Our theme was VIOLENCE, in all its forms, against women. "Sexual violence is a global epidemic that is all around us, yet it is nowhere, precisely because it permeates every facet of our presence in the world, echoing throughout political and popular cultures, ricocheting off the cement walls that define our boundaries." - Michele Chen from Roxane Gay's "Not That Bad."
We need and Equal Rights Amendment to protect women against violence. Laws alone do not solve the problem.
Salli Swartz leads the discussion about the ERA that followed the viewing of the documentary Equal Means Equal, answering the question: Why, in the year 2019 with so many opportunities for American women, do we need the Equal Rights Amendment?