From: BXHNGLTF@aol.com Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 16:08:07 EDT FIGHT THE RIGHT PROJECT THE RIGHT RESPONSE: The Equality Statement Endorsement Project 6/14/94 *** The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute Fight The Right Project 2320 17th St. NW Washington, D.C. 20009 (202)332-6483, ext. 3358 Peri Jude Radecic, NGLTF Executive Director NGLTF Fight The Right Field Offices and Organizers: Scot Nakagawa, NGLTF Sue Hyde, NGLTF 522 SW 5th Ave. Ste. 1023 1151 Massachusetts Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Cambridge, MA 02138 (503)221-0115 (617)492-6393 sxnngltf@aol.com sjhngltf@aol.com Robert Bray, NGLTF Karen Bullock-Jordan, project associate, NGLTF 1360 Market St., Ste. 200 2320 17th St. NW San Francisco, CA 94103 Washington, DC 20009 (415)552-6448 (202)332-6483, ext 3206 rfbngltf@aol.com kbjngltf@aol.com Susan Hibbard, Buzz Harris, project assistant, NGLTF campaign consultant 1151 Massachusetts Ave. Election Victories Cambridge, MA 02138 594 Broadway, Room 403 (617)492-6393 New York, NY 10012 bxhngltf@aol.com (212)343-0255 sghngltf@aol.com Project Summary The Equality Statement Endorsement Project has asked major political organizations, civil rights groups, unions, elected officials, government bodies, and others to sign onto a statement supporting our fundamental civil rights and condemning the Far Right's efforts to eliminate or preempt civil rights protections "by ballot initiative or any other means." The project began in early 1994 and will continue through the 1994 fall elections. The Fight the Right Project will continue to actively seek out more endorsers, and we will issue periodic updates of this report as the list grows. Enclosed you will find: 1) a copy of the project cover letter 2) a copy of the Equality Statement 3) the list of endorsers If you would like more information about the project, please contact Buzz Harris at the NGLTF Fight the Right Project, (617) 492-6393 or bxhngltf@aol.com. x Mar. 15, 1994 Dear __________________: Gay, lesbian, and bisexual organizations in states around the country need your help to fight anti-gay ballot initiatives. In as many as 11 states, lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people face the prospect of having their fundamental civil rights taken from them by popular vote in November, 1994. I know you agree that the rights to jobs, homes and public accommodations cannot be won or lost through popularity contests. Such assaults on fundamental rights of some people threatens the rights of all people. President Clinton, in a letter dated February 14, wrote, "I commend the broad-based coalition of leaders from religious communities, labor unions, environmental groups, gay and lesbian organizations, women's groups, senior citizens, communities of color, Republicans and Democrats, and many other groups who have united to oppose these ballot initiatives. You have demonstrated through your actions and your diverse membership that this is not an issue of 'special rights' for any one group. This is a battle to protect the human rights of every individual." Please join the President and hundreds of gay and non-gay organizations that oppose the right-wing's tactic of putting civil rights to a popular vote. We ask that you return the enclosed endorsement statement to us as quickly as possible. The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force will distribute the list of endorsees to state and local groups that will use your endorsement to build coalitions to fight the ballot initiatives. If you have questions or need more information, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your time and attention to this urgent matter. Sincerely, Sue Hyde Coordinator, Fight the Right Project National Gay & Lesbian Task Force x EQUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS: A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT We/I, _______________________________________________, support (name of organization) equality for all Americans. Every American's right to be free from discrimination in jobs, housing, and public accommodations must be defended and protected. No person's fundamental civil rights should be denied by a ballot initiative or any other means. __________________________________________ Signature/Position __________________________________________ Date (Note: Please return a copy of this statement on your own letterhead or on this sheet to the NGLTF New England office as soon as possible. NGLTF New England 1151 Mass. Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138. Thank you!) Advocacy/Political Groups ACLU National Office Mr. William Rubenstein ACLU of MA Mr. John Roberts ACLU of Southern CA Ms. Ramona Ripston ACLU of WA Ms. Kathleen Taylor ACT UP - Rhode Island Americans for Democratic Action Ms. Amy Isaacs Aspen, CO Gay & Lesbian Community Mr. Robert White BiNET USA Ms. Debra Kolodery Center for Democratic Renewal Ms. Loretta Ross Center for Women Policy Studies Dr. Leslie Wolfe Data Center Mr. Fred Goff Democratic National Committee Mr. Rocco Claps Forest Grove, OR Coalition for Human Dignity Ms. Ilana Rembelinsky Fundamentalists Anonymous Mr. Richard Yao Gay Games IV Mr. Jay Hill Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Ms. Mary Bonauto Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation- Atlanta Mr. Carl Lange Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation - DC Mr. Peter Taifo Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation - NY Ms. Ellen Carton Gay & Lesbian Community Center of CO Ms. Kat Morgan Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund Ms. Kathleen DeBold Green Party USA Mr. Johann Moore Human Rights Campaign Fund Mr. Tim McFeeley Institute for First Amendment Studies Dr. Skipp Porteus Inter-Hemispheric Education Resource Ctr. Ms. Debra Preusch Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Ms. Suzanne Goldberg Log Cabin Republicans Mr. Rich Tafel Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Mr. Rick Stafford Montana Human Rights Network Ms. Christine Kaufmann Nat. Institute Against Prejudice & Violence Mr. Robert Purvis National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Ms. Rita Smith National Coalition for Freedom of Expression Mr. David Mendoza National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Ms. Peri Jude Radecic National League of Cities Mr. Donald Borut Ozarks Human Rights Coalition Mr. Mike Bromberg Parents Friends & Families of Lesbians & Gays Ms. Sandra Gillis People For the American Way Mr. Arthur Kropp Pioneer Valley, MA PFLAG chapter Jean & James Genasci Planned Parenthood Federation of America Ms. Jane Baldinger Southern Poverty Law Ctr: Klanwatch Project Mr. Danny Welch Southerners for Economic Justice Ms. Cynthia Brown The Funding Exchange Ms. Cecilia Rodriguez The Names Project Mr. Anthony Turney The Women's Project Ms. Suzanne Pharr Washington DC Statehood Party Mr. George Neighbors Western North Carolina AIDS Project Mr. Joe Connolly x Businesses Activa Productions Dr. Joyce Warshow Brad Graham Professional Communications Mr. Brad Graham Linda Berard Associates Ms. Linda Berard Southern Missouri News Connection Mr. Mike Bromberg Elected Officials President of the United States President Bill Clinton Austin, TX Human Rights Commission Mr. Rich Bailey Austin, TX Human Rights Commission Ms. Sally McIntosh Broward County, FL Board of Commissioners Ms. Suzanne Gunzburger City of Baltimore, MD Mayor Kurt Schmoke City of Berkeley, CA Mayor Jeffrey Leitner City of Cambridge, MA Mayor Kenneth Reeves County of Santa Clara, CA Mr. George Newell Los Angeles City Council Ms. Jackie Goldberg New York City Council Mr. Tom Duane San Francisco Board of Supervisors Ms. Susan Leal San Francisco Board of Supervisors Ms. Carole Migden Seattle City Council Ms. Sherry Harris US House of Representatives (AZ) Rep. Sam Coppersmith US House of Representatives (CO) Rep. Patricia Schroeder US House of Representatives (CO) Rep. David Skaggs US House of Representatives (FL) Rep. Harry Johnston US House of Representatives (MA) Rep. Barney Frank US House of Representatives (MA) Rep. Gerry Studds US House of Representatives (WA) Rep. Mike Kreidler US Senate (IL) Senator Paul Simon US Senate (RI) Senator John Chafee Governmental Organizations Ann Arbor, MI Human Rights Commission Mr. Victor Turner, Jr. Austin, TX Human Rights Commission Ms. Romona Brolers Detroit, MI Human Rights Office Mr. John Castillo Minneapolis, MN Commission on Civil Rights Mr. Herman Milligan Newton, MA Human Rights Commission Ms. Jana Sax Philadelphia, PA Human Relations Commission Mr. Kevin Vaughan Individuals actor, comedian Ms. Whoopi Goldberg author, Tales of the City Mr. Armistead Maupin founder, Sweet Honey in the Rock Dr. Bernice Johnson-Reagon producer, director Mr. John Landis producer, director Mr. Ed Saxon screen writer Ms. Nora Ephron Labor AFL-CIO Mr. Richard Womack AFSCME Mr. Van Allan Sheets Assoc. of College Unions International Ms. Marsha Herman-Betzen Coalition of Labor Union Women Ms. Gloria Johnson Federation for Industrial Retention & Renewal Mr. Jim Benn United Auto Workers Mr. Joe Davis Professional Associations Amer. Assoc. of Physicians for Human Rights Dr. Benjamin Schatz American Library Association Dr. Peggy Sullivan American Medical Women's Association Ms. Eileen McGratt American Psychological Association Mr. Clinton Anderson American Public Health Association Ms. Katherine McCade Florida Society of Addiction Medicine Dr. LeClair Bissell National Lawyers Guild Mr. Rick Best PEN (international writers' association) Mr. Stephen Friedman Religious Groups American Friends Service Committee Ms. Kara Newell American Jewish Committee Mr. Sim Steinlight American Jewish Congress Mr. Robert Lifton Central Conference of American Rabbis Rabbi Joseph Glaser Dignity - USA Ms. Marianne Duddy Metropolitan Community Churches Rev. Troy Perry National Conference of Christians & Jews Mr. Karl Berolzheimer National Council of Jewish Women Ms. Sammie Moshenberg New Ways Ministry Fr. Robert Nugent Southern Christian Leadership Conference Dr. Joseph Lowery Union of American Hebrew Congregations Rabbi David Saperstein Unitarian Universalist Association Ms. Kathleen Montgomery United Church of Christ - Church in Society Office Mr. Jay Lintner