The Massachusetts state legislature is considering adopting a height/weight anti-discrimination law (H. 1844). Fat rights/body liberation activist Marilyn Wann (author of Fat!So? Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size) is calling on people for assistance.
Please support this much-needed civil rights law. People of all sizes face discrimination based on body size. It's real. It's not okay. Without a law, we have no protection. The only other places to offer such a law: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Washington, D.C., Madison, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
You want to help make history?
If you live in Massachusetts:
1. Call your state Representative: 617-722-2000 (ask to be directed based on your zip code). Ask how the Rep. will vote for H. 1844, how they will support this historic legislation.
2. Come to the crucial hearing! Tell your story!
Tuesday, March 25, 2 p.m.
State House, room A-2, in BostonIf you don't live in Massachusetts, please forward this info to anyone you know who does.
For questions, contact Marilyn Wann: marilyn @ fatso.com.
Thank you!
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