September 24, 2019

3RD 2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE WATCH & ERA POSTCARD WRITING


Photo shows (left to right) Democrats Abroad (DA) Philippines former Chair John Boyd, Member David Kuchenbecker, Chair Lisa Pagkalinanwan, Vice-Chair Angelo Goode, and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Coordinator Brian Borlongan watching the Third 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate and writing postcards to Virginia (VA) voters to help Virginia ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) at Handlebar, Makati City on September 13, 2019.

DA Philippines watched the Third 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate on Friday September 13, 2019 from 8-11am at Handlebar, 31 Polaris Street (in Burgos area), Bel-Air Village, Makati City. #DemDebate #PartyWithTheDems

We also wrote and sent 50 postcards to VA voters to help Virginia ratify ERA. "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." #EqualityForAll #ERA-Now

All positions in the VA house and senate are up for election in November 2019. Earlier this year, ERA passed the VA Senate but failed in the VA House by a vote of 50 to 50. Democrats Abroad partnered with the VAratifyERA organization to elect pro-ERA candidates. Although they are doing it as a non-partisan activity, all of the pro-ERA candidates are Democrats.

We helped by writing postcards to 50 out of 2,500 voters living in Virginia in Kirk Cox’s district. He’s the house chair that has blocked the ERA bill for the last several years so it would be a pleasure for us to help kick him out.

Thanks for everyone’s help.

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