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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 08:59:05 -0700
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Subject: Petition regarding hate crime legislation
Please read this: its not a silly forward, this is a petition:
You have been identified as someone who cares.
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*On October 6, outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a
21-year-old University of Wyoming student, was tortured, beaten, and
left tied to a pole in the freezing cold. Six days later, he died of
his wounds in Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado. Matthew
was murdered because he was gay and because he was a prominent and
charismatic member of the gay and lesbian student group on campus.
Right now Wyoming and Colorado have no anti-hate crime laws; the state
legislature in Wyoming has voted down anti-bias bills for each of the
past three years.
There is an effort in Wyoming and Colorado to enact Matthew Shepard
Laws, which would strongly punish the perpetrators of hate crimes.
This petition demands the broadening of federal anti-hate crime law.
Opening Statement:
"As a religious voice, we state strongly that violence on the basis of
sexual orientation, race or gender is wrong, is evil, is
reprehensible."
-John Buehren, President of The Unitarian Universalist
Association, speaks for Unitarian Universalists but his words are
reflected in the hearts of people everywhere who believe we must speak
out, take action against, and condemn hate crimes in all their ugly
forms.
A resolution follows:
WHEREAS: We affirm and promote the inherent worth and
dignity of every person; and
WHEREAS: We commend the efforts of those individuals who dedicate
their lives to causes of social justice and human rights; and
WHEREAS: We support actions that protect the individual's rights of
life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That we hereby urge the passage of The Hate
Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), H.R.3081 and S.1529
(The Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), H.R.3081 and
S.1529, would amend current federal law (which permits federal
prosecution of a hate crime only if the crime was motivated by bias
based on religion, national
origin, or color) to include real or perceived sexual
orientation, gender, and disability so the FBI would be able to
investigate and prosecute violent hate crimes against gays, lesbians,
and bisexuals.
Under this bill, hate crimes that cause death or bodily
injury because of prejudice can be investigated federally, regardless
of whether the victim was exercising a federally protected right.
The only way that our representatives can be aware of the base of
support for this change to the current law is by making our voices
heard.
Please add your name to this petition and forward it to
friends who believe in what it stands for. The petition will then be
forwarded to the President of The United States; the Vice President of
the United States; and our United States Senators and House Members.
Petition Management:
1. This petition is being passed around the Internet. Please add your
name to it so that we can have tougher laws against all hate crimes.
Please keep the petition rolling. Do not reply to me.
Please sign and forward to others to sign. This is being forwarded to
several people at once to add their names. It will not matter if many
people receive the same list as the names are being managed.
2. If you print out this petition for circulation and signing please
email the listing of names with locations to the email address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (an email address created to receive this petition)
Include a note to indicate you have a hand-signed petition and include
the number of names listed.
3. If you happen to be the 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th,
this petition, please forward a copy to the email address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
4. If you sign, please pass it on to others. If not,
please do not kill it. Send it on to the email address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank You
Leslie Palmer
I can not stay silent, my outrage and compassion will not allow.
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Note: It is preferable that you Select the entirety of
this letter and then COPY it into a new outgoing message, add your
name to the bottom of the list, then send it on. Or if option is
available, do a SEND AGAIN
Sign Here:
1) Leslie Palmer, Jacksonville, FL
2) Stephen Silverman, South Burlington, VT
3) Wayne Arnason
4) Theo Diamond, Charlottesville, Va
5) Sasha Kopf, Northampton, MA / Princeton, NJ
6) Geoffrey B. Metz, Tufts Univ., Medford, MA
7) Emily Sporl, Tufts University, Medford, MA
8.) Tai Collins, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
9.) Danielle Lazarin, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
10.) Priscilla Morales, Yale University, New Haven, CT
11.) Lydia Pace, Yale University, New Haven, CT
12.) Julia Goren, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
13.) Jamie Waxman, Columbia University
14.) Rebecca Zimmerman, Columbia University, NY
15.) Ariel Meyerstein, Columbia University, NY
16.) Naomi Richman, Goucher College, MD
17.) Aaron Finkel, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO
18.) Sally Noedel, Truman State Univ., Kirksville, MO
19.) Kim Cook, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
20.) Molly Mitchell, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
21.) Jeremy Schwab, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
22.) Aaron Manheim, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
23.) Rebecca pronsky, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
24.) Rebecca Milburn, Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, CT
25.) Christene DeJong, Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, CT
26.) Lisa Lapman, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
27.) Julia Sussner, Wellesley College, MA
28.) Adrian Dellecker, Trinity College, CT
29.) Sarah Mullen, Trinity College, CT
30.) Phu Thai, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
31.) Leigh Phillips, Wheaton College, Norton, MA
32.) Matthew Small, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH
33.) Amy Ensley, Chapman University, Orange, CA
34.) Kirsten Sumpter, Mills College, Oakland, CA
35.) Katie Kroll, Mills College, Oakland, CA
36.) Vince Hoffman, University of Southern California, Los Angeles,
CA
37.) Marcia Hoffman, San Marino, CA
38.) Jeanne Jackson, San Marino, CA
39.) Wally Jackson, San Marrino, CA
40.) Lillie Tallman, Carson City, NV
41) Jack Kohr, Carson City, NV
42) Alan Zimmelman, Encinitas, CA
43) Leonard Zimmelman, Los Angeles, CA
44) Stacy Kansky, Los Angeles, CA
45) Cari Savino, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA
46) Stephanie Barger, San Diego, CA
47) Jose Torres, San Diego, CA
48) Colleen Jenkins, San Diego, CA
49)Jacqueline Jenkins, Denver, CO
50) Amanda Wells, Denver, CO
51) Kenan A. McQuiddy Denver,CO
52) Maria A. Dankey, Boston, MA
53) Kimberly A. Hensle, Boston, MA
54) Michael E. Hensle, Emory University, GA
55) Kirsten L. Weeks, Columbia Theological Seminary, GA
56) Laurel D. Nelson, Longmont, CO
57)Bridget Grosser, Duluth, MN
58)Nancy Gruver, Duluth, MN
59) Jennifer Engle, Washington, DC
60) Cynthia de Saint Victor, University of Toledo, OH
61) Linda Smith, University of Toledo, OH
62) Beverly Ann Gibson, Largo, FL
63) Marion Fesmire, FL
64) Penny Jadwin, Fl
65) Harry Olmstead, Birmingham, AL
66) Lydia Godfrey, Knoxville, TN
67) Randy Chaney, Arlee, MT
