We Are Woman: 2014 Rally

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Thank You to Everyone from We Are Woman

9/15/2014

There are so many people to thank... We are grateful to each and every one of you, activists, rally participants, speakers, entertainers, volunteers and donors. We also really appreciate that so many of you stood out in the rain to rally for a cause that is so vital to the future and to our rights. Thank you!

We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally Recorded Videos from Live Stream

9/13/2014

Photo by Donna NoShock @NoShock

Thank you to Michael Pellaghati of The Pella Report for the great livestreaming at the rally! You can find him on twitter at @thepellareport

Emmy Rivera, Comedian from NYC was the emcee for the day. Thank you Emmy!

NOTE: If they don't all load just refresh the page, or you can view them on YouTube HERE

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Capitol Blend warming up

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Rally Setup

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Introduction by the We Are Woman team
Barbara Goodwin, BG, US Air Force, Ret.
Mary Kelley Richard, US Coast Guard
Jas Booth, Executive Director, Final Salute
Jill Troutner, Graduate of West Point
Lynne Patrick, VA Central Office
Trista Mastacastillo, Program Manager Veteran Voices
Monisha Rios, Founder, Leave No One Behind & Mending Branches Collaborative Think Tank
Angie Batica, Minnesota Women Veterans Initiative

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Diana Danis, Co-Founder Changing, Governmental Gender Paradigms
BriGette McCoy, Founder and CEO Women Veteran Social Justice (WVSJ)

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Wendy Cartwright, We Are Woman, Capital Blend

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Chitra Panjabi, Membership Vice President, National Organization for Women (NOW)

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Jessica Neuwirth, President & Director, ERA Coalition

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
James Barringer, Boys and Men For The ERA

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Kimberly Inez McGuire, Director of Public Affairs, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
David Silverman, President, American Atheists, Inc.

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Senator Sandra Pappas, President, Minnesota State Senate

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Annie Hill, Secretary-Treasurer, Communications Workers of America

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Wendy Cartwright introduces:
Roberta Francis, Co-Chair, NCWO ERA Task Force

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Monica Raye Simpson, Executive Director, SisterSong

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Eleanor Smeal, KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Founder & President, Feminist Majority Foundation

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
BETTY, Kimberley Johnson, Author & Activist and Madison Kimrey, Teen Activist

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Jennifer Rao introduces:
Rep. Chris Van Hollen U.S. Congressman, MD-8th House Budget Committee,Ranking Member

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Alaina LaTourette introduces
Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization for Women (NOW), Soraya Chemaly, Writer on Women's Issues
Recognition of Alice Cohen, Political Director, Feminist Majority Foundation,
Laura Dunn, Executive Director & Founder, SurvJustice

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Interview with Karen Teegarden, President, Unite Women

Honor Reading - Names of Fallen Female Vets 9:30 a.m. Saturday Morning in D.C.

9/12/2014

Please help us pay tribute to our fallen Women Veterans as we open the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally with an Honor Reading of their names. The rally will be on September 13, 2014, at the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. The Honor Reading will be the first on the agenda at 9:30 a.m. ET

The event will be live streamed here: http://bit.ly/Rally_Stream

The names of the fallen will be read by the following Veterans:

Barbara Goodwin
BG, US Air Force, Ret.

Mary Kelley Richard
US Coast Guard

Jas Booth
Executive Director, Final Salute

Jill Troutner
Graduate of West Point

Lynne Patrick
VA Central Office

Trista Mastacastillo
Program Manager Veteran Voices

Monisha Rios
Founder, Leave No One Behind & Mending Branches Collaborative Think Tank

Angie Batica
Minnesota Women Veterans Initiative

Following the reading we will hear from Diana Danis, Co-Founder, Changing Governmental Gender Paradigms and BriGette McCoy, Founder and CEO, Women Veteran Social Justice (WVSJ)

More information: http://www.wearewoman.us/female-casualties

Press Release 9/12/14: We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally

9/12/2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jacqueline Nantier-Hopewell - Director, We Are Woman DC Office
Contact: Kimberley Johnson - Director Media & Press, We Are Woman
info@wearewoman.us

NATIONAL RALLY EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (ERA)

Renewed Push for ERA Ripples Across Nation Ahead of November Elections

Washington, DC September 10, 2014 – Pushing back against a wave of legislative and judicial action seen as targeting the rights of women, the grassroots organization “We Are Woman” will lead a Constitutional Day Rally in Washington on Saturday, September 13th, launching the return of a demand for the ERA to fully enfranchise women into the United States Constitution. The organizers have included a special tribute to military women including an honor reading of the names of the fallen. The tribute will begin at 9:30am ET. They are expecting thousands of supporters from across the nation to attend the rally scheduled from 9:30am-4pm on the west lawn of the Capitol. The rally comes just weeks ahead of the fall elections in which women are projected to be the key voting demographic.

The much criticized ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Hobby Lobby case, jeopardizing women’s access to affordable contraception, quickly elevated an interest in the ERA and the visibility of the rally. Women across the nation had been engaging lawmakers and challenging candidates on concerns about the “gender gap” in pay and political representation, when the controversial ruling came down, further provoking tensions. Rally organizers intend to promote a drive for women voters to register their protest on a number of issues at the polls and to support the ERA for constitutional equality in response to concerns.

"The ERA is on the move again. In February, the Virginia Senate voted to ratify, and now the Illinois Senate," said Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority President, who is the keynote speaker at Saturday’s rally.

"The overwhelming support of voters for the ERA and the gender gap in voting is moving the ERA forward," she continued. Smeal previously headed the high-profile, national ERA campaign as President of the National Organization for Women.

Several states have ERA bills pending or being introduced in addition to those being entertained at the federal level in Congress. Women’s rights activists look to Illinois in November to be the 36th of the 38 states needed to ratify the ERA. The outcome of a bill pending in the state house is expected then.

Public information about all guest speakers, the tribute to military women, entertainment, transportation, merchandise, lodging and food for the two day event is available at http://rallyhub.wearewoman.us or http://www.wearewoman.us

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The rally will be live streamed starting at or before 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 13th.
It’s being streamed by Michael Pellagatti of The Pella Report.
Stream Link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/thepellareport
The Pella Report Twitter: @thepellareport We Are Woman Twitter: @WeAreWomanUS

Rally Schedule:

8:00 am – Event setup
9:30 am – Program begins, catered breakfast is delivered
12:00 pm – Program continues, catered lunch is delivered
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Formal event ends, cleanup begins and informal networking/socializing begins off-site

Opening
Honor Reading
Diana Danis
BriGette McCoy
CAPITAL BLEND
Chitra Panjabi
Jessica Neuwirth
Kimberly Inez McGuire
David Silverman
Senator Sandra Pappas
Annie Hill
Roberta Francis
Monica Simpson
Ellie Smeal – Keynote Speaker
BETTY
Kimberley Johnson
Madison Kimrey
Alice Cohan
Desiree Hoffman
Soraya Chemaly
Laura Dunn
Cheri Honkala
Rep. Van Hollen
Coline Jenkins
JANE LEE HOOKER
Ben Manski
Marena Groll
Alaina LaTourette
Terry O’Neill
Dr. E. Faye Williams
FRIGHTWIG
Jamilla Bey
Andrea Miller
Cathy Kaelin, Tammy Simkins
Anise Jenkins
Brenda Sue Fulton
Ending Remarks

Outstanding List of Speakers for the #Rally4Equality2014 in DC 9/13/14

9/11/2014

These are the amazing and influential people that will be speaking at the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally this Saturday, September 13th, 2014 in Washington, D.C.. The rally begins at 9:30 a.m. with an Honor Reading of the names of our fallen women Veterans.

For more information about the rally visit The Rally Hub.

To read the bios of the speakers click HERE

For the list of the rally entertainers click HERE
READ the latest Press Release

	Eleanor Smeal KEYNOTE SPEAKER Founder & President, Feminist Majority Foundation
Terry O'Neill President National Organization for Women	Monica Simpson Executive Director SisterSong	Rep. Chris Van Hollen U.S. Congressman, MD-8th House Budget Committee Ranking Member
Chitra Panjabi Membership Vice President, National Organization for Women	Roberta Francis Co-Chair NCWO ERA Task Force	Alice Cohan Political Director Feminist Majority Foundation
Madison Kimrey Student, Actress and Activist	Marena Groll Coordinator NC4ERA	Anise Jenkins Executive Director, Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC)
Laura Dunn Executive Director & Founder, SurvJustice	Soraya Chemaly Writer Women's Issues	Kimberley A. Johnson Author, Blogger & Activist
Cathy Paganelli Kaelin Co-Founder, ERA Action Co-Chair, PDA 3 State Strategy	Tammy Simkins Co-Founder, ERA Action Co-Chair, PDA 3 State Strategy	Andrea Miller Co-Executive Director Progressive Democrats of America
Ben Manski President, Liberty Tree Co-Founder, Move to Amend	Brenda S. ("Sue") Fulton Board Chair SPART*A	Jamila Bey Director of Communications Secular Student Alliance
Diana Danis Co-Founder Changing Governmental Gender Paradigms	Honor Readings By: Barbara Goodwin, Jas Booth, Mary Kelley Richard, Jill Troutner, Lynne Patrick, Trista Mastacastillo, Monisha Rios, Angie Batica	BriGette McCoy Founder and CEO Women Veteran Social Justice (WVSJ)
Jessica Neuwirth President & Director ERA Coalition	Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. President & CEO National Congress of Black Women	David Silverman President American Atheists, Inc.
Coline Jenkins Co-Founder & President, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust	Senator Sandra Pappas President Minnesota State Senate	Annie Hill Secretary-Treasurer Communications Workers of America
Kimberly Inez McGuire Director of Public Affairs National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health	Cheri Honkala Co-founder Kensington Welfare Rights Union Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign	Desiree Hoffman YWCA Director of Advocacy and Policy

Final Push, Voter Pledges Delivered Friday

9/11/2014

This is it... we are down to the wire now. All of the voter pledges that we have received since early spring will be hand delivered to Congress on Friday! Please help us get the word out in a final push to make this list as long as possible, we want Congress to know that we WILL be voting this midterm.

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Let Your Voice Be Heard!

Every vote counts. If it didn't, there wouldn't be so many working so hard to keep us from doing it!

Want to see things change? Take our pledge below to wield your voting power in support of equality, and let your vote be your voice on behalf of women across the nation emerge and be heard!

We’ll take your voice with us to Washington when we gather for the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally (#Rally4Equality2014) in September and present the list of pledge signers to members of Congress.

WE the undersigned pledge to:

• VOTE

• Help OTHERS register and vote

• Support ONLY those candidates who show
through deeds, not just words, that they
support legal and economic equality for all,
the Equal Rights Amendment and ballot
access for all citizens

When you sign the pledge, your information will be shared with members of Congress on September 12th, 2014. We will also add you to our mailing list so we can keep you up-to-date on plans for September and ways you can help with the event and get involved to support the cause!

Except as specified above, we will not share your information with anyone, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Press Release 9/9/14: We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally

9/09/2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jacqueline Nantier-Hopewell - Director, We Are Woman DC Office
Contact: Kimberley Johnson - Director Media & Press, We Are Woman
info@wearewoman.us

NATIONAL RALLY EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (ERA)

Renewed Push for ERA Ripples Across Nation Ahead of November Elections

Washington, DC September 7, 2014 – Pushing back against a wave of legislative and judicial action seen as targeting the rights of women, the grassroots organization “We Are Woman” will lead a Constitutional Day Rally in Washington on Saturday, September 13th, launching the return of a demand for the ERA to fully enfranchise women into the United States Constitution. The organizers have included a special tribute to military women and are expecting thousands of supporters from across the nation to attend the rally scheduled from 9:30am-4pm on the west lawn of the Capitol. The rally comes just weeks ahead of the fall elections in which women are projected to be the key voting demographic.

The much criticized ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Hobby Lobby case, jeopardizing women’s access to affordable contraception, quickly elevated an interest in the ERA and the visibility of the rally. Women across the nation had been engaging lawmakers and challenging candidates on concerns about the “gender gap” in pay and political representation, when the controversial ruling came down, further provoking tensions. Rally organizers intend to promote a drive for women voters to register their protest on a number of issues at the polls and to support the ERA for constitutional equality in response to concerns.

"The ERA is on the move again. In February, the Virginia Senate voted to ratify, and now the Illinois Senate," said Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority President, who is the keynote speaker at Saturday’s rally.

"The overwhelming support of voters for the ERA and the gender gap in voting is moving the ERA forward," she continued. Smeal previously headed the high-profile, national ERA campaign as President of the National Organization for Women.

Several states have ERA bills pending or being introduced in addition to those being entertained at the federal level in Congress. Women’s rights activists look to Illinois in November to be the 36th of the 38 states needed to ratify the ERA. The outcome of a bill pending in the state house is expected then.

Public information about all guest speakers, the tribute to military women, entertainment, transportation, merchandise, lodging and food for the two day event is available at http://rallyhub.wearewoman.us

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For more information on the rally visit: http://rallyhub.wearewoman.us

SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Eleanor Smeal Founder & President, Feminist Majority Foundation

This is a partial list, there will be a total of 29 speakers. 2 of those will be speaking on women in the military and presenting an honor reading with 8 Veterans reading the names of the fallen.

For a complete list of speakers visit: http://rallyhub.wearewoman.us/event-info/speakers/

Terry O'Neill - President, National Organization for Women

Chitra Panjabi - Membership Vice President, National Organization for Women

Monica Simpson - Executive Director, SisterSong

Rep. Chris Van Hollen - U.S. Congressman, MD-8th Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee

Andrea Miller - Co-Executive Director, Progressive Democrats of America

Ben Manski - President, Liberty Tree & Co-Founder, Move to Amend

Coline Jenkins - Co-Founder & President, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust

Madison Kimrey - Student, Actress & Activist
More...

ENTERTAINERS

MC: Emmy Rivera, NY based Comedian, Story Teller
Read more about the entertainers: http://rallyhub.wearewoman.us/event-info/entertainment/

BETTY

More about BETTY

Also HERE

Capital Blend

More about Capitol Blend

Frightwig

More about Frightwig

Jane Lee Hooker

More about Jane Lee Hooker

Congressman Chris Van Hollen to Speak at the #Rally4Equality2014

9/07/2014

We are excited to announce a new addition to our list of great speakers, Congressman Chris Van Hollen who represents the 8th District of Maryland and is Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. He has a stellar record of supporting legislation that is in best interest of women, including issues such as health care, reproductive choice and fair pay.

The We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally begins at 9:30 a.m. on September 13, 2014 and will take place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. For more information visit the RALLY HUB. You can view the rest of our speakers HERE.

Terry O'Neill and Chitra Panjabi from NOW to Speak at the #Rally4Equality2014

9/05/2014

We are pleased and honored to announce that Terry O'Neill, President of The National Organization for Women (NOW), and Chitra Panjabi, Vice President of Membership for NOW, are confirmed speakers for the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally on September 13, 2014.

The rally begins at 9:30 a.m. and will be held on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. For more information visit the RALLY HUB. You can view the rest of our speakers HERE.

Social Media Blitz to Raise Funds for the #Rally4Equality2014

9/02/2014

We are having a twitterthon encouraging people to tweet (and share a lot on facebook and other platforms too #Rally4Equality2014) in an attempt to raise funds for the rally which is fast approaching.You can join our facebook event find ideas for tweets, text, and a lot of graphics HERE

We are also encouraging everyone to share on other social media platforms that they use.

If you want to donate you can do so HERE

Thank you for your help!

I will post some of the graphics and tweets below, you can use any of these donate links:

http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate
http://bit.ly/Donate_Blog
http://bit.ly/Donate_WAW

Below are sample tweets that can be used. They can all be modified if need be (especially if you're trying to fit in a graphic), and or feel free to use your own words. You can also use them for ideas for posting on other social media platforms.

If you're not able 2 go 2 ‪#‎Rally4Equality2014‬ please consider a donation. Even a little goes a long way! http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate

If you're not able 2 go 2 #Rally4Equality2014 please consider a donation: https:http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate

We need your help! Make a donation and support #Rally4Equality2014 - $5 $10 $25 $100 - any amount helps! http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate

Make a donation 4 #Rally4Equality2014 - $5 $10 $25 $100 - any amount helps! https: http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate

Lets make ‪#‎Herstory‬! Make a donation to #Rally4Equality2014 in DC! - https: http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate

Less than 2 weeks! Help us reach our goal - Support the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally - Make a DONATION! http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate

Less than 2 weeks! Support the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally - Make a DONATION! http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate

We need your help! We can't take donations at the rally. PLEASE Donate if you can: http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate ‪#‎equality‬ #Rally4Equality2014

We need your help we can't do this alone. Support equality - make a donation: https: http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate #Rally4Equality2014

We're in the home stretch now and can use your help! Make a DONATION:http://bit.ly/WAW_Donate #Rally4Equality2014

Here are some graphics that you can download and share on Twitter, Facebook, G+, Tumblr, Pinterest or any of your other favorite social media platforms. You can also find many more of various dimensions in our dropbox folder HERE