Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance
It's Time to Write Women Into the Constitution!
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.
The Equal Rights Amendment Bills, House Bill 271 and Senate Bill 184, are still active bills since constitutional amendments are exempt from crossover deadline. In the next few weeks, please escalate personal visits, emails, letters, and calls with your elected representatives and senators in the NC General Assembly. It needs to be a face-to-face visit, individualized mailing, or phone call.
First, if your representative or senator is a Republican, please express your insistence that he/she must get the ERA Bills out of committee with a favorable report because women’s rights are foundational to this country. [Read more…] about June Action for the ERA
Bills to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment were introduced in both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly on March 5th. ERA-NC Alliance organized a statewide presence in Raleigh, with ERA advocates from the coast to the mountains on hand to witness the introductions and to encourage every single member of the General Assembly to sign on as a co-sponsor. A panel discussion was held in the NCGA Equal Rights Caucus featuring Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority, and Carol Jenkins and Bettina Hager of the ERA Coalition, with ERA-NC Alliance co-president Joanna Wade as moderator. That was followed by a press conference with the bills’ primary sponsors and many co-sponsors present. A mobile billboard organized by Alliance Lead Organization, League of Women Voters of NC, also circled the capitol throughout the day!
Press Conference video:
Equal Rights Caucus video:
Video courtesy of Brave Lens Films, Inc.
Can’t make it to the NC General Assembly on March 5th but want to be part of the action?
You can contact the legislators representing your county to let them know that you strongly support the Equal Rights Amendment and expect them to do the same.
Here are some key points to cover (although we hope you will use your own voice, stories, and perspective!):
Legislators’ individual addresses can be found at www.NCleg.gov, click on ‘District Representation’, ‘Find your legislator’, scroll down to “representation by County”, enter your county, click on the names for both office and home mailing addresses. An in-person visit is always best, but emails and phone calls also count!
Thank you for joining us in this work!
Below is a list of the NC General Assembly Members who have indicated past support for a bill to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (either through past co-sponsorship or positive response to the 2018 ERA-NC Alliance survey of candidates’ positions). The lead sponsors of past ratification bills are noted in bold italics.
Please thank them for their support, and talk with them about ways to expand support for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment among their fellow legislators during the 2019-2020 Legislative Session!
You can also view the responses to our 2018 Candidates Survey here.
| Senator/Party/District | Representative/Party/District |
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Sen Erica Smith-Ingram D 3 Sen Terry Van Duyn D 49 Sen Valerie Foushee D 23 Sen Kirk DeViere D 19 Sen Floyd McKissick, Jr D 20 Sen Mike Woodard D 22 Sen Paul Lowe Jr D 32 Sen Mike Woodard D 22 Sen Don Davis D 5 Sen Gladys Robinson D 28 Sen Joyce Waddell D 40 Sen Natasha Marcus D 41 Sen Harper Peterson D 9 Sen Dan Blue D 14 Sen Jay Chaudhuri D 15 Sen Wiley Nickel D 16 Sen Sam Searcy D 17 |
Rep Edward Goodwin R 1 Rep Deb Butler D 18 Rep Susan Fisher D 114 Rep John Ager D 115 Rep Brian Turner D 116 Rep Graig Meyer D 50 Rep Robert Reives II D 54 Rep Marvin Lucas D 42 Rep William Richardson D 44 Rep Evelyn Terry D 71 Rep Howard Hunter III D 5 Rep Terry Garrison D 32 Rep Ashton Clemmons D 57 Rep Cecil Brockman D 60 Rep Mary Price Harrison D 61 Rep Joe Sam Queen D 119 Rep Chuck McGrady R 117 Rep Garland Pierce D 48 Rep Mary Belk D 88 Rep Chaz Beasley D 92 Rep Christy Clark D 98 Rep Nasif Majeed D 99 Rep John Autry D 100 Rep Carolyn Logan D 101 Rep Becky Carney D 102 Rep Rachel Hunt D 103 Rep Carla Cunningham D 106 Rep Kelly Alexander Jr D 107 Rep Verla Insko D 56 Rep Kandie Smith D 8 Rep Charles Graham D 47 Rep Harry Warren R 76 Rep Allison Dahle D 11 Rep Rosa Gill D 33 Rep Julie von Haefen D 36 Rep Ms. Sydney Batch D 37 Rep Yvonne Lewis Holley D 38 Rep Darren Jackson D 39 Rep Joe John D 40 Rep Gale Adcock D 41 Rep Cynthia Ball D 49 Rep Jean Farmer-Butterfield D 24 |
North Carolina has a historic chance to be the 38th — and final! — state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Join us as we bring that message to our legislators. We need them to know that North Carolina wants equal rights for all – women and men!
One more state. Not one more genERAtion.
#ALLforERA
Event: Let’s Make History: ERA 2019
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: North Carolina General Assembly, 16 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC
Join our Facebook event and let us know you are coming!
Click here: Let’s Make History: ERA 2019
Details:
9:30 am – Gather on the 1st floor, in the 1300 quadrant to the left as you enter the building, Jones Street entrance. You’ll receive instructions.
10:00 am – 12:30 pm – We’ll distribute 170 copies of ERA advocacy cards and DVDs to legislators (120 House, 50 Senate).
Colors: Alliance T-shirts or other green and white apparel or lapel ribbons if you are able, but not required.
Security: You must pass through a security check at entrances.
Information about directions, parking and dining at the legislature can be found here: General Information
Please share this invitation widely with your friends, family and acquaintances!
This afternoon, ERA ratification bill sponsor, Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr. and co-sponsor Terry Van Duyn, took part in a press conference about women’s rights bills filed at the statehouse. Like Illinois Rep. Lou Lang, Senator McKissick has also been a tireless advocate for women’s constitutional equality, introducing the bill year after year, and he has our deepest gratitude!
Senator Van Duyn credits ERA-NC Alliance co-President, Roberta Madden, for showing her that the ERA was still a viable amendment.
This afternoon, ERA ratification bill (S. 782) sponsor, Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr. and co-sponsor Terry Van Duyn, took part in a press conference about women’s rights bills filed at the statehouse, moderated by Senator Erica Smith.
The ERA portion of the conference is available for you to listen to below,:
If you haven’t had a chance to read it, this is a great summation of how the ERA – and other important bills – fared at the hands of the NC General Assembly’s Rules Committee this year. Op-Ed written by our co-president, Roberta Madden, in the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper:
“The Deafening Silence on an Equal Rights Amendment”