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Senate Bill 600 Coalition
A coalition of persons and organizations formed for the express purpose of eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation in matters of employment, housing, and public accommodations.
- ACLU of West Virginia
- The West Virginia
League of Women Voters
- Citizen Action Group
of West Virginia (C.A.G.)
- National Association
of Social Workers, WV Chapter
- West Virginia Coalition
against Domestic violence
- Building a Better
Legal Profession
- NAACP
- Service Employees
Industrial Union local 1199 (SEIU)
- Community Coalition
for Social Justice (Morgantown
Organizations that have included supportive language in their 2008 legislative positioning papers include:
- The West Virginia
Hospitality and Travel Association
- The West Virginia
Council of Churches
- A Vision Shared
- West Virginia Association
for Justice
On February
27, 2008 the West Virginia Human Rights Commission,
under the powers given to them in section 5—11—8
(e) of the WV State Code, voted to recommend
to the House of Delegates to pass SB 600.
The ACLU of West Virginia believes one of the best
ways to protect the Bill of Rights is to make sure
unconstitutional bills never become law and to insure
the passage of bills that advance liberty.
To do that we maintain a full-time presence at the West Virginia legislature and work closely with the ACLU national office, to make sure that we also have the ability to oppose legislation in Congress limiting personal liberty.
The strength
of our influence comes courtesy of our extensive grassroots
network — represented by 4 active regional chapters and 1 campus chapter around the state. This ever growing network of volunteers stand ready to visit, call, write or email elected officials.
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