SCLC / Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc.

History

SCLC/ W.O.M.E.N., INC. World Headquaters Inside Invitation "Women of the Civil Rights Movement" Drum Major for Justice 2004 Awardees SCLC/ W.O.M.E.N., INC. Opening Invitation, 1995 Selma Freedom Park Memorials Rev. Hosea Williams, Congressman John Lewis, Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster Freedom Wall of Selma Dedication, 2005

SCLC/ Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (W.O.M.E.N.) was founded in 1979 by Evelyn Gibson Lowery, to champion the rights of women, children, families, and responding to the problems of the disenfranchised regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, or religion.  We are an independent 501c(3) nonprofit organization and our scope is worldwide, focusing on human rights concerns and transcending national boundaries. Our organization includes members from different denominations and accepts girls and women of any race, nationality, or culture.   To avoid the duplication of services we often collaborate with other organizations, in order to increase the effort in improving the lives of children and low-income people. Our collaborators include: The City of Atlanta Bureau of Recreation City of Atlanta Fire Department Operation Peace Operation Weed & Seed Healthy Grandparents Georgians United Against Violence Conversations With Daughters Community Resident Associations, and others.