Equality Tour

The ERA-NC Alliance has partnered with the non-profit VoteEqualityUS (VEUS) and the League of Women Voters NC for a multi-city tour across North Carolina through Election Day 2020.

The tour will launch in Rocky Mount on Sunday, Sept. 27, at Ebenezer Baptist Church on 702 W. Raleigh Rd. from 8:30-12.

VEUS is traveling the state in a colorful RV to talk about the importance of voting and the impact it will have on equality in the U.S. Constitution.  It will be an open, outdoor forum where volunteers will answer voting questions, give out election information and have conversations about candidates and their stances on the Equal Rights Amendment, all done in keeping with COVID guidelines.

North Carolina passed up the opportunity to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment when it was brought to the floor in the 70’s—and since then, it’s not even been up for a vote in the NC General Assembly!  Although the required 38 states have ratified, North Carolina must ratify to show its support for women. That’s why we’re joining this national conversation toward enshrining the ERA as the 28th Amendment in our Constitution.

The tour is visiting cities with large colleges and universities including Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Boone, Asheville, Charlotte, Pembroke, Fayetteville and High Point. Additional stops may be added for October. Tour dates and places the RV will be parked are available on the VoteEqualityUS website as well as below.  Social media will play an important role in alerting students and interested parties to visit the RV at our stops.

For more information, contact Lori Bunton or Jimmie Cochran Pratt, Co-Presidents of the ERA-NC Alliance.

Route (continues to be updated)

Sun, Sep 27: Rocky Mount, NC
  * 8:30-12:00 Ebenezer Baptist Church, 702 W Raleigh Blvd, Rocky  Mt, NC
  * 1-3 Golden East Mall 1000 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mt, NC. Make sure you look for us near the Conn’s Entrance near HWY 301
* cruising the town to see the sights and register voters

Mon, Sep 28: Raleigh, NC + Chapel Hill, NC 
  * 10:00-1:00 Pullen Park, 520 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, NC
  * 1:30-3:00 Root Cellar Cafe 750 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill
* 3:15-4:30 Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill

POSTPONED: Tue, Sep 29: Durham, NC + Greensboro, NC
  * 10:00-12:00 Duke University, Parking Lot DU2
  * 12:30-1:30 Grabbing Lunch and Registering Voters Tanger Outlets, 4000 Arrowhead Blvd, Mebane
  * 2:00-4:00 International Civil Rights Center & Museum 134 South Elm Street, Greensboro

POSTPONED: Wed, Sep 30: Winston-Salem, NC
  * Wake Forest University (Law School) – not yet confirmed
  * Winston-Salem State University (HBCU) – not yet confirmed
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Thu-Fri, Oct 1 – 2: Boone, NC
  * Thursday, October 1, 12:00-3:00 VOTER DRIVE at Appalachian State University, outside the Plemmons Student Union
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Tue-Wed, Oct 20-21: Asheville, NC
  * University of NC at Asheville- not yet confirmed
  * Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College- not yet confirmed
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Thurs-Fri, Oct 22-Oct 23: Charlotte, NC
  * Johnson C Smith University – not yet confirmed
  * Central Piedmont Community College – not yet confirmed
  * Queen College – not yet confirmed
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Sat, Oct 24: Lumberton, NC
  * Pembroke University – not yet confirmed
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Mon-Tue, Oct 26- 27: Wilmington, NC
  * city stop(s)- not yet determined
  * University of North Carolina at Wilmington – not yet confirmed

Wed, Oct 28 – Thu, Oct 29: Fayetteville, NC
  * Fayetteville State University – not yet confirmed
  * Fayetteville Technical Community College – not yet confirmed
  * Methodist University – not yet confirmed
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Fri, Oct 30: Raleigh, NC
  * 10:00-1:00 Pullen Park, 520 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, NC

Sat, Oct 31: Halloween Parade

Sun, Nov 1: Rocky Mt, NC
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Mon, Nov 2: Nash County, NC
  * Nash Community College – not yet confirmed
  * city stop(s) – not yet determined

Tue, Nov 3: Cruising voting precincts + NC Celebration