Equal Opportunity

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

Colorado voters defeat dangerous Amendment 46! See the election results here.

Equal Opportunity Links

• Vote for Petition Could Endanger UNMC Diversity Program - KETV, July 8, 2008
• 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, March 27, 2008
• 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: 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.

• Voters Disenfranchised in Colorado? - November 2008 Freedom Watch
• Supreme Court Upholds Voter Identification Law in Indiana - April 28, 2008
• Voter ID Controversy: Real or Memorex? - Colorado Confidential - February 11, 2008
• Proof of Citizenship would Threaten Voting Rights - Gazette Letter by Rosemary Harris and Barb Van Hoy - December 28th, 2007
• Fraud Alert - The New Yorker - January 14th, 2008
• The Supreme Court Weights Voter ID Requirements - NPR - January 9, 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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