The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, the Social Justice Institute, American Constitution Society, Department of Political Science and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host the second annual Campus Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Day Thursday, April 26. The day aims to spread awareness of and gain support for the revitalized push to ratify the ERA to the United States Constitution.
Campus ERA Day will culminate in a short film screening and live stream Q&A with movement leaders at 6 p.m. in the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women at Tinkham Veale University Center. The event is free and open to the campus community. Attendees should plan to arrive between 5:30 and 6 p.m. and are welcome to bring food.
About the event
A viewing party of the short film 50/50 will be held in the Center for Women, followed by a live stream Q&A with Carol Robles-Roman, CEO of the ERA Coalition; Carol Jenkins, founding president of The Women’s Media Center and chair of Amref USA; and others. The intent of the panel is to foster a nationwide discussion on the need for the ERA and gender equity.
About the organization
In 1923, the ERA was introduced in Congress to ensure that women were equal under the law and prevent sex-based discrimination. Almost one hundred years later, the United States Constitution still does not guarantee equal rights for women. To accelerate the pace of change, the ERA Coalition started Campus ERA Day in 2017.
Questions? Email socialjustice@case.edu.