Dakota OutRight » legislature http://dakotaoutright.org A GLBT resource Central and Western North Dakota Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:35:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 SB 2278 Passes State Senate http://dakotaoutright.org/sb-2278-passes-state-senate/ http://dakotaoutright.org/sb-2278-passes-state-senate/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:43:38 +0000 admin http://dakotaoutright.org/?p=393
The passing of SB 2278 on the North Dakota State Senate Floor.

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Monday, January 19, 10 a.m.

Fargo – Babb’s Coffee House, meeting room (Main Avenue)

Bismarck – Capitol Building, Press Studio

Grand Forks – Public Library, meeting room #3

Minot – Public Library, south meeting Room

Citizens and advocates across the state are working with legislators to bring this important bill to the North Dakota legislature. The bill seeks amend the North Dakota State Human Rights Act and Fair Housing Act to include sexual orientation as a protected class. If passed, it will prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, credit transaction and use of public accommodation. 

CONTACT:
Mitch Marr
Executive Director
North Dakota Human Rights Coalition
P.O. Box 1961
Fargo ND 58107-1961
701-793-1134 office
701-478-4452 fax
mitchmarr@ndhrc.org

NDHRC: Working to affect change so that all people in North Dakota enjoy full human rights

 

]]> http://dakotaoutright.org/time-for-a-press-conference/feed/ 1 GLBT Rights in ND http://dakotaoutright.org/unite-for-glbt-rights-in-nd/ http://dakotaoutright.org/unite-for-glbt-rights-in-nd/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:28:20 +0000 admin http://dakotaoutright.org/?p=323 On February 18 the Senate passed the bill SB2278, This is a victory to our cause, But I want to warn everybody that it is all uphill from here and if we all e-mail , write, or call your legislature for the house we might again have a chance to complete this terms initiative by the NDHRC too am mend the Human Rights Act.

 IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET EVERYONE WE KNOW TO DO THE E-MAILING THIS WEEK. 

Here is the easiest and clearest info on signing in to your Representative to the house in your District  or The Human Services Committee. We need a letter to our rep in the House and any member of the Human Services Committee. The bill will be scheduled to be heard in a hearing of the Human Services Committee within this week or possibly next week. This is why we need to get this done NOW.   Go to  www.NDHRC.org  and help out yourself your Friends and all the people in ND that are afraid to do this because of the closets that the public has forced us into. Someday maybe we can all feel equal! But without our public’s help right now we look week.

PLEASE GET EVERYONE YOU KNOW INVOLVED IN THIS LETTER CAMPAIGN!  Friends Familyc o-workers and such

I would also like to congratulate everyone that has been active in this initiative to change the Human Rights Act Especially Senator Tom Feibiger and Mitch Marr the director of NDHRC  without their dedication  and the help of other key members of the Legislative task force we would have never had this very positive chance.

Thank everyone, Dan Tokach / President of Dakota OutRight

Contact the North Dakota Rights Coalition at glbt@ndhrc.org or 701-239-9323

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