Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Note: forwarded message attached. Subj: Sybil to speak at NOW Convention Date: 6/28/2005 12:57:26 PM Eastern Standard Time From: ilena03@... http://www.now.org/press/06-05/06-23.html The National Organization for Women (NOW) will hold its annual conference July 1-3 in Nashville, Tennessee. This year's theme, "Unbought and Unbossed," honors the life and contributions of the late Shirley Chisholm, and represents NOW's steadfast commitment to women's equality and reproductive justice despite the current political climate. Adding to the excitement at this year's conference are the national officer elections. As we do every four years, NOW delegates will elect four leaders — including the national NOW President — to serve and lead the organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Voting will take place Saturday night from 7-9pm. Sybil Niden Goldrich, co-founder of the Command Trust Network, whose activism led to the landmark 1992 congressional hearings and restriction of the sale of the then-unregulated silicone breast implants; ~~~~~~~ Note from SweetCaroline: I think we all owe sybil a big THANK YOU AND BRAVO -----SHE HAS WORKED FOR A LONG TIME IN THIS ISSUE and has been in THE DEEP TRENCH'S ----she has had to fight the BIG BOYS and the ones with power and pull and it must have been a real TRAUMA ----she lost her case in a shaft of court dealings ---but still kept on fighting even tho she got flack alot for NOT DOING ENOUGH but after much though I sure do ADMIRE her " stick to it " and constant fight for all of us -----SHE may not have had the power the others in the TCC had but she sure had the WORDS AND DEDICATION FOR OUR SIDE -----I think she has done all any of us could have done and more ----she keeps going -----like the bunny ----she just CARES AND KNOWS THE FACTS AND TELLS IT TOO ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN AND FIGHTS AND FIGHTS ON FOR US ALL ------LETS GIVE HER A THANK YOU AND A BRAVO -----I know I had to eat my words with her many times --cause its easy to want more done ----but hard to get it done ---- shes a good lady and a good friend to all the silicone victims ----- cant wait to hear her speech --quite an honor I think ------luv caroline ==================================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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