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9:54PM Update: I’ve been told that Michael J. Finnerty needs to receive calls and emails tomorrow morning. Not nasty ones! He is possibly a yes vote for us, so appreciative supportive calls, please! He is District 4. A table showing his area is below.

District 4 Finnerty: Bridgeville, Carnegie,Collier,Crafton,Findlay, Glenfield, Haysville, Heidelberg, Kennedy,McKees Rocks, Neville, North Fayette, Oakdale, Osborne, Pennsbury Village, Robinson, Rosslyn Farms, Stowe, Thornburg

The next 24 hrs, sounds dramatic, huh?

But seriously, the next 24 hours are important in the struggle for an all-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance for Allegheny County. I posted details of the status of the ordinance earlier today, and the vote is scheduled for tomorrow. So, between now and then, here is what we need to do:

• Call and email (that means both call, and also email) your county council person, and ask them to support the Allegheny County Ordinance in its original language. Express that you support the new amendment to the amendment (this could get confusing) such that our legislation matches Philadelphia’s, but preference would be to return to the original language.
• Call and email the 2 at-large council members similarly.
• Call the 3 council members who introduced the “bad” amendment. Ask them to remove it, and return the bill to its original language. However, if they feel a compromise is required, ask them to support the new amendment.
• These calls and emails can take less than a total of 15 minutes. Please use 15 minutes of your day for equality!
• Contact your friends and ask them to do the same. We need everyone to assist us. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight.

We especially need folks who are represented by Matt Drozd to contact him in favor of this legislation! A table of areas he represents is below.

Find your Council person: http://eqfed.org/ct/A7S5cbE10412/

Council at-large members: John Defazio, Chuck McCullough

Ask them to remove the language from the proposed Human
Relations Ordinance that allows organizations that receive
County funding to discriminate.

Attend the meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 @ 5PM (but come
early the room will be packed)

436 Grant Street
4th floor – Gold Room (room may be changed to accommodate large
numbers)
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
If you wish, you may speak at the meeting on Wednesday. (You
must call ahead and put your name on a list to speak -
412.350.6490)

District 4 Finnerty: Bridgeville, Carnegie,Collier,Crafton,Findlay, Glenfield, Haysville, Heidelberg, Kennedy,McKees Rocks, Neville, North Fayette, Oakdale, Osborne, Pennsbury Village, Robinson, Rosslyn Farms, Stowe, Thornburg

District 1 – Drozd