Author: Riverside County NOW

Join us for our August meeting, Thursday, August 31st at 6:30 pm. You will have the choice to attend the meeting online using Zoom, or you can join us in person at a private home in Lake Elsinore. Please RSVP at malihawilliamson@hotmail.com and you will receive the address and contact information.  Please provide your name and email address when you RSVP.

Our theme for the month of August is Black Business. Our guest speakers will be Brandie Kekoa, Tahera Rene Christy, Jamie Sachs and Lorna Politics. These speakers are amazing women who will share with you their stories.

You may join the meeting online with Zoom by going to the link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/696100282?pwd=cVVBV0pxYzdHU2tLM2hvMHdJbElpZz09

Please note the following information:
Meeting ID: 696 100 282
Password: 517403 

Please review the August Meeting Agenda.

We hope to see you there at the meeting!

SAVE THE DATE! Join us for our July meeting, Thursday, July 27th, 6:30 pm. You will have the choice to attend the meeting online using Zoom, or you can join us in person at a private home in Lake Elsinore. Please RSVP at malihawilliamson@hotmail.com and you will receive the address and contact information.  Please provide your name and email address when you RSVP.

Our guest speaker will be Lanny Swerdlow, a registered nurse with a long history of activism.

You may join the meeting online with Zoom by going to the link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/696100282?pwd=cVVBV0pxYzdHU2tLM2hvMHdJbElpZz09

Please note the following information:
Meeting ID: 696 100 282
Password: 517403 

Please review the July Meeting Agenda as well as the June Meeting Minutes. 

We hope to see you there at the meeting!

This is a friendly reminder to join us for our next Riverside County NOW Zoom meeting, Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Antwanisha Williamson, BSCJA., MBA., MPM, Ed.D. Dr. Williamson is a US Navy veteran who recently defended her dissertation on a qualitative study of understanding female navy veterans’ experiences with representation and inclusion in the military.  Read more about Dr. Antwanisha Williamson.

Please review the May Meeting Agenda as well as the April Meeting Minutes.  

You may join the Zoom meeting by going to the link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/696100282?pwd=cVVBV0pxYzdHU2tLM2hvMHdJbElpZz09

Please note the following information:
Meeting ID: 696 100 282
Password: 517403 

We hope to see you there at the meeting!

Please join us for our next Riverside County NOW Zoom meeting, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 6:30 pm. Our guest speakers will be Noah Kalashnikov who will share a very personal story about the tornado of what it is to not be believed between perceptions/gender/work.  Read more about Noah Kalashnikov.

Please review the April 27, 2023, Meeting Agenda as well as the March 30, 2023 Meeting Minutes.  

You may join the Zoom meeting by going to the link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/696100282?pwd=cVVBV0pxYzdHU2tLM2hvMHdJbElpZz09

Please note the following information:
Meeting ID: 696 100 282
Password: 517403 

We hope to see you there at the meeting!

Support helping College Democrats at UC Riverside attend the 2023 California Democratic Party Convention!  Attend the Road to Convention “Empowering Young Voices” Fundraiser on Saturday, April 29th, 12PM, sponsored by DARE2EMPOWER & RIVERSIDE COUNTY NOW!  You may purchase tickets at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ucr-convention

Please save the date for our Riverside County NOW Zoom meeting, Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 6:30 pm. Our guest speakers will be Jeff Pack, Rachel Dennis and Brandie Kekoa.  These dedicated activists will discuss the racism, biases and influence of Christian Nationalism in our communities.    

Please review the March 30, 2023, Meeting Agenda as well as the February 23, 2023 Meeting Minutes.  

Please save the date for our Riverside County NOW Zoom meeting, Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Captain Lauren Andrade, currently a Fire Captain/Paramedic in Gardon Grove.  Captain Andrade has collaborated with ACLU SoCal to ensure proper restroom facilities and lactation accommodations in all of OFCA’s fire stations.

Please review the February 2023 Meeting Agenda.

You may join the Zoom meeting by going to the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/696100282?pwd=cVVBV0pxYzdHU2tLM2hvMHdJbElpZz09. 

Please note the following information:
Meeting ID: 696 100 282
Password: 517403 

We hope to see you there at the meeting!

Riverside city council member Clarissa Cervantes takes a selfie with event organizers, Christel Reyna and Maliha WilliaRmson, along with community members and local activists at the Women’s March and rally in downtown Riverside on January 22, 2023. Credit: Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News Newsroom/CatchLight Local

Read article by Breanna Reeves:

IE Women and Allies March to Mark What Would Have Been Roe vs Wade 50th Anniversary

Thank you for everyone who showed up to our rally and others around the country for the 50th anniversary of Roe. Bottom line is Roe may be overturned but it doesn’t mean we are just going to take it, laying down. Look at the faces of people who spoke at our rally today. So much emotions behind this issue and people’s fear of Supreme Court coming after more of our human rights. We got covered in the local press. Full article below and snippets from the article below.

Maliha Williamson
RC NOW President

https://www.presstelegram.com/2023/01/22/southern-california-demonstrators-rally-for-abortion-rights-on-roe-ruling-anniversary/

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Please save the date for our Riverside County NOW Zoom meeting, Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Joy Silver, recently elected Chair of the Riverside County Democratic Party. Joy will discuss the following:

The Vision of Democracy, and Its Transformative Power.

•    Uniting to call out the opposition

•    Organizing to coordinate our campaign

•    Creating the strategic plan to activate our effort in Riverside County •    Building an infrastructure to prepare to win in 2024

Please review the January 2023 Meeting Agenda.