NOW President Terry O'Neill To Visit Rochester & Seneca Falls

ALBANY, NY (04/27/2010)(readMedia)-- NOW (National Organization for Women) President Terry O'Neill will be in Rochester and Seneca Falls, NY from April 30 to May 2. As head of the largest feminist organization in the nation, O'Neill works for the organization's priorities, including a US Constitutional Amendment to guarantee equal rights for women, the achievement of full economic equality for women, securing women's rights to safe, legal abortion, full reproductive freedom along with other women's health issues, civil rights for all, ending violence against women, and opposing bigotry based on race and sexual orientation or identity.

During her visit O'Neill will meet with young feminists, NOW members, and the general public (complete schedule below). The highlight will be the Saturday, May 1 Feminist Wine Tour, a bus trip to several Finger Lakes wineries. The bus leaves from Seneca Falls where O'Neill will tour the National Women's Hall of Fame.

NOW-NYS President Marcia Pappas described the visit as "a real privilege to have the National NOW President visit Rochester and Seneca Falls. In fact, it's a rare opportunity for NOW members and the general public to have face-to-face discussions with this important national figure. I, for one, am eager to hear what O'Neill has to say about the chances for CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, and to learn what hopes she has for the national ERA in the current political climate."

For more information about O'Neill's visit, contact Alberta Roesser at 585-755-8313 or nysnowintern@gmail.com.

NOW President Terry O'Neill's Schedule:

Friday, April 30, 2010

10 – 11:30 AM Talk at the University of Rochester, UR Interfaith Chapel

Sanctuary – contact Angela Clark Taylor, 585-275-6947.

Free & Open to the public.

7 PM – 9 PM Discussion with NOW President Terry O'Neill

First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd.

Free & Open to the public.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

10 AM – 4 PM Feminist Wine Tour with Terry O'Neill, 115 Falls Street,

Seneca Falls, NY. $60 ($40 NOW members)

Call 585-755-8313 to reserve a seat on the bus

Sunday, May 2, 2010

10 AM – Noon Brunch for Young Feminists and University/College Professors

Susan B. Anthony House.

Free & Space is limited, RSVP 585-729-0461