Fairness does work. Unfortunately millions are not protected from unfair job termination because of sexual orientation or gender identity. Join the Impact hopes to change the landscape by helping pass three important pieces of legislation, the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA) the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT), and the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).The American Dream is a fundamental promise to each and every citizen that they have the opportunity to advance beyond their current condition to a better life rich with opportunity. The Dream is an ideal our country continues to strive for but does not always fulfill. For some gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people the Dream is challenged by workplace discrimination and early termination based solely on sexual orientation and gender identity.Yesterday, June 30, Lt. Dan Choi who has worked bravely for his country as a mission critical soldier with Arabic language skills, was fired because he publicly acknowledged he is gay. This injustice must end now! We have to fight to end institutionalized discrimination and homophobia, and education is part of that fight.
It is time for America to wake up, to learn, and to urge Congress to end decades of discrimination right now!Here’s how YOU can help. A committee of Join the Impact volunteers developed a set of tools for you to use to teach your friends, families, and neighbors about ENDA, EFCA, and the repeal of DADT. These tools will help you explain workforce discrimination, its impact on our culture, our military, and our families.
Knowledge is power, and together we will focus our power on our Representatives during the August recess.To learn more and to sign-up to host a Fairness Works American Dream-In, simply go to
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/to sign up.
You can also help spread the word on facebook!Your help is vital to the success of this program. Please volunteer, so together we can make an impact!
Fairness Works
Senator Mitch McConnell was one of the supporters of the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA), yet the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law chose him to be this year's graduation speaker.
What a better way than to let Senator McConnell know "We're not going to take it" any longer.
Where?: W.L. Lyon's Theater, 315 West Broadway, Louisville, KY
When?: May 9th, 2009, 3:30pm-6:30pm
RSVP:
Not necessary, but possible on facebook event page by following this link.
More info: Email Curt Morrison: curtster3@yahoo.com
Between now and Friday, June 5, 2009 Day of Decision Rally Louisville
WE MUST BE READY! If the court rules to only uphold the existing same sex marriages, but allows the rest of Prop 8 stand, it will not be a victory. If discrimination is written back into the California Constitution, we must go back to the streets.
The day before the ruling, the court will tell our plaintiffs that their decision will be announced the next day, and so we'll have a final 24 hours to Facebook, email etc. our supporters for the event the following night. So invite your friends NOW, start emailing NOW, and get your phone list in order NOW, so that when we get the 24-hour warning we are ready.
Please
RSVP yes to this event and invite your friends on facebook, so that this time, we are ready to Protest or Celebrate the same day the CA Supreme Court rules. This time, we will not sit passively by. We will be prepared.
Visit our Join the Impact site for more information:
http://dayofdecision.wetpaint.com/page/Louisville
Equality - Don't Stop Believin' - June 20, 2009This year,
Kentucky Equality Federation will be sponsoring or co-sponsoring events around the Commonwealth this year to
raise money to fight attacks against the LGBTI community when the Kentucky General Assembly reconvenes in January.
The biggest event is:
Equality - Don't Stop Believin' presented by Kentucky Equality Federation and
Marriage Equality Kentucky featuring Pop Singer Brian Kent and Gay Comedian Ryan Hill!
Equality - Don't Stop Believin' will take place on June 20, 2009 at Adonis in Cincinnati, with after party events taking place at Yadda Club in Covington, KY.
Gay Comedian Ryan Hill: Though best known as a stand-up comedian, Ryan is also famous for his television commercials, especially freecreditreport.com, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and Doritos. Ryan has made numerous TV appearances: Girls Club (Fox), Earth 2 America (HBO and TBS), Carson Daly Bash (MTV), and the Dogeball Movie Special (MTV).
Gay Singer Brian Kent: After releasing his first full length debut album in 2008 "Breathe Life," Brian has been a sensation in the music industry; his high-energy, emotional voyage in music expressed in radio-ready and club-friendly tracks. His current single, "Whatcha' Doin To Me" already hitting the Billboard Charts at # 35 (as of April 23, 2009) and is his second #1 on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot 20 Charts. In 2008, the gay and lesbian channel LOGO listed him as one of the ‘top artists of the year’.
- Click here to purchase tickets, watch one of Brian Kent's music videos, or watch Ryan Hill doing stand-up live! Sponsor information can also be located on this page!
February 25, 2009 - Kentuckians Value Fairness III
Kentuckians Value Fairness Day of Action is an opportunity for us to raise the voice and visibility of fair-minded Kentuckians with our legislators.
The Fairness Campaign, Kentucky Fairness Alliance, Lexington Fairness, Kentucky Equality Federation and other allies are collaborating on plans for the day that include:
- 8:30 am - Introductions and Lobby Training Session - Capitol Annex
- 9:30 am to Noon - Lobbying visits with legislators (House Bill 72, introduced by Representative Mary Lou Marzian (Dist. 34), will be the focus of lobbying and rally support for the day. LGBTI constituents, along with family and friends from across the Commonwealth, will lobby legislators in the morning with personal stories concerning the need for an anti-discrimination law)
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Rally (in the Capitol Rotunda, to promote the passage of a statewide Fairness law in Kentucky prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations)
Visit
www.kyLGBT.org (Kentucky Equality Federation) to
register, or visit the Fairness Campaign
page for additional information.
NATIONAL EVENT / KENTUCKY EVENTOn National Freedom to Marry Day, Thursday, February 12, 2009, at local marriage counters in cities all over the country, same-sex couples will request marriage licenses at their local County Clerk's Offices to raise awareness of the harms and impact that the inability to marry causes on their families. This national event is hosted yearly by Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) and this year they have asked Join the Impact for our help to make this their largest Marriage Counter Action yet!
.:more:. (from Join the Impact)"Marriage Equality USA started the Marriage Counter Action/Get Engaged for Marriage Equality in 2001. This year, we invited Join the Impact to join us, and we are very excited to be working with them and look forward to a large turnout. We do this annual direct action during Freedom to Marry week to make marriage discrimination visible, it forces our local clerks to have to look us in the eye, see our children, and enforce a discriminatory and unjust law at their counter – it moves everyone who witnesses this sad, but powerful event and gives us the opportunity to tell our stories and show that we live in every community and want to honor and protect our families like everyone else." - Jordan Palmer, Vice President of Development & Organizational Relationships for Marriage Equality USA.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Please help us lend support to Marriage Equality USA as we draw national attention to the many committed couples who are not afforded the right to marry. We ask that JTI organizers reach out to their local chapters and member organizations and offer support in making this event a success! >> Click here to a complete list of locations (by states) and other critical information!
Marriage Equality USA chapters and member organizations are eager to hear from you and get your help!
Louisville Protest 2.o is here!If you were part of the 11/15 Join the Impact: Protest Prop Rally here in Louisville, KY where 300 fierce people showed up with enthusiasm and energy, then you'll love this news!
On January, 10th (Saturday) from 1:30pm-3:30pm, we'll be converging on Douglass Loop, 2200 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40205 to rally an appeal for our Congressman John Yarmuth to introduce the bill in 2009 that repeals DoMA (the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act). President-Elect Obama has promised to join us in the fight to repeal this unconstitutional Act, and now we are appealing to our Congressman to lead the charge!
For more information, contact co-organizer Curtis Morrison at
curtster3@yahoo.com or 502.403.9498.
There's also a
Facebook event page in which you can show your support and RSVP.
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