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August 25, 2009
9 weeks for equality
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!

THIS WEEK
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.
  • Donate through a social networking site, such as a Causes page on Facebook.
  • 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 ...
COMING UP
Here's the full list of action items for a summer of movement towards equality:
  1. Reach your members of Congress: Make an appointment TODAY to visit your Representative and Senators in August
  2. 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.
  3. Educate the public: Write a letter-to-the-editor, write a blog or ask local paper to write an editorial in favor of ENDA
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. Be visible: Attend a town hall meeting or other in district gathering with your members of Congress
  7. 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.
  8. Build relationships: Follow up on your contacts with members of Congress to build relationships
  9. 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.

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.