The City of West Hollywood and its Women’s Advisory Board will present the City’s annual celebration of Women’s Equality Day honoring the optimism, tenacity, and unrelenting spirit of the people who worked to secure women’s right to vote, and to illustrate how much can be achieved in a democratic society by the collective efforts of citizens committed to political reform.
Women’s Equality Day – WeHo Takeover is a pop-up experience featuring signage and giveaways celebrating women mobilizing for equal rights and recognizing the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. It will take place on Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. San Vicente Boulevard in West Hollywood. Community members can participate by picking up free sashes, buttons, and other mementos, as well as by taking photos to share promoting voting rights, pay equity for women, and support for the Equal Rights Amendment. Face masks are encouraged for attendees. West Hollywood businesses are invited to participate in the Women’s Equality Day – WeHo Takeover by displaying signage, sharing messaging, and offering themed promotions. For more information, please visit www.weho.org/19th.
In addition to the Women’s Equality Day – WeHo Takeover, West Hollywood City Hall and the City’s lanterns over Santa Monica Boulevard will glow in the colors of purple and yellow in recognition of the women’s suffrage movement.
For more than two decades, the City of West Hollywood has commemorated Women’s Equality Day in a variety of ways. The City of West Hollywood was the first city in the nation to declare itself pro-choice and it has continually supported state and federal legislation protecting and advancing women’s reproductive rights and access to healthcare. The City supports the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and has a strong record of supporting initiatives that call for equal pay for equal work. The City’s Women’s Advisory Board is involved in a myriad of programming and events that recognize and support women in the community.
Aside from The Right To Vote, which is what this and other Women’s Advocacy groups cling to for their credibility, perhaps they don’t realize that these things cut both ways. Aggressive advocacy can annoy the heck out of people and corporate enterprises where individuals can advance through skill, diplomacy and optimum social etiquette. It’s a far easier path as one is not swamped with meetings, signs, banners, causes and chanting in the streets all to get noticed. As a woman that has traversed many careers along side of men, I never once felt as though I was at a disadvantage… Read more »
Notice that West Hollywood would never have Men’s Equality Day. Makes one wonder who creates all these equality days, special people week, equity month. It used to be greeting card companies. Now it’s people like Sepi Shyne and Lindsey Horvath and John Erickson. Merit Achievement Month would never be celebrated in West Hollywood by the SHE.