Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance
It's Time to Write Women Into the Constitution!
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!
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!
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.
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 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
We’ve had some great Sip-n-Paint fundraisers for the ERA-NC Alliance this summer in Wilmington, Chapel Hill and Greensboro!
Don’t miss out! Register for our last event in Raleigh (details below)! 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!
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.