We are excited to share plans for our ERA Centennial March and Rally, hosted by Women March In Seneca Falls (WMISF), the Central New York National Organization of Women ( NOW), the Rochester NOW, the Women’s Institute for Leadership and Learning (WILL Seneca Falls) and Equal Rights Action, on July 21, 2023 at 5 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Seneca Falls, located at 23 Cayuga Street. The ERA Centennial March and Rally is the culminating event on day one of the ERA Centennial Convention, occurring the same weekend, Friday, July 21 & 22nd, 2023. The ERA Centennial Convention is an intergenerational convening on the exact 100 year anniversary of the ERA in Seneca Falls. Make sure you check in at our event page to let us know you are going and visit the event page for the ERA Centennial Convention at the link above.

Past Events

Rematriation: Restoring Balance to Humanity

Seneca Falls Dialogues 2022 and Special Concert Honoring Joanne Shenandoah at Auburn Public Theater

IF YOU GO: 

Register for all or parts of the Dialogues weekend, and find event details at: SenecaFallsDialogues.org  . Purchase tickets for the the Musical Concert & Memorial to honor the legacy of Joanne Shenandoah at Auburn Public Theater.

“This year is a different from our traditional Dialogue event,” said Emmo. “We’ve broadened the program and will present a unique and engaging experience that we are confident will interest everyone,” she stated.  The event is open to the public, and participants can choose to register for all, or just portions of the event. Registration will begin this week. The theme for the 2022 Dialogues is “Rematriation: Restoring Balance to Humanity,” a concept promoted by Michelle Schenandoah, who was keynote speaker at the 2020 Seneca Falls Dialogues event. Schenandoah’s work seeks a stronger voice for Native American women, and explores the cultural differences and impacts of governance and decision-making by Clan Mothers. She will open the Dialogues at 6 pm on Friday, October 7, and co-facilitate with many presenters in workshops on Saturday. An interfaith panel on the Doctrine of Discovery will conclude the discussions over brunch on Sunday. 

Workshops will discuss the history, cultural influences, spiritualism, and philosophies of women of the Haudenausaunee Confederacy, the oldest Democracy in the world, and the model from which America’s founders created an independent nation. 

According to Emmo, Rematriation: Restoring Balance to Humanity will look at Haudenausaunee governance, and ask several key questions about women’s critical role. 

“Isn’t it ironic that our forefathers aspired to create the Democracy the Haudenausaunee achieved, but then left an entire gender – its leadership – out of their model? There is no better place than Seneca Falls to discuss the astonishing lack of women in American government and leadership,” Emmo said. 

Two other organizations, WomenMarch in Seneca Falls, and the Central New York Chapter of the National Organization for Women are joining WILL to sponsor a Memorial Tribute concert on Sunday, October 10 at 7 pm. In celebration of Indigenous People’s Day, the special event will honor the legacy of Grammy winner and famed Native American singer/songwriter, Joanne Shenandoah, at the Auburn Public Theater, located in downtown Auburn, NY. 

The tribute concert will feature a number of musicians who are also Shenandoah’s friends and family members, including The Ripcords, with Rex Lyons & Irv Lyons, Jr. (Oneida Nation) featuring Blues, Latin and Tex-Mex music; Pura Fe (Tuscarora/Taino) providing soulful vocals; recording artist and humanitarian Joanelle Romero (Apache/Cheyenne); Joanne’s performing partners: sister, Diane, and daughter, Leah (Oneida Nation); and others. Additional sponsors honoring Shenandoah include Dr. Bob and Zohara Hieronimus, the Cayuga Community College Student Activities Board, and Wells College. Tickets for the concert event can be purchased separately through the Auburn Public Theater, or online at auburnpublictheater.org. 

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Protest Rally to Defend U.S. Reproductive Rights October 2nd, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 01, 2021 / 2:50pm

GOV HOCHUL to CONVENE RALLY in SENECA FALLS
(Seneca Falls, NY). Women March in Seneca Falls 2021 invites supporters to this civic action in solidarity with all Women Marches in America on October 2, 2021:
PROTEST RALLY to DEFEND U.S. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
October 2, 2021
10:00 am(outdoors)
First Amendment Space @ Women’s Rights National Historical Park
136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY

Confirmed Speakers:

• Susan Scheuerman, Lead Organizer, Women March in Seneca Falls
• New York Governor Kathy Hochul
• Michelle Casey, President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York
• May Summer Farnsworth, Spanish Language Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Feminist Activist, and Riot grrrl
• Renee-Noelle Felice, Living Historian portraying Lucretia Mott
• Mickey Belosi, President, CNY National Organization for Women
• Layla Influencer:, JaRhea Dixon, Jaiyah Pierce, Brea Williams

Women March in Seneca Falls organizers wholeheartedly agree with New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s “Safe Harbor” remarks of September 27, 2021; the Governor said, “The weight of fighting for women’s rights is in New York’s DNA…So when we all watched as Texas effectively banned abortions in the state and other states introduced similar oppressive laws, I knew as New Yorkers we had to step up to our values.”
Susan Scheuerman, Lead Organizer, says, “We are against roll-backs, bans, and any type of infringement on our reproductive freedoms. As Elizabeth Cady Stanton stated, “self-sovereignty” of our bodies is what we want! We look forward to welcoming Governor Hochul and members of the public to the Birthplace of Women’s Rights in America,once again. The rally is scheduled outdoors, rain or shine. We encourage hand-made signs and expect a peaceful demonstration.”

Attendees are required to wear masks and to practice social distancing.
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Susan Scheuerman, Lead Organizer
Women March in Seneca Falls
315.247.6096

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Women March in Seneca Falls is an inclusive, non-partisan group dedicated to providing opportunities to publicly demonstrate the strength, power, and courage of women in America. It is committed to protecting and enhancing rights belonging to women through awareness and fundraising, meaningful collaborations, and community education in Seneca Falls, New York, US birthplace of women’s rights, and throughout New York state. Through frequent “calls to action,” Women March in Seneca Falls continually reminds local, state, and national elected and appointed government officials that women’s rights activists are vigilantly carrying on the political activism of their foremothers.

“We’ve chosen the path to equality; don’t let them turn us around.”
-Geraldine Ferraro

1. Equal Pay
2. Gender parity in elected office
3. Passage of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment
4. Reproductive rights/Self-sovereignty
5. LGBTQ Rights
6. Immigrant Rights
7. Environmental Justice
8. Disability Rights
9. Ending systemic racism and sexism
10. Eradicating violence against women

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