Advocates File Amicus Brief in Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Nevada, Illinois, Virginia State Attorneys General Case to Force Archivist to Publish ERA Washington, DC –– Today, the ERA Coalition and advocates representing 52 organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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Nevada, Illinois, Virginia State Attorneys General File Opening Brief in Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Case to Force Archivist to Publish ERA Washington, DC –– Today, the Attorneys General of the last three states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment –– Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia ––…
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Those of us who believe in equality and justice can find some hope in the jury’s decision to convict the three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery was targeted and victimized solely because of his race, and the jurors recognized that fact with their verdict. May his family find…
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October 28, 2021Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Carol Jenkins: “The role the Office of Legal Counsel plays in this matter may affect the life of every woman in America.” Washington, DC –– The Equal Rights Amendment Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality today sent a letter calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to…
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Washington, DC –– Following the news that the House Oversight and Reform Committee, led by Chairwoman Carol Maloney, will hold a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment on October 21, from 10 AM – 2:30 PM ET, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Carol Jenkins issued…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: cwest@eracoalition.org Equal Rights Amendment Coalition/FFWEStatement on Renewing the Violence Against Women Act Washington, DC –– Ahead of today’s Senate Judiciary hearing on renewing and strengthening the Violence Against Women Act, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Carol Jenkins issued the following statement: “It’s…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 21, 2021Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Equal Rights Amendment Coalition, Fund for Women’s Equality Welcomes Six New Board Members Devika Bulchandani, Caroline Clarke, Alyssa Milano, Bamby Salcedo, Kamilah Willingham, Fran Zone Join ERA Coalition, Fund for Women’s Equality Boards Washington, DC –– Today, the ERA Coalition, a women of color-led…
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Pride Month is meant to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising against police violence, and to affirm the rights and inherent dignity of LGBTQTS people. The ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality stands in solidarity with the LGBTQTS community with our right to live a life true to who we are; equal…
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Democratic Attorneys General Kwame Raoul of Illinois, Aaron Ford of Nevada, and Mark Herring of Virginia filed their notice of appeal yesterday to a recent lower court decision that dismissed their court case, Virginia, et al v Ferriero, from March. Ferriero could compel the Archivist to add the Equal Rights…
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April 29, 2021 – New York, NY – From the beginning of President Biden’s remarks, when he acknowledged the historic nature of the two women leaders sitting on the dais behind him, to pay equity and getting families back to work, his first address to a joint session of Congress was…
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