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#ERAYes

Message from your Public Policy chair, Faye Marcus

To all AAUW members:
 
ERA has passed in the Illinois State Senate.  The next step is for SJRCA4 to go to the Illinois State House!  We could be the 37th state to ratify the ERA!   Are you an advocate for women and girls? Please join me and attend the ERA RALLY  in SPRINGFIELD,  TUESDAY MAY 8.
 
The ROCKFORD AREA ERA COALITION will be renting a bus so we can ride down in comfort.
There are only 57 seats available . The cost is $27 roundtrip for a comfortable air conditioned Van Galder bus.  Your RSVP is needed by Thursday @ noon.  Money is due by Monday @noon.
 
TUES. MAY 8  ERA RALLY, SPRINGFIELD
RSVP  by Thursday, May 3 @ noon
email Faye
 
COST: $27 -BUS TRANSPORTATION
You can drop the money off at my house or mail it to me ASAP.  Seats are filling up.  Your checks should be made out to Barbara Giolitto. We will leave at 8:30 a.m. and should return at about 6:30.  More information will be sent regarding where the bus will be.
 
Hope to see lots of AAUW members.  Other groups that are involved:  LWV, WOMANSPACE, WINNEBAGO COUNTY CITIZENS FOR CHOICE, INDIVISIBLE, YOUNG DEMS, and others.  We are going to storm the state capital!

#LadyData

From PBS News Hour

Jan 20, 2018 11:29 AM EST

This Saturday, hundreds of thousands of activists will convene for the second iteration of the Women’s March, a massive event centered on women’s rights, along with racial equality, immigration and other social justice issues. Countless pink “pussy hats,” having lain dormant in closets since last January, will reemerge to color the streets of Washington, New York, and other cities across the country. This year, the march coincides with the so-called “me too” movement, a collective call to end sexual harassment, assault, and other behaviors that disproportionately harm women and corrode the pursuit of gender equality.

Read the article and see the data at:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-data-behind-the-womens-movement