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You can act this week to stop voter suppression - a move by the Texas Legislature to turn away voters from the polls with a bill they call Voter ID.To hear our legislators talk, truckloads of people are showing up at the voting booths impersonating real voters.
Oh how I wish it were true that the urge to vote had really swept over our state with such enthusiasm.The House will take up this ridiculous legislation Tuesday. House backers are trying to portray their bill as kinder and gentler than the one the Senate passed in March but however you look at it, Voter ID is a stunt to intimidate would-be, legitimate voters. Voter ID would require photo identification when casting a ballot. Under current law, your voter registration card is enough.The Texas House Elections Committee will meet Tuesday - the second of two days of hearings - to hear public testimony on this divisive Voter ID bill.
I am asking you to be at that hearing to express your opposition with your presence. If you have a story to tell about voter ID, please email me.Supporters of Voter ID say the bill would prevent voter fraud. But as I have often said, show me proof that voter fraud is a problem in Texas. The Texas Attorney General's own lengthy, and costly investigation in recent years has yielded only about a dozen possible instances of voter fraud - all associated with absentee ballots - and no convictions.For these reasons, I ask you to stand with us on Tuesday and oppose the bill that seeks to silence the loudest voice we have, our vote.
Stand with uson Voter ID
What: House Elections Committee public hearing
When: Tuesday, April 7 at 1 p.m.
Where: John H. Reagan Building, Room 120105 W. 15th Street in Austin
Terri Burke
Executive Director
We've just gotten word from our legislative action team that a comprehensive hate crimes bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. This very same bill has been before Congress many times before, but here's what's different: this time, we have a chance of seeing it become law. Your representatives need to hear from you right now.Set the record straight, defend transgender people
On April 7thWe just learned that our opponents at the Family Institute will be holding a rally on the steps of the capitol the same day as the Transgender Equality Lobby Day!
We need a strong turnout to counter opponents' lies. Can you join us? Please RSVP to Matt today and have your voice heard. We need you!
Come to the capitol and speak out at Lobby Day:Tuesday, April 7th10 AM - 1 PM Legislative Office Building Room 1D Contact Matt to RSVP, matt@lmfct.org or 860-525-7777x304
Legislators are hearing outrageous bigoted claims that transgender people should not be allowed in classrooms and that somehow basic protections for our community will increase the number of sexual predators. These are the SAME OLD TRICKS that our opponents tried to use when the gay rights bill was passed in 1991. Once again we have to set the record straight!
Come to the capitol, talk to your legislators, and show our elected officials that these slanders toward transgender people have no place in Connecticut. Thanks for being a part of our campaign. Let's make Connecticut the state where ALL people have equal rights. We hope to see you Tuesday! Please RSVP to Matt at matt@lmfct.org or 860-525-7777x304 so we have a headcount of attendees.
Sincerely, LMF Field Team
Bringing diversity to the workplace.
Job Expo 2009 will be April 1 (Wednesday), 2-6 p.m. at the Fincher Building, Cox School of Business (6212 Bishop Blvd.), Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75205. Free parking is available for Expo attendees along Bishop Blvd. Click here for SMU campus map: the Fincher Building is #42.
Hosted by the Office of Diversity, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University.
Job Seekers: Whether you are looking for a better job, re-entering the workforce or you are just starting your career, GLBT Job Expo provides an opportunity to meet with employers looking to hire you.
Employers: Diversity in your business makes sense. By showing that you value and promote diversity demonstrates a commitment that goes beyond market share and employment. GLBT Job Expo provides an opportunity for you to meet and hire eligible candidates eager to make your companies shine. Click here to have your company be part of the 2009 GLBT Job Expo.
The GLBT Job Expo is part of the Center's commitment to raising awareness of how all people benefit by supporting each other and working together.
2009 GLBT Job Expo participants include:
City of Fort Worth
McKesson Corporation
Prudential
Wells Fargo
Raytheon
North Texas LEAD
Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Texas Instruments
American Airlines
University of Texas at Arlington
Southwest Airlines
Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas
Liberty National Life Insurance
OBOX Solutions
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Center for Non-Profit Management
Dallas ISD Alternative Certification
Metro PCS
HEB Central Market
Farmers Insurance
City of Dallas
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Frito-Lay
CVS Caremark
State Farm Insurance
SMU Continuing and Professional Education
posted by Kelli Busey
I'm job hunting so I'll see you there!
"In a break from the past, North Texas clergy and lay leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have voted to ease the way for ordination of openly gay pastors, deacons and elders."
"Clergy and lay leaders of Grace Presbytery – the regional body covering 177 churches in North Texas and other parts of the state – voted Saturday to remove constitutional language requiring that ordained officers maintain “fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman or chastity in singleness."
”The vote was 203-182 in favor of the change, with six abstensions, said Rob Allen, spokesman for Grace Presbytery."
"The issue has come up in previous years, and Grace Presbytery has voted in favor of maintaining the barrier to ordination of gay pastors, deacons and elders."
Full Story at Dallas Morning News
