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10th Anniversary Luncheon

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Annual Meeting and
10th Anniversary Luncheon

Saturday, Nov. 14 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Help us celebrate ten years of advocacy for Equal Rights for All Y’all!

Our Annual Meeting and 10th Anniversary Luncheon will be in person this year at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum in Gibsonville. This is actually one of the locations to explore as part of the new Girl Scouts Equality Trailblazers project!

10th Anniversary

It’s amazing that the ERA-NC Alliance has been advocating for Constitutional equality in North Carolina for ten years. While we haven’t crossed the finish line yet, we’ve raised awareness about the need for the Equal Rights Amendment from Asheville to Wilmington, and most importantly, on Jones St. in Raleigh! Gaining Constitutional equality regardless of gender has never been so close at hand. While we await an equality-friendly General Assembly, we’ve leaned into the American Bar Association’s opinion that the ERA is the 28th Amendment.

Join us as we celebrate our advocacy over the past decade and look forward to seeing the Amendment published in the U.S. Constitution and supporting its implementation here in North Carolina in the coming years.

We have many ticket options to fit all sizes of budgets. We have a New Member Special – save $15 on the luncheon and your first year’s membership. Members and Guests can sponsor a student for the meeting. Lead Organizations can purchase a luncheon table (6 seats) and get a free exhibitor table. And there are many other Sponsoring options available!!

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Annual Meeting

This year, the Alliance will elect all members of the executive council and three members of the board of directors. If you are interested in joining our leadership, we encourage you to visit this page to learn more and to apply. Serving on the executive council or board is a great way to hone your leadership skills, work on meaningful change, and develop lasting friendships.

Do you have photos from the Alliance tucked away in a photo album or digital folder?
We want to include them in our 10-year anniversary slide show!
Please reach out here to make the arrangements!

NC Equality Trailblazers

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The ERA-NC Alliance announces a new sponsored “N.C. Equality Trailblazers” patch in partnership with the Girl Scouts of North Carolina

Together with the Girl Scouts of the N.C. Coastal Pines and our host, the Cape Fear Museum, the ERA-NC Alliance unveiled the new patch Sunday, Sept. 6 at the newly renovated location in downtown Wilmington. The standing exhibits there include five of our equality trailblazers from the lower Cape Fear. [Read more…] about NC Equality Trailblazers

Constitution Day “Lunch & Learn”

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Constitution Day “Lunch & Learn”

September 17 | Noon–1:15 p.m. | Virtual

Featuring keynote speaker Jessica Neuwirth, author of Equal Means Equal

Jessica NeuwirthA decade ago, Jessica Neuwirth’s groundbreaking book, Equal Means Equal, played an important role in the formation of the ERA-NC Alliance. Through her legal work and advocacy, Neuwirth made a powerful case for why the Equal Rights Amendment remains essential to achieving full constitutional equality. In case after case, her book documented the profound need for the ERA.

We were thrilled to welcome Jessica as the keynote speaker for our free Constitution Day “Lunch & Learn” virtual conference on September 17, 2026.

In case you missed it, we recorded the webinar and it is available on our YouTube channel. [Read more…] about Constitution Day “Lunch & Learn”

2026 Candidate Survey

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The ERA-NC Alliance continues its commitment to letting readers know which candidates support the Equal Rights Amendment. We reached out to EVERY North Carolina candidate running for Congress and the General Assembly to determine their support for the ERA. This year our survey is being conducted online, with follow up phone calls and visits to collect as complete a picture of candidates’ support for the ERA as possible before we all cast our votes in November.

A green checkmark means the candidate will co-sponsor and vote for the resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. If a candidate said s/he does not support the ERA, or requested more information about the amendment, you’ll see that listed as well.

If the candidates on your ballot haven’t responded yet, invite them to respond to the survey! A request from a voter in their district may be all it takes to spur them to action.

We will continue to update this page through the election cycle. [Read more…] about 2026 Candidate Survey

The Golden Flyer Returns to NC

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Photo of the original Golden Flyer, a 1914 Saxon motor car driven by two suffragists in their effort to win the vote for women

One hundred and ten years ago, two suffragists drove this car across the nation in support of the 19th Amendment. It was one of the many creative ways women brought attention to their effort to win the right to vote.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, a restored 1916 Saxon is on the road again to raise awareness about the ratified — yet to be published — Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). It left New York City in early March and made its way to North Carolina where it stopped in Henderson and Raleigh,  original tour stops in 1916, as well as in Greensboro, Charlotte and Asheville before continuing on its merry way.

At each stop, members of ERA NOW shared stories from the original tour and the current effort to recognize the ERA as the 28th Amendment. They urged those in attendance to sign their petition for Congressional recognition of the ERA. Members of the ERA-NC Alliance described our efforts here in our state for both state ratification and the ongoing implementation of the ERA by updating NC’s laws to be more gender neutral. Mayors from many cities attended and issued Women’s History Month proclamations, and were awarded certificates for their strong support of the ERA.

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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