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USA’s 250th is time for ERA

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Opinion: USA’s 250th anniversary is time for ERA Equality for All

Elizabeth “Liz” Colton, Guest Opinion

After 250 years of USA history beginning with “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence of 1776, women’s equality is still not included as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution in effect since 1789.

The time is now for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the Constitution. This Women’s History Month and during primary voting preceding this year’s November elections, it’s important we speak out again in support of equal rights for all.

Some people will say, “We thought the ERA was fully ratified, already added as 28th Amendment of the Constitution.” It’s ratified by enough states, but not certified. Still today there are only 27 amendments. [Read more…] about USA’s 250th is time for ERA

WIN 2 Tickets to SUFFS!!

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Get your raffle tickets to win 2 tickets to see the hit Broadway show SUFFs!

Join the ERA-NC Alliance for an evening with SUFFS on its national tour. We’ll be in Charlotte at the Belk Theater at Blumenthal Arts Center on Wednesday, March 11th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Join your sister/fellow advocates for this fun evening – our members who attended a show in New York City says it was wonderful to spend an evening with our people!

If you missed the chance to secure tickets to the show, click below to order raffle tickets to win a pair – and to support the ERA-NC Alliance! It’s $25 per ticket, or you can get 5 tickets for $100. Winner will be announced on March 1st.

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SUFFs on Tour!

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Behind every powerful woman… are more powerful women.

Join the ERA-NC Alliance for an evening with SUFFS on its national tour. We’ll be in Charlotte at the Belk Theater at Blumenthal Arts Center on Wednesday, March 11th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Join your sister/fellow advocates for this fun evening – and save more than $20 per ticket with our group ticket discount!

Get your tickets!

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2025 Annual Meeting – New Date!

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2025 ERA-NC Alliance Annual Meeting
Saturday, November 15 (New date)
10:30 a.m. EST
Virtual meeting on Zoom

On behalf of the ERA-NC Alliance, we deeply thank you for your support of the ERA-NC Alliance.  We invite you to join us for the annual meeting for updates on the status of the Equal Rights Amendment and Alliance activities in 2025, and we’ll elect new members of our Board of Directors for 2026-2027. [Read more…] about 2025 Annual Meeting – New Date!

Let’s Talk about Equal Pay

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Commemorate Women’s Equality Day with the ERA-NC Alliance

Aug 26, 2025 01:00 PM Eastern Time
Rachel Feldman is the director and screenwriter of the dramatic film, LILLY, about Lilly Ledbetter's fight for equal pay.
Rachel Feldman

Please join the ERA-NC Alliance’s candid conversation on the gender pay gap with  Rachel Feldman, director and screenwriter of the film “LILLY.”  LILLY is a powerful dramatic film based on the true story of working-class hero, Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight for equal pay went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. We’ll also discuss bills that would guarantee equal pay currently pending at the N.C. General Assembly.

This is not a screening of “LILLY.”  You can prepare for this event by learning more about the film at www.lillymovie.com. You can rent or buy LILLY on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and other streaming sites.

Did you miss our live event? You can still watch it on our YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjxs_NxTtog

The ERA & LGBTQ+ Rights

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How the Equal Rights Amendment supports LGBTQ+ people

The ERA was originally penned in 1923 by Alice Paul and rewritten in 1943 to read:

“Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.”

The ERA was passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification.

When the ERA finally met all of the criteria under Article V of the Constitution in 2020 with Virginia becoming the 38th state to ratify the Amendment, the fear and fight against application of the amendment for the LGBTQ+ community heightened. [Read more…] about The ERA & LGBTQ+ Rights