Student activists show support for ENDA and the fight for equality

One of the things we enjoy highlighting are the things our LGBTQIA youth are doing to participate in and forward the movement. We enjoy listening to and working with students who are interested in taking a stand against discrimination, hate, injustice, and inequality.

Take a look at what this group of students from upstate New York are doing to help educate and build support for ENDA.

Is there anything you and your friends would like to organize with your school and/or other schools in the area? Let us know!

Student Organizing in Upstate New York for ENDA
Since February 15, my group and I have been working diligently in upstate New York to get letters of support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act urging to our Members of Congress to become a co-sponsor of the bill. After attending an ENDA rally on February 6, where I met David Turley from the Human Rights Campaign, I’ve been working very hard with his guidance to ultimately get 231 letters of support from students and faculty at my college along with letters from business owners from the Potsdam community. We collected most of our letters through action tables we manned all around campus with information on ENDA, sample letters to Congress and HRC gear. Our ENDA action week lasted from February 15 – 19. On February 20, we moved to the streets of Potsdam where we went to business owners informing them of the current status of legislation and asking for their support of ENDA.

Working so closely with the Human Rights Campaign has been a great experience, with David always eager to help in any way he can. Tomorrow we meet with Congressman Owens to ask him to be a co-sponsor of an inclusive ENDA. I’m optimistic that it will turn out to be a productive meeting.

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