongoing Missouri Occupy Together Demonstrations


January 2012

The Power of 20
20th Anniversary Celebration, Women's Foundation of Kansas City

Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Group Photo: 6:30 PM
Address: Sprint Winter Garden, 6220 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS 66251 (map)
Reservation: $20
Website: www.wfgkc.org

Metro St. Louis NWPC Wine and Cheese Reception:
"LGBT Issues: What About Civil Unions and Gay Rights?"

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Address: 816 S Hanley Rd, Clayton, MO 63105 (map)
Participation is free of charge to NWPC members, or $5 per session for non-members. For more information, please see the Metro St. Louis website at www.nwpc.stl.org.
Reservation and questions: email Lois

The Metro Theater Company Presents Battledrum

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm
Address: Lee Auditorium, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, MO (map)
The Metro Theater Company will honor Missouri State Representative Jeanette Mott Oxford as a Character of Courage on at this performance of Battledrum at the Missouri History Museum.
Characters of Courage is a program through which Metro Theater Company pays tribute to residents of the St. Louis area who have improved the community by making positive changes. Metro says this reflects the central characters in Battledrum, a play about three young boys, each of whom takes a risk to help others.
For more information click here.


February 2012 - Black History Month

Missouri Presidential Primary - Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - Please Vote!

Pro-Choice Coalition Lobby Day
at your State Capitol

Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
For more information, contact the following:

V-Day - Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Find out ways to stop violence against women at www.vday.org.

Columbia Area NOW Business Meeting

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Address: Boone Tavern, 811 E Walnut St, MO (map)
Telephone: 573-445-7198
Email: columbiamonow@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Area-NOW/143377719062470
Announcements: ColumbiaMoNOW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Springfield NOW Business Meeting

Date: Friday, February 17, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm (for setup) – 9:00 pm
Address: The Library Center, 4653 S Campbell Ave, Springfield, MO (map)
Telephone: 417-883-3335
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The Vagina Monologues at MU

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Address: Jesse Auditorium, 409 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211 (map)
Organized and performed by the MU Community, the 11th Annual Vagina Monologues is a benefit performance. Highly provocative, eye-opening, and emotional, The Vagina Monologues are sure to make you laugh, cry and leave the theater ready to change the world.
Proceeds benefit True North Shelter and the L.E.A.D. Institute, serving survivors of violence. Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for the public, and are available at the MSA/GPC Box Office (MU Student Center), on ticketmaster.com or at the door. At-the-door ticket lines are long so we suggest buying tickets ahead of time.
Advised by the Women's Center and sponsored by STARS (Stronger Together Against Relationship & Sexual Violence) in cooperation with other campus and community organizations. Visit vday.org for more information about the movement or click here to learn more about our production.

CoMo NOW Biannual "40 Days Defending Choice" Event

Date: Wednesday, February 22 - Sunday, April 1, 2012
Address: Planned Parenthood, 711 N Providence Rd, Columbia, MO 65201 (map)
Telephone: 573-445-7198
Email: columbiamonow@yahoo.com

Metro St. Louis NWPC Wine and Cheese Reception:
"What Does the New Federal Health Care Law Have in it For You?"

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Address: 816 S Hanley Rd, Clayton, MO 63105 (map)
Participation is free of charge to NWPC members, or $5 per session for non-members. For more information, please see the Metro St. Louis website at www.nwpc.stl.org.
Reservation and questions: email Lois

Filing Opens for Run for seats in the Missouri Legislature - Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Pro-Choice Lobby Day
at your State Capitol

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
For more information, contact the following:

PROMO Equality Day

Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Telephone: 314-862-4900
Website: http://promoonline.org/
Register: Registration


March 2012 - Women's History Month

Business Women of Missouri Legislative Days

Date: Friday-Saturday, March 2-3, 2012
Website: http://www.businesswomenmo.org/
Register: registration

CoMo NOW Trivia Night

Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Address: The Heidelberg, 410 S Ninth St, Columbia, MO, 65201 (map)
Telephone: 573-445-7198
Email: columbiamonow@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Area-NOW/143377719062470
Announcements: ColumbiaMoNOW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Columbia Area NOW Business Meeting

Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Address: Boone Tavern, 811 E Walnut St, MO (map)
Telephone: 573-445-7198
Email: columbiamonow@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Area-NOW/143377719062470
Announcements: ColumbiaMoNOW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

CoMo NOW Trivia Night

Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Address: The Heidelberg, 410 S Ninth St, Columbia, MO, 65201 (map)
Telephone: 573-445-7198
Email: columbiamonow@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Area-NOW/143377719062470
Announcements: ColumbiaMoNOW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

ERA Sit-In, Washington, DC

Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012

Filing Closes to Run for seats in the Missouri Legislature - Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Pro-Choice Coalition Lobby Day
at your State Capitol

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
For more information, contact the following:

Metro St. Louis NWPC Wine and Cheese Reception:
"What's the Deal with the Missouri Budget: What About Tax Credits? Closing Loopholes?"

Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Address: 816 S Hanley Rd, Clayton, MO 63105 (map)
Participation is free of charge to NWPC members, or $5 per session for non-members. For more information, please see the Metro St. Louis website at www.nwpc.stl.org.
Reservation and questions: email Lois


April 2012

Missouri General Election Day - Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - Please Vote!

Prairie States Regional NOW Conference

Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: TBA, Twin Cities Metro Area, MN
Information: http://www.mnnow.org, or see Facebook page.

Pay Equity Day - Tuesday, April 17, 2012

An average American woman has to work a year, plus a portion of a second year through April 17, to earn the same amount of money as an average American man. Equal Pay for Equal Work - It's time. It's past time.

2012 Missouri Women's Network Lobby Day

Date: April 17, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM (breakfast) 10:00 AM (Briefing)
Address: Your State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO - House Hearing Room 2 (map)
Join us and other progressives from across the state as we lobby our legislators to support women-friendly legislation!
Registration: $15 (includes breakfast)

Pro-Choice Lobby Day
at your State Capitol

Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
For more information, contact the following:

Columbia Area NOW Business Meeting

Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Address: Boone Tavern, 811 E Walnut St, MO (map)
Telephone: 573-445-7198
Email: columbiamonow@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Area-NOW/143377719062470
Announcements: ColumbiaMoNOW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day - Thursday, April 26, 2012

Metro St. Louis NWPC Wine and Cheese Reception:
"How Can We Serve and Protect Children in Our State?"

Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Address: 816 S Hanley Rd, Clayton, MO 63105 (map)
Participation is free of charge to NWPC members, or $5 per session for non-members. For more information, please see the Metro St. Louis website at www.nwpc.stl.org.
Reservation and questions: email Lois


May 2012

Pro-Choice Coalition Lobby Day
at your State Capitol

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
For more information, contact the following:

Pro-Choice Lobby Day
at your State Capitol

Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
For more information, contact the following:

Columbia Area NOW Business Meeting

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Address: Boone Tavern, 811 E Walnut St, MO (map)
Telephone: 573-445-7198
Email: columbiamonow@yahoo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Area-NOW/143377719062470
Announcements: ColumbiaMoNOW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

21st Century Leadership Academy Dinner

Date: Thursday May 24, 2012
Address: Sue Shear Institute, UMSL
Telephone: 314-516-5974

2012 Missouri General Assembly regular session ends

Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Address: Your State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO (map)
Links:
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Senate

June 2012

"A Feminist Wake-Up Call"
2012 National NOW Conference - Baltimore, MD

Date: Friday, June 29 - Sunday, July 1, 2012
Address: Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport, 1739 W Nursery Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 20190 (map)

July 2012


August 2012

Missouri Primary Election - Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - Please Vote!

St. Louis Equality Day - Saturday, August 25, 2012

Telephone: 314-831-5359


September 2012

Missouri Legislature Veto Session - Wednesday, September 12, 2012

October 2012


November 2012

Federal Election Day - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - Please Vote!