We Rise: #Phoenix and #Tucson, Arizona
As the Golden Flyer II rolled into Phoenix on May 30th, we couldn’t help but feel a sense of renewal. More than a century ago, suffragists Alice Burke and Nell Richardson crossed this very terrain facing heat, doubt, and resistance — yet they pressed forward, carrying a message the country wasn’t fully ready to hear. Like the phoenix, they refused to stay down. They rose, again and again.
Arizona knows something about that kind of persistence. Two of the leading ERA sponsors,
@Senator Lauren Kuby and Representative
@Quanta Crews pledged their unwavering support to work for Arizona ratification efforts.
“I am all in -- and we will never give up or give in – rather, we will win ratification here in Arizona, “ Senator Lauren Kuby predicted. “We only need a few more votes and this is an election year,” she added
That spirit came vividly to life at the
@YWCASouthernArizona , where we gathered with the Golden Flyer II.
@KimVillanueva ,
@NationalNOW ’s national president, presented Mayor Romero with an ERA Champions Award for helping to implement the U.S. Conference of Mayors ERA resolution. As mayor, she pledged her strong support for the community of feminists, immigrants, union members, LGBTQ+ people, and the full rainbow of ERA activists. #Sign4ERA #DrivingtheVote #ERANow #EqualRights
Photos: (by Nina Zacuto)
- ERA Champions at the Capitol: Arizona State Senator Lauren Kuby and State Representative Quanta Crews lend their voices to the fight for constitutional equality at the Golden Flyer II's Phoenix stop.
-Dianne Post welcomes us to Phoenix
-Priscilla Watts of the League of Women Voters steps into history — dressed in suffragist costume and holding a "Votes for Women" sign from the seat of the Golden Flyer II
- Tucson Mayor Regina Romero joins Mayors for ERA and receives an ERA Champions Award from NOW National President Kim Villanueva