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Sip-n-Paint for the ERA

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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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2025 ERA Advocacy Day

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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

3/26/25 Advocacy Day @ NCGA

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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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RATIFIED Screenings

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RATIFIED is a feature documentary about the 100-year struggle for constitutional gender equality, and it’s an inspiring story of a multi-racial, multi-generational, bi-partisan effort to make Virginia the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.  It’s also a story of how bureaucracy is used to stifle progress, and it takes a close look at the incredible perseverance of women – specifically, the Black women leaders who have taken their rightful place at the front of the movement for gender equality. Our impact campaign will activate 15,000,000 Americans on the issue of gender equality.

Thursday, October 17th, 2024
7:00 pm- 9:00pm (with panel discussion)
Lumina Theater, UNCW campus
615 Hamilton Dr.
Wilmington NC 28403
$10 suggested donation for non-students
Come early to grab pictures with the Vote Equality “Notorious RVG” (Ruthless Vote Getter) and pick up swag.

N.C. Politics 2024

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Our goal for 2024? Turn the NCGA “pro-ERA”

Turning the NCGA “pro-women” means an all-out effort from everyone.

First things first: Find out the hard facts about the N.C. political landscape. Then, use those facts to turn the NCGA.

Join us on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m., as political science expert Michael Bitzer sheds light on North Carolina voting patterns and what we can expect for 2024. Zoom in with us for the maps, the candidates, the drama, the scoop!

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2023 Annual Meeting

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2023 ERA-NC Alliance Annual Meeting
Saturday, December 9
11 A.M. – Noon
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 on the status of the Equal Rights Amendment and Alliance activities in 2023, as well as elections of Directors for 2024-2025. [Read more…] about 2023 Annual Meeting

UPDATE: U.S. Senate Vote at 12:30 p.m. Thursday

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The U.S. Senate IS set to affirm that the ERA is the 28th Amendment this Thursday

Floor speeches to begin at 6 p.m. TONIGHT on the Equal Rights Amendment’s rightful place in U.S. Constitution

It’s been:
• 175 years since the ERA was first proposed,
• 100 years since it was introduced in Congress,
• 50 years since Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendments to the states,
• 3 years since the final state necessary ratified,
• 1 year since the ERA went into effect.
And now finally. Finally.

The U.S. Senate votes Thursday to affirm that, yes, they agree that the Equal Rights Amendment is the enshrined 28th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Be there for this historic moment.

The ERA Coalition will live-stream the Senate floor speeches on Wednesday and the vote and press conference on Thursday, so tune into the Coalition on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to watch.

Times are estimates and subject to change based on Senate schedules:
• Wednesday, 6 p.m. ET — Speeches on the Senate floor
• Thursday, 12:30 p.m. ET — Vote on Senate Joint Resolution 4
• Thursday, 3 p.m. ET — Press conference

Make Your Voice Heard

Please urge Tillis and Budd to support Senate Joint Resolution 4! 

Sen. Thom Tillis
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
(202) 224-6342
https://www.tillis.senate.gov

Sen. Ted Budd
B85 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3154
https://www.budd.senate.gov/share-your-opinion/

Bills Introduced at NCGA to Ratify ERA

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ERA, that crazy notion of women’s equality,
is officially 100 years old 

Raleigh — Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman wrote the Equal Rights Amendment a century ago: “Equal rights, under the law, shall not be denied or abridged, by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

The requisite 38 states have ratified the ERA but you will not find North Carolina on that list.

Yet.

Today, on International Women’s Day, Rep. Julie von Haefen and Sen. Natalie Murdock held a press conference announcing two new bills that will put North Carolina firmly on record as supporters of equal rights under the law for all its citizens.

Visit the ERA-NC Alliance YouTube channel or  Facebook page
to watch the press conference.

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Press Release: New NC Ratification Bill

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For immediate release

ERA, that crazy notion of women’s equality,
is officially 100 years old 

Raleigh — Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman wrote the Equal Rights Amendment a century ago: “Equal rights, under the law, shall not be denied or abridged, by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

The requisite 38 states have ratified the ERA but you will not find North Carolina on that list.

Yet.

At 10 a.m. on March 8, International Women’s Day, Rep. Julie von Haefen and Sen. Natalie Murdock will hold a press conference announcing two new bills that will put North Carolina firmly on record as supporters of equal rights under the law for all its citizens. The press conference will be held at the N.C. General Assembly, 16 W. Jones St., Raleigh.

Tens of millions of Americans have assumed that the land of “liberty and justice for all” naturally included women. It does not.

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