(Updated: 3/23/23)
CURRENT AND UPCOMING
Through April 2: Artists for ERA Exhibit – Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Richmond, Virginia
Spring Series: Supermajority Ed Fund, partnering with Ms. magazine: Launched a special microsite in honor of women’s history month featuring videos illustrated by artist Molly Crabapple, accompanied by op-eds from leaders in the Ed Fund community. Here is the link to the microsite. You can find suggested social media language here.
June 30 – July 2: National NOW Conference, Arlington, VA.
A CALL TO ACTION
Tell Congress to affirm the Equal Rights Amendment. (ERA Coalition makes it easy for you to take action by pre-populating your elected officials and giving you a draft message you can personalize!) As we work toward a vote on SJ Res 4 in the U.S. Senate, we want to ensure we have the bipartisan support of as many members of Congress as possible. You can help in two ways:
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Dan Young (R-IN)
Use Zonta USA Fast Action to message the president to publish the ERA.
HEARINGS, OPINIONS, AND DECISIONS
Senate Committee on the Judiciary Video of Hearing: “The Equal Rights Amendment: How Congress Can Recognize and Einshine Equality in Our Constitution”.
DC Court of Appeals Opinion dismissing the complaint of Nevada and Illinois that the Archivist had a duty to certify and publish the ERA. Click here for Columbia Law School ERA Project’s thorough FAQ on the District Court’s decision in the case of Illinois v. Ferreiro and what the court case means for the ERA moving forward.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT …
Written Testimony/Statements to Senate Committee on the Judiciary ERA Hearing on the ERA (February 28, 2023):
Testimony of Maryland Chapter of National Organization for Women on SJ Res 4
Maryland NOW
Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance
ERA Project – Columbia Law School
Zonta International USA Caucus
National Organization for Women: Senate Hearing Proves that ERA Should be an Imperative
Newsweek – Alyssa Milano, The ERA Gives Us a Chance to Fix the ERA to Fix the Constitution. We Need to Take it.
White House: A Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2023
White House: White House National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality Progress Report
Ms. Magazine: There’s a Way to Add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution—And We Did It
Washingtonian: 5 Things to Know About Jennifer McClellan, the First Black Woman to Represent Virginia in Congress
Ms. Magazine: What Congress Should Do on the ERA
DemocracyNow!: What Could The US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The ERA Mean For Equality In The US?
Equality Now: What Could The US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The ERA Mean For Equality In The US?
Newsweek: The ERA Gives Us a Chance to Fix the Constitution. We Need to Take it.
Pressley.house.gov: PRESSLEY, DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S CAUCUS HAIL SENATE HEARING ON EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
DemocracyNow!: Senate Holds Equal Rights Amendment Hearing as U.S. Court Denies Attempt to Include in Constitution
Murkowski.senate.gov: Cardin, Murkowski Testify at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
The Boston Globe: Drive for Equal Rights Amendment has not lost its urgency
New Republic.com: Florida Panel Recommends Forcing Student Athletes to Give Schools Their Menstrual History.
Politico: Federal Judge Says Constitutional Right to Abortion May Still Exist, Despite Dobbs
ERA Coalition: Town Hall, January 24 – The ERA Reproductive Factor: Reproductive Rights, Justice and Health. View the Town Hall Conversation here
WHAT IS THE OPPOSITION SAYING?
Anti-ERA Legislation: Introduced on March 15, 2023 by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS). See press releases here and here.
US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Letter to Senators Opposing the ERA and ERA Background
The Daily Signal: Female Leaders, Experts Warn That the Democrat-Led Equal Rights Amendment Will Harm Women
The American Conservative: The Equal Rights Amendment Is Still About Punishing Women
The Heritage Foundation: The Equal Rights Amendment Died Over 40 Years Ago. Democrats Are Trying To Raise It From the Dead.
Catholic Culture: USCCB warns against implications of Equal Rights Amendment
Daily Caller: ‘Radical’: Senate Dems Resurrect Constitutional Amendment Experts Warn Would Gift Massive Wins To The Trans Lobby
National Review: Senate Judiciary Committee to Ponder Congress’s Non-Existent Power to Revive Long-Dead ERA
Bloomberg Law: Equal Rights Amendment Backers Defeated in D.C. Court Appeal (2)
Fox News.com: Catholic bishops sound ‘alarm’ on Equal Rights Amendment, saying it will hurt religious freedom
ABC15News.com: Athlete rejects claim transgender women competing in women’s sports is a non-issue: ‘Ask us’
Fox News.com (4/5/21) Senators James Inhofe and Cindy Hyde Smith – Democrats for ERA: It’s not about empowerment. Here’s what’s really going on
