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ERA Postcard Drop

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We’re collecting postcards to deliver to the NC House and Senate Rules Committee chairmen urging them to hold a hearing on the ERA ratification bills currently sitting idle in their committees!

Download the cards below (they come 4 to a page, landscape), print them out and invite your friends and family, work colleagues and acquaintances to sign on! We’re collecting the cards and will deliver them en masse to the Chairmen personally in the coming weeks.

Congressional District 10 Action Team leader, Jimmie Cochran Pratt, and ERA-NC Alliance Board Member, Anne Von Brock, recently made a night of it, printing the cards out and getting them ready to distribute!

You can also make phone calls now, we have the phone numbers and suggestions for what to say when you call here: “The NCGA is Back in Session”.

 

Wisdom of Women

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Critical Issues Seminar: Wisdom of Women 
Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Guilford College United Methodist Church
1205 Fleming Road, Greensboro

The NC Council of Churches’ 2018 Critical Issues Seminar will focus on women. The theme will cover topics such as the Equal Rights Amendments, sexual harassment and work place policy, elected office, health care, and public education. Be sure to check out ERA workshop!!

The seminar will begin with opening worship led by the Rev. Dr. Donna Coletrane Battle. Donna is a native of Yanceyville, NC and currently serves as the chaplain at Meredith College. Following worship, Anita Earls will deliver this year’s keynote address. Anita is a civil rights attorney with 30 years’ experience litigating voting rights and other civil rights cases in partnership with community-based organizations. She was the founder and Executive Director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, but recently left that position to run for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. 

Registration information and a list of available workshops can be found at the link. General admission is $25, but a discounted price of $15 is available for students. http://bit.do/NCCCWow

 

Join the Alliance at HKonJ!

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8:30 a.m. Begin gathering corner of Wilmington and South Streets near Shaw University in front of Duke Energy Center. Look for the ERA-NC Alliance Banner.

9:00 a.m. Pre-Rally/Speakers 10:00 a.m. March begins followed by Rally

Consider staying in Raleigh and visiting your legislators to explain why we need the ERA!!

Download the flyer here:

ERA-NC Alliance 2017 Fall Retreat

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YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED TO THE ALLIANCE’S
FIRST FALL RETREAT!

The ERA-NC Alliance Board Retreat will be held at Kunuga Conference Center near Asheville

October 14-15
at the beautiful Kanuga
Conference Center in the
Mountains south of Asheville
www.kanuga.org

Schedule of Events:

October 13, 6PM-9PM

  • Dinner and a Movie for early arrivals
  • Equal Means Equal, movie by Kamala Lopez

October 14, 9AM-5PM

  • General session, breakout groups
  • Review of work done to date by the Alliance
  • Generate new ideas for closing in on ERA ratification!
  • Special luncheon speaker, Hon. Carla Cunningham, lead House sponsor of ERA bill

       6PM-9PM

  • Special dinner speaker, Melinda Lowrance, President, Henderson County NAACP, District 1 Supervisor, NAACP of NC and ERA champion
  • 7:30, Wine and Beer Reception, Cash Bar
  • Silent Auction throughout day to raise funds for ERA-NC (bring items, gift baskets, with lists and values, please) 

October 15, 9AM-11AM
            • ERA-NC Alliance Board Meeting, open to all
 
Room Rates
          $125/night per person in shared room, meals included
          $160/night single, meals included
          $50.48 Saturday only (lunch & dinner included)
          Register early!  Space is tight! $5 registration fee

Register online at https://registration.kanuga.org/4849

SEE YOU THERE!

Constitution Week Movie Screenings

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“Certainly, the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn’t.”
– late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 2010

Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia. Learn why WOMEN still aren’t equal under the US Constitution. Find your local campus showing of the ground-breaking film, Equal Means Equal, and support women’s civil rights.  

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL offers an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today.  Covering workplace harassment, domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, healthcare, and the judicial system; the film makes a compelling and persuasive argument for the urgency of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.

September 2017 Campus Screenings Sponsors
NC4ERA: A Project of NC NOW, ERA-NC Alliance and these universities:
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Tues., Sept. 12 at 6:00 pm
NC State University – Raleigh
Talley Student Union, 2610 Cates Ave

Tues., Sept. 12 at 6:00 pm
NC Central University – Durham
Alfonso Elder Student Union, 1801 Fayetteville St #125

Wed., Sept. 13 at 2:00pm – 5:00 pm
University of NC – Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach Room, Fisher Student Center 

Thurs., Sept. 14 at 7:30 pm
Mars Hill University  – Mars Hill
Belk Auditorium, Wren Student Union, 100 Athletic Dr.

FLAGSHIP SHOWING – DISTINGUISHED PANEL
Fri., Sept. 15 at 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
University of NC – Chapel Hill
Hitchcock Rm. Sonja Haynes Stone Center, 150 South Rd
Click here to download flyer

Constitution Day commemorates the adoption of the United States Constitution. Each educational institution that receives Federal funds for a fiscal year is required to hold an educational program about the U.S. Constitution for its students. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.

Campus 4 ERA is an affiliate of NC 4 ERA: A Project of NC NOW. Visit us on Facebook: NC Campus 4 ERA

Women’s Equality March

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August 26 from 9:30 AM-1:00 PM
American Tobacco Campus, Durham, NC

Join women’s organizations and men and women across the Triangle as we celebrate Women’s Equality Day! This day commemorates the certification of the 19th amendment to the Constitution granting women the right to vote. This occasion has been celebrated since 1973 by Presidential Proclamation after a bill introduced by Bella Abzug. The victory of “Women’s Equality Day” will be recognized at the march and rally and we are rededicating ourselves to eliminating discrimination against women. This year’s theme is “Women’s Equality Now!”

Details: Participants will gather at 9:30 AM at the Durham County Register of Deeds Office at 414 E. Main Street and march to the American Tobacco Campus on Blackwell Street. The rally will have a terrific slate of speakers, performance artists, skits, live music, children’s activities and good food from local restaurants. Sponsor organizations will have tables set up with information about their activities.

Press Conference: In conjunction with the event, there is a press conference August 24th at 10 AM at CCB Plaza at 201 Corcoran Street in Downtown Durham.

Sponsors: Action NC along with partners NARAL Pro-Choice NC, NC Women United, NC Women Matter, NC National Organization for Women (NOW), NC4ERA, NC Women Advance, NC Black Women’s RoundTable, Durham County Women’s Commission, Working America and Women NC.

Lori Bunton

Photos from previous Women’s Equality Marches in Durham

The Alliance at the Feminist 5K

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On June 17, 2017, the annual Feminist 5K was held at John Chavis Memorial Park in Raleigh, NC.

Kennedy and Marge, State Action Team Facilitators, set up a table to represent the Alliance and displayed brochures, flyers, and Equal Means Equal by Jessica Neuwirth. They volunteered with Gailya Paliga, the president of one of our lead organizations, NC NOW, during the event. They spoke with activists, runners, and volunteers to educate them about the ERA ratification movement in North Carolina and our recent mobilization efforts.

2017 Annual Meeting

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Monday, March 13, 2017
2-4 PM
Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh

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Join us as we honor Alliance members for their advocacy work for the civil rights of women and the ERA. Celebrate with us and welcome our special guest speaker. Alliance business will include elections and adoption of bylaws.

The business meeting will be from 2pm to 4pm at:

Highland United Methodist Church
1901 Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-787-4240
Click here for Google map

Keynote Speaker

Terry Schooley began her feminist career in 1971 at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary by forming a NOW chapter with several seminary wives instead of joining the Divinity Dames – the group to teach one how to be a minister’s wife.    After successfully suing the Jefferson County School District for pregnancy discrimination in 1972 she moved to Indiana, working on the successful ratification of the ERA.   Moving to Fayetteville, NC, in 1977 she became active in the local NOW chapter, eventually serving as State President and then the Coordinator of the North Carolina ERA Countdown Campaign   Her first office was in her laundry room and she carried all her work in a laundry basket.

Terry and her husband moved to Delaware in 1983 where she worked for 14 years as Director of Public Affairs and Development, formed a Pro-Choice PAC and worked extensively with the General Assembly.   She was elected to the Christina Board of Education in 1996 where she served as President and also President of the Delaware School Boards Association.   She also became Director of KIDS COUNT in Delaware, housed at the University of Delaware – a child advocacy organization.  In 2003 she was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives with much help from her Women for Schooley fundraising group and then- Senator Joe Biden.   She served in the House for 8 years, chairing the House Education Committee, forming a Kids Caucus of the General Assembly, and sponsoring many bills supporting children, women and their families.    Terry has now retired and moved to Greensboro with her husband, Kit.   One daughter and family live in Durham and a second daughter and family reside in Atlanta.  They spend their time traveling and babysitting.

Celebrate with Us!

Rep. Carla Cunningham and Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr. at ERA-NC Alliance's first meeting to explore pursuing the ERA in North Carolina
Rep. Carla Cunningham and Sen. Floyd McKissick, Jr.

We will recognize Alliance members for their hard work and the General Assembly members who have introduced the ERA this year and gathered co-sponsors: Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr., of Durham introduced SB 85 and Representative Carla Cunningham of Charlotte introduced HB 102.

Elections

We will elect Executive Committee officers and board members for 2017-2019. Open positions are:

  • 2 Co-Presidents
  • 1st Vice Chair (Fundraising)
  • 2nd Vice Chair (Public Relations)
  • 3rd Vice Chair(Membership)
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Board members: up to 14 members, who will serve on specific committees (Fundraising, Public Relations, Membership, Nominating, Legislative, plus ad hoc committees as appropriate)

Click here to read about the candidates. We will also accept nominations of eligible candidates for Executive Committee and Board positions ‘from the floor’ at the meeting.

You can read our proposed organizing by-laws here.

Organizations and individual members with memberships on file by March 1st, 2017 will be eligible to vote at the meeting.

Accomodations

We have a block of rooms for one overnight stay on March 13th at Comfort Inn & Suites Crabtree Valley, 6209 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC, 27612, (919) 782-1112. The rate is $81.18 (including tax, etc.) for less than 10 rooms. If the group picks up 10 or more rooms by March 1, that rate will drop to $77.80 for all reservations. Unused rooms will be released after that date. Each person will be responsible for making their own reservation with the hotel and cancelling if necessary by 4: 00 pm on March 13 to avoid penalty.

 

Registration Form:

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

Additional resources:equalmeansequal-graphic

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.