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O n September 26, join us for a free
screening of Equal Means Equal,
the definitive film about the
status of women in America. Equal Means
Equal makes the case for the need to ratify
the Equal Rights Amendment. A pre-film
panel will address risks to women’s rights
without the ERA, as well as the potential
impact of eventual ERA ratification. Pre-
film panelists include: Mary Kay Devine,
Director of Community Initiatives,
Women Employed; Anne Houghtaling,
Executive Director, HOPE Fair Housing
Center; Professor Ann Lousin, The John
Marshall Law School; and Judge Daniel
Biss, Illinois State Senator (moderator).
After the film, Illinois State Represen-
tative Ann Williams will make remarks
PROTECTING WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN AMERICA
Is it Time for the ERA?
By Sharon Nolan, CBA Marketing Director
on the status of Illinois approval of ERA
ratification, and Annie Williams, policy
director for Indivisible Illinois, will speak
on action plans. The event will take place
from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the CBA Building,
321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604.
Attendees need to pre-register on Google
form at
PLG9Woi43 (link is also available at www.
).
Co-sponsoring organizations include:
American Association of University
Women (AAUW), AAUW-IL Gender
Equity Fund, American Constitution
Society (ACS), Black Women Lawyers
Association (BWLA), The Chicago Bar
Association, Illinois State Bar Association
(ISBA), Indivisible Illinois, Women’s Bar
Association of Illinois (WBAI), CBA/
YLS Women in the Law Committee,
and Southern Illinois University School
of Law.
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