Join members and friends of Monroe County NOW, along with Prism Youth Community (part of Bloomington PRIDE), for our next LGBTQ+ Rights Book Club on Tuesday, May 21, from 6:30 to 8pm at the Bloomington Center for Connection! We will be reading Dreadnought: Nemesis by April Daniels. The Monroe County Public Library has two copies of this book.

Join Monroe County NOW and Indivisible Bloomington & 9th District Tuesday, May 21, 12 - 2pm for the #StopTheBans Rally and Reproductive Justice Fair! This event will take place on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn.

At noon local time at statehouses, town squares, and courthouses across the nation, we will show up to speak out and fight back against this unconstitutional attempt to gut Roe v. Wade and punish people with uteruses.

We are pleased to team up with Indivisible to host this event. Come to hear how you can fight for reproductive justice rights here in Indiana, and join with other organizations in saying no to these bans.

These bans hit low-income folks, LGBTQ+ folks, and people of color especially hard. Not everyone who has a uterus and who needs access to reproductive justice is a woman.

We will also have a table for you to contact your representatives, with postcards, scripts, and stamps. The Monroe County Courthouse is located at 100 W. Kirkwood Ave. in Bloomington.

Event hashtag: #StopTheBans

RSVP on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/453027012167111/

Join members and friends of Monroe County NOW for our April Justice Committee Meeting! We will discuss issues in racial justice, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ+ rights and upcoming events and actions pertaining to these issues.

Join us for our next general chapter meeting on Sunday, March 24, from 3 to 5pm at Noodles & Company in Eastland Plaza. We are finalizing our focus and speakers for this meeting. Stay tuned to our website (www.monroecountynow.org), Facebook, and Twitter for updated information.

Noodles & Company is located at 2650 E. Third Street in Bloomington.

Join members and friends of Monroe County NOW for our next LGBTQ+ Rights Book Club on Sunday, March 17, from 4 to 6pm! We will be reading Would You Rather? by Katie Heaney. This event is at a private residence. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail lgbtq.mcnow@gmail.com.

There will be non-alcoholic drinks and some vegetarian snacks provided. Please bring a vegetarian snack to share!

Join members and friends of Monroe County NOW for our March Justice Committee Meeting! We will discuss issues in racial justice, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ+ rights and upcoming events and actions pertaining to these issues.

Please join us this Tuesday, February 26, from 5 to 6:30pm for a panel on the hate crimes bill and reproductive health and abortion bills in the 2019 Indiana Legislature. The panel will be held in the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Moot Court Room. This is an emergency community event to energize and advocate!

Indiana is one of only five states without a Hate Crimes Law -- and recent actions of the Indiana Senate stripping the bill again threaten passage. The Indiana legislature also is considering new abortion restrictions that are unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade but would invite the newly constituted Supreme Court to reconsider constitutional protections.

Panelists include Indiana State Rep. Matt Pierce, Indiana State Sen. Mark Stoops, Bloomington City Council Member Jim Sims, Bloomington Police Chief Mike Diekhoff, Transgender Business Owner (Bikesmiths) Jeanne Smith, Dr. Robert Wrenn, IU Student Ricky Tellez, and IU Professors Jeannine Bell, Dawn Johnsen & Shruti Rana.

Sponsors include IU Maurer School of Law Organizations: American Constitution Society, Latinx Law Student Association, Black Law Students Association, Feminist Law Forum, If/When/How; Monroe County Black Democratic Caucus; Monroe County NOW; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana and Kentucky; and Indivisible Bloomington & Ninth District.

Join members and friends of Monroe County NOW for our February Justice Committee Meeting! We will discuss racial justice, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ+ rights and upcoming events and actions pertaining to these issues.

Monroe County NOW is proud to support the 2019 PRIDE Film Festival!

Join members and friends of Monroe County NOW's LGBTQ+ Committee as we gather together for the Saturday, February 2, showing of Hoosier, Three Centimeters, and Mapplethorpe at 7pm. We will meet at 6:45pm in front of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

As a sponsor of the film festival, we have four (4) single tickets to the showing. We would like to first offer these to members and friends who otherwise will not be able to attend the festival. If you would like a ticket, please email commdirector.mcnow@gmail.com. First come, first serve.

For more information about the film festival, visit https://bloomingtonpride.org/film.