Annual Indivisible Georgia Rally in honor of the 19th Amendment and The ERA
Start: Saturday, August 18, 2018•01:00 PM
Host contact info triana arnold james
We are honoring ALL WOMEN who ran/running for office and we are recognizing the LGBTQIA Community. We must pass
The
Equal Rights Amendment here in Georgia. We are commemorating the
Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment giving WOMEN the right
to vote.
Why is it important for us to come together and remember the 19th Amendment?
You
may remember that the 15th amendment made it illegal for the federal or
state government to deny any US citizen the right to vote. For some
reason, this did not apply to women. The 19th amendment changed this by
making it illegal for any citizen, regardless of gender, to be denied
the right to vote.
How is the women's suffrage movement still relevant?
Four
points that are in need of improvement: economic independence for women
(including freedom to choose an occupation and equal pay), gender
equality at home (raising "feminist sons" to share the responsibilities
of family life), "voluntary motherhood" (reproductive freedom) and
"motherhood endowment," or financial support for child-rearing and
homemaking
What is the work we still have to do to achieve women's equality?
The
struggles women face today, with a still-existent pay gap of 10%
between male and female employees, as well as missing out on promotions
due to pregnancy are still happening. The simple idea of an equal vote,
what is now viewed as a fundamental human right in most areas of the
world, is still not a universally grasped concept.
We will
have Entertainment, keynote Speakers and A Call to Act!. We will March,
Rally and Celebrate! Discussion will also take place about the
ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for Georgia to be the
next STATE!
Join us and be a voice of history!