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Sip-n-Paint for the ERA

May 12, 2025 by Audrey Muck Leave a Comment

Sipping and Painting in WilmingtonWe’ve scheduled some fun Sip-n-Paint fundraisers for the ERA-NC Alliance this summer! Enjoy a glass of wine and some snacks, grab your brushes and help us raise funds for some exciting events we’re planning. We’re partnering with Wine & Design for these events. They provide the space, the art supplies and a painting instructor; we’re providing the first few bottles of wine (so you may want to bring some along as well!) and snacks.

Who are you inspired by … Frida Kahlo? Georgia O’Keeffe? Mary Cassatt? Don’t worry, you don’t need to be a famous artist to pick up some brushes and join us for a fun gathering. Visit our Facebook page for photos from past events. We can’t wait to see your works of art!

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Filed Under: Events, Uncategorized Tagged With: ERA-NC Alliance, fun, fundraising, paint, wine

Women’s History Month: Yes Ma’am!

March 31, 2025 by Audrey Muck Leave a Comment

Join us as we celebrate these fabulous North Carolina women!

This beautiful campaign was designed by Judy Lotas, Vice President, Public Relations. Thank you, Judy!

Fun fact: our P.O. box is at the Maya Angelou Post Office in Winston-Salem.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Women's History Month

ERA Bills Filed at the NCGA

March 27, 2025 by Audrey Muck 1 Comment

House and Senate bills for North Carolina to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment were introduced this week. You can read them on the NCGA’s website:

H500: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H500
S438: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S438

Please thank the bill co-sponsors – they are our ERA Champions! Both bills were referred to their respective Rules Committees, where bills unfortunately tend to die of neglect.

Ross Nethery was kind enough to video the press conference, you can find that on our Facebook page, and we’ll post video from the NCGA video feed on our YouTube page soon.

 

Filed Under: ERA News

2025 ERA Advocacy Day

March 26, 2025 by Audrey Muck Leave a Comment

New bills affirm 28th Amendment to U.S. Constitution, urge N.C. to ratify ERA

North Carolina Rep. Julie von Haefen and Sen. Natalie Murdock introduced bills affirming the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment and urging North Carolina to become the 39th state to ratify.

The ERA was fully ratified in January 2020, and has been affirmed as the 28th Amendment by the American Bar Association and respected constitutional scholars.

Rep Julie von Haefen“I am proud to be the primary House sponsor of this bill for the fourth consecutive session,” said Rep. von Haefen. “Some people may ask why our state still needs to pass a bill regarding the ERA after Virginia became the final state necessary for ratification in 2020. [Read more…] about 2025 ERA Advocacy Day

Filed Under: ERA News, Events, Uncategorized Tagged With: Audrey Muck, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA-NC Alliance, Jennifer Rubin, League of Women Voters of NC, Marla Barthen, Megan Shook, NC Association of Women Attorneys, North Carolina, Rep. Julie von Haefen, Sen. Natalie Murdock

3/26/25 Advocacy Day @ NCGA

March 15, 2025 by Audrey Muck 1 Comment

ERA Advocacy Day, 2023
ERA Advocacy Day, 2023

We’re looking forward to seeing you in Raleigh on March 26 at the North Carolina General Assembly, 16 W. Jones St.! Bring your signs and energy and talking points as we rally for equality and visit our legislators in their offices.

 

We’re excited that new ERA ratification bills will be introduced that day by our ERA Champions, Representatives Julie von Haefen, Mary Belk, Lindsey Prather and Renee Price, and Senators Julie Mayfield, Natalie Murdock and Woodson Bradley.

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Filed Under: Action Alert, ERA News, Events Tagged With: Advocacy Day, ERA, NCGA, North Carolina General Assembly

NCGA Bills Will Protect Marriage Equality

February 28, 2025 by Audrey Muck Leave a Comment

Equality champion Rep. Deb Butler files two bills to protect same-sex marriage in N.C.

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, North Carolina still has a ban on the books regarding same-sex marriage.

State Rep. Deb Butler’s first proposal, House Bill 174, would obliterate the ban and affirm the federal protections of all married couples, regardless of gender.

The second bill, House Bill 175, seeks a state constitutional amendment explicitly safeguarding marriage equality in North Carolina. This amendment would ensure protection even if the federal Supreme Court has second thoughts.

“Deb Butler has long been a champion for Equal Rights, so it came as no surprise to see her seek a state constitutional amendment to protect same-sex marriage in North Carolina,” said Marla Barthen, ERA-NC Alliance co-president and Butler’s constituent. “If you know her, you know she does not yield or back down on matters of equality.”

Given a shifting federal judiciary, North Carolina has the power to fortify civil rights protections for all its citizens. Butler said, “Marriage equality is a settled issue for the vast majority of Americans, and our state should reflect that reality. These bills are about ensuring dignity, security and legal protection for all families in the face of uncertainty at the federal level.”

We applaud Rep. Deb Butler for her strong support of human rights, from same-sex marriage security to equality for all through the 28th Amendment, formerly known as the Equal Rights Amendment.

Filed Under: ERA News Tagged With: equal rights, marriage equality, NC, North Carolina, Rep Deb Butler, Same-sex marriage

Take Action! Discriminatory SAVE Act

February 19, 2025 by Audrey Muck Leave a Comment

THE ‘SAVE’ ACT ENDANGERS WOMEN VOTERS

Does the name on your birth certificate match the name you go by today? Or did your last name change when you married?

If the names don’t match, the federal SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) would require proof on paper that you are a U.S. citizen before you can register to vote or update your voter registration information. You’d have to dig up your birth certificate or show a passport or some other proof of citizenship. This is totally unnecessary, as state election officials already have systems in place to verify your status as a citizen.

The SAVE Act is simply legislation playing politics. Half of us in this country don’t own passports. Your birth certificate may have drowned in a flood. And if you’re a married woman who took her husband’s name, good luck hunting for the right pieces of paper to prove you are you. In fact, the SAVE Act makes no mention of being able to show a marriage certificate or change-of-name documentation.

Women and citizens of color are most vulnerable to this kind of discrimination. The Center for American Progress notes that as many as 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s name do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name.

CALL OR WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS AND TELL THEM TO VOTE NO! ON THE SAVE ACT

Find your U.S. Representative’s and Senators’ contact information here

 

Filed Under: Action Alert

Thank you, ERA advocates!

January 18, 2025 by Audrey Muck 1 Comment

On Friday, January 17, 2025, President Biden issued a historic opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment, confirming that the amendment has met all the Article V requirements to amend the Constitution, and that it should be published immediately as the 28th Amendment.

This opinion supersedes that of the Trump-era Office of Legal Counsel preventing the National Archivist from certifying Virginia’s 2020 ratification of the ERA, as he had for the Nevada (2017) and Illinois (2018) ratifications. As Virginia was the 38th and final state needed to ratify, the ERA is therefore the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The text of the Equal Rights Amendment simply reads: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

The ERA allows the courts to apply the strictest scrutiny in gender discrimination cases, and it gives us the foundation we need to build a more equitable state and nation.

The ERA-NC Alliance thanks all the activists over the years who have never given up on the Equal Rights Amendment, from our lead and member organizations, the ERA Champions in Congress and the North Carolina General Assembly, our Alliance founders and leadership past and present to all our dedicated members and advocates.  We thank you all for the arduous and continued work to get here.

Now we roll up our sleeves and start implementing the ERA.

Filed Under: ERA News Tagged With: 28A

Biden Confirms ERA is 28A!

January 17, 2025 by Audrey Muck Leave a Comment

This morning President Biden issued his opinion that the Equal Rights Amendment is in fact the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution! Here’s his statement:

“I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex. We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women’s full equality once and for all.

On January 27, 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles to be formally added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment. I agree with the ABA and with leading legal constitutional scholars that the Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.

It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people. In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: the 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.”

Thank you for staying engaged, for calling, for texting, for keeping the pressure on the Biden-Harris administration to enshrine the ERA in the Constitution! Now we roll up our sleeves to start implementing the ERA!

Filed Under: ERA News Tagged With: 28A, Constitution, Joe Biden

Urgent Action NOW!

November 23, 2024 by Audrey Muck Leave a Comment

Write a Postcard to President Biden

Write a postcard to President Biden. Ask him to instruct the Federal Archivist to PUBLISH our fully ratified Equal Rights Amendment, the 28th Amendment!!

Address:

President Joe Biden
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20500

You can also call the White House at (202) 456-1111, or text (302) 404-0880.

Time is short! President Biden must do this before January 20th!

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From the national ERA Coalition:

Gender equality shouldn’t wait any longer! We’ve met all requirements for the Equal Rights Amendment to be part of the Constitution. Now it’s time for President Biden to cement his legacy as a champion for gender equality and do everything he can to make sure it’s published before the end of his presidency.  You can also help us spread the word about this campaign via social media. We need everyone who cares about gender equality to rally for the ERA.

You can also use these reminders from ERA-NC Alliance member and attorney, Gina Collias:

The American Bar Association (ABA) agrees Biden must publish. U.S. Senator Gillibrand agrees Biden must publish.

1.  No 7 year deadline is in the text of the ERA, so this ‘7 years’ business is GOP disinformation.

2. No state can ever rescind an amendment under Article V. Think prohibition. It came in with an amendment, and it had to be repealed by a separate amendment.

#PublishTheERA ASAP!

Filed Under: Action Alert Tagged With: *publishthe ERA, #publishnow, Publish

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