Tell Alaskan
Senators to Support ENDA
One way that you can help us achieve our goal of equality in Anchorage
is to contact Senators Begich and Murkowski and encourage them to become co-sponsors of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). If passed, ENDA would make employment discrimination a violation of federal law. While it is not a law that
is expansive as our local laws—it would not protect people from discrimination in housing and public accommodations,
for example—it would nonetheless be a huge step forward in our goal of achieving equality for all in Anchorage. While
we would have preferred for such a law to be passed on a local level, we are willing to use every tool available to us. As
we said months ago, our opponents may have prepared for a sprint, but we are prepared to go the distance and hope that you
are too.
Contact Senator Mark Begich
Contact Senator Lisa Murkowski Tell Debbie Ossiander to do the Right Thing
We are asking everyone in our network to
call and/or write Debbie Ossiander, who voted “NO” on AO 64 and encourage her to override the mayor’s veto.
Before casting her vote, Ossiander acknowledged that there was a problem with discrimination in Anchorage. If she truly believes
the city needs to do a better job of protecting LGBT people from discrimination, it is her responsibility as a public official
to do something about it. She has been quoted as saying that she’s willing to reconsider an ordinance “in the
future.” We want her to know that the future is now. She alone stands between the LGBT community and the equal opportunity
we all deserve. You can e-mail Debbie Ossiander at Ossiander@gci.net . Please write “Do the Right Thing” in the subject line.
Her phone
number is 688-2308. You can fax her at 688-2338.
We really appreciate your
continuing support!
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