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Federal ERA News!
by Betty FolliardLots of good news at the federal level: Virginia continues their march to ratify the federal ERA with action days at the capitol there. To date the VA Senate passed the ERA bill and currently it is on hold in the General Assembly there awaiting a hearing. Arizona, Missouri, North Carolina and Georgia all have pushes to become the 38th state in the nation to ratify the federal ERA as well. And our national coalitions – ERA Coalition, ERA Action, Equal Means Equal etc – are […]
Brand New Day for the ERA
PRESS ADVISORY: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 18, 2019Contact: Heather Allison (651) 214-1702, Heather@eramn.org Betty Folliard (612) 868-3511, betty.folliard@gmail.com Brand New Day for the ERAST PAUL, MINN–ERA Minnesota (ERAMN www.eramn.org) is thrilled to announce that for the first time in decades the Minnesota House will hold hearings on Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) bills next Thursday January 24th, 2019 in the Sta […]
ERAMN Announces Digital Ad Campaign!
By Heather AllisonPresident ERA MinnesotaERA MN in coalition with MN NOW is excited to announce the next phase of our fall outreach campaign to convince Legislative candidates to support putting an equal rights amendment to Minnesota’s Constitution on the ballot in 2020 as well as raising awareness of the continued effort for national ratification.Our digital campaign will target key areas around Minnesota with ads encouraging people to support passin […]
ERA Billboard Is Up With More To Come
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Billboard #2!
Billboard UPDATE!ERA billboards are popping up across Minnesota!ERA MN in coalition with MN NOW are excited to announce the second billboard in their ERA billboard campaign! This billboard, as pictured above, can be found on Highway 10 just south of Elk River. The billboard campaign was created to raise awareness and educate about the need for an Equal Rights Amendment to be included in the Minnes […]
ERAMN actions of a ratified state; ERA Minnesota Report as presented on National ERA Conference Call ‘THE CALL’ 6.24.18
By Betty Folliard, Founder ERAMNI. Background of ERAMNA. I started ERA Minnesota in 2014 after we successfully passed WESA – The Minnesota Women’s Economic Security Act – thru our legislature, putting Minnesota on the forefront of workplace protections for women. B. To amplify our voice nationally on this topic, I searched the Internet and discovered there was a Rally for Equality in DC that September. So I raised the monies neede […]
A Need for Safe Places (Pride)
by Samantha Faye KingWe have come a long way since the infamous Stonewall riots of June 1969. All the way through the 60’s homosexual activity was not only looked down upon but completely illegal. This is what led to the need for safe spaces and eventual rise of activism. The first pride marches took place exactly one year after the Stone Wall riots on June 28th, 1970 in places such as Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Slowly but surely laws began to change, homosexuality became l […]
The ERA Billboard is now up! What do you think?
How great is this?! This is the first ERA Billboard and it’s up along I-94 south of St. Cloud, there will be another going up in July on Hwy 10. We would love to put more billboards up around town but need money to do it. Each billboard costs about $3,000. Can you help? $100? $50? Even $10 would be great! If YES – please go to our Go Fund Me page. [more detailed info below]We’ll soon have a post on our FB pa […]
ERAMN ANNOUNCES MONUMENTAL ERA WIN IN ILLINOIS
By ERAMN Founder Betty FolliardERA Minnesota (ERAMN) is proud to announce that the Equal Rights Amendment just moved closer to final passage after the Illinois Legislature ratified the measure, becoming the 37th state in the nation to do so.Now only one final state is needed to reach the ¾ threshold for ratification into the U.S. Constitution. Most likely to succeed may be North Carolina whose legislature ends in June.The ERA is a hundred-year battle similar to the struggle fo […]
March! in parades May 5 or 6, 2018
Take Action – March! March in a parade this weekend! We are participating in 2 great events this weekend — the Cinco de Mayo Parade (Saturday, May 5 @ 10 am) and the May Day Parade (Sunday, May 6 @ 12 noon). We would love it if you would join us marching in the parades! Contact Heather if you’d like to march. Heather @ ERAmn.org. […]
Senator Kiffmeyer Fails to Deliver.
My Visit to the State Capitol on International Women’s Day.By Maria S.I was at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 8th, International Women’s Day, to rally and lobby for the Equal Rights Amendment. I happened to have a couple of minutes with my State Senator Mary Kiffmeyer. When I asked her if she would support ERA she said that she did not support it and would not vote for it. I was too shocked to even know what to say if she would have asked.For those who do not know, […]
ERA Rally at the Capitol on International Women’s Day!
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 […]
