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The Arizona National Organization for Women (AZNOW) works to advance the equal status of women and girls in all aspects of their lives.

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Fueling Social Change for Women, LGBTQ+, and People of Color

This is at the heart of Arizona NOW. Join us to drive equality in Arizona, where everyone thrives through impactful events, powerful advocacy, and community engagement.

We have many chapters and groups where your skills and energy will help. Pick one, or two and help. You are needed!

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Sun City West Valley

This is the local Sun City, North Phoenix chapter. Chapter Meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of the month, starting promptly at 1:00pm from October through June. No Chapter Meetings are held in July, August, and September.

You may contact them here: www.aznow-scwv.org

Tucson Now

Local Tucson Arizona NOW chapter. Please inquire about restarting this chapter.

Central Phoenix

The Central Phoenix, Inez Casiano chapter meets virtually every 4th Monday. You can contact them at: centralphoenixnow.org

AZ NOW PAC

Arizona National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (AZ NOW PAC) works to elect more uncompromising feminists to local office (state, city, county and school board elected positions). AZ NOW PAC’s grassroots organizing and early support for feminist candidates helps change the faces of those elected to office.

You can contact them here: aznowpac.org

Candidates seeking local, state or federal office should visit our endorsement process page to find out more information.

Arizona National Organization for Woman Political Action Committee only endorses candidates who take uncompromising stands on:

Reproductive rights and justice
Economic justice
Ending violence against women
Racial justice
LGBTQIA+ rights
Constitutional equality

Legislative Meeting

Contact AZNOW for information on the activities of this committee. azstatenow@gmail.com.

ERA Task Force

The ERA Task Force AZ is a coalition of groups and individual volunteers working to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Arizona.

Working tirelessly as sentinels at the Capital building, attending events and rallies, and even having a lemonade stand, we are putting our best effort into bringing awareness of the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the forefront.

To join this valuable organization you can contact them here: erataskforceaz.com.

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Dianne Post

Dianne Post our legislative representative has created a Linktree page where you can contact your representatives, create letters to the editors of various papers, and join an action team or phone bank. This is something that you can do NOW to make an impact on issues that affect you.

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The AZ-Team

AZNOW uses a variety of strategies in advancing women's rights and addressing NOW's core issues. Through our legislative, educational, and political work, we strive to effect change on different levels and in diverse ways. Our state coordinators/board members focus on specific issues while our general members are welcome to contribute in any way they would like (learn more about membership here).

AZNOW is the umbrella chapter for the local NOW chapters in Arizona, however, each chapter functions as its own entity.

We welcome you to visit any of our local chapters, located in Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff, or inquire about how to start one near you!

You can learn more about the National Organization for Women (NOW), by visiting now.org

Our POLICY SPOKESPERSON

Karen Van Hooft

Hello and welcome to aznow.org. My name is Karen Van Hooft and as our Policy Spokesperson, I am delighted to welcome you to our new website and encourage you to explore all its features. Please check out the calendar to view upcoming events in your area. Here you’ll find information about what AZNOW is, what NOW is, and get to know a little more about our officers. Our blog/news posts, PAC, and conference pages contain information on how to join, request a political endorsement, attend our annual conference, and much more. If you need any additional information about me or AZNOW, please feel free to shoot me an email me at policyspokesperson at aznow.org. We’re here for you!

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Defending Reproductive Rights and Justice

We believe reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not mere matters of choice. We fully support access to safe abortion, to effective birth control, to emergency contraception, to reproductive health services, and to comprehensive sex education for men and women.
Improving LGBT+ Rights

We are committed to fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all areas of life, including employment, housing, public accommodations, health services, child custody, and military service.
Winning Constitutional Equality

We are steadfast and unwavering in our pursuit of a promise of equal rights in the U.S. Constitution. The progress we have made must continue and not depend on legislation that can be (and has been) weakened or repealed by local or federal legislators.

Ending Violence Against Women

NOW is unique in its approach to the issue of violence against women, emphasizing that there are many interrelated aspects to the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, violence at abortion clinics, hate crimes, bias against survivors of violence, and the violence often intertwined with poverty.
Championing Racial Justice

We condemn racism and the double burden of race and sex discrimination inflicted on women of color. Seeing human rights as indivisible, we are committed to identifying and fighting against those barriers to equality and justice that are imposed by racism.
Securing Economic Justice

We advocate for a wide range of economic justice issues affecting women, from the glass ceiling to the sticky floor of poverty. These include welfare reform, livable wages, employment anti-discrimination, pay inequity, social security reform, and pension reform, to name a few.