ERA ALABAMA ARIZONA ARKANSAS FLORIDA GEORGIA ILLINOIS LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI NEVADA N. CAROLINA OKLAHOMA S. CAROLINA UTAH VIRGINIA Boycott Campaign Put your money where your rights are. .. Dollars and cents for women. . . The Equal Rights Amendment is much more than a symbol. It is a bread-and-butter issue. It means dollars and cents for women. Without the ERA, women will not have constitutional or economic equality in this century. Without the ERA, women will continue to earn only 59¢ for every dollar earned by men. The ERA Boycott of unratified states asks all groups, organizations and associations to refrain, until the ERA is ratified, from holding conventions, meetings, or conferences, in any of the 15 unratified states. Over 400 national organizations representing a combined membership of over 50 million Americans have already decided not to hold future conventions, meetings, or conferences in states which have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. Joining the ERA Boycott Campaign sends a clear and unmistakable economic message: we intend to stop spending money in states where women are being denied equal rights. The effectiveness of the ERA Convention and Meeting Boycott of unratified states was demonstrated in February 1978 when the State of Missouri filed suit against NOW claiming that the boycott violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. In a strong decision issued in February 1979 the Federal District Court in Missouri ruled in NOW's favor, stating that the ERA Convention and Meeting Boycott is a legitimate political activity protected by the First Amendment. This and other court battles will go on, but the fight for equal economic and constitutional rights is most important of all. There will be no easy victories ahead. Your organization can become a part of the ERA Boycott Campaign. How? By presenting the enclosed sample resolution to your group's policy-making body for adoption and implementation. Remember that until the Equal Rights Amendment is passed, we are all living in an unratified country. Join the National ERA Boycott Campaign and. . . ...put your money where your rights are Joining the ERA Boycott Campaign sends a clear and unmistakable economic message: we intend to Stop spending money in states where women are being denied equal rights. Say NO to these states... ALABAMA ARIZONA ARKANSAS FLORIDA GEORGIA ILLINOIS N. CAROLINA LOUISIANA OKLAHOMA MISSISSIPPI S. CAROLINA MISSOURI UTAH NEVADA VIRGINIA A Sample Resolution WHEREAS, full human rights of citizenship under the Constitution without discrimination are the basic inalienable rights of every citizen; WHEREAS, women have been subject to sex discrimination under our Constitution since its inception; WHEREAS, such discrimination against females has resulted in extreme economic deprivation; WHEREAS, the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution would finally guarantee women full rights under the Constitution and eliminate sex discrimination under the basic law of our land; WHEREAS. the (name of organization) believes in equal rights for all persons under the law. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that all future conventions, meetings, and conferences of (name of organization) will be held only in those states that have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that (name of organization) notifies the political leaders of the unratified states and the media of this action. Just a few that have said ERA YES to the Convention and Meeting Boycott of Unratified States. .. (Partial list of ERA Boycott Supporters) Actors Equity Association Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union American Association of University Professors American Association of University Women American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Government Employees American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) American Federation of Teachers American Federation of Television and Radio Artists American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees American Home Economics Association American Library Association American Nurses Association American Psychological Association American Sociological Association American Veterans Committee Church Women United Coalition of Labor Union Women International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers Internationals Union, United Mine Workers of America League of Women Voters National Assembly of Women Religious National Association of College & University Chaplains National Association of Concerned Veterans National Association of Cuban-American Women National Association of Farmworkers Organizations National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs National Association of School Psychologists National Association of Social Workers National Bar Association National Coalition of American Nuns National Conference of Puerto Rican Women National Council of Churches of Christ National Council of Jewish Women National Council of Negro Women National Council of Senior Citizens, Inc. National Federation of Business & Professional Women's Clubs National Education Association National Gay Task Force National Librarians Association National Organization for Women National Woman's Party National Women's Political Caucus Planned Parenthood Federation Soroptimists International of the Americas, Inc. Union of American Hebrew Congregations Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America United Auto Workers United Church of Christ United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America United Food and Commercial Workers International Union United States Conference of Mayors United States Student Association United Steelworkers of America Women's Equity Action League Women’s International League for Peece and Freedom, US. Section Young Women's Christian Association The Equal Rights Amendment Complete Text Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. NOW NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN 425 13th Street, N.W. © Suite 1048 © Washington D.C. 20004 Say NO to these states. . . ALABAMA ARIZONA ARKANSAS FLORIDA GEORGIA ILLINOIS LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI NEVADA N. CAROLINA OKLAHOMA S. CAROLINA UTAH VIRGINIA