ERA Webinar Dec 20 2024
Join the EQUAL MEANS EQUAL Team to find out where the last minute struggle for the ERA stands and why much of it is happening behind closed doors and out of public view. Hear from on-the-ground pro-publication advocates and find out who is behind the push to sabotage ERA publication, why they are doing it and what can be done about it.
Panelists: Kamala Lopez, Wendy Murphy, Arlaine Rockey & Kati Hornung
We have thirty days left to make sure that the ERA is published and women are part of the U.S. Constitution - we need all hands on deck NOW!
Day 4 Sisterhood Above All!
It's Day 4 in DC and the EME Team takes a page from Dune: Prophesy - hitting the streets to proclaim SISTERHOOD ABOVE ALL
Day3 Strategizing at the National Womens Party Headquarters
Join EQUAL MEANS EQUAL tomorrow (Friday Dec 20th, 2024) at 1pm eastern at the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality Monument, home to the National Woman's Party for more than 90 years, this was the epicenter of the struggle for women's rights. From this house in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court, Alice Paul and the NWP developed innovative strategies and tactics to advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment and equality for women. Let's organize together and make the next 30 days count! Please come one, come all! 144 Constitution Ave North East
Washignton DC 20002 (meet in the Library).
And don't forget to register for our webinar also Friday December 20th, at 5pm Eastern on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4017345381883/WN_RazKIuPWQsi7TrEC6az3zQ
Regarding That Dec 17th NARA Statement from the Archivist...
So a lot of people are worried about the recent statement from the NARA that their hands are tied regarding publication of the ERA. Poppycock. Absolute BS. How do I know? Check this out:
"You asked for legal verification of statements on NARA’s website page where it states that a proposed Amendment becomes part of the Constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the states, indicating that Congressional action is not needed to certify that the Amendment is added to the Constitution. It also states that my certification of the legal sufficiency of ratification documents is final and conclusive and that a later rescission of a state’s ratification is not accepted as valid. These statements are derived from 1USC 106b which says that “Whenever official notice is received at the National Archives and Records Administration that any amendment proposed to the Constitution of the United States has been adopted, according to the provisions of the Constitution, the Archivist of the United States shall forthwith cause the amendment to be published, with his certificate, specifying the States by which the same may have been adopted and that the same has become valid, to all intents and puppies, as a part of the Constitution of the United States.”
Under the authority granted by this statute, once NARA receives at least 38 state ratifications of a proposed Constitutional Amendment, NARA publishes the amendment along with the certificate of the ratifications and it becomes part of the Constitution without further action by the Congress. Once the process in 1 USC 106b is completed the Amendment becomes part of the Constitution and cannot be rescinded. Another Constitutional amendment would be needed to abolish the new Amendment."
Guess who said that? Yup. NARA. The U.S. Archivist. In a letter that you can find right here:
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So seriously. Don't f*ck with us, please, we aren't morons. PUBLISH THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IMMEDIATELY. You are violating the law and your obligation and screwing with the human rights of 160 million Americans. STOP IT.
Day2 Meeting and Webinar Friday Dec 20th Announcement
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL will be holding an organizational and strategy meeting on Friday at 1pm at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument and Museum (meet in Library)
144 Constitution Ave North East
Washignton DC 20002
Please register for our import webinar at 5pm the same day:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9817345015616/WN_RazKIuPWQsi7TrEC6az3zQ
We can do this! Let's go!
EME in DC: Day One Dec17 2024
With 33 days left for Biden to publish the ERA, the stakes could not be higher, as evidenced by the flurry of activity by multiple actors all claiming the legal high ground on whether or not the ERA can be published. EQUAL MEANS EQUAL.will host a webinar this Friday December 20th where you can learn more and get your questions answered. Stay on top of the action here where we will continue to give you updates on news and strategy.
Register for the webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9817344988223/WN_RazKIuPWQsi7TrEC6az3zQ
FINAL IMPACT West Hollywood from EQUAL MEANS EQUAL
Check out our awesome installation for FINAL IMPACT for the ERA at the West Hollywood Public Library.
We need the ERA published NOW, as is required BY LAW. LET'S MAKE EQUALITY FOR ALL HAPPEN...NOW. We have one hundred days to get it done. Let's do it!
Call the President NOW and for the next one hundred days at: (202) 456-1111 or text (302) 404-0880
Join us at www.equalmeansequal.org and please donate so we can keep our work going.
Drone footage by Jon Viscott, Courtesy of the City of West Hollywood
Melrose Wall Install - FINAL IMPACT for the ERA
Team EQUAL MEANS EQUAL installs a FINAL IMPACT Wall on Melrose Ave in the heart of Los Angeles to educate the public about the need to publish the Equal Rights Amendment.
Join Us at: finalimpact.org
Send in your photo holding a phone and stand up for equality. We will put YOU up on a wall!
Linda DeVillez Explains the Importance of Making ERA Happen Now!