Charlottesville Chapter of the National Organization for Women

our purpose...

C-ville NOW
              logoTo take action to achieve and protect equal rights for all women and girls in all aspects of social, political and economic life.

To these ends, Charlottesville Now’s goals are:

  1. Changing Cultural Attitudes and Images
  2. Passing and Ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
  3. Improving the Economic Status of Women
  4. Protecting and Strengthening Reproductive Freedom
  5. Supporting and Protecting Families
  6. Eliminating Racism and Protecting Minority Rights
  7. Eliminating Violence against Women
  8. Promoting Equity in Religious Institutions

As part of the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States, Charlottesville NOW is dedicated to an intersectional multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights.  We take action to promote feminist ideas, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political and economic life.