FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 7, 2023Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union Address, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement: “As President Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, we urge him to…
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By Ava Lee-Green It’s hard to believe that 2022 is already over and it’s already February 2023. With the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 2022 definitely had its ups and downs. We must now look…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 2, 2023Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Today, the ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality announced that Carolyn B. Maloney, Equal Rights Amendment champion and former Congresswoman representing New York’s 12th Congressional District, is joining the organizations’ boards as Chair of the Fund for Women’s Equality.…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 31, 2023Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Following the news that Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the Senate to remove the time limit on ratifying the…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 27, 2023Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, D.C. –– After a century of work, today, January 27, marks the one-year anniversary of the date the Equal Rights Amendment should have been added to the Constitution. To commemorate the day, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya…
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By Ava Lee-Green January 22, 2023, is the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which, until last year, provided legal protections to those seeking to get an abortion. The Road to the 50th anniversary On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court announced its decision,…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 20, 2023Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling establishing a constitutional right to abortion that was overturned last summer, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement:…
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From the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) newsletter: January is National Stalking Awareness Month & Human Trafficking Awareness Month As Native women in the United States experience some of the highest rates of violent victimization for stalking and sex trafficking, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) strongly supports…
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is a significant day of recognition as trafficking has a long-term impact on human lives, families and households, as well as communities across the globe. Right now, there are approximately 20 to 40 million enslaved people around the world, with approximately 80% of human trafficking…
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The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, represents millions of people and more than 200 allied organizations whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment published and enacted within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the equal constitutional protections of all…
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