Action Alert March 5, 2002

Support Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA

Dear Friends and Supporters

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, is one of the most important pieces of legislation

that will contribute to fairness and equality in the workplace. Now, is the time for all of us to contact

our Senators and Congressmen to show you strong support for EDNA. We can not afford to allow

the only voices they hear, are of those who would oppose legislation that protests us in the workplace.

I don't have to remind you, that anti-gay rights group are most certainly lobbying their representatives

and flooding them with phone, fax, letters and email messages, as you read this. If you have contacted

lawmakers in the past, please, do so again in support of ENDA. If you have not voiced your opinion in

the past, then please, make this legislation the reason and today the day to do so. Your participation

can contribute to making a positive difference in achieving equality and fairness in the workplace.

I thank and appreciate you adding your voice in support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA.

Below is a, Statement from Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe urging the Congress to act quickly and pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 1, 2002

Statement from Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe urging the Congress to act quickly and pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Washington, D.C. -- Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe released the following statement today urging the Congress to act quickly and pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) following hearings this week in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

"We applaud the Democratic leadership in the Senate for their ongoing commitment to this important legislation and continued dedication to fairness in the workplace. We call on the Republican House leadership to join them in this effort and to swiftly pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

"ENDA would provide basic federal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace and finally afford gay and lesbian Americans the same rights as every working American citizen. Democrats believe fundamentally in fairness for every working American. We urge President Bush to show real leadership for working Americans and pledge to sign ENDA into law."

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the constituents they represent.

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Should we remain silent and refuse to be actively involved
Then, we lose all right to complain on how things are or should be,
But, if we join our voices together with others and speak out loudly,
And, if we get actively involved working in the pursuit of change,
Only then, will we all have much less to complain about. Z.

Take Good Care My Friends

R. Zeke Fread
Organizer - Coordinator
Tampa Bay Coalition

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