Protect All NC Families, the coalition effort to defeat Amendment One on North Carolina’s May 8, primary ballot, will participate in Saturday’s NC UNITED AGAINST THE WAR ON WOMEN RALLY convening outside of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Legislative Building on Saturday, April 28, at 1 p.m.

The April 28, rally on Halifax Mall is part of WAR ON WOMEN events happening all across the country meant to highlight legislative attacks on women’s rights and health, including Amendment One’s potential impact on unmarried families, domestic violence protections, and women and children’s health care. Joining representatives from Protect All NC Families will be Lt. Gubernatorial candidate Linda Coleman and Rep. Susi Hamilton, as well  women’s rights representatives from across the state.

WHEN: Beginning at 1 p.m.

WHERE: Halifax Mall
(just outside of the North Carolina General Assembly Legislative Building)

WHO: Speakers include (in order of appearance):

MaryBe McMillan, Secretary-Treasurer, North Carolina State AFL-CIO
Email: marybe@aflcionc.org Phone: 919-523-2835

Jina Dhillon, President, North Carolina Women Unite
Email: jina.dhillon@gmail.com  Phone: 919-260-4761

Rep. Susi Hamilton, District 18, North Carolina General Assembly
Phone: 919-733-5754

Melissa Reed, VP of Public Policy for NC Planned Parenthood
Email: Melissa.reed@pphsin.org Phone: 919-924-1520

Erin Byrd, NAACP/Black Workers for Justice/Fruit of Labor and United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America 150 Public Service Workers Union
Phone: (919) 645-4750 Email: erin@blueprintnc.org 

Kristy Moore,
Pres. Durham Assn. of Educators, National Assn. of Educators director for NCAE
Phone: (919) 697-0330 Email: kdmoore51@yahoo.com

Rev. Gary West of 5th Street Ministries in Statesville
Phone: 704-682-1767 Email: garydwest65@gmail.com

Elisabeth Motsinger, Candidate for US House, 5^th District
Email: elisabeth.motsinger@gmail.com Phone: 336 972 6257

Hillary Waugh Bruce, Deputy Director NARAL Pro-choice NC
Email: Hillary@prochoicenc.org Phone: 919-576-9509

Rev. Yvonne McJetters, US Navy Gulf War Veteran, advocate, community organizing & outreach minister; director Yvonne’s Place, Support Services for Veterans
Email: Yvonnemcjetters@YAHOO.COM Phone: 704-806-7963

Kit Gruelle, Battered Women’s Advocate, Activist & Filmmaker
Phone: 919-218-2892

Jen Jones, Director of Communications, Protect All NC Families
 Email: jen@equalitync.org Phone: 919-260-5906

Linda Coleman, Director of Personnel, was three term NC House representative and is now a candidate for NC Lieutenant Governor
 Phone: 919-420-0526 Email: info@lindacoleman.org

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Protect All NC Families (protectncfamilies.org) is a broad coalition of state and national Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and human rights groups, faith organizations, communities of color, nonpartisan organizations, and business & community leaders, coming together for one purpose: to defeat Amendment One on the NC primary ballot on May 8, 2012.