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EQUAL MEANS EQUAL

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EQUAL MEANS EQUAL (a project of the Heroica Foundation, a national 501c3 non-profit) is an organization dedicated to the immediate publication, adoption and enforcement of the original Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, which became enforceable federal law on January 27th of 2022.

The ERA simply states: Equality of rights, under the law, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State on account of sex.

The EQUAL MEANS EQUAL movement was an outgrowth of the award-winning documentary film Equal Means Equal. The film offers an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today. Examining both real-life stories and precedent-setting legal cases, director Kamala Lopez uncovers how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace harassment to domestic violence, rape and sexual assault to the foster care system, and the healthcare conglomerate to the judicial system. Along the way, she reveals the inadequacy of present laws that claim to protect women, ultimately presenting a compelling and persuasive argument for the urgency of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. The film, a New York Times Critics Pick, won the Best US Documentary Audience Award at Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival and Executive Produced by Oscar-winning actress and activist Patricia Arquette.

Equal Means Equal was released in the summer of 2016, and began to be used by activists across the country in community screenings, house parties and online to reinvigorate the fight to complete ERA ratification. Then, in March of 2017, after over thirty-five years of inaction, the Equal Rights Amendment was ratified in Nevada. Then in March of 2018, Illinois ratified and on January 27th of 2020, Virginia became the 38th state and the ERA was ratified after close to a century of struggle.

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL has been widely credited for revitalizing the movement to complete ERA ratification after decades of inaction, playing a vital role in the passage of ERA ratification legislation in the states of Nevada (2017), Illinois (2018), and Virginia (2020). Successful ratification of these final three states means that the ERA now has completed all Constitutional requirements for publication as the 28th Amendment.

We are grateful to the many artists who have supported our work by donating their artwork as well as to CharityBuzz for hosting our campaigns. Please know that your donations/purchases are used to push forward the urgent task of equality for all Americans, regardless of sex. We thank you.

Learn more at:   http://https://equalmeansequal.org/

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