ERA Coalition Forward

Truth & Transformation: Uprooting Racism & Reimagining Policing in the United States
2021-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual event- from your home
A little more than a year ago, Derek Chauvin, a white police officer with 18 prior complaints of misconduct, murdered George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, in broad daylight. Although no response could adequately match the arbitrary deprivation of a sacred, infinitely valuable life, the public outcry for change and accountability has been forceful and widespread.

Sadly, public officials have not met the intensity of the calls for change with commensurate urgency. Legislative responses have been scattered on state and local levels and efforts to pass federal laws have stalled. This shameful inaction costs lives. Since the murder of George Floyd, police have killed over 1,000 more individuals.

Unsatisfied with the inadequate response from domestic lawmakers, grieving families who lost loved ones to police killings have looked to faith leaders for solace and leadership, and to international human rights bodies to address the long-neglected violations. Both local and international appeals place pressure on the U.S. to live up to its human rights commitments and shine a light on the structural racism of our criminal justice system.

Reflecting on the glacial movement toward racial justice in America, James Baldwin asked, “How much time do you want for your progress?” For the people and neighborhoods still subject to the excesses of unaccountable state power on a daily basis, there is no time to wait. Now is the time to harness the power of global human rights and the moral imperative of our faith to transform American criminal justice.

During this time of reckoning with discriminatory police violence, join Justice Revival for a special conversation with three esteemed guest speakers, to explore the issue from the intersection of Christian faith and commitment to human rights.

Senate Update and Town Hall Discussion
2021-06-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual event- from your home
Join us on Tuesday, June 22 at noon Eastern for a Senate update and town hall discussion, with funding from the Harnisch Foundation. We’ll hear from our lead Senate sponsors on SJ Res 1 (recorded and live) and learn where we’re going from here. Then we’ll hear from some of our coalition partner organizations about how the work of the ERA intersects with their efforts, and what equality would look like to our communities.

Additional guest speakers include:

Christian Nunez, NOW President
Joi O. Chaney, Executive Director of the Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, National Urban League
Linda Coberly, Chair of the ERA Coalition Legal Task Force

Submit questions to cwest@eracoalition.org by Friday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Please be sure to include which panelist or speaker the question is for, and your name, title, and organization in the email. Questions will be selected in advance in order to give speakers a chance to prep if needed, and you will be notified if your question was chosen before the event begins.

** Please indicate if you are a member of the press in the name field when you register so we can find you for the press question portion of the event.

The Very Queer History of the Suffrage Movement
2021-06-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual event- from your home
Join the Alice Paul Institute for a program with Professor Wendy Rouse whose research explores the queer history of the suffrage movement. Rouse examines how the traditional narrative of women’s suffrage history ignores the role of queer suffragists in the movement. The sanitizing of the private lives and the creation of public personas has contributed to the historical erasure of the lives and loves of prominent queer suffragists. Her talk will explore how the suffrage movement changed the lives of queer suffragists and how queer suffragists changed the suffrage movement. Rouse will also discuss the implications of this new framework to our approach to understanding women’s suffrage history.

Volunteer Opportunity!
2021-05-16 04:00 - 13:00
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