2025 Gala Luncheon

Equal Rights Advocates’ Annual Gala | June 5, 2025 | San Francisco

It’s not just an event. It’s a rallying cry for the rule of law, gender justice, and our communities.

Founded by women lawyers, Equal Rights Advocates has spent more than 50 years defending equal opportunities and building justice and power for women and others in all spheres. We don’t intend to let our progress unravel. We are rising to meet this moment: as feminists, advocates, business leaders, and defenders of the law in the face of unprecedented attacks.

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EVENT SPEAKERS & HONOREES

Fireside Chat: What Courage Looks Like in 2025

• Alicia Garza – author, The Purpose of Power; Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter
• Noreen Farrell – Executive Director, Equal Rights Advocates
• Moderated by: Elmy Bermejo – ERA Board of Directors; former U.S. Small Business Administration

• Community Power Honoree: Alicia Garza, Author: The Purpose of Power; Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter

• 2025 Ramey Gender Justice Honoree: Charlotte A. Burrows, Former EEOC Chair

• Special Message from Congresswoman Lateefah Simon

• Hosted by: Renel Brooks-Moon
  

RISE & DEFEND HONOREES

• 2025 Ramey Gender Justice Honoree: Charlotte A. Burrows
• Community Power Champions:
  • Alicia Garza
  • National Taskforce on Tradeswomen Issues (accepted by Janelle DeJan)
  • California Domestic Workers Coalition (accepted by Kimberly Alvarenga)
• Justice Defenders:
  • Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Altshuler Berzon LLP
  • Outten & Golden LLP

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Join us on June 5, 2025, at Equal Rights Advocates’ 2025 Gala Luncheon for a remarkable event bringing together true champions of justice in this moment. 

• We will celebrate ERA’s visionary policy and legal work in the states, workplaces,
  and schools supporting our communities. 

• We will fortify ERA’s work defending your civil and constitutional rights from federal
  threats. 

• We will honor the resiliency and courage of our clients, movement leaders, and courageous lawyers and jurists defending the rule of law and vulnerable communities. 

Together, we are building power toward a shared vision of a just country, where laws matter, where prosperity is shared, and where communities thrive. We cannot do this without you.  

Secure your sponsorship and tickets today. Be in community with advocates, warriors, and change-makers on June 5! Because when rights are threatened, we don’t retreat. We RISE. 

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