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Host an “Equal Means Equal” Houseparty!

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Host a showing in your home at any time at your own convenience!

Here’s how:

  1. Purchase and download a home copy of the film at https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/equal-means-equal/id1145018277
    Available in SD and HD versions. The film is also available at Amazon.com.
    Also, encourage your local public library to purchase a copy of the DVD and get it in general circulation!
  2. Learn about the film themes at http://equalmeansequal.com/:
    1. The Gender Pay Gaptcffleaves
    2. Pregnancy Discrimination and Maternity Rights
    3. Domestic Violence
    4. Rape and Sexual Assault
    5. Female Poverty
    6. Child Sex Trafficking
    7. Healthcare and Reproductive Rights
    8. Juvenile Justice, Prison and Rates of Female Incarceration
    9. International Women’s Rights
    10. The Law
  3. Please be sure to contact us when you host a party! Send us an email about your event to membership@era-nc.org. We would like to THANK YOU on our website!
  4. Let your local media know you’re participating in raising awareness of the need for the Equal Rights Amendment!

About the Movie

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today. By following both real life stories and precedent-setting legal cases, director Kamala Lopez discovers how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace matters to domestic violence, rape and sexual assault to the foster care system, the healthcare system and the legal system. Along the way, she reveals the inadequacy of present laws in place that claim to protect women, ultimately presenting a compelling and persuasive argument for the urgency of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.  – equalmeansequal.com

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Watch the trailer at http://equalmeansequal.com/trailer/

To arrange a public viewing/screening at your local theater Contact – Jeffrey Winter, THE FILM COLLABORATIVE festivals@thefilmcollaborative.org   (323) 207-8321

Per the filmmaker:
Maximum of 25 viewers at house parties. No fundraising ticket sales, but donations may be accepted for refreshment costs or to contribute to organizations like ERA-NC to further efforts to pass the ERA.

 

 

ERA Legislative Survey 2016

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Legislative, Congressional candidates respond to Equal Rights survey

In response to a recent survey on the Equal Rights Amendment, many North Carolina candidates for the General Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives have declared support for the ERA. Most of the legislative candidates who responded said “yes” when asked: “If elected, will you cosponsor and vote for the resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment?”

View the surveys here: NC House  | NC Senate

The survey was conducted by the Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance. The nonpartisan Alliance, organized this spring, is dedicated to ratification of the ERA. According to Roberta Madden, co-chair, “The amendment is needed to provide bedrock constitutional protection for equal rights for everyone, regardless of gender. We are very pleased by the broad support for equal rights. Supporters include Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians,” she said. The ERA will be introduced in the General Assembly in 2017.

If candidates in your district have responded, please be sure to thank them! If they have not yet responded, urge them to do so. We will continue to update this page as more more responses come in. The goal is to get as many candidates to sign on for the ERA as soon as possible.

The following state Senate candidates pledged to cosponsor and vote for the ERA:

  • Angela R. Bryant, incumbent (D-4)
  • Albert Pacer (D-11)
  • Toni Morris (D-19)
  • Floyd McKissick, incumbent (D-20)
  • Mike Woodard, incumbent (D-22)
  • Valerie P. Foushee, incumbent (D-23)
  • Dannie M. Montgomery (D-25)
  • Paul A. Lowe, Jr., incumbent (D-32)
  • Robert Brown (D-36)
  • Jeff Jackson, incumbent (D-37)
  • Lloyd Scher (D-39)
  • Jonathan Hudson (D-41)
  • Art Sherwood (D-45)
  • Anne Fischer (D-46)
  • Norman Bossert (D-48)
  • Terry Van Duyn, incumbent (D-49)

Three state Senate candidates said they oppose the ERA:

  • Eric Weaver (R-16)
  • Marguerite Cooke (R-40)
  • Chris Cole (Lib-41)

The following state House candidates pledged to cosponsor and vote for the ERA:

  • Ray Martin (R-11)
  • George Graham, incumbent (D-12)
  • Rodney Alexander (D-13)
  • Dan Whitten (D-15)
  • Steve Unger (D-16)
  • Charles Warren (D-17)
  • Susi Hamilton, incumbent (D-18)
  • Larry D. Hall, incumbent (D-29)
  • M. (Mickey) Michaux, Jr., incumbent (D-31)
  • Rosa U. Gill, incumbent (D-33)
  • Yvonne Lewis Holley, incumbent (D-38)
  • Joe John (D-40)
  • Marvin W. Lucas, incumbent (D-42)
  • Roberta Waddle (D-45) – withdrew
  • Thomas (Tom) Howell, Jr. (Lib-46)
  • Cynthia Ball (D-49)
  • Graig R. Meyer, incumbent (D-50)
  • Jon Blum (D-53)
  • Kim Hargett (D-55)
  • Mary (Pricey) Harrison, incumbent (D-57)
  • Cecil Brockman, incumbent (D-60)
  • Lois Bohnsack (D-70)
  • Evelyn Terry, incumbent (D-71)
  • Earle Schecter (D-82)
  • John Wayne Kahl (D-84)
  • Vera Smith Reynolds (D-90)
  • Sue Counts (D-93)
  • Rochelle Rivas (D-103)
  • Peter Noris (D-104)
  • Connie Green-Johnson (D-105)
  • Carla Cunningham, incumbent (D-106)
  • Brian Turner, incumbent (D-116)
  • Maureen Mahan Copelof (D-113)
  • Susan C. Fisher, incumbent (D-114)
  • John Ager, incumbent (D-115)
  • Rhonda Cole Schandevel (D-118)

Four state House candidates said they oppose the ERA:

  • Elissa Fuchs (R-30)
  • Brian Irving (Lib-36)
  • David Ulmer (Lib-49)
  • Rena W. Turner, incumbent (R-84)

Two state House candidates said they were unsure about supporting the ERA:

  • Larry M. Bell, incumbent (D-21)
  • Lee Zachary, incumbent (R-73)

Among comments from ERA legislative candidate proponents, Senate candidate Toni Morris (D-19) indicated her support “because the rights of women are constantly being attacked.” House incumbent John Ager (D-115) stated, “The U.S. Constitution needs to protect explicitly the rights of all its citizens.”  Earle Schecter (D-82) wrote, “Sadly, we need such an amendment now more than ever.”

U.S. Senate candidate Deborah Ross (D) pledged to cosponsor and support ERA legislation.

Four candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives responded to the questionnaire, all saying that they would cosponsor and vote for an ERA resolution:

  • David Price, incumbent (D-4)
  • Andy Millard (D-10)
  • Rick Bryson (D-11)
  • Alma Adams, incumbent (D-12)

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April 12 ERA-NC Launch

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Join us for our formal launch event and panel discussion!

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
3:30 – 5:30 pm

Panel Discussion: “Why the ERA? Why now?”
followed by Reception

Wake Forest University
DeTamble Auditorium (Tribble Hall)
Winston-Salem, NC

equal_means_equal_finalWe’re celebrating the formal launch of the Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance with a panel discussion featuring:

  • Dr. E. Faye Williams, National President and CEO of the National Congress of Black Women
  • NC Representative Evelyn Terry, District 71 (Forsyth County), co-sponsor of the ERA in the NC General Assembly 2015 term
  • Michael C. Pisapia, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University and author of the upcoming book, Educating a Nation: Gender, Federalism and the Rise of Women’s Political Authority
  • Marena Groll, Founder of NC 4 ERA

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