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The Ohio National Organization for Women (Ohio NOW) was formed in April 1972 in order to more easily connect the Ohio chapters to the National Organization. [1] Ohio NOW has 9 total chapters located in Akron, Ashtabula, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Oberlin, Port Clinton, and Toledo.
The campaign theme in 2002 was Creating a Culture that Says No to Violence Against Women. [17] The 2003 campaign, Violence Against Women Violates Human Rights: Maintaining the Momentum Ten Years After Vienna (1993–2003), was focused on reviewing changes that had occurred in the 10 years since the Vienna Declaration that was a result of the ...
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134). [1] The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the ...
This fall's fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million, campaign finance reports filed Friday show. Voters overwhelming passed November's Issue 1, which guaranteed an ...
Jul. 27—Millions of dollars are being spent across Ohio campaigning for and against Ohio Issue 1, the constitutional amendment on the Aug. 8 ballot that seeks to make it harder to amend the ...
As the 2022 Ohio elections were moving forward with district maps ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court, by September 2022 plans for a new approach were being discussed by activists, including Common Cause Ohio and the League of Women Voters of Ohio. [14] The campaign gained support from two retired Ohio Supreme Court justices ...
For instance, in 2008 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon initiated and launched a campaign called "UNiTE to End Violence against Women". This campaign "calls on governments, civil society, women's organizations, young people, the private sector, the media and the entire UN system to join forces in addressing the global pandemic of violence ...
A parade was held that drew more than 1,500 people in support of women's suffrage. [41] October: Suffragists in Cleveland held a parade that drew more than 10,000 women and 400 men marching and riding on horseback. [10] November 3: The 2nd Ohio women's suffrage amendment is rejected. [7] 1915