Dear Supporters,

Women have come a long way since winning the right to vote in 1920. It’s hard to believe that women have only been voting for less than 90 years! Here in Nevada, women are still struggling, as evidenced by the following Nevada statistics, where we are:

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  • 1st in the nation for domestic-violence related homicides;
  • 4th in the nation for teenage pregnancies;
  • 8th in the nation for forcible rape, more than twice the national average;
  • without health care, since 18% of women do not have health insurance; and
  • we still do not have equality in earnings, as the median income for Nevada women is $27,500 per year, compared with $35,800 for Nevada men.

Did you know that in Nevada, the commission that grants relief funds for rape victims has been discriminating against victims they claim have "contributed" to their own rape by consuming alcohol? In effect, this rule re-victimizes people who are already victims of a violent crime.
(Learn more about this issue - download the PLAN letter in .pdf)

That’s why I am writing to you on behalf of the Nevada NOW’s (National Organization for Women) political action committee. The new NOW PAC is a non-partisan political action committee that has been formed to help elect local candidates who will support women’s equality, reproductive justice, stopping violence against women, and supporting diversity and anti-discrimination efforts. We are an affiliate of the Nevada NOW.

Right now, the race is on. We are less than two months away from Election Day, and we need your help to support progressive, feminist Nevada candidates. Our new NOW PAC will help elect these candidates by providing them with resources needed to win elections, and by educating voters about the candidates’ stances on women's rights through a grassroots, voter contact campaign.

But time is short and our need is great. We need your help to raise $10,000 to support progressive candidates in Nevada for the 2008 election cycle. We are a grassroots PAC supported by individual, private contributions, which is why we are seeking your support.

I hope that I can count on you to support the Nevada NOW PAC. Please help us give pro-woman candidates the pro-woman dollars they need to win — whether you can contribute $100, $1,000 or more, we need your help!

 

Please accept my sincere thanks,

Jessica Brown
President, Nevada NOW PAC Board