Women’s Rights

November 27, 2024

Action Alert:

The Green Party calls on President Biden to confirm and publish the Equal Rights Amendment in the US Constitution!
Please join us in our demand for the ERA!
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is the duly ratified 28th Constitutional Amendment that guarantees equal rights to all people regardless of sex.
The ERA might be our last chance to protect abortion rights before Trump takes office.
The constitutional requirements have already been met:
• The US House approved the ERA in 1971 with a bipartisan vote of 354–24. The Senate approved it in 1972 by another bipartisan vote of 84-8.
• Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA in January 2020, which means that 3/4 of all the states have ratified it.
So why isn’t the ERA in the Constitution now? Because Trump blocked it.
Biden can unblock it. He can do so now in his remaining time in the White House.
Extending protections under the ERA is the most important thing Biden can do right now.
The ERA has widespread support among registered Democrats and Republicans. The Green Party of the US endorses the ERA in its platform: “We support the equal application of the Constitution of the United States of America to all citizens, and therefore call for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).” (https://www.gp.org/social_justice#womens-rights)
Please Write, Text, Email or Call the President Now! Here’s a sample Message/Letter:
Dear President Biden,
ArtII.S3.3.1 requires you to ensure the National Archivist publishes fully ratified amendments to the US Constitution. Please do not leave office before you direct her to add the fully ratified 28th Amendment, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), into the US Constitution, where it belongs.
As you know, the ERA ensures equality for all genders, equal pay, reproductive rights and marriage equality.
There is a national outcry for you to save our basic equality and human rights. Project 2025 will roll back these rights even further unless you act now.
Congress and the states have spoken. The People of the USA have spoken. 85% of Americans still want the ERA.
Please publish the ERA immediately.
Sign with your Name/Signature and Address
Email through the Online Form: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/share/
Write a letter: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500
Call: 202-456-1111 to leave a message for the President.
Text: 302-404-0880
National Texting & Writing to Biden Mobilizations:
December 6: Major national push to text that number to overwhelm their system with a tidal wave of texts
December 10: Same tidal wave but with letters to the White House

 

Suffragette Statement –In honor of the First Convocation of Suffrage Movement (July 13-19, 1848)

The ERA and Corporate Power – May 23, 2023

Cis-Men, for so long, have just been able to BE.

Women, on the other hand, need to justify themselves with looks, skills and achievements. They are told what they SHOULD be and what they SHOULD want. Women are just a commodity that is marketed and marketed to. Corporations want to keep it that way. The ERA would ensconce into law that women have equal rights. It seems like that would just be logical and normal. It’s not allowed to be, because it’s never been allowed to be. This is why it needs to be a legal precedent. Autonomy matters, legally.

110 Years Later: Fighting for Workers in Memory of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire – March 25, 2023

March 25, 2023 commemorates the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the heartbreaking deaths of 146 garment workers, mostly young immigrant women and girls. Trapped in the burning factory by locked doors, many leapt to their deaths from the building’s high windows while others asphyxiated or burned inside. Photographs of the tragic aftermath shocked the conscience of the country, and led to improved safety standards for factories, stricter labor laws for children, and the growth of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.

One hundred ten years later, workers’ rights have regressed as Democrats and Republicans collude to undermine the power of unions in favor of corporate interests.

A recent expose documented migrant children as young as twelve working in dangerous jobs, with no oversight by the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for protecting them. It is as if the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory disaster never happened.

The Green Party advocates for the physical and emotional health of children and workers through support for universal federally funded childcare, financial family assistance, and a living family wage. We believe children should spend their days playing and learning- not working.

Your donation helps our party and its candidates advocate for better educational opportunities for children, and safer workplaces for their parents. Donate today to the Green Party of the United States and support us in our mission to create a more just and hopeful world for all.

Thank you for your continued support,

Starlene Rankin and Dee Taylor

National Women’s Caucus Co-Chairs

The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org/

P.S. The easiest way to support our on-going efforts is to become one of our Monthly Sustainers. You can also target your support for individual caucuses, like the National Women’s Caucus!