From: klotz@lclark.edu (Gretchen Klotz)
Newsgroups: soc.motss
Subject: Re: Contact for Boycott Colorado Inc?
Date: 31 Dec 92 00:11:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: lclark.1992Dec31.001115.28616
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR

In article <1992Dec30.185807.18028@news.columbia.edu>
daviss@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Stephen Davis) writes: 
>
>Does anyone have address or phone information for Schleder or this  
>organization?  (Sorry if it's been posted already and I missed it.)  

Since a couple of folks have asked for an update of Colorado addresses, I
thought I'd post the letter I sent (am sending, will send ;-) with my
holly-day cards.  It starts with an Oregon update, and continues with
Colorado information -- a compilation from posts here and in other
newsgroups and stuff I've read in print elsewhere.  I don't have a
products list yet (other than Coors - bleh). 

What appears below is a draft -- I don't have the final version of the
letter translated, but the important thing is the address list (towards
the end).  Hope this is helpful for folks... 

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Dear Friends and Family -

YAY!!!  We did it!  Measure 9 went down, 57% - 43%!  What a party we had
election night.  Everyone kept walking around with dazed expressions
saying "I've never voted for so many people who won before!" Of course, we
are all disppointed about one person who got re-elected, Senator Bob
Packwood, but... our state and local elections turned out quite well
overall. 

In addition to our success with Measure 9, the week after the elections
the State Court of Appeals ruled that the OCA's 1988 Ballot Measure 8 was
unconstitutional.  Measure 8 overturned then- governor Goldschmidt's
executive order banning discrimination of lesbians and gay men.  So we had
2 major victories within 2 weeks -- what a blast! 

I'd like to thank all of you who responded to my requests for support and
assistance.  The phone calls, cards and donations made all the difference. 
I appreciate your care and concern!  Please feel free to call on me for
the same should anything like this ever arise in your area. 


Other election results were not so encouraging.  In Colorado, Measure 2
passed by a margin of 53% - 47%.  I mentioned this measure briefly in my
original letter, and am convinced that a boycott of the state will have
the same results as the Arizona reinstatement of MLKing Day.  Here is the
text of the measure: 

	Neither the State of Colorado, through any of its branches or 
	departments, nor any of its agencies, political subdivisions, 
	municipalities or school districts, shall enact, adopt or enforce
	any statute, regulation, ordinance or policy whereby homosexual,
	lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or
	relationships shall constitute or otherwise be the basis of, or
	entitle any person or class of persons to have or claim any
	minority status, quota preferences, protected status or claim of
	discrimination.  This section of the Constitution shall be in all
	respects self-executing. 

The real issue of the measure is the "claim of discrimination" clause.
 Fundamentalist groups like the CFV and OCA say that the "militant
homosexual agenda" is working for affirmative action quotas for gays and
lesbians.  This is patently untrue. 


Creative ways to help fight Measure 2

+++  Boycott Colorado-made products (yes, put Coors back on the list of
things *not* to buy!).  Many people feel uncomfortable with a boycott; I
intend to support the boycott and contribute money to the organizations
who are working to overturn Measure 2. 

+++  Encourage your friends and family in Colorado to support and work for
only hate-free companies, to protect them from the out-of-state boycott. 
They should be able to get this information much more easily than those of
us out-of-state.  Make sure to tell your in- state friends that there is
nothing personal in the boycott, but that those of us out-of-state have
only one effective way to make our dismay known. 

+++  Send your financial support to the organizations who are fighting to
overturn Measure 2: 

	Colorado Legal Initiatives Project (CLIP)
	PO Box 4447
	Denver, CO  80201
	(303) 830-2100

	Project VisAbility
	PO Box 1823
	Boulder, CO  80306
	Project VisAbility has postcards available with information 
	about the boycott ($1 for 5 cards + $1.50 p/h).

	Equal Protection Campaign (EPOC)
	PO Box 300476
	Denver, CO  80203-0476
	(303) 839-5540

	Boycott Colorado
	PO Box 300158
	Denver, CO  80203-0158
	(303) 399-6015, 377-0160

	Christians for the Advancement of Human Rights
	(303) 442-5059

+++  Cancel your Colorado travel plans.  Tourism is the state's #1
industry (ski in Oregon instead!).  Contact the following organizations
and let them know why you won't be visiting Colorado for a while: 

	Colorado Office of Tourism
	1625 Broadway, Suite 1700
	Denver, CO  80202
	(303) 592-5510, (800) 433-2656

	Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry
	1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1200
	Denver, CO  80203
	(303) 831-7411

+++  Contact the governor's office to express your outrage:

	Governor Roy Romer
	136 State Capitol Building
	Denver, CO  80203
	(303) 866-2471
	Governor Romer has been speaking out against Measure 2 since 
	long before the election.

+++  If you went to school in Colorado, contact your alma mater and tell
them that you will withhold all future donations until Measure 2 is
repealed. 

+++  If you are a member of an organization that holds conferences around
the country, urge the officers of the organization to call the Governor's
Office to let them know they will not bring their conference to Colorado
until Measure 2 is repealed.  The state has already lost several large
conferences due to the passage of Measure 2. 

+++  Hold a fundraiser for any/all of the organizations working to repeal
Measure 2. 

+++  Ask your city council to approve an official Colorado Boycott. 
Atlanta, GA was the first city to do this, and several other cities have
requested copies of their ordinance.  Seattle just approved a similar
measure this week! 

+++  Stay informed.  For those of you with Internet access, there are 2
mailing lists available; contact me for details. 

+++  Spread the word to everyone you know! 


The bigger picture.  Contact your Senators and Representatives to tell
them that you want them to support the national gay and lesbian rights
bill, which Clinton has promised to sign. 


Thank you again for your attention.  If we all work to change inequities
everywhere, we all win. 

- Gretchen
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