The message below is from Equal Means Equal, and it is an invitation for you and others to join together in DC on August 26th at noon for the Equal Rights Amendment. It's GO TIME for the ERA:

"On Thursday August 26th, Women’s “Equality” Day, there will be a rally for the ERA outside the U.S. Supreme Court from noon to 1pm est.

"EME joins multiple organizations as a co-sponsor in this urgent effort to finally bring mass public attention to this national shame and exert pressure on Biden/Harris and the DOJ to direct the Archivist to publish the ERA immediately.

"It is imperative that anyone who is able to go, be there in person.  If you can go, please let us know and we will get you signs and anything else you need. If you cannot be there, please help amplify the event however you can.

"EME is heartened by the increasing unity, growing voice and direct action surrounding ERA.  Here are portions of a letter the ERA Coalition is sending to Attorney General Merrick Garland on behalf of the multiple organizations sponsoring this #Rally4ERA:

“'When Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA on January 27, 2020, all constitutional requirements for the ERA to become the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution were satisfied. Yet, the ERA has not been published by the Archivist, who is deferring to a January 6, 2020 opinion issued by the previous Administration’s Office of Legal Counsel.

"'We believe that in issuing its 2020 opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment, the OLC demonstrated an overreach of power by the Executive Branch in an effort to apparently serve the Administration’s political agenda. The Constitution does not give any power to the Executive Branch during the amending process. The rights of all Americans should not be obstructed because of this misstep. You have the unique opportunity to correct this error and let history be made.'” – Carol Jenkins, President and CEO of the ERA Coalition

"Equality warriors, the finish line is in sight! 

"Let us make sure that the Appellate Court does not have the luxury of being able to continue to rule against American women in the dark.  Show up, rise up, fight back and let it be known that we will not have our equal rights stolen from us after over a hundred years of struggle."

http://equalmeansequal.org/blog/

Forwarded to you in gratitude for your previous support of The Yellow Roses' online ERA YES online petition which more than 3,500 people from all 50 states plus DC and Puerto Rico signed.   http://theyellowrosesera.org/