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EQUAL MEANS EQUAL THE DEFINITIVE DOCUMENTARY FILM ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN AMERICA
PRESS CONTACT: LIZ LOPEZ - [email protected] -(323)954-9644 2
INTERNATIONAL RAPE & WOMEN’S SEXUAL RIGHTS ASSAULT FEMALE FEMALE INCARCERATION POVERTY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
THE LAW DISCRIMINATIONWAGE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
FOSTER CARE EQUAL & CHILD MEANS EQUAL SEXTRAFFICKING
Graphic from EQUAL MEANS EQUAL highlighting the topics covered in the film. 3
SYNOPSIS
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is a no-holds-barred documentary analysis of discrimination against women in the United States today. The film takes an unflinching look at where American women find themselves and makes an irrefutable case for their full, legal equality.
Through the film’s narrative, the audience sees how seemingly disparate issues weave together to have a profound impact on women’s lives. Themes the film addresses are:
• The Gender Pay Gap • Pregnancy Discrimination and Maternity Rights • Domestic Violence • Foster Care • Child Sex Trafficking • Rape and Sexual Assault • Healthcare and Reproductive Rights • Juvenile Justice, Prison and Rates of Female Incarceration • International Women’s Rights • The Law
From the perspective of a modern “everywoman,” Kamala Lopez asks questions about the present laws in place that claim to protect women.
By following both real life stories and precedent setting legal cases, Lopez discovers the absurdity of the status quo and realizes that, given the reality of women’s lives in 2015, this system cannot be sustained. 4
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Are we all connected despite appearances? The further into this I go, the more convinced I am that there is no woman untouched in the matter of gender discrimination - regardless of her social status or any other distinctions we may designate.
I had a hunch that there had to be some commonality lurking beneath the surface connecting the multiple seemingly divergent women’s issues that were harming us today. In EQUAL MEANS EQUAL I explore that theory.
I discovered that despite multiple laws in place that purport to protect American women, the reality was far from equal in area after area.
Could it all be a result of a lack of legal bedrock underpinning American women’s place in our society due to the failure of our Constitution to include women?
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL makes the strong argument that full legal equality for women is a solution that has the potential to truly transform the United States and the world.
I believe we need to compel our democracy to uphold the values the United States of America stands for: equality and justice for all. If we believe that all citizens are created equally then all citizens must be treated equally under the law. It really is that simple.
Ratifying the ERA would put American women’s civil and human rights on a solid immovable foundation, impervious to the winds of political change.
Ignorance of the matter has allowed the continuation of a blatant moral injustice against the majority of America’s citizens which cannot be allowed to continue - EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is an opening salvo to reignite the fight for our full civil rights once again. 5
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION Filming began six years ago. There have been dozens of small shoots, mostly at conferences and events where Lopez has been speaking or in schools where the ERA Education Project has been implementing the ERA University Program.
There have also been multiple significant produced shoots in the past three years. The first major shoot took place in 2012 when the filmmakers traveled to Washington D.C. for the 40th anniversary of the Equal Rights Amendment. Kamala Lopez filmed legislators, advocates and pillars of the feminist movement.
Later in the year the team returned to D.C. for the second major shoot covering the grass- roots ERA rally, “We Are Woman,” where Lopez heard from dozens of American women about the challenges they face and explored with them how the passage of a Constitutional Equal Rights Amendment might address their struggles.
The third shoot in Rhode Island and New York in November of 2013 covered the first ERA Conference in over thirty years at Roger Williams University Law School and captured more than 25 on-camera conversations with experts and activists with their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening with women both on the ground and in policy developments.
Early December 2013, Lopez and the crew traveled to St. Louis, Missouri to meet legendary Equal Rights Amendment opponent Phyllis Schlafly, the first extensive filmed interview that Schlafly has granted in years.
In the spring of 2014, Lopez and the crew filmed for over a week in Los Angeles, covering issues such as Foster Care and Child Sex Trafficking. The film crew travelled with the LAPD’s undercover VICE unit to the tracks in South L.A. where underage girls are bought and sold every day. Prison, juvenile justice and poverty were explored through the lens of the Women’s Center in Skid Row, L.A. County Probation officers, and Gang Specialists. Prison Rights activ- ists spoke of the gender bias in sentencing and we heard the stories of women serving life in prison for killing their abusers.
Just weeks later, Gloria Steinem won the Presidential Medal of Freedom and agreed to be interviewed for the film. The crew flew back to New York and the result is a profound and tran- scendent take on gender discrimination from the ultimate source.
Top of Page: Second Camera, Laura Prevost, Director, Kamala Lopez and Director of Photogrpahy, Jendra Jarnigan 6
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
KAMALA LOPEZ - DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER
Actress, filmmaker, activist and President of Heroica Films, Kamala Lopez, has launched the movement and film EQUAL MEANS EQUAL to educate Americans about the importance of equal rights under federal law for women.
Born in New York City to an Indian mother and a Venezuelan father, Lopez has worked as an actor in over thirty feature films including Born in East L.A., Deep Cover, The Burning Season (winner of 2 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes and the Humanitas Prize), Clear and Present Danger, Lightning Jack, and I Heart Huckabees. She has starred in over sixty television shows includ- ing Medium, 24, Alias, NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, and 21 Jump Street (winner of the Imagen Award). She hosted the PBS series Wired Science.
Lopez, a Yale University graduate in Philosophy and Theatre Studies, formed production com- pany Heroica Films in 1995 with the mission to write, direct and produce media for women, about women and utilizing women both in front and behind the camera.
Her film, “A Single Woman,” about the life of first Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin, won the 2009 Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus. In 2013 her short Spanish-language film “Ese Beso” won the Jury Award at the Senorita Cinema Festival and the Audience Award at the Boyle Heights Latina Film Festival.
In 2009 Lopez began the ERA Education Project, creating multi-media PSA’s, video FAQ’s, social media campaigns, educational videos & sites, piloting curriculum and travelling around the country speaking to groups as well as students in colleges and high schools. She has been the Keynote or Featured Speaker in venues as disparate as the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, The United Nations, The National Arts Club, at the Yale Women Global Conference as well as to “at-risk” girls and other children in L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa’s Partnership for Los Angeles schools.
Lopez’s work on behalf of women and girls has been recognized by Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors and the Women’s Commission who named her 2015 Woman of the Year (Arts/Media). In 2012 Women’s eNews selected her as one of the 21 Leaders for the 21st Cen- tury and the National Women’s Political Caucus named her the 2011 Woman of Courage.
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is a labor of love that Lopez embarked on over six years ago when she first realized that women still did not have Constitutional protections in the United States and that most Americans were not aware of that. 7
LIZ LOPEZ - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
An educator, Liz Lopez was the Founder and Director of “Escuela Uno,” a private school in Caracas,Venezuela. Her belief in making truthful information available for the young and old so that they can make educated and forward thinking decisions concerning themselves and the world has been an integral part of her life.
Born in Rangoon, Burma and educated in India, Kansas and New York City and having lived in South America she holds the view that our differences are few and our commonality when shown openly, holds us together globally for a great and better future.
Executive Producer Liz Lopez on location in New York City with her daughter and Director Kamala Lopez. 8
Producer Joel Marshall Co-Writer & Producer Gini Sikes JOEL MARSHALL - PRODUCER
Raised in the Seattle area, Joel began his career in the theater interning at Steppenwolf The- atre in Chicago, and working with Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts. Then in Los An- geles he produced and starred in the play Boy’s Life, at Theatre West and developed the hit play Resa Fanstastisk Mystisk with the renowned theatre troupe The Burglars of Hamm. More recently Joel has collaborated with his wife Kamala Lopez, writing, producing, editing, techni- cal supervising, acting and directing on various projects, including the movie A Single Wom- an, the indie film podcast FatFreeFilm, the successful WGA online media campaign Speech- less Without Writers, and the short films Coffee Clutch, Filet of 4, Ese Beso, Dark Knight Aurora and SLOB90X. Joel has also produced and built media websites such as Regina Tay- lor’s CrownstheGospelMusical.com, ReginaTaylor.com and the workout spoof site SLOB90X. com. Joel was one of the founders of the ERA Education Project and produced and built the ERAEducationproject.com site and ERAUniversity.com where he and Kamala did a pilot pro- gram working with students from Santa Monica college to create media and blogs centering around the Equal Rights Amendment. He is on the board of the Heroica Foundation, and also holds a technology position at the law firm Latham & Watkins. Joel has a BFA in Drama from the University of Washington in Seattle, and an MFA from CalArts. 9
GINI- SIKES - CO-WRITER/PRODUCER
Gini Sikes is a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, a web editor/writer, mag- azine editor and an author, who creates films and writes stories on subjects ranging from homeless kids in America to female circumcision in Africa. She’s captured the inner lives of in- génues and prostitutes, priests and prisoners, vice cops and vice presidents, drug mules and chimpanzees (they spoke sign language).
Sikes’ area of expertise and passion is women’s and youth issues. For MTVNews’ True Life documentary series, she directed episodes on club drugs, gang violence, prostitution and teen sexual health. She received a News Emmy nomination for “Where Were You At 22?” a Rock The Vote/Choose or Lose election special, which covered the lives of the 2000 presiden- tial candidates when they were the age of MTV’s viewers. She has created programs for PBS, Discovery Health, Court TV, Vh1, Investigative Discovery, TLC, Voice of America radio and more.
Sikes was a producer on the film by award-winning director Ilan Ziv, Jesus Politics, a look at how God entered the voting booth during the 2008 presidential race. (She landed in- terview subjects that included progressive Mennonites, Catholic anarchists and Tea Party Christians). In 2012 she joined Ziv’s team for a six-part international television series for ARTE (French-German TV) about capitalism and the global economic crisis.
On the web Sikes helped create and launch http://executionchronicles.org, a site connected to a documentary about the conviction, imprisonment and execution of Mark Stroman, who killed two people as revenge for 9/11.
She was a senior editor/writer at Metropolis and Mademoiselle magazines. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Vibe, Essence, Washington Post, Ebony, Elle, Harper’s Ba- zaar, Glamour, Travel and Leisure among others.
Sikes’ book 8 Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World Of Girl Gangsters (Anchor/Doubleday), chronicles a year spent with female gang members in three American cities. 8 Ball Chicks received favorable coverage in The New York Times Magazine, Elle, Glamour, MS, Kirkus, Publishers’ Weekly, Library Journal. She has appeared on TV and radio shows and lectured on gangs around the country.
Among her honors, she was awarded a Knight Fellowship for journalists from Stanford Univer- sity and a Planned Parenthood Maggie Award for exceptional media coverage of reproduc- tive health. She earned a master’s from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. 10
PATRICIA ARQUETTE - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Actress, writer and activist Patricia Arquette has spent her career portraying memorable characters in film and on television. Winner of both the Academy Award and the Emmy for her acting, Arquette has chosen to use her considerable visibility to shine a light on issues and speak for people whose voices are rarely heard. Her work post Katrina and then in Haiti after the devastating hurricanes in 2012 led to the creation of the organization “Give Love” to help those still suffering.
As a young single mother, Arquette struggled to make ends meet with her son, Enzo. Later, in the film “Boyhood,” which was filmed over the course of twelve years, Arquette portrayed a woman faced with many of the struggles raised in EQUAL MEANS EQUAL - single motherhood, poverty, domestic violence and abuse.
When Arquette raised the issue of equality and fair wages for women at the 2015 Academy Awards, the world took notice. She has galvanized a growing movement deter- mined to achieve equality for women in the United States. She has been a steadfast champi- on of the film and the women it seeks justice for over the course of many years.
Director Kamala Lopez and Executive Producer, Patricia Arquette in New York prior to speaking at the United Nations. 11
Shooting in New York at Women Make Movies 12
PRESS COVERAGE
“TO EVERY WOMAN WHO GAVE BIRTH, TO EVERY TAXPAYER AND CITIZEN OF THIS NATION, WE HAVE FOUGHT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE’S EQUAL RIGHTS.
IT’STO HAVE WAGE OUR EQUALITY ONCE TIME AND FOR ALL A N D EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.” - Patricia Arquette, speaking at The Oscars, Feb. 2015 13
“I’M HOPING TO PROVIDE OF WHAT IT IS A SNAPSHOT TO BE A WOMAN IN AMERICA. I DON’T THINK THE REALITY IS ANYTHING CLOSE TO WHAT PEOPLE THINK.” - Kamala Lopez, Director of EQUAL MEANS EQUAL, Nov. 2014 14
“IT WAS AS IF I’D BEEN LIVING
IN THE TWILIGHT- Kamala Lopez, Director of EQUAL ZONE.”MEANS EQUAL, on learn- ing women are not equal under the Constitution, Mar. 2014
“...NOT HAVING EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW HAS MAJOR RAMIFICATIONS THAT GO BEYOND JUST THE GENDER PAY GAP.” - Kamala Lopez, Director of EQUAL MEANS EQUAL, Oct. 2013 15
“WHAT LOOKS LIKE EQUALITY, FEELS LIKE EQUALITY, & IS GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD TO BE EQUALITY FOR AMERICAN WOMEN IS IN FUNCTION, FACT AND SUBSTANCE
NOT EQUALITY- Kamala Lopez, Director of EQUAL AT MEANS ALL.”EQUAL, Feb. 2014
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A N D “WHEN MORE THAN HALF THE U.S. POPULATION DOESN’T HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW AND THREE-QUARTERS OF THEM DON’T KNOW IT,
A THAT’S A DE FACTO VIOLATION OF THE MAJORITY’S CIVIL RIGHTS.” N D - Kamala Lopez, Director of EQUAL MEANS EQUAL, Oct. 2013
“MYTHS ABOUT GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S ALLEGED INFERIORITY AND OTHER KINDS OF MYTHS SERVE A CRUCIAL PURPOSE: THEY MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WITH THE MOST POWER AND RESOURCES TO JUSTIFY REFUSING TO GIVE GIRLS AND WOMEN THEIR FAIR SHARE.” - Jessica Ravitz, CNN, Apr. 2015
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As Lopez explains, she's guerilla pimping, she said she is part of a program that works exclusively with young girls and goes - Kamala Lopez, Director of EQUAL MEANS EQUAL,discovered thatApr. the girls 2013 are then driven to a into prisons and jails to visit them. "I'm on the board of directors of an organization called Girls and building and thrown into a basement or a hotel room where they are repeatedly sexually abused. Gangs," she said. She said she and others in the group have obtained clearance to go into the criminal New Rule in California She said she's seen survivors of this experience justice and juvenile justice system to see these girls, hear their stories and find ways to help them. (Apr 2013) Los Angeles - If you pay for car insurance in California you'd better read this... who are traumatized. "They don't know which Learn More » way is up" she recounts. She reported that she's Comparisons.org Lopez' IMDb biography credits her with a role in Deep Cover and many other shows and movies. She seen girls in such bad shape that they need PTSD told me that it shocked her to discover the plight of girl victims of guerrilla pimping. Added to that, (post-traumatic stress disorder) care. She said she's even encountered such girls who became addicted to drugs by force or have STDs. Yet, she admits that she was horrified to discover that in California; she said California law labels such girls as prostitutes, rather than as victims. On they are often not eligible for the care and recovery services they need. www.change.org/petitions it indicates that this mis-labeling exists in many states. The site indicates that it is a child welfare issue, and not a criminal justice issue. Because of such inaccurate labeling, As she tells it, some girls have been on the way to the store to buy Cheetos and their family may never see them again, or never see them again in their former state. When I asked how she found out about Lopez indicated that such girls can't access victim services; such as mental health care. "We need to guerilla pimping, she said she is part of a program that works exclusively with young girls and goes change that law, so they can be labeled 'victims' instead of 'prostitutes'," said Lopez. into prisons and jails to visit them. "I'm on the board of directors of an organization called Girls and Gangs," she said. She said she and others in the group have obtained clearance to go into the criminal justice and juvenile justice system to see these girls, hear their stories and find ways to help them. On www.castla.org, it indicates that the law does not classify victims of child trafficking favorably, and
identifies the organization's efforts to reverse the trend through advocacy and education of Lopez' IMDb biography credits her with a role in Deep Cover and many other shows and movies. She told me that it shocked her to discover the plight of girl victims of guerrilla pimping. Added to that, she said California law labels such girls as prostitutes, rather than as victims. On www.change.org/petitions it indicates that this mis-labeling exists in many states. The site indicates http://voices.yahoo.com/sex-trafficking-guerilla-pimping-12086484.html?cat=48 Page 1 of 4 that it is a child welfare issue, and not a criminal justice issue. Because of such inaccurate labeling, Lopez indicated that such girls can't access victim services; such as mental health care. "We need to change that law, so they can be labeled 'victims' instead of 'prostitutes'," said Lopez.
On www.castla.org, it indicates that the law does not classify victims of child trafficking favorably, and identifies the organization's efforts to reverse the trend through advocacy and education of
http://voices.yahoo.com/sex-trafficking-guerilla-pimping-12086484.html?cat=48 Page 1 of 4 Actress Kamala Lopez to receive Woman of Courage Award Yvonne P Mazzulo, Women's Issues Examiner July 26, 2011 The Women of Courage Awards, presented by the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC), are given to women from Actress Kamala Lopez diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated courage by taking to receive a stand to further civil rights and equality, and who exemplify Woman of Courage Award women's leadership. 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Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is reintroducing the E.R.A. in Congress this year "to formally acknowledge what the immense majority of the population believes, that men and women are equal before the law," Lopez said in an interview with EFE.
"What many people don't know is that the 14th Amendment of the Constitution contains the term 'male,' which could leave women's rights at the level of interpretation. Ratifying the ERA would put the American woman’s sizeable accomplishments and her gains throughout the last century on a solid immovable foundation, impervious to the winds of political change.," she said.
The New York-born Lopez began her acting career at 14 with a role on "Sesame Street."
A graduate in philosophy and theater from Yale University, Lopez said that throughout her life she has had an undeniable tendency to get involved in social issues.
She debuted as a filmmaker in 2009 with "A Single Woman," about the life of the first U.S. congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin. 25
“WE NEED THE LAW ON OUR SIDE. I BELIEVE THIS MORE THAN EVER AFTER THIS SHOOT.”
- Kamala Lopez, Director of EQUAL MEANS EQUAL
The back patio of the Heart of Art Gallery in South Los An- geles, owned by Isabela Diaz (AKA Ms3) & Kenia Gutierrez. 26
INTERVIEW SUBJECTS
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL would not be the definitive documentary about women in America today without the depth and breadth of our interview subjects’ expertise, passion and help. I am heartened by the incredible women I met. Lawyers, doctors, scholars, law enforcement officers, politicians, rape victims, warriors on the front lines of sex trafficking, international policymakers, prominent public intellectuals and american activists willing to put their bodies and freedom on the line were all part of the incredibly diverse cross section of our society interviewed for EQUAL MEANS EQUAL. Some are well known, some anonymous, all invaluable.
Below is a sampling of the more than one hundred people interviewed for EQUAL MEANS EQUAL.
GLORIA STEINEM
Gloria Steinem is a journalist and globally recognized champion of women’s rights since the late 1960s. She founded the seminal feminist magazine Ms. and helped launch New York Magazine, where she was a political columnist. A prolific writer, her latest book, My Life on the Road, explores her 30 years as a feminist organizer.
PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
Phyllis Schlafly is a conservative Republican and author nationally known for her successful campaign to derail the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. She was a Constitutional lawyer and a founding member of the Moral Majority. Since 1972 and the birth of her organization The Eagle Forum, Schlafly remains a prominent voice in the family values movement. 27
“ONE OF THE WOMEN TOLD ME LAST WEEK ‘EVERY DAY ON THE STREETS FELT AS IF SOMEONE HAD A GUN TO MY HEAD.’ THAT ISSUE OF SUCH VULNERABILITY IS SO HUGE AMONG WOMEN.” - Lisa Watson, CEO the Downtown Women’s Center
Two women hug on Skid Row in Los Angeles. 28 ELLIE SMEAL
Eleanor Smeal, the President of the Feminist Majority Foundation, has fought on the frontlines for women’s equality for more than three decades. In the 1970s, as President of the National Organization for Women (NOW), she spearheaded the drive to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the largest nation-wide grassroots and lobbying campaign in the history of the modern women’s movement. Frequently testifying before Congress, she has played a leading role in helping pass landmark legislation for women’s rights.
LAKSHMI PURI
Lakshmi Puri is the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and the Deputy Executive Director of UN Women. As a global advocate for women’s rights, Puri spearheads efforts to educate and empower women around the world, including training candidates to run for political office. Within two years, UN Women has helped increase the representation of women in parliament to 33 percent in seven nations.
SARAH SLAMEN
Sarah Slamen is a Political Activist and Writer for the Feminist Justice League. At 28-years-old she made national news when she spoke out against the Texas government during state legislative hearings and was forcibly dragged out of the chamber by state troopers in front of television cameras. 29 RITA HENLEY JENSEN
Rita Henley Jensen is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women’s eNews, an award-winning nonprofit news service covering issues of particular concern to women, which reaches an estimated 1.5 million readers in more than 90 nations.
KEVIN NOBLE MAILLARD
Kevin Noble Maillard is Professor of Law at Syracuse University focusing on family law, adoption law, civil liberties and popular culture. He has written on nontraditional families, racial intermixture and the role of marriage in America as a contributing editor to the New York Times and for The Atlantic.
LENORA LAPIDUS
Lenora Lapidus is the Director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union. Adhering to the guiding principle that women’s rights are human rights, Lapidus and her team argue in both federal and state courts around the U.S. for women’s equal employment and educational opportunities, and for an end to discrimination against victims of violence. 30
“I COULD TELL BY THE SOUND OF HIS FOOTFALLS. OPENING THE DOOR. THE KEYS. I COULD TELL YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, WHAT TYPE OF NIGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.” - Cheryl Sellers, Domestic Violence Survivor 31 KELLY MULLDORFER
Captain Kelly Mulldorfer is Commanding Officer of the Vice Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. Early in her career she posed undercover as a prostitute. Appalled by middle-class men with baby seats in their cars, she later joined the Abused Child Unit, where she became a department expert and trainer. In 2008 she became the first female Commanding Officer in the history of the LAPD to be assigned to the Metropolitan Division (Metro), known nationally for its S.W.A.T. team.
ANDRE DAWSON
Lieutenant André Dawson is a 32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. He leads the Human Trafficking Task Force, a vice team dedicated to freeing women and children from sexual slavery. He is also the supervisor of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.
DONALD FARISH
Donald Farish is President of Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, and also a scientist and attorney. A vocal supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, President Farish and the university held a conference of leading activists and scholars from across the country to examine the current status of the ERA. 32 UGOJI EZE
Ugoji Eze is a crusader for women and children living in war and conflict zones. She launched the Eng Aja Eze Foundation to focus global attention on their plight and to offer advocacy, fundraising and policymaking. She serves on the NGO Commission on the Status of Women, Peace and Security at the United Nations and is a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Courts of England, Wales and Nigeria.
HEIDI RUMMEL
Heidi Rummel, the Director of the Post Conviction Justice Project at the University of Southern California, leads teams of law students who represent battered women serving life sentences for killing their abusers in California. To date, she and her students have helped win freedom for 55 imprisoned women.
STEPHANIE RICHARD
Stephanie Richard is policy and legal services director of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST), the first organization in the country dedicated exclusively to serving survivors of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. She developed and supervises a pro-bono legal network for survivors of prostitution and forced labor. 33
“IT’S ABOUT CONTROL, MANIPULATION TREATING THESE GIRLS AS OBJECTS ...THAT’S JUST PART OF THE GAME TO CONTROL THEM.” - Lt. André Dawson, LAPD, VICE Division
A sex trafficking victim on the streets of Los Angeles. Her pimp has “branded” her forehead. 34 JESSICA NEUWIRTH
Jessica Neuwirth is the President of the ERA Coalition and the Founder and former President of Equality Now, an international human rights organization aiming to end violence and discrimination against women. She worked as policy advisor for Amnesty International and with the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs. She served as a consultant on sexual violence to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, helping win landmark decisions recognizing rape as a form of genocide.
DINA BAKST
Dina Bakst worked as a lawyer with the National Organization for Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund, where she frequently heard stories of pregnant women who had been fired for requesting small accommodations on the job. To help provide a solution, Bakst co-founded A Better Balance, a national legal advocacy organization dedicated to advanc- ing the legal rights of pregnant women and caregivers in the American workplace. Bakst was instrumental in helping pass the NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and is frequently featured in the local and national news for her advocacy.
CAROLYN MALONEY
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, (D-NY) is the co-sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment ratification bill in the House of Representatives. Previously she’d introduced nine different variations of the bill beginning in 1997. Her refusal to let the ERA die is among a long list of efforts to advance women’s rights over the course of her congressional career that spans three decades. 35 TERRY O’NEILL
Terry O’Neill is a civil rights attorney and President of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Her feminist activism began in the 1990s, fighting against David Duke and other right-wing extremists in the Deep South. She has testified before committees in the Maryland House of Delegates and has written federal amicus briefs on abortion rights for Louisiana NOW, Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union.
LOIS LEE
Dr. Lois Lee has rescued over 10,000 children from prostitution since 1979 when she founded Children of the Night, the first comprehensive sex trafficking program in North America. As a result of her pioneering efforts, police are beginning to treat child prostitutes as victims instead of criminals, and juvenile courts more frequently place them in shelters, foster homes and treatment programs rather than detention.
KIM BIDDLE
Kim Biddle first became exposed to child slavery while work- ing in Thailand. She returned to the United States with the conviction to find and help slaves “hidden in plain sight” here at home. She founded and is Executive Director of Saving Innocence, a non-profit organization that rescues, mentors and restores child victims of the commercial sex trade. 36
NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR EQUAL MEANS EQUAL EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is already part of a growing national movement.
The ERA Education Project is one of the eighteen organizations that make up the Steering Committee of the newly formed ERA Coalition.
THE ERA COALITION
Our 170,000 members and supporters span local and virtual communities, cities and college campuses, all over the world. On campuses, we foster the next generation of women in leadership and in the workplace. After graduation, we mentor, fund, and support educational and professional development.
The ERA Coalition is working to support passage and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. It brings the experience and wisdom of veteran activists together with the energy and social media skills of a new generation to build a successful coalition effort for passage and ratification of the ERA.
THE ERA COALITION’S “STEERING COMMITTEE” IS MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING LEAD ORGANIZATIONS:
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW):
With 1000 local branches and 800 university partners, the AAUW is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls since their founding in 1881. 37
A CALL TO MEN
We are a leading national violence prevention organization providing training and education for men, boys and communities. We recognize that the underlying causes of violence and discrimination against women are rooted in the ways women and girls have been traditionally viewed and treated in our society. We partner with schools, universities, corporations, government, social service agencies and communities to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls. Partners include: Rayogram, V-Day, Verizon, Plenty, No-Vo Foundation.
THE COMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM MEDIA CENTER (CCMC)
We are a public interest media center dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations use media and new technologies as tools for public education and policy change.
THE ERA EDUCATION PROJECT
The ERA Education Project was created by actress and activist Kamala Lopez to raise public awareness about the need to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Supporters include: The National Women’s Political Caucus, EqualRightsAmendment.org, Writers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, National Organization for Women, passera.org, Bust Magazine, Color of Change, Give Love, The National Association of Women’s Commissions, Yale women and Digital Hollywood
THE FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION (FMF)
The FMF was created to develop bold, new strategies and programs to advance women´s equality, non-violence, economic development, and, most importantly, empowerment of women and girls in all sectors of society. Led by Pres- ident Eleanor Smeal, FMF research and action programs focus on advancing the legal, social and political equality of women with men. FMF is also the publisher of Ms. Magazine.
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN, INC. (NCBW)
The NCBW is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the educational, political and cultural development of African American women and youth. Currently, NCBW trains women for leadership and decision-making positions in government, nonprofit organizations and the private sector. 38
THE NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (NNEDV)
The NNEDV was founded more than 15 years ago to be the leading voice for survivors of domestic violence and their allies. NNEDV provides training and assistance to the statewide and territorial coalitions against domestic violence. It also furthers public awareness. Supporters/Partners include: United Way, Amazon, Qualcomm, Firefox, Chico’s, Google, Verizon, Soma, Facebook, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, MAC AIDS Fund, Avon Foundation for Women, Allstate Foundation
THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW)
As the grassroots arm of the women’s movement, the National Organization for Women is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights. NOW is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States, with hundreds of thousands of contributing members and more than 500 local and campus affiliates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
THE NATIONAL WOMENS POLITICAL CAUCAS (NWPC)
Founded in 1971, the NWPC is the oldest national organization dedicated exclusively to increasing women’s participation in all areas of political and public life - as elected and appointed officials, as delegates to national par- ty conventions, as judges in the state and federal courts, and as lobbyists, voters and campaign organizers - regardless of political party.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS (NCWO)** **(Full list of NCWO partner organizations to follow) The NCWO is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition that represents over 12 million women across the United States. Our 200 member organizations collaborate through substantive policy work and grassroots activism to address issues of concern to women and their families. These topics include: economic equity, education, affirmative action, older women, corporate accountability, women and technology, reproductive freedom, women’s health, younger women and global progress for women’s equality.
UNITEWOMEN.ORG®
Founded on February 19, 2012, Unitewomen.org® held an unprece- dented 55 rallies across the country on April 28, 2012, in answer to the political climate that disregarded the rights and equality of women. Our online structure allows Unitewomen.org® to work face to face virtually, in real time across all time zones, and gives us the ability to react to situations and legislation within minutes. We have 10,000 state groups and a reach of over 20 million individuals in the U.S. and other countries around the world. 39
VoteERA.ORG
In the 1970s The Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified by 3 states before the June 30, 1982 deadline. VoteERA.org works to help states pass the ERA in their own constitution.
WE ARE WOMAN
We Are Woman is a national advocacy group dedicated to protect- ing human rights and improving the lives of women and families through collaboration, advocacy, education and outreach by building a network of community members, volunteer agencies, grassroots and larger organizations that work together as a unified force for positive change.
THE YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YWCA)
The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The YWCA represents 2 million women, girls and their families in the United States and 25 million women worldwide. The YWCA has almost 250 associations across the United States. YWCAs can also be found in more than 100 countries.
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Graphic from EQUAL MEANS EQUAL: The Gender Wage Gap by race according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. 40
ADDITIONAL ERA COALITION MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:
A BETTER BALANCE FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN VETERAN FEMINISTS OF AMERICA ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE HADASSAH NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES WOMEN-MATTER.ORG AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION ILLINOIS NOW RE:GENDER WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR WOMEN POLICY STUDIES KATRINA’S DREAM SECULAR WOMEN WOMEN’S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS MANA, A NATIONAL LATINA ORGANIZATION SOCIETY FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH WOMEN’S CENTER FOR ETHICS IN ACTION CHURCH WOMEN UNITED, INC. MILITARY RAPE CRISIS CENTER THIRD WAVE FUND WOMEN DONORS NETWORK CLEARING HOUSE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN UNITED METHODIST WOMEN WOMEN’S ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORG COALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN NA’AMAT USA U.S. WOMEN’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER EQUALITY NOW NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS V-DAY YWCA-CENTRAL CAROLINAS ERA ONCE AND FOR ALL 41
I BELIEVE VERY PASSIONATELY THAT WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THAT WHICH IS RIGHT WE MAKE CONDITIONS WITHIN OUR NATION BETTER FOR US ALL.” -Reverend Charles McKenzie
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** THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS (NCWO)
The National Council of Women’s Organizations represents over 12 million women and 200 member organizations, who all support women’s equality.
THE NCWO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:
ABORTION CARE NETWORK AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN’S CLERGY ALEXANDRIA COMMISSION FOR WOMEN ALICE PAUL INSTITUTE, INC. ALLIANCE FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE (AND) ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA ALLIANCE OF FAITH AND FEMINISM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW) AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION AMERICAN FORUM AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN SOCIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION AMERICAN WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION AQUINAS COLLEGE WOMEN’S STUDIES CENTER ARIADNE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF MYTH AND RITUAL ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC WOMEN’S HEALTH PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, OBSTETRIC AND NEONATAL NURSES BLACK WOMEN IN SPORTS FOUNDATION BLACK WOMEN UNITED FOR ACTION BLACK WOMEN’S AGENDA, INC. BLACK WOMEN’S HEALTH IMPERATIVE BREAK THE CHAIN CAMPAIGN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S FOUNDATION BUYING INFLUENCE, INC. CATHOLICS FOR CHOICE CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY CENTER FOR ETHICS IN ACTION CENTER FOR HEALTH AND GENDER EQUITY CENTER FOR PARTNERSHIP STUDIES CENTER FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES 43
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS CENTER FOR THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE CENTER FOR WOMEN POLICY STUDIES CENTER OF CONCERN - GLOBAL WOMEN’S PROJECT CHELLIS HOUSE/MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN CHOICE USA CHRISTIAN WOMEN OF ELEGANCE CHURCH WOMEN UNITED CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, APPLIED WOMEN’S STUDIES CLEARINGHOUSE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES COALITION OF LABOR UNION WOMEN COAST GUARD FAMILY ORGANIZATION INC. CODEPINK: WOMEN FOR PEACE COMMONWELL INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL CORNELL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN & WORK COUNSELING FOR WOMEN DC RAPE CRISIS CENTER DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY, INC. DIGITAL SISTERS, INC. EATING DISORDERS COALITION FOR RESEARCH, POLICY AND ACTION EMERGING WOMEN PROJECTS EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES EQUAL VISIBILITY EVERYWHERE, INC. EQUALITY NOW ERA SUMMIT FAIR FUND FAIRFAX COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN FEMINIST CAUCUS OF THE AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION FINANCIAL WOMEN INTERNATIONAL FIRST FREEDOM FIRST FLORIDA WOMEN’S CONSORTIUM FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH, DBA: WOMEN’S HEALTH: ADVANCING RE- SEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COMPASSIONATE CARE FRIENDS OF THE MISSOURI WOMEN’S COUNCIL GENDER ACTION GENDER PUBLIC ADVOCACY COALITION GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS GIRLS INCORPORATED GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE HADASSAH, THE WOMEN’S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA HEALTH 44
HEALTHYWOMEN HELPING OUR PAIN AND EXHAUSTION HYSTERECTOMY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES (HERS) FOUNDATION INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & AGING INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S POLICY RESEARCH INTERACTION-COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN INTERNATIONAL BLACK WOMEN FOR WAGES FOR HOUSEWORK INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DEMOCRACY CENTER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MEDIA FOUNDATION JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDENTS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LEGAL MOMENTUM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION - LIFETIME MANA, A NATIONAL LATINA ORGANIZATION MARYLAND WOMEN’S COALITION FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM MIAMI UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CENTER MILLION MOM MARCH WITH THE BRADY CAMPAIGN MOMS RISING MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN NA’AMAT USA NARAL NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CAREGIVING NATIONAL ASIAN WOMEN’S HEALTH ORGANIZATION NATIONAL ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN WOMEN’S FORUM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FEMALE EXECUTIVES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONS FOR WOMEN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MOTHERS´ CENTERS (NAMC) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN WOMEN’S HEALTH (NPWH) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPEDIC NURSES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NATIONAL COALITION OF ABORTION PROVIDERS NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF WOMEN FOR A DEMOCRATIC IRAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON PAY EQUITY NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. NATIONAL CRITTENTON FOUNDATION NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN LEGISLATORS NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE NATIONAL HISPANA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE 45
NATIONAL HOOK-UP FOR BLACK WOMEN NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER (NRC) FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES NATIONAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME NATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH NETWORK NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER NATIONAL WOMEN’S POLITICAL CAUCUS NATIONAL WOMEN’S STUDIES ASSOCIATION NCA UNION RETIREES NETWORK NETWORK OF EAST-WEST WOMEN NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM ORGANIZATION FOR THE RELIEF OF UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN AFRICA. ORUWOCA INC OVARIAN CANCER NATIONAL ALLIANCE OWL: THE VOICE OF MIDLIFE AND OLDER WOMEN PEACE X PEACE PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. PROJECT KESHER PROJECT KID SMART PROJECT SINGLE MOMS WORLDWIDE, INC PUBLIC LEADERSHIP EDUCATION NETWORK RACHEL’S NETWORK RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE RUNNING START SECULAR WOMAN SEWALL-BELMONT HOUSE AND MUSEUM SISTER TO SISTER: EVERYONE HAS A HEART FOUNDATION, INC. SISTERSONG WOMEN OF COLOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ORGANIZATION SOCIETY FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH STANFORD UNIVERSITY FEMINIST STUDIES INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM THE GBOMAI BESTMAN FOUNDATION THE TRANSITION NETWORK THE WAGE PROJECT THE WOMEN’S CENTER THE WOMEN’S INFORMATION NETWORK (THE WIN) THE WOMEN’S MUSEUM: AN INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE 46
THIRD WAVE FOUNDATION TURNING ANGER INTO CHANGE U.S. COMMITTEE FOR UNIFEM U.S. WOMEN CONNECT U.S. WOMEN’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UNITED AMERICAN NURSES, AFL-CIO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GENERAL BOARD OF CHURCH AND SOCIETY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WOMEN’S DIVISION, GENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MINISTRIES UTAH WOMEN’S ALLIANCE FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY (UWABC) VETERAN FEMINISTS OF AMERICA VISION 2020 VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES W-SPARC, WOMEN’S SOCIAL POLICY AND RESEARCH CENTER AT VANDERBILT UNI- VERSITY WAGES FOR HOUSEWORK CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON AREA WOMEN’S FOUNDATION WHITE HOUSE PROJECT WIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN WINGS: WOMEN´S INTERNATIONAL NEWS GATHERING SERVICE WINTER:WOMEN IN NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT ROLES WOMAN’S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB WOMEN & POLITICS INSTITUTE-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WOMEN EMPLOYED WOMEN FOR AFGHAN WOMEN WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN ECOMMERCE WOMEN IN FILM AND VIDEO WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC. WOMEN UNDER FORTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WUFPAC) WOMEN WAGING PEACE – HUNT ALTERNATIVES FUND WOMEN’S CENTER FOR ETHICS IN ACTION WOMEN’S POWER CIRCLES LTD WOMENHEART: THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE WOMEN’S ACTION FOR NEW DIRECTIONS (WAND) / WOMEN LEGISLATOR’S LOBBY (WILL) WOMEN’S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER WOMEN’S CAMPAIGN FORUM WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB OF NEW YORK WOMEN’S COMMITTEE OF 100 WOMEN’S EDGE COALITION WOMEN’S ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WOMEN’S HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. (WHEDCO) 47
WOMEN’S INFORMATION NETWORK WOMEN’S INSTITUTE FOR A SECURE RETIREMENT WOMEN’S INSTITUTE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK WOMEN’S LAW CENTER OF MARYLAND, INC. WOMEN’S OPPORTUNITY LINK OF DELAWARE, INC. WOMEN’S ORDINATION CONFERENCE WOMEN’S RESEARCH & EDUCATION INSTITUTE WOMEN’S SPORTS FOUNDATION WOMEN’S STUDIES AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY YWCA USA
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OLD SCHOOL HIP-HOP STARS, INCLUDING MELLE MEL AND RODNEY C, JOIN KURTIS BLOW IN SUPPORT OF EQUAL MEANS EQUAL & WOMEN’S EQUALITY WITH A NEW TRACK.
Melvin Glover, AKA Melle Mel, Director Kamala Lopez and Rodney stone, AKA Rodney C., outside the Shrine in Harlem, New York City