Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance
It's Time to Write Women Into the Constitution!
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
Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Our keynote speaker for the annual meeting is Allison Titman, Executive Director of the Alice Paul Institute. She has held leadership, curatorial, and exhibit management roles at several historic house museums in the Washington, D.C. region, as well as the Women’s Memorial at Arlington Cemetery. You can learn more about the excellent work the Alice Paul Institute is doing at their website; they also have lots of background information and photos of Alice Paul herself there as well.
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Noon – 4 pm
(Registration opens at 11:30 am)
Pilgrim United Church of Christ
3011 Academy Road
Durham, NC 27707
pilgrimucc-durham.org
Kati Hornung is Campaign Coordinator for the state-wide, nonpartisan, grassroots VAratifyERA campaign working to ensure Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Her passion on the topic stems from her own life experiences and the interest of her two daughters in achieving constitutional equality. We are pleased to welcome her as our keynote speaker.
We will also celebrate our ERA Champion Award recipients, Joanna Wade, Partner with Winston & Strawn LLP and Julie von Haefen, NC Representative, District 36 (Wake Co.).
During our business meeting we will elect board new board members and review recommended by-laws changes. If you wish to be able to vote at the meeting, you must be a registered, dues-paid member by September 20th. You can easily join or renew your membership online. We are honoring the church’s request that no sales be conducted at the meeting, so we will not be selling t-shirts that day.
If you are interested in running for a position on the board, please review the call for candidates letter.
If you’d like to review the proposed bylaws changes, here are two documents to look at – changes within the full bylaws and proposed changes only.
We’ve arranged for group pricing at a nearby hotel for your convenience. When you register, just let them know you’re with the ERA-NC Alliance Annual Meeting group. Depending on participation, group pricing may end Sept. 20, so book now!
Comfort Inn University Durham/Chapel Hill
3508 Mt. Moriah Road
Durham, NC 27707
www.choicehotels.com/north-carolina/durham/comfort-inn-hotels
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Noon – 4 pm
(Registration opens at 11:30 am)
Parkway United Church of Christ
2151 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Keynote Speaker: Carol Robles-Roman
Co-President and CEO of the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality
Ms. Robles-Roman will share news about the exciting work being done nationwide toward ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, from the hugely successful shadow hearing on Capitol Hill to the ERA Roadshow.
Prior to joining the ERA Coalition, Robles-Roman was the President and CEO of Legal Momentum, where she spearheaded legislative, legal and policy efforts to ensure equal rights for women and girls; to combat human trafficking and violence against women; and to protect women’s economic security. Carol was Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs and Counsel to NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for 12 years. She served as a NYS assistant attorney general for civil rights. Read more about Ms. Robles-Roman.
We will celebrate the state ratification count now at 37 – with just one more state to go! We’ll review our efforts across North Carolina, from municipal resolutions supporting state ratification, to our Congressional Action Teams, to the progress we’re making at the General Assembly.
We will also celebrate our 2018-2019 ERA Champion Award winners:
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Erica D. Smith |
Deb Butler |
The ERA Champion Award is presented to persons who demonstrate superior leadership efforts in advocating for the ideals of equality and justice for women. Advocates are dedicated to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and make exceptional contributions to achieve its passage. Senator Smith and Representative Butler have clearly demonstrated this dedication over the past year – and beyond! We’re delighted that they will join us at our annual meeting!
Business meeting: During the business portion of our meeting, we will hold elections for officers and board members, and review proposed bylaws changes. Learn more about our candidates for Board of Directors and Officer positions. You can also read the minutes from the 2017 Annual Meeting.
