Author: Riverside County NOW

Riverside County NOW (RC NOW) was honored & blessed to be named Chapter of the Year for 2019 in the state of CA. We did so by working, supporting or donating to numerous organizations, clubs, such as the Riverside County Democratic Party, Planned Parenthood, IE Women’s March, helping/endorsing candidates in local, state, and federal races. We are a TEAM that worked laboriously all year long and we’re looking forward to 2020.

Denise Gore
RC NOW President

Due to the holidays, we will not be having regular Riverside County NOW membership meetings in November and December.  We wish all the best to everyone this holiday season!

The yearly event for the CA National Organization for Women is upon us. The Gender Equity Awards is December 6th, Friday from 6-9 pm in San Diego.

For the first time, Riverside County NOW has submitted a name for a Gender Equity Award. This person has overcome obstacles in their life but has continually given 110% back in our county. Let’s have a great showing from our county and support NOW!

Oh yes, our very own Jenn Carson, Riverside County Women’s March President, will be the MC for the evening! How lucky can we get? “RC in da house!”

Please follow the link to EVENTBRITE to purchase your $50 ticket.

The next Riverside County NOW membership meeting will be held at: The Lighthouse Restaurant (located in Canyon Lake Lodge), 22200 Canyon Club Drive, Canyon Lake, on Thursday, October 24th at 6:00 pm.

Our guest speakers will be Lecia Elzig from Indivisible 41 and our very own Maria Contreras from Field Team 6.  Let’s see what these organizations do to GOTV and how can we assist. Also, Allison Donahue Beggs, will be guiding us writing postcards to Congressman Calvert! We must vote him out! Due to the holidays we will be going dark in November and December.  This will be our last meeting of 2019, so join us and be with like minded people.

Please RSVP at Riverside.Cty.NOW@gmail.com if you are planning on attending.  All are welcome, just give us your name and we’d be happy to add your name onto our list. You will need to give your name at the gate for entry and all are expected to purchase food. Please note, the guard will not allow you to enter if your name is not on the list. 

Don’t forget to bring canned food or toiletries for donations to HOPE!

Please contact us at  Riverside.Cty.NOW@gmail.com
regarding questions and/or requests for reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities

The next Riverside County NOW membership meeting will be held at our new venue: The Lighthouse Restaurant (located in Canyon Lake Lodge), 22200 Canyon Club Drive, Canyon Lake, on Thursday, September 26th at 6:00 pm.

Our guest speakers will be Jennaya Dunlap, from Inland Coalition for Immigration Justice.  Jennaya will discuss the latest updates and how we can assist.  Also,
Executive Director/CEO Inland Region Equality Network & on San Bernadino School Board, Abigail Rosalis Medina, will speak about a potential new Detention Center being built in her area. Abigail is also a Candidate for CA Senate District #23.  Joy Silver, RCDP Fundrasing Chair will be speaking on JFK Event. RC NOW will be a sponsor at this event as well as purchasing two tables.  Join us for another impactful meeting!!

Please RSVP at Riverside.Cty.NOW@gmail.com if you are planning on attending.  All are welcome, just give us your name and we’d be happy to add your name onto our list. You will need to give your name at the gate for entry and all are expected to purchase food. Please note, the guard will not allow you to enter if your name is not on the list. 

Please contact us at  Riverside.Cty.NOW@gmail.com
regarding questions and/or requests for reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities

Please note that we will be meeting at a new time and location!

The next Riverside County NOW membership meeting will be held at our new venue: The Lighthouse Restaurant (located in Canyon Lake Lodge), 22200 Canyon Club Drive, Canyon Lake, on Thursday, August 22nd at 6:00 pm.

Our guest speakers will be Sandy Duenez, Director of HOPE House and Erin Edwards, Candidate for Riverside City Council Ward 1.

Please RSVP at Riverside.Cty.NOW@gmail.com if you are planning on attending.  All are welcome, just give us your name and we’d be happy to add your name onto our list any time. You will need to give your name at the gate for entry and all are expected to purchase food in order to get the room free.

All Men are welcomed and encouraged to attend! We’re in this together!

Riverside County NOW has solidified our new venue (Canyon Lake Country Club) to begin our Riverside County NOW meeting on August 22nd at 6:30 pm. This space can hold up to 30 but the larger we get, more options are available for larger rooms.

This room is beautiful and one glass wall faces Canyon Lake, incredible ambiance. Yes, this room is free and close to 15 frwy.

We will leave a list at the front gate to come through. All are welcome, just give us your name and we’d be happy to add your name onto our list any time. That’s our goal, grow and make a difference in our county.

Resistance Boot Camp & Volunteer Fair Inland Empire is coming: August 3 in Riverside. YOU are the resistance! Sign up!  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resistance-boot-camp-volunteer…

We will not be having a regular Riverside County NOW membership meeting in July.  Civic engagement and county recruitment will be our focus.

You are all invited to join us at our next NOW meeting to hear our amazing guest speaker, Jenn Carson on JUNE 27, Thursday at 6:00 pm at Anthony’s Lounge & Ristorante, 24630 Washington Avenue Suite 100, Murrieta, CA 92563.  Please note that the time and location is different from the meeting last month.

Jenn has been on CNN, The Today Show, NPR , BBC, Marie Claire Magazine and Huffington Post. Jenn has shared her journey from a 9 yr old suicidal daughter of a convicted murderer to mental health advocate & activist. As a plus size woman with a disability helping victims become survivors. Jenn has an undergraduate degree from Baylor University and an M. A. from George Washington University. Jenn is Secretary of CA Women’s March which represents 1 million marchers, 150 elected leaders and 12 chapters! She is also President of the Inland Empire Women’s March.
Jenn is also a mental health professional in Riverside.
A true Wonder Woman! Let’s embrace our sister and continue to #persist&resist!

Political candidates that support the National Organization for Women’s platform are welcome to attend our meetings and will be given time to address the audience.

Please contact us Please contact at  Riverside.Cty.NOW@gmail.com regarding questions and/or requests for reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities.