by Central Phoenix NOW | Apr 6, 2018 | Actions & Events, Get Togethers
Join us on May 19 as we get together to take part in the YWCA Stand Against Racism national event and participate in a facilitated discussion about how racism impacts our lives and what we can do about it. “When community members gather to identify issues that...
by Central Phoenix NOW | Mar 27, 2018 | Actions & Events, Get Togethers
Photo by Omar Lopez on Unsplash We are working on date and location for our May Empower Hour for another Stand Against Racism meeting. We hosted this event last year with a good turnout. Stand Against Racism is a signature campaign of YWCA USA to build community among...
by Central Phoenix NOW | Mar 27, 2018 | Actions & Events
We will be tabling at the 15th year of Take Back the Night Phoenix featuring: Survivor Speakers sharing their stories of sexual assault, domestic violence, and trafficking; Approximately 50 agencies tabling to provide outreach and support; Live music from Two Night...
by Central Phoenix NOW | Mar 12, 2018 | Actions & Events
“Equal Pay Day, commemorated on April 10th this year, represents the approximate day that women must work to in the current year to make the same amount of money men did in the previous year. In other words, the equal pay calculation means that a woman must have...
by Central Phoenix NOW | Mar 4, 2018 | Actions & Events
Shefali Desai captivated us through her powerful writing on an asylum seeker. She shared with us the multiple layers we all have as human beings. Her journey has included but not limited to her being a writer, mother, lawyer, child of immigrant parents and a feminist....
by Central Phoenix NOW | Jan 12, 2018 | Actions & Events
Shefali Desai is a child of the American southwest, daughter of Indian immigrants, mother of sons, fighter/writer/lawyer, and a lover of mountains, forests and bodies of water. She has been a Rhodes Scholarship finalist, Arizona Supreme Court law clerk, and VONA...
