Inclusion Resolution Vote On Tuesday
On Tuesday, March 27, the Birmingham City Council will consider an Inclusion Resolution introduced by Councilor Valerie Abbott. The Resolution is modeled on the National League of Cities Partnership for Working Toward Inclusive Communities. It passed unanimously out of the Finance and Administration Committee and has been cleared by the city’s legal department.
Equality Alabama is urging all of its members and supporters to show up at 9:30 am on Tuesday, March 27th at the City of Birmingham City Council Chambers, Third Floor City Hall, 710 North 20th Street. If you can attend, send EA an email.
If you can’t be there, EA asks that you contact City Council members and ask them to support the resolution.
Valerie Abbott (sponsor): 254-2355
Carole C. Smitherman, President (voted to pass resolution out of Finance and Administration Committee): 254-2359
Miriam D. Witherspoon (voted to pass resolution out of Finance and Administration Committee): 254-2418
William Bell: 254-2678
Carol Duncan: 254-2678
Steven W. Hoyt: 254-2304
Joel L. Montgomery: 254-2349
Maxine Herring Parker: 254-2464
Roderick V. Royal: 254-2302
March 25th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Valerie has always been VERY supportive of the GLBT community. She’s also on my Board (Scenic Alabama) and really works hard to make Birmingham a better place. I’m going to try and go to the Council meeting. Beware - it could be literally hours before they get to the resolution, unless the Council president lets Valerie take it up early in the meeting. But don’t let that stop you - it never hurts to see your government in action/inaction!
March 27th, 2007 at 8:13 am
[...] I’m off to the Birmingham City Council meeting. Here’s John Archibald’s column supporting Valerie Abbott’s inclusion resolution, which is supposed to be on this morning’s agenda. Happy reading! I’ll update after the meeting. [...]
March 27th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
[...] The majority of the Birmingham City Council today voted down an inclusion resolution introduced by Councilor Valerie Abbott. I expected some nasty rhetoric, but I’m shocked that the resolution didn’t pass. It was clear that the NO votes were prompted by the fact that the resolution condemned discrimination based on race, age, ancestry, creed, religion, gender, income, disability, national origin, and — God forbid — sexual orientation and gender identity. A copy of the proposed resolution is here. [...]
March 27th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Our country, in spite of an outstanding Pledge of Allegiance - has a long, demonstrated history of not showing a great amount of interest in attaining that goal.
March 27th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Bonnie, your comment is borne out by this morning’s vote. It was really disappointing.