We’re shedding light on how marginalized communities have been both included and forgotten throughout this holiday’s history.
Tag: Equal Future
Equality Talks Podcast: Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation for Women
Meet Teresa Younger, Executive Director of the Ms. Foundation, an ERA Coalition partner. Host Elisa Parker speaks with Teresa about their mission to to build women’s collective power in the U.S. and advance equity and justice for all. How do we create the world we deserve?
Supporting Black-led and Black-focused organizations this Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865 – almost two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation – slaves in Texas finally received news that slavery had finally ended in the US. 158 years later, Juneteenth is now a federally-recognized holiday and provides a platform to uplift the voices of Black people. Juneteenth is not only a time to celebrate the hard work that has been done in the past to get to where we are today, but also a day to plan how to better our communities for the future.
Equality Talks Podcast: Noreen Farrell, Equal Rights Advocates & LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day
Meet the Noreen Farrell, Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates and ERA Coaltion partner. Host Elisa Parker speaks with Noreen about their Equal Pay Today campaign and the LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day.
Equal Rights Advocates fights for gender justice in workplaces and schools across the country. Since 1974, we’ve been fighting on the front lines of social justice to protect and advance rights and opportunities for women, girls, and people of all gender identities through groundbreaking legal cases and bold legislation that sets the stage for the rest of the nation.
Dissecting the famous equity/equality illustration by Angus Maguire
If you are in the social justice space, you may be familiar with the powerful illustration by Angus Maguire which depicts the difference between equality and equity, which are often used interchangeably. This post covers why they are vastly different. Visual representations often possess a remarkable ability to convey complex concepts with simplicity and impact.
Equality Talks Podcast: Aarush Santoshi, Generation Ratify
Meet the next generation of ERA advocates. Generation Ratify is the youth-led movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and advance gender equality in the United States of America. Their mission is to build a coalition of young people across the country leading an intersectional feminist revolution that empowers and advocates for the full equality of young women and queer people.
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