Help us celebrate ten years of advocacy for Equal Rights for All Y’all!

Our Annual Meeting and 10th Anniversary Luncheon will be in person this year at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum in Gibsonville. This is actually one of the locations to explore as part of the new Girl Scouts Equality Trailblazers project!

10th Anniversary

It’s amazing that the ERA-NC Alliance has been advocating for Constitutional equality in North Carolina for ten years. While we haven’t crossed the finish line yet, we’ve raised awareness about the need for the Equal Rights Amendment from Asheville to Wilmington, and most importantly, on Jones St. in Raleigh! Gaining Constitutional equality regardless of gender has never been so close at hand. While we await an equality-friendly General Assembly, we’ve leaned into the American Bar Association’s opinion that the ERA is the 28th Amendment.

Join us as we celebrate our advocacy over the past decade and look forward to seeing the Amendment published in the U.S. Constitution and supporting its implementation here in North Carolina in the coming years.

Our guest speaker is Ting Ting Cheng, director of New York University School of Law’s Marcy Syms Equality Initiative (formerly the ERA Project) at the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center. Her work includes developing a model policy agenda for state equal rights amendments—a resource that could help guide our next phase of advocacy as we work toward a more equitable future in North Carolina.

We’ll also hear from Rep. Julie von Haefen and Sen. Woodson Bradley, two of the lead sponsors for the ERA ratification bills currently languishing in the Rules Committees of the NC House and Senate. Since our meeting will be after the Nov. 3 elections, hopefully there will be positive news about ratification in the next General Assembly session!

We have many ticket options to fit all sizes of budgets. We have a New Member Special – save $15 on the luncheon and your first year’s membership. Members and Guests can sponsor a student for the meeting. Lead Organizations can purchase a luncheon table (6 seats) and get a free exhibitor table. And there are many other Sponsoring options available!!

Annual Meeting

This year, the Alliance will elect all members of the executive council and three members of the board of directors. If you are interested in joining our leadership, we encourage you to visit this page to learn more and to apply. Serving on the executive council or board is a great way to hone your leadership skills, work on meaningful change, and develop lasting friendships.