Equal Rights

Equal Rights

Support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and efforts to bring laws into compliance with the goals of the ERA. Support equal rights for all under state and federal law regardless of race, color gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability.

Background

On November 5, 2020, the LWV Hingham met to discuss submitting a citizens petition warrant article for the 2021 Hingham Open Town Meeting to require the Town to use gender neutral terms for government business. This article proposes changes in a manner consistent with the examples below such as:

Winter League Day
Event Date: 
01/30/2021 - 9:30am
Event location: 

Zoom Event

 

EVENT TOPICS/SPEAKERS:

Redistricting: Education, Monitoring, and Organizing. What You Need to Know. 

Event Date: 
12/17/2020 - 12:00pm to 12/18/2020 - 12:45pm

Ashley Crary Lidow, Director of Policy and Government Relations for the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network, will join us at noon on Thursday, December 17, 2020 to discuss upcoming gender relevant issues in

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Racial Justice

LWV or Greenwich CT Logo
Event Date: 
11/10/2020 - 7:00pm to 11/11/2020 - 6:45pm
Event location: 

Online - ZOOM

Why was the ERA proposed? Why was it controversial? Would you have voted for or against ratification of the ERA if you were a state legislator at the time? Take part in an engaging community conversation that will have you step into the shoes of women’s rights advocates as they worked to secure the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

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Her Flag

 Saturday, Oct. 3rd 6:30-9:30pm

at Scissortail Park 

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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

By Margot Lee Shetterly

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LWVC Secures an Exceptional Victory with Passage of the California Racial Justice Act

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White Silence

Take action with the league of women voter national issues

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Get involved! There are many ways to have your voice heard by elected officials and policy makers. Choose what's important to you and take action today. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

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