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ERA Minnesota Sends Silent Sentinels to Stand Vigil at the DOJ, June 28-30
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 14, 2021CONTACTS: Heather Allison, heather@eramn.org, BettyFolliard, betty.folliard@gmail.com ERA Minnesota Sends Silent Sentinels to Stand Vigil at the DOJ, June 28-30SAINT PAUL – On June 28-30, 2021, ERA Minnesota (ERAMN) will be sending a delegation of activists to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Equal Means Equal Silent Sentinel Protest Vigil in front of the U.S. Department of Justice.ERAMN de […]
US House passes resolution to remove the ERA deadline!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 17, 2021US House Passes HJ Res 17! Washington, D.C.: Today the US House passed a joint resolution to remove the arbitrary and capricious time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) with a bipartisan vote of 222-204.”This is a historic moment for our country,” said Betty Folliard, President Emeritus of ERA Minnesota. “Today’s US House ERA vote signals an inflection point, recognizing that women were intentionally left out of the Con […]
House Vote Watch Party
by Betty FolliardOur national partners ERA Coalition will host a live celebration and watch party for the upcoming House vote, this WEDNESDAY (3/17)! The debate starts at 2:30 PM CT—–Vote at 3:30 PM CT.They’ll start the conversation before the floor speeches begin, and then we can watch the floor speeches. Afterwards we’re invited to join in on the celebration, featuring some special guests, coalition members, and elected officials. You can watch the full livestream on E […]
Rules Committee meeting on HJ Res 17- Tuesday (3/16/21) at 11:00 a.m
Dear ERA Coalition Lead Organizations and Advocates, Welcome to House vote week! I am writing to share some important resources and updates with you as we all prepare for this week’s exciting events. Take Action with our House Vote Share Kit! In advance of the House vote we want to make sure that the members of Congress are hearing from us that we want them to vote for HJ Res 17 when it is on the floor. Please use, and widely share, our share kit with graphics and posts. I&r […]
HJRes17 – Remove the time limit
By Betty FolliardERA Members – I have good news and bad news:First the good news: You may have seen info I shared on social media regarding the intention of the US Speaker of the House to bring up HJRes17 – Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s bill to remove the extra-textual time limit on the ERA – next week! The plan is to hear it on Monday 3/15, if nothing else interferes, as that day is RBG’s birthday. And to our advantage, because the US House has a rule that […]
Bills to Remove Time Limit are Priority
Fabulous News! Progress toward equality just got a whole lot closer, with bipartisan co-sponsors having introduced ERA bills as “Day 1 Bills” in both the US House & the US Senate!What this means is that these bills to remove the extra-textual time limit imposed on the ERA just became priority bills in both houses.We now have a pro-equality President, a pro-equality US House, and a pro-equality US Senate. Equality of rights under the law I have never been closer.Meanwhile, ou […]
Women in Politics
Great article in MinnPost about women in politics… A big finding of University of Virginia professor Jennifer Lawless’ work is that when women run for office they are just as likely as men to win their races. The offset is that they are so much less likely to run. [Read More] […]
ERA Presentation
This is a recorded Zoom presentation that Betty Folliard did for the Minneapolis AAUW. Watch ERA Presentation […]
ERA Litigation Draws Heavy Hitters for Equality for All
ST PAUL, July 2, 2020 – ERA Minnesota (ERAMN) is proud to join an amicus brief on behalf of a national coalition of over 50 women’s rights organizations to impel the US Archivist to certify the now-ratified Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amicus brief was filed on behalf of ERA Coalition, a national coalition of 76 member organizations of which ERA Minnesota is a Lead Organization, advocating for state and federal constitutional amendments to guara […]
What you can do…
What you can do…Social distancing, distance learning, job loss, economic insecurity ~ these are just a few of the many issues that have become front and center while our world is rocked by the Coronavirus. Women are more than 1/2 of the single parent wage earners, 2/3 of minimum wage earners, 2/3 of tip-workers and 2/3 of seniors living in poverty. Add to that women statistically having a longer life-expectancy and make up a higher number of the population living alone.W […]
Virginia Ratifies ERA! 38th State!!
Press Release from ERA Coalition.For immediate release – January 15, 2020. & […]
ERA Minnesota To Help Virginia Ratify The ERA
#ERAMN officers Betty Folliard and Suzann Willhite, will join #VAratifyERA advocates, national affiliates Equal Means Equal & ERA Coalition, and activists from across the country in Richmond, Virginia to help bend the arc of history toward justice and equality in America. Virginia is the only state in the Confederate South to have voted in a liberal legislature, and now lawsuits are flying into the federal courts on both sides of the argument to determine whether or not to v […]
