National Organization for Women Omaha

revised 6/17/2009

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The Omaha NOW chapter meets monthly in Omaha. The chapter is in the process of finding the best way to reach their members and doesn’t have a set meeting date and time.  Meetings will be posted here. Omaha NOW is staffed by volunteers.

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Mai Shiozaki, 202-628-8669, ext. 116; cell 202-641-1906

NOW Identifies Murder of Dr. George Tiller As Domestic Terrorism, Calls for Action from Justice Department and Homeland Security
Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy

June 1, 2009
Women across the country have lost a champion today. The cold-blooded murder of Dr. George Tiller this morning in church is a stark reminder that women's bodies are still a battleground, and health care professionals are on the frontlines.
This kind man and skilled doctor braved blockades, harassment, assault, and countless threats, including an attempted murder in 1993 when he was shot in both arms. He knew his life was in constant jeopardy, and that he would likely die at the hands of an anti-abortion terrorist -- yet he continued to protect his patients and provide safe and legal abortions to women in often-desperate circumstances. Those who are behind this murder may believe that the killing of George Tiller will mean that these women will have nowhere else to turn, but they are wrong. On the contrary, I believe their depraved acts will inspire another doctor to take up the torch, and another, and another.
Dr. Tiller's slaying is the most recent in a string of murders in the service of the anti-abortion cause, and hundreds of people have been injured or threatened because they provide legal abortion services. Bringing the killers to justice is not enough - the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security must root out and prosecute as domestic terrorists and violent racketeers the criminal enterprise that has organized and funded criminal acts for decades. We call on the new attorney general Eric Holder and head of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to treat these murders in the same way they would treat politically-motivated domestic terrorism of any other kind and put the full resources of their two departments behind that effort.
Tomorrow will be a Day of Mourning for Dr. Tiller as well as a National Day of Commitment for all who believe abortion must remain both safe and legal -- who believe women have the right and indeed the moral obligation to make their own childbearing decisions. We urge individuals to wear white armbands all day tomorrow, Monday, June 1, in memory of Dr. Tiller and as a visible expression of determination to redouble our commitment to protecting the right to safe and legal birth control and abortion.

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The Omaha NOW chapter meets monthly in Omaha. The chapter is in the process of finding the best way to reach their members and doesn’t have a set meeting date and time.  Meetings will be posted here. Omaha NOW is staffed by volunteers.

  Link to the Nebraska Unicameral for updates

Take action on national legislation: Write letters to your senators and congresspersons on pending legislation and current issues of national importance to NOW members. Choose to send letters as they appear; add, delete, or change the order of the paragraphs; send by e-mail, fax, or print and send by snail mail.

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Learn more about NOW.  Go to our state NOW page and our national NOW home page.

Services for Women

Omaha Fire Stations are temporary safe houses in an emergency. Locations:

#1 1516 Jackson Street 68102
#3 3126 South 16th Street 68108
#14 4702 So. 25th Street 68107
#20 2209 Florence Blvd. 68110
#21 3454 Ames Avenue 68111
#22 Lindbergh Plaza 68110
#23 9090 No. 30th Street 68112
#30 6936 "F" Street 68117
#32 3434 So. 84th Street 68124
#33 3232 So. 42nd Street 68105
#34 956 South 48th Street 68106
#40 2304 Fontenelle Blvd. 68104
#41 4515 No. 61st Street 68104
#42 3120 No. 102nd Street 68134
#43 5505 No. 103rd Street 68134
#52 10727 Pacific Street 68114
#53 8001 Dodge Street 68114
#55 2909 No. 144th Street 68116
#56 16410 Pacific St. 68118
#60 2929 So. 129th Ave. 68144
#61 11111 "I" Street 68137
#63 16736 "S" St. 68135
#65 7010 So. 142nd St. 68138

 

www.now.org (National Organization for Women)

www.saveourcourts.org (A project of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights)

www.pfaw.org (People for the American Way)

www.civilrights.org (Leadership Conference on Civil Rights)

www.feministmajority.org (Feminist Majority)

www.ppfa.org (Planned Parenthood)

www.ncjw.org (National Coalition of Jewish Women – link to their benchmark campaign)

www.moveon.org

www.au.org (American United for Separation of Church and State)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Try  YWCA hotline at 345-7273 or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) *** 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

Omaha and Douglas County Domestic Violence Related Statistics 2001

Number of domestic violence related murders in Douglas County: 3
Total number of 911 calls received in Douglas County/Omaha: 443,466
Total number of domestic violence 911 calls: 10,184
Number of domestic violence cases investigated by OPD/DVIS: 5,396
Number of domestic violence warrents applied for by OPD/DVIS: 1,684
Number of civil domestic violence protection order requests filed: 3,384
Number of civil domestic violence protection orders served: 3,132
Number of DV crime victims assisted by Omaha/Douglas County Victim Witness Unit: 4,490
Number of cases reviewed by DVPU:   2,569
        Number of cases filed by the DVPU:  2,051
Number of domestic violence guilty pleas: 1,554
Number of misdemeanor domestic violence trials held: 70
Number of misdemeanor domestic violence cases closed by DVPU: 2,101
Average annual number domestic violence offenders on probation at any one time: 843
Number of court ordered domestic voilence pre-sentence investigations: 218


Updated 9/21/2002

How you can get involved

There are many ways in which you can support your community and the work of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. You can donate your time by volunteering for one of the Council's committees or one of the area's victim service providers. You can donate financial resources to support the work of the Council. You can help educate groups with which you may be affiliated by asking one of our experts to speak about domestic violence and the work of the Council. For more information about domestic violence efforts and community resources, please contact the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council of Greater Omaha. Phone: 402-398-9928 Fax: 402-398-0375 Email: dvcc@mitec.net

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

REFERRALS FOR LAWYERS

 REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE

Try Womens Services PC at 554-0110 or Abortion & Contraception Clinc of Nebrsaka at 291-4797 or look up Abortion Clinics On-line

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Print out this form and send it to Omaha NOW, 9136 Grand Ave, Omaha, NE, 68134-22726, or join online at the national NOW page OR email us.

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