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With ENDA now introduced in both the House and the Senate, it is more important than ever that we take action and educate Congress
about the need to pass a transgender-inclusive ENDA. We hope that you will take
action on at least three of our suggestions this summer ... and all of them if you can. We'll include
how-to information for each one.
Let's make this a summer for transgender equality!
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THIS WEEK
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Make the Work Possible:
Host a fundraising party for your favorite organization working on ENDA.
The work of organizing, advocating and educating for ENDA takes time and
resources. Day in and day out, fact sheets are getting printed, legislators are
receiving phone calls and visits, questions are being answered and the work
moves forward through the efforts of both people in local communities and
organizations around the country.
But this effort costs money for
people, paper, phone bills, and more. One way that you can help is donate to
NCTE or one of the other organizations in the United ENDA coalition who are
working on this effort.
Here are some ideas:
- Host
a party at your home and ask guests to join you in donating money (you could
also combine this with a letter writing effort). Invite friends and colleagues
to your home for light refreshments and then share why passing ENDA is so
important to you and ask them to be a part of the effort.
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Donate
through a social networking site, such as a Causes page on Facebook.
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Mail
a check or make an online donation directly to the organization.
The resources you contribute
made a concrete and immediate difference in our abilities to continue in this
work. And the satisfaction of knowing you helped is a great side benefit as
well. Every donation, from the large to the small, moves us forward. Thank you
for your generosity.
Need more information about ENDA? Read on ...
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COMING UP
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Here's the full list of action items for a summer of movement towards equality:
- Reach
your members of Congress: Make an appointment TODAY to visit your Representative
and Senators in August
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Spread
the word: Sign the ENDA petition and get the word out to your friends by
phone, email, twitter etc. to do the same; gather signatures at the local
farmers' market, street fair, the student union etc. We'll send you more details next week.
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Educate
the public: Write a letter-to-the-editor, write a blog or ask local paper
to write an editorial in favor of ENDA
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Communicate
the reasons: Write letters to your members of Congress or, better yet, host
a letter-writing party and invite your friends, family, support group, etc.
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Gather
support: Collect letters of support from local organizations, clubs,
unions, churches, etc that you belong to and forward them to your members of
Congress
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Be
visible: Attend a town hall meeting or other in district gathering with
your members of Congress
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Make the
work possible: Host a fundraising party for your favorite organization
working on ENDA, either in person or virtually, such as donating to a Facebook
cause.
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Build
relationships: Follow up on your contacts with members of Congress to build
relationships
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Look
ahead: Join us for a conference call about what we've accomplished and what
the next steps are as together we move transgender equality forward.
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About NCTE
The National Center for Transgender Equality is a national social
justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence
against transgender people through education and advocacy on national
issues of importance to transgender people. By
empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence
policymakers and others, NCTE facilitates a strong and clear voice for
transgender equality in our nation's capital and around the country. The National Center for Transgender Equality is a 501(c)3 organization. |
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