KATRINAS’S DREAM is holding their 2^nd ANNUAL WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY VIGIL, MARCH and RALLY to the US Capitol on August 26, 2016 to prioritize and promote the Three State Strategy to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. The rally is being held to mobilize all people to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The day will start in silence, meditation, and prayer at 8:00 am at St. Stephen’s and the Incarnation. Many will meet following the service at 9:30 am to begin there walk in peaceful contemplation taking the same path that many feminist took on August 26, 2015 and commemorate the first march and rally. Others will join up around 11:30 am the White House and proceed to the US National Mall where the rally will begin at 12:00 noon. The speakers will talk about the intersectionality of racism and sexism, and systemic issues that the ERA would address. They will share their wisdom and personal experiences on the Racial Gender Pay Gap, women’s health care, violence and the rape culture women live with everyday.

 The Equal Rights Amendment

Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.

The ERA is a US Constitutional Amendment that would empower all women and provide for gender equality. The ERA is the unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement. Let’s Change the World.

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THE SCHEDULE

Time	Â	Event	Location
8:00	am	Blessing	St. Stephens and The Incarnation -Washington, DC
9:00	am	Walk	RouteÂ
11:30	am	White House	Washington, DC
12:00	pm	Rally	Upper Senate Park, National Mall, Washington, DC
3:00Â	 pm	 Meeting	 Meet with US Senators and US Representatives of the Judicial Affairs Committee

CALL TO ACTION

Join the Facebook Event to demonstrate your support, Invite your friends, and share the event everywhere. Send an email to all your friends and ask them to join in spirit.  To join the Facebook Event Click Here.

Contact your local media outlets and ask that they cover the Equal Rights Amendment Rally in DC.  Send them a copy of the Press Release.  To download a copy of the press release click here PRESS RELEASE.

Contact and educate Congress.  ERA Action is also organizing a thunderclap targeting the party leaders of the Judiciary Committee and asking them to hold hearings for HJ Res 51 and SJ Res 15 at 2 pm. This will complement the march and rally being held by Helene Swanson and Katrina’s Dream on the National mall at 12:00 pm: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/45884-tell-congress-equalmeansequal?locale=en

Here are documents for your use when you email your elected officials calling on them to co-sponsor the US Congress resolutions calling for the “Three State Strategy” .  Please feel free to include  them in your email when you demand  your state’s elected official to co-sponsor the Three State Strategy resolutions for the Equal Rights Amendment.  For a list of documents Click Here.

In the House the bill is H.J.Res.51 – Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (Introduced 05/13/2015) http://1.usa.gov/1IZ6RTx; and in the Senate the bill is S.J.Res.15 – A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (Introduced 05/07/2015) http://1.usa.gov/1Hth6rZ

Accountability from our elected officials is paramount for the success of our movement.  However, if ignored or pandered to, we call them out—regardless of party affiliation.

There are a number of places where folks who are unable to walk the complete route may join up.  For the route please Click Here

SPEAKERS LIST (PARTIAL)

There are a number of folks who will be speaking at the rally.  For the Speakers List Click Here.