ERA Minnesota
ERA Minnesota Blog
In the News
Read articles about ERA from newspapers, online, etc

>> Scroll down to see blog entries  <<
>> Scroll to bottom to see categories <<
  • Home
  • About
    • Minnesota ERA
    • Federal ERA
    • Our Allies
  • ACT Now
    • Lobbying 101
    • CALL Now
    • Letters - Phoning
    • Resolutions
    • House Parties
    • ERA YES Videos
    • National ERA
    • Buy ERA Gear
  • Help Us
    • Covid-19 Help
    • Volunteer
    • Membership
  • Donate
    • Petition-Donation
  • News
    • In the News
    • Blog
  • Events
  • Resources
    • Expert Testimonies
    • Links & Info
    • Materials
    • Power Point Presentation
    • MultiMedia Campaigns >
      • Soar
      • Why
  • Contact

3/9/2018

ERA Rally at the Capitol on International Women's Day!

0 Comments

Read Now
 
ERA Rally at the Capitol on International Women's Day!

ERA MN and Women's March MN thank you!!  Because of all of you we had a GREAT event at the Capitol yesterday!  We accomplished what we set out to do:
  • 100's of you contacted your legislators to let them know you demand an ERA now!
  • we had an energy filled rally -- with great speakers from our legislature and partner organizations!
  • many legislators -- supporter and bill authors --  took time out to attend the rally and publicly show their support for the ERA
  • we drew the attention of many news sources -- letting them know that we will be heard, that this is (still) an issue of great importance and we are not going away -- who did pieces and articles about the ERA and women's rights and brought our movement (and the fact that there isn't an Equal Rights Amendment) to the attention to many, many more!
Picture
Some of our legislators/bill authors & co-authors attended and/or addressed the crowd to great applause and cheering:​
  • Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar
  • Rep. Rena Moran
  • Sen. Sandy Pappas 
  • Sen. Dick Cohen
  • Sen. Scott Dibble
  • Rep. Erin Murphy
  • Rep. Frank Hornstein
  • Sen. Carolyn Laine
  • Rep. Karen Clark
  • Rep. Lyndon Carlson
  • Sen. Jeff Hayden

St. Paul Council Women, Jane Prince address the crowd -- announcing that St. Paul passed a resolution calling on "the Minnesota Senate and House to pass a bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, known as the Equal Rights Amendment, providing for gender equality under the law."  She then challenged other cities to do the same.  [Find a template of the resolution to bring to your city council.]

LaDonna Redmond, community organizer and activist, gave an inspirational speech and rose the energy level of the room another notch!  Brad Gangnon challenged other men to step up in support and be heard.

Our partner organizations shared a little about their organization and why an ERA is needed:
  • Shari Parsons - AAUW
  • Lisa Straton - Gender Justice
  • Beth Anderson - MN NOW
  • Bri Sharkey-Smith - MSP NOW
  • Kabo Yang - MN Women's Consortium
  • Asma Mohammed - RISE
  • Mary Ellen Kasaz-Saxter - St. Croix Valley Women's Alliance
  • Ruben Vazquez - YWCA

Thanks to everyone for coming, for talking to their legislators, for authoring bills, for speaking to the crowd and for fighting for and Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota!!

In solidarity -- ERA MN & Women's March MN

Share

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

Details

    Author

    ERA Minnesota (ERAMN) is a coalition of individuals and organizations working to secure an Equal Rights Amendment to the State and Federal Constitutions.

    Archives

    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    August 2021
    June 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    March 2015

    Categories

    All
    Billboards
    Committee Hearing
    Discrimination
    ERA Lobby Day
    ERA MN
    Events
    Federal ERA
    Film Screening
    First Day Of Session
    Human Rights
    Legislative Update
    LGBTQ
    Minnesota ERA
    Presentation
    Senator Support
    Session Update
    Take Action
    Update
    Women In Politics
    Women Pay More
    Women's Rights

    RSS Feed

About

ERA MN
Minnesota ERA
Federal ERA
Our Allies

Help Us

ACT Now!
Become a Member
​Donate
Volunteer

Materials

Expert Testimony
ERA Yes!  Video

Resources
Marketing

Other

Log In
​Blog
Events
News
Contact
​Privacy Policy
Our Fiscal Agent:  Minnesota NOW
Picture
© Copyright 2017 - 2020
All Rights Reserved
​PattyMac*WebDesign.
  • Home
  • About
    • Minnesota ERA
    • Federal ERA
    • Our Allies
  • ACT Now
    • Lobbying 101
    • CALL Now
    • Letters - Phoning
    • Resolutions
    • House Parties
    • ERA YES Videos
    • National ERA
    • Buy ERA Gear
  • Help Us
    • Covid-19 Help
    • Volunteer
    • Membership
  • Donate
    • Petition-Donation
  • News
    • In the News
    • Blog
  • Events
  • Resources
    • Expert Testimonies
    • Links & Info
    • Materials
    • Power Point Presentation
    • MultiMedia Campaigns >
      • Soar
      • Why
  • Contact