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Message from the Director
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Marriage Equality
4 Nov 2009Dear Friends:
If you’re like me, you’re disturbed and disappointed by the passage of Question 1. Everyone put so much on the line. On the lobbying team and in the field ,volunteers and staff were driven, thoughtful, strategic and focused. Thousands of you put your stories, time, and dollars to work. You did everything right.
Ultimately, however, this is just one [...]
Civil Rights Superhero
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Maine Women's Lobby| Marriage Equality
29 Oct 2009Mary Bonauto took to the airwaves on behalf of No on1 in a live debate yesterday. If you didn’t see the 60 minute debate, check it out here. It’s well worth it.
http://www.wmtw.com/video/21458064/index.html
In my opinion, the principled position in support of equal rights carried the day. Loving, committed gay and lesbian couples should have the same rights [...]
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Together. We Can Protect Marriage Equality. Together.
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Marriage Equality
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- Tags: Discrimination, EqualityMaine, Gay Marriage, marriage, marriage debate, Marriage Equality
The women of the Maine Women’s Lobby reflect on the 124th
In: Charlotte Warren| Civil Rights| Discrimination| Equal Pay| Events| Fair Pay| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Girls' Day| Governor Baldacci| Hannah Pingree| Laura Harper| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Marriage Equality| Obama| Paid sick days| Press Link| Sarah Standiford| Speaker of the House
24 Jun 2009Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought.
So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby:
Here’s what Laura had to say:
I feel certain [...]
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A Question of Fairness
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Governor Baldacci| Marriage Equality| Press Link
7 May 2009We know how Governor Baldacci answered the question, he clearly stated that marriage equality was about being fair. Unfortunately, New Hampshire’s Governor hasn’t proceeded in the same fashion.
In New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch – who previously defined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman – promised his “best decision” after consulting lawmakers and [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, Civil Rights, debate, Discrimination, Gay Marriage, marriage, marriage debate, New York Times
Happy Happy Happy
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Governor Baldacci| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Marriage Equality
6 May 2009Can’t even describe how elated we are to live in Maine, where, at every opportunity, our decisionmakers have stood FOR equality, fairness and justice.
From all of us at the Maine Women’s Lobby: Thank you, Governor Baldacci.
Here’s my favorite part of his statement:
“In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions,” [...]
LD 1020 Roll Call
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Marriage Equality| Roll Call
5 May 2009How did your Representative vote? Did they stand up for fairness and equality today? Let them know how you feel about their vote.
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- Tags: Civil Rights, debate, Gay Marriage, House of Representatives, LD 1020
89 Yes and 58 No. The bill has passed the House!
Pass this bill here – not send it out to the people
In: Civil Rights| Gay Marriage| Marriage Equality| Uncategorized
5 May 2009Amendment fails (indefinitely postponed) 85 to 62!! WoooooHooooooo!
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Passage to be engrossed passes…
5 May 2009Passage to be engrossed passes 89 to 58!
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- Elizabeth Johns: I caught a little of the debate on the internet. Sorry I couldn't attend in person and help show sup [...]
- Connie Lewis: BRAVO for this effort re toxins in personal care products (PCPs)! I'm wondering whether you're [...]
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- Elizabeth Johns: What an outstanding job Sarah Standiford did today (Feb. 4) on Maine Public Television's Watch progr [...]
- Tell the Governor to Support Paid Sick Days!
- Back from Caucus…
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- “I’m about as pro-labor as you can get”
- Rep Butterfield brings the room back to the point of the debate
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- Representative Cushing Questions about Calendar Days
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- who would be covered by L.D. 1665
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