Intersectional Feminism in Nevada

Nevada NOW is a chapter within the larger National Organization for Women (NOW) network. We work on a broad range of women’s rights issues and affect change through community organizing, grassroots lobbying, and litigation. We host a meeting every month featuring expert speakers on a variety of topics. Visitors are always welcome to sit in and listen! We hope you will leave every meeting having learned something new. If you are interested in becoming a member, please join!

Featured

Reproductive Rights Committee

Advisor:
Macy Haverda
Wild West Access Fund

Economic Justice Committee

Advisor:
TBD

Ending Violence Against Women Committee

Advisor:
Shanzeh Aslam
PLAN

Racial Justice Committee

Advisor:
Leslie Turner
Mass Liberation Project

LGBTQIA+ Rights Committee

Advisor:
Bash Alcal'a
Gender Justice NV

Constitutional Equality Committee

Advisor:
Jeri Burton
Nevada NOW

Nevada NOW Board of Directors

Featured

Sue Burtch

Executive Director, PAC Coordinator

Laura Campbell

Director: Actions

Sara Evans

Director: Fundraising

Madalena Robertson

Director: Technology & Media

Samantha Glover

Director: Youth Outreach

Michelle Maese

Director: Outreach

Jeri Burton

Director: Membership & Volunteer Coordinator

Shanzeh Aslam

Director: Programs & Coalition Coordinator

Eva Love

Secretary

Linor Ng Briley

Treasurer

Nevada NOW Board members Sue Burtch, Jeri Burton, Madalena Robertson, and Shanzeh Aslam at the 2023 Coffee Talks events

The 2023 Coffee Talks event

Nevada NOW Board members Jeri Burton, Sue Burtch, Michelle Maese, Laura Campbell, Sara Evans, Madalena Robertson, Eva Love, and LiNor Ng Briley at the annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration & Fundraiser

Nevada NOW Board member Sara Evans at the annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration & Fundraiser

Nevada NOW Board members Jeri Burton and Madalena Robertson at the annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration & Fundraiser

Nevada NOW Board member Michelle Maese at the annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration & Fundraiser

Nevada NOW Board members Jeri Burton, Madalena Robertson, and Eva Love at SEIU Communities United

Nevada NOW Board members Jeri Burton and Madalena Robertson at SEIU Communities United

The Nevada NOW Board: Jeri Burton, Sue Burtch, Michelle Maese, Laura Campbell, Sara Evans, Madalena Robertson, Eva Love, and LiNor Ng Briley

Nevada NOW Board member Jeri Burton at the annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration & Fundraiser

You can make a difference.
Join our dynamic activist network.

Join

Your donations directly support our advocacy on
feminist issues in Nevada and across the country.

Donate

**Women's Equality Day Celebration & Fundraiser**

Previous Events

Feb 28, 2024

February NOW November Program

Feb 28, 2024

On Sunday, February 25, we were joined by wonderful community leaders to celebrate Black History Month. Dr. Tonya Wells is the founder of Code Switch. Their mission is to eradicate the educational inequities that Black and other girls of color experience. Ashley Bunton-Dodson is the founder and President of Lovee Inc., dedicated to empowering, motivating & uplifting women to new and exhilarating heights.

We also announced Nevada NOW PAC early endorsements and let you know ways to get involved with the Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom campaign and how to sign the petition for the ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion in our state constitution.

If you would like to watch a video of the full meeting, a recording is available here.

Feb 28, 2024

Nov 19, 2023

Nevada NOW November Program

Nov 19, 2023

On Sunday, November 19, we were joined by Luiza Benisano, Campaigns and Community Engagement Manager for Planned Parenthood Votes and Liliana Trejo Vanegas, Nevada Organizer for Reproductive Freedom for All (Formerly NARAL) to talk about the Reproductive Freedom for All ballot measure and how we can volunteer to help put it in our State Constitution.

If you would like to watch a video of the full meeting, a recording is available here.

Nov 19, 2023