Affirmative Action

Tell us your story! Coloradans Speak Out on Affirmative Action.

Endorsement Form to Help Defeat Amendment 46

Amendment 46 Threatens Equal Opportunity and Diversity Efforts

If approved, Amendment 46 would outlaw all affirmative action in higher education, public employment and public contracting for women and minorities throughout the state.

If passed, the amendment would:

• Cancel programs that encourage girls to pursue careers in math,science and engineering.
• End programs that recruit and assist minority students at Colorado colleges and universities.
• Prevent state and local governments from seeking minority-owned and women-owned businesses to apply for government contracts.
• Outlaw all affirmative action for women and minorities in Colorado including outreach, training and mentoring programs.
  

Affirmative Action Links

• Ms. Magazine Article on Ward Connerly
• What you should know about Amendment 46, the Anti-Equal Opportunity Amendment - Fact Sheet
• KGNU Program A discussion on Amendment 31
  
• Amendment 46, A Deliberate, Dangerous Deception - Freedom Watch, 3/27/08
• Affirmative Action Opponents Turn in Petition Signatures - Denver Post, March 10, 2003
• Review and Comments on Colorado Civil Rights Initiative - prepared by Colorado Legislative Council and the Office of Legislative Legal May 7, 2007.
• Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Issue Proposed - Rocky Mountain News - April 24, 2007
• In Students' Eyes, Look-Alike Lawyers Don't Make the Grade - New York Times - October 29, 2007
• Gender Equality: A Solid Business Case at Last - Financial Times - October 26, 2007
• Civil Rights Chronology

From Colorado Unity:

• State coalition announces "Decline to Sign" campaign
• Decline to Sign
• Why we need Affirmative Action in Colorado

Additional Resources:

• CivilRights.org

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Voting Rights

The right to vote is a cornerstone of our democracy. Every citizen deserves an equal voice in electing our leaders and deciding ballot measures. Renewed attempts to restrict access to voting rights must be fought by those who cherish this democratic freedom.

• Supreme Court Upholds Voter Identification Law in Indiana - April 28, 2008
• Voter ID Controversy: Real or Memorex? - Colorado Confidential - February 11, 2008
• New Report Finds Continuing Voter Discrimination - CivilRights.org - Feburary 6, 2008
• Proof of Citizenship would Threaten Voting Rights - Gazette Letter by Rosemary Harris and Barb Van Hoy - December 28th, 2007
• Voter ID Law is Partisan at the Supreme Court - Denver Post - January 8, 2008
• Fraud Alert - The New Yorker - January 14th, 2008
• The Supreme Court Weights Voter ID Requirements - NPR - January 9, 2008
• Court Seems to Back Indiana Voter ID Law - Gazette/AP - January 10, 2008

Additional Resources:

• The Brennan Center
• Colorado Common Cause
• Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• People for the American Way
• League of Women Voters
• American Civil Liberties Union

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GLBT Rights

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning people continue to face unfair discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation. Citizens Project believes the principle that “all men are created equal” as stated in the U.S. Constitution will never be faithfully upheld while it remains legal to discriminate against people because of who they are. Objections to GLBT civil rights come from religious doctrine, and our nation is founded on laws and principles, not on any particular religious faith. 

Additional Resources:

• Colorado Springs Pride Center
• The Rise of the Creative Class - Washington Monthly - May 2002

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