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"Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not." ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg -
“Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn’t. Nobody ever thought that that’s what it meant. Nobody ever voted for that.” ~ Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Wage Gap in NC
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Call to Action – contact House Rules Committee TODAY
URGENT CALL TO ACTION Please email or call the House Rules Committee TODAY. The message: I urge the Rules Committee to hold a hearing soon on H. 102, the Equal Rights Amendment. I urge you to support and vote for … Continue reading
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In honor of Women’s History Month, the Humanities department at A-B Tech invites you to attend a screening of the film _Equal Means Equal_ with panel discussion following. Panelists Roberta Madden, Angie Rock, and Leslie Boyd will focus on the … Continue reading
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NC State Legislators Introduce ERA
Here’s a television report on today’s introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment in the NC General Assembly: http://www.wral.com/lawmakers-push-ratification-of-1972-equal-rights-amendment/16529215/
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Please Take Action Now
CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS TODAY! On Valentine’s Day, February 14, the Equal Rights Amendment will be introduced in both houses of the NC General Assembly. Chief sponsors Sen. Floyd McKissick and Rep. Carla Cunningham will speak on the legislation at 2:30 … Continue reading
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How do your legislators stand on the ERA?
Find your NC House and Senate members, then check to see whether they cosponsored the ERA in 2015, and also whether they responded to our candidate survey on ERA. NCGA ERA Spread Sheet Feb 2017(2)
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New ERA legislation in Congress
While working for the ERA in the NC General Assembly, we also need to pay attention to ERA legislation in the US Congress. Senator Cardin has introduced 3-State Strategy legislation (SJ Res 5) and Congresswoman Speier introduced HJRes 53, also … Continue reading
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