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CONGRATULATIONS to NOW-NJ OFFICERS ELECTED AT 50th ANNIVERSARY EVENT

NOW-NJ celebrated its 50th Anniversary at the Rutgers Club this past Saturday, November 15th with many elected officials present to congratulate the Organization on 50 years of advocacy for the women of New Jersey. Via video or in person, were Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker, Congressmen Herb Conaway, Frank Pallone, and Josh Gottheimer, Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, former Working Families Executive Director and Bernie Sanders Political Director, Analilia Mejia, and Founder of NJ Resistance, Hetty Rosenstein along with many special guests. The keynote speaker was the new National President of NOW, Kim Villanueva, and laughs were in abundance with the entertainment provided by the award- winning comic, Liz Glazer. . . what a terrific event!

The new slate of officers include:
President - Jill LaZare
Administrative Vice-President and Secretary – Diane Stenzel
Action Vice-President – Maureen Yewasis
Treasurer- Michelle Deimling
Membership Vice-President – Shirley Henderson
Technology Vice-President – Alexander A. Carde
Legislative Vice-President – Heather Hamilton - Drach

Congratulations to the new slate of officers and here is to 50 more years!

The women of NJ will not be ignored, dissuaded,
or forced to back down from creating a safer world
with justice for all women.

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To join the organization: NOW New Jersey | National Organization for Women of New Jersey (nownj.org).

ABOUT NOW: Incorporated in 1975, NOW is the oldest and largest feminist women’s organization in the country. NOW NJ is a state-wide grassroots women’s rights activist organization consisting of thousands of members, activists, and allies. It has local chapters throughout the state. It engages and encourages mothers and women from under-represented communities to become active in the legislative process to help influence policies that affect them and their families, such as gun control, reproductive health, paid family leave, childcare, public education, domestic violence, substance abuse, and sexual trafficking.

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