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Thank you to everyone for making We Are Woman a success!
Jenni Siri
Thank You to Everyone from We Are Woman
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!
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Press Release 9/12/14: We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
READ the latest Press Release
Eleanor Smeal
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Founder & President,
Feminist Majority Foundation
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Terry O'Neill
President
National Organization for Women
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Monica Simpson
Executive Director
SisterSong
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen
U.S. Congressman, MD-8th
House Budget Committee
Ranking Member |
Chitra Panjabi
Membership Vice President,
National Organization for Women
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Roberta Francis
Co-Chair
NCWO ERA Task Force
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Alice Cohan
Political Director
Feminist Majority Foundation
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Madison Kimrey
Student, Actress
and Activist
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Marena Groll
Coordinator
NC4ERA
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Anise Jenkins
Executive Director, Stand Up!
for Democracy in DC (Free DC)
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Laura Dunn
Executive Director & Founder,
SurvJustice
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Soraya Chemaly
Writer
Women's Issues
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Kimberley A. Johnson
Author, Blogger & Activist
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Cathy Paganelli Kaelin
Co-Founder, ERA Action
Co-Chair, PDA 3 State Strategy
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Tammy Simkins
Co-Founder, ERA Action
Co-Chair, PDA 3 State Strategy
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Andrea Miller
Co-Executive Director
Progressive Democrats of America
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Ben Manski
President, Liberty Tree
Co-Founder, Move to Amend
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Brenda S. ("Sue") Fulton
Board Chair
SPART*A
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Jamila Bey
Director of Communications
Secular Student Alliance
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Diana Danis
Co-Founder Changing
Governmental Gender Paradigms
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Honor Readings By:
Barbara Goodwin, Jas Booth,
Mary Kelley Richard, Jill Troutner,
Lynne Patrick, Trista Mastacastillo,
Monisha Rios, Angie Batica
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BriGette McCoy
Founder and CEO
Women Veteran Social Justice
(WVSJ)
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Jessica Neuwirth
President & Director
ERA Coalition
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Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.
President & CEO
National Congress
of Black Women
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David Silverman
President
American Atheists, Inc.
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Coline Jenkins
Co-Founder & President,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust
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Senator Sandra Pappas
President
Minnesota State Senate
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Annie Hill
Secretary-Treasurer
Communications Workers
of America
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Kimberly Inez McGuire
Director of Public Affairs
National Latina Institute
for Reproductive Health
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Cheri Honkala
Co-founder
Kensington Welfare Rights Union
Poor People's Economic
Human Rights Campaign
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Desiree Hoffman
YWCA
Director of Advocacy
and Policy
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Press Release 9/9/14: We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally
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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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 & ActivistMore...
ENTERTAINERS
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
Congressman Chris Van Hollen to Speak at the #Rally4Equality2014
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
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.
BETTY to Perform at the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally!
We are excited to announce BETTY has been added to the band lineup for the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally that will be held on September 13th, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
BETTY is the original pop rock band fronted by Alyson Palmer and sisters Elizabeth and Amy Ziff. The band's heartfelt passion and signature sound of soaring harmonies, lively melodies and clever lyrics layered over strong grooves create an energetic, boundary-pushing live show that is a popular attraction worldwide. Elizabeth (vocals, guitar), Alyson (vocals, bass) and Amy (vocals, cello) are the singer/songwriters and arrangers. At times, the trio augments their sound with other instrumentalists live, and with guest artists from a broad spectrum of pop culture: music, art, literature and activism.BETTY’s last release “Rise” is an ep featuring the song the band wrote in 2013 for Eve Ensler’s global campaign to end violence against women and girls, One Billion Rising. Their last full-length release, “Bright & Dark”, produced by David Maurice (Kelis, Garbage) is a lush exploration of the challenges and triumphs of their recent past, including Elizabeth’s battle with breast cancer. That album features guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52’s and is the band’s best-selling song collection to date. Cuts are featured on the hit television series Weeds, NBC’s Love Bites, Ugly Betty, The L Word and more. Currently, the band is writing songs for their tenth album.
Unstoppable activists, the women of BETTY use their music for humanitarian outreach: working for equal rights, peace & aid, and the empowerment of girls & women. Since forming in 1986, they are most proud about being part of many hundreds of events that have improved lives, helped change policy and raised millions of dollars for worthy causes, research and people in need. Named Arts Envoys in 2012, the trio works with the U.S. State Department internationally in Cultural Diplomacy.
BETTY and their music have been featured on national and international radio, television, films, commercials, jingles, web projects, as guests on recordings, compilation albums and in live theater, including the smash Off-Broadway hit directed by Michael (Rent, Next To Normal) Greif, BETTY Rules. They do.
Visit their Website
Visit their YouTube Channel
For more about BETTY and our other amazing entertainers please visit the RALLY HUB.
Ben Manski to Speak at the We Are Woman Constitutional Day Rally
We are pleased to announce that Ben Manski will be speaking at the We Are Woman Constitutional Day Rally on September 13th, 2014. Ben is the President and founder of the Liberty Tree Foundation and Co-Founder of Move To Amend. He will be addressing the issue of corporate personhood and how it relates to women's rights and voter rights.
Ben Manski
President, Liberty Tree & Cofounder, Move To Amend
Ben Manski is an advocate, scholar, lawyer, entrepreneur and public speaker who has been committed to building a U.S. democracy movement since the early 1990s. He is president of the Liberty Tree Foundation, a strategy center he founded in 2004, a co-founder of the Move to Amend coalition, and an Associate Fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies.
From 2001-2004 Manski served as co-chair of the Green Party of the United States. In 2004 he organized the national No Stolen Elections! coalition, which led to the Ohio presidential recount. In 2010, Manski co-founded the Wisconsin Wave, which played a leading role in the Wisconsin uprising of 2011 and which continues today. In 2012, he managed the Jill Stein for President campaign.
Manski is currently pursuing an advanced degree in sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Together with his wife, Sarah, he manages PosiPair.com and parents their son, Lev.
For more information about Ben Manski CLICK HERE
For more information about other speakers for the rally CLICK HERE
For more information about the rally CLICK HERE
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President, Liberty Tree & Cofounder, Move To Amend
Ben Manski is an advocate, scholar, lawyer, entrepreneur and public speaker who has been committed to building a U.S. democracy movement since the early 1990s. He is president of the Liberty Tree Foundation, a strategy center he founded in 2004, a co-founder of the Move to Amend coalition, and an Associate Fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies.
From 2001-2004 Manski served as co-chair of the Green Party of the United States. In 2004 he organized the national No Stolen Elections! coalition, which led to the Ohio presidential recount. In 2010, Manski co-founded the Wisconsin Wave, which played a leading role in the Wisconsin uprising of 2011 and which continues today. In 2012, he managed the Jill Stein for President campaign.
Manski is currently pursuing an advanced degree in sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Together with his wife, Sarah, he manages PosiPair.com and parents their son, Lev.
For more information about Ben Manski CLICK HERE
For more information about other speakers for the rally CLICK HERE
For more information about the rally CLICK HERE
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