“North Carolina is poised to be on the wrong side of history unless our legislature acts quickly. We are one of the handful of states that has not yet ratified the federal ERA.”
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Letter: Contact legislators to support ERA
“Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment is in sight, and this time, North Carolina should be part of history and not left behind.”
Letter: Contact legislators to support ERA
“I feel adding the ERA will protect all Americans from discrimination and offer equal protection under the law regardless of gender.”
Tell your state legislators to ratify the ERA
“I’ve learned that laws can be overturned, executive orders can be changed and congressional acts can be reversed. It is now clear that until women are explicitly included in the U.S. Constitution, there is no guarantee we will have equal citizenship. Currently, the only constitutionally protected right for women is the right to vote.”
Women’s Equality Day: A different kind of protest
A few blocks away from the Go Topless rally at Pack Square, a group of women and men gathered in Pritchard Park to discuss women’s rights and equality issues with their clothes on. About 50 people attended the event that was hosted by the newly formed nonprofit 3WF-Asheville Women for Equality. (Photo by Caitlin Byrd)