By Jenny Horn Indigenous Peoples’ Day has garnered more support, celebration, and recognition in recent years due to the increased awareness of the countless atrocities committed by colonizers against Native American and Indigenous communities across what eventually became the United States of America. Often acknowledged as a replacement for Columbus…
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Washington, DC –– The ERA Coalition announced the third slate of federal candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate who have been awarded the ERA Certification Stamp of Approval. Earlier this year, the ERA Coalition launched Elect Equality, a new campaign to provide voters with the opportunity to…
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By Jenny Horn The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, represents millions of people and more than 260 allied organizations whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment ratified and implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the constitutional protections…
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This November, the most important thing for equal rights anywhere in the country is happening in—Nevada! An inclusive ERA is on the ballot November 8th in the Silver State. The Nevada ERA goes way beyond protecting sex and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation,…
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Our freedoms are under attack and we won’t go back. A #WomensWave for equality is coming and on October 8 we march. The ERA Coalition is joining the Women's March in D.C. If you're planning to come to the nation's capital this weekend, join with other ERA supporters and march…
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Kat Duesterhaus / communications@flnow.org / 772-267-6353Chrisi West / cwest@eracoalition.org / 703-517-6780 FLORIDA — On September 30th, 2022, members of the DeSantis-appointed Florida Board of Medicine will draft a new rule likely to ban gender-affirming care for trans and gender-diverse youth throughout the state. Additionally, the Board may impose new restrictions for adults. The…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Earlier this summer, the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was published, effectively ending a federal right of access to abortion and designating healthcare as a state-related issue. Additionally in the Courts, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion, declaring that the Supreme Court should similarly…
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By Jenny Horn In 1996, the National Committee on Pay Equity declared the observation of Equal Pay Day. The communities of labor unions, professional associations, civil rights organizations, grassroots efforts, and countless other individuals have been asserting ever since to acknowledge the realities of the inherent, implicit discrimination within the…
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Washington, DC –– Following the Senate Homeland Security Committee nomination hearing for Colleen Shogan to the position of U.S. Archivist, the ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement regarding Shogan's remarks: "Despite the statements made during the nomination hearing today, the ERA Coalition maintains…
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By Jenny Horn Black voters showed up and showed out during the 2020 General Election, and the time is now to get even more eligible voters registered for the 2022 Midterm Elections! Organizers on the ground and in the community have been working to get Black voters to the polls…
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