It is called NOW, and that’s no coincidence. Clearly, its members have long been tired of being told to wait, to be patient, that their day will come. NOW stands for National Organization for Women, and it is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States today. The activists in NOW weren’t “born yesterday”. The organization was founded half a century ago, at the height of the sixties protest era by civil rights firebrands Betty Friedan and Pauli Murray. Friedan (1921-2006) would gain a well-deserved reputation as a leading US writer, activist and feminist, whose book, The Feminine Mystique , was considered by many to have sparked the second big wave of feminist activism in the turbulent 20 th century. She would continue to be a major voice for women’s rights throughout her life, although she would step down as the president of NOW in 1970, after serving at the head of the organization for a four-year term. She would go on to help establish the N
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Author Roberto Vivo comments on wars past and present, on the world’s great peacemakers and on the pathway to global peace. His basic philosophy: In a world where 9 out of every 10 victims of armed conflict are civilians, war is no longer a viable political alternative. Indeed, it is the ultimate crime against humanity. If rising generations are to have a future, the key will lie in world peace. War is the pathway to oblivion.