December 7, 2025

Dear Friends and Family,

Something beautiful is happening.

Women from every corner of America – red states and blue, progressive and conservative, faith communities and secular activists – are locking arms for one shared truth: equality under the law should never be up for debate.

We see it in the petition surging past new signatures every hour, calling on Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) – who has already co-sponsored S.J.Res. 38 – to circulate a powerful Dear Colleague letter and lead the final charge to make the Equal Rights Amendment the 28th Amendment.

We see it in living rooms, church basements, and statehouses where women who disagree on almost everything agree on this: no one should be treated as less because of sex.

And now, quiet miracles are unfolding on the streets – like at the corner of 72nd and Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, once part of Carolyn Maloney’s district. There, amid the subway hum and winter chill, Helene de Boissière-Swanson is taking a “Jane Goodall Approach”: sitting with the herd, flying signs for the ERA, handing out postcards to the President, and collecting signatures. Survivors approach. Veterans pause. Dreamers stop.

In the very neighbourhood where former Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney marched for decades and wore her iconic “ERA” dress to the Met Gala, a mitzvah is blooming – breathing fresh life into the Equal Rights Amendment. What began as one woman is becoming a relay of radical presence and stubborn hope.

When Maloney saw the vision of the ERA finally becoming law in America’s 250th year, her simple reply said everything:

“Thanks for sharing. I am as excited as you are.”
— Former U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney

Hear their voices – and let these stories fuel yours:

“Housing inequities do not check party lines or identities — they expose the gaps in our nation’s promise. We must hold the banner high that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is not partisan; it is the bipartisan, intersectional tool we need—the bite for all the rights fight—to ensure every person has the right to stability, dignity, and a place to call home.”
—Sharon J. Hill, President of Cobb Faith Partnership, Georgia housing advocate and “voice for the voiceless”

Sharon spends her days on the front lines in Georgia, walking alongside single mothers, veterans, and seniors who are one missed paycheck from losing their homes. For Sharon, the ERA isn’t theory; it’s the constitutional backstop that would finally force every level of government to treat housing stability as a fundamental right, not a privilege.

“It’s powerful, evocative, historically grounded, and emotionally compelling. It reads like a speech and a call to action—bold, urgent, and deeply personal. My favorite part is the vision of the ERA finally passing during the 250th anniversary year of our nation and the imagery of the President putting that ceremonial signature on the 28th Amendment—it’s goosebumps good! This is the kind of future-casting that activates hope and commitment. And that final line—‘The torch has traveled centuries to reach this moment’—that’s perfect thematic closure. I loved every minute of reading it.”
—Karen Schutte, Tucson researcher and publisher of Real Estate Daily News and the monthly Trend Report

Karen’s words capture exactly why this moment feels electric: because for the first time in generations, we can actually see the finish line.

From the interfaith “Bubble of Love” gatherings on Yom Kippur to conservative women across the America who passionately implore Senator Murkowski, “We’re counting on you,” and now these street-side sparks at 72nd and Broadway – the message is the same: this is our moment.

Right now, women across the political spectrum are adding their names to the same petition:

Sign here and stand with women everywhere: https://www.change.org/p/urge-senator-murkowski-to-champion-the-era

And if you feel the fire, fuel the final push: Give $20 (or any amount) to Katrina’s Dream – 20 years of walking the talk for equality: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-katrinas-dream-championing-equality-and-justice

The torch has traveled centuries to reach this moment.

Now it’s in our hands.

Together – left, right, and center – we pass it forward.

Together, we make equality the law of the land.

We see you. We hear you. We stand with you.

Peace and Progress,

Helene de Boissiere-Swanson

#ERANow #SisterhoodRising