Members of NYC4CEDAW Coalition Steering Committee are being honored. Committee members Sheila Katzman (chair), president of IAWRT-USA, and Mary Luke, US National Committee – UN Women, have been named as Champions of Change and will be honored at a ceremony on May 18, 2018. Please purchase tickets and show your support for Sheila and Mary. Tickets: $30 Non-Members / … Continue reading →
The movement’s empowering reach could be seen in the platform on which Time announced its choice: the Today show. It was just one week ago that NBC fired the morning program’s longtime and powerful co-host, Matt Lauer, over a detailed complaint of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.”
Continue reading →The Borough of Brooklyn, through Borough President Eric L. Adams, conferred a Citation honoring and recognizing the New York City for the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Act Coalition.
Continue reading →On June 28th, NYC4CEDAW coalition took to the streets. Starting with a rally at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, we marched over the Brooklyn Bridge and held a press conference on the steps of City Hall. Over 200 marchers joined in calling for a New York City Women’s Bill of Rights based on CEDAW.
Continue reading →On April 24th 2017, members of the NYC4CEDAW Coalition testified at the New York City Council’s Committee on Women’s Issues. At issue were four bills pertaining to Women’s Rights.
•Int 1500-2017 • Int 1512-2017 • Int 1520-2017 • Res 0542-2015
The general feeling amongst coalition members is a reserved agreement. While there is a strong feeling for the need to gather data about women in New York City and to empower a commission to assess the City Government’s performance in this area; there were reservations…
Continue reading →A Panel Discussion and Workshop
Honoring the Lives and Legacies of
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Technical Considerations | Instructions for Joining and Participating Please take approximately 15 minutes to review these instructions with care. This will give you enough time to prepare and to reach out should any questions arise. A friendly suggestion is for you to consider printing this guide if you know a hard copy would be helpful for you. Required Equipment Zoom: … Continue reading →
