In this episode, Megan Peterson, Executive Director at Gender Justice, and Jess Braverman, Legal Director at Gender Justice, discuss the work leading to the language to revise and secure equal rights in the Minnesota state constitution.  Megan and Jess provide an overview of the stakeholder-inclusive process of identifying and revising its language and the importance of specificity and inclusivity, while remaining as all-encompassing as possible.  Megan and Jess discuss the historical and current context, the significance of intersectionality, strict scrutiny standards, and the amendment's relationship to Minnesota's Human Rights Act.  -- Please visit these links for more information & sign-ups: #Day1ForERA: Rally at the Minnesota State Capitol at 10 am on Monday, February 12—the first day of the 2024 legislative session Federal Equal Rights Amendment Minnesota Human Rights Act SIGN UP: UnRestrict Minnesota Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day—Thursday, March 7 ### Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here. The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/genderjustice/message