A worthwhile petition. If you do not want to sign it, do not kill it.
Instead,
please send it back to AllRunique(AT)aol.com.
Regards, Jane Prettyman
The "Stop The Hate" Petition
* 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
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 signing, please email the
listing of names with locations to the email address:
AllRunique(AT)aol.com (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, etc. signer
of this petition, please forward a copy to the email
address: AllRunique(AT)aol.com
4. If you sign, please pass it on to others. If not, please do not
kill it: send it on to the email address: AllRunique(AT)aol.com
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
Thank You
Leslie Palmer
-------------------------------------------
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 University, 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.) Caitlin Poliak, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
24.) Carol Poliak, Kirkland, WA.
25.) Laura-Mae Baldwin, Seattle, WA
26.) Tina Castanares, White Salmon, WA
27.) Paul Woolery, White Salmon, WA
28.) Judith Armatta, Portland, OR (residing Belgrade, FR
Yugoslavia)
29.)Clarice Bailey, Portland, OR
30. Marie Dahlstrom, Portland,OR
31.) Meredith Larson, Portland, OR
32.) Lucas Spiegel, Eugene, OR
33.) Meredith Wallis, NM
34.) Brea Bond, NM
35.) Keith Bond, CO
36.) Barbara Bond, CO
37.) Phyllis Hugins, CO
38.) Chuck Hugins, CO
39.) Mary Romano, Denver CO
40.) Greg Casini, Denver, CO
41.) Kathi Conner, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
42.) Leslie Smith, Denver, CO
43.) John R. Foery, Denver, CO
44.) Marian H. Jung, Palm Harbor, FL
45.) David Goldberg, Palm Harbor, FL
46.) Vivian Drean, New Port Richey, Fl
47.) John Drean, New Port Richey, Fl
48.) Janis Ohannesyan, New Port Richey, Fl
49.) Kevin Drean, New Port Richey, Fl.
50.) Debra Drean, Dearborn, Mich.
51.) Donna Drean, Dearborn, Mich.
52) Elaine van der Linden, Belvedere, South Carolina
53) Jane Prettyman, Santa Barbara CA
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A worthwhile petition. If you do not want to sign it, do not kill
it. Instead,
please send it back to AllRunique(AT)aol.com.
Regards, Jane Prettyman
The "Stop The Hate" Petition
* 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
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 signing, please email the
listing of names with locations to the email address:
AllRunique(AT)aol.com (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, etc. signer
of this petition, please forward a copy to the email
address: AllRunique(AT)aol.com
4. If you sign, please pass it on to others. If not, please do
not
kill it: send it on to the email address:
AllRunique(AT)aol.com
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
Thank You
Leslie Palmer
-------------------------------------------
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 University, 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.) Caitlin Poliak, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
24.) Carol Poliak, Kirkland, WA.
25.) Laura-Mae Baldwin, Seattle, WA
26.) Tina Castanares, White Salmon, WA
27.) Paul Woolery, White Salmon, WA
28.) Judith Armatta, Portland, OR (residing Belgrade, FR
Yugoslavia)
29.)Clarice Bailey, Portland, OR
30. Marie Dahlstrom, Portland,OR
31.) Meredith Larson, Portland, OR
32.) Lucas Spiegel, Eugene, OR
33.) Meredith Wallis, NM
34.) Brea Bond, NM
35.) Keith Bond, CO
36.) Barbara Bond, CO
37.) Phyllis Hugins, CO
38.) Chuck Hugins, CO
39.) Mary Romano, Denver CO
40.) Greg Casini, Denver, CO
41.) Kathi Conner, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
42.) Leslie Smith, Denver, CO
43.) John R. Foery, Denver, CO
44.) Marian H. Jung, Palm Harbor, FL
45.) David Goldberg, Palm Harbor, FL
46.) Vivian Drean, New Port Richey, Fl
47.) John Drean, New Port Richey, Fl
48.) Janis Ohannesyan, New Port Richey, Fl
49.) Kevin Drean, New Port Richey, Fl.
50.) Debra Drean, Dearborn, Mich.
51.) Donna Drean, Dearborn, Mich.
52) Elaine van der Linden, Belvedere, South Carolina
53) Jane Prettyman, Santa Barbara CA