Indivisible March & Rally
Start: Friday, August 18, 2017•12:30 AM
End: Friday, August 18, 2017•05:00 PM
Host contact info triana_james@yahoo.com
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!
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!
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