The mission of the Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance (ERA-NC) is the ratification by North Carolina of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Alliance welcomes the broadest collaboration with individuals and organizations at all levels in reaching this goal. The Alliance operates in direct collaboration with the national ERA Coalition.
LEAD ORGANIZATION: A Lead Organization is an organized North Carolina group which pledges support for the Alliance’s purpose and objectives and endorses the ERA and/or recognizes it as a legislative priority. All Lead Organizations must complete the application and should submit this ERA-NC Alliance Affiliation Application Form in writing to the VP, Membership by mail or via email at (membership@era-nc.org). The VP, Membership will bring applications of potential Lead Organizations to the next Board meeting for consideration. Members of Lead Organizations may serve on Alliance committees and be nominated to serve as Directors, if eligible. A Lead Organization may designate a North Carolina resident to represent it. The representative may vote at full membership body meetings as provided in the bylaws. Membership dues vary based on the lead organization’s annual budget as outlined on the application form. If you have any questions about lead organization membership, please contact membership@era-nc.org.
All organizational members are expected to follow the standards for collaborative ERA advocacy through the ERA-NC Alliance:
- non-partisanship as an alliance and
- understand that there are advocates who pursue different strategies and tactics to achieve the acknowledgement and implementation of the 28th Amendment (Equal Rights Amendment), and that these strategic approaches are not at present mutually exclusive.
The goal of the ERA to guarantee equality without regard to sex is not supported solely by members of only one political party, and implementation of the ERA will not advance politically without a super-majority of legislators from both major parties.
Credible and politically astute advocacy for the ERA, and actions taken in collaboration with the ERA-NC Alliance, should not intend or produce a detrimental effect on those pursuing alternate approaches. Organizations and individuals may of course choose to work solely on their own strategy and explain their reasons for doing so in a way that advances their chosen strategy, but an organization or individual’s identification as a member of the ERA-NC Alliance requires adherence to these standards.