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Did You Know…? - Arizona has no law protecting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity - HRC has 750,000 members nationwide and over 8,000 members in Arizona - LGBT Couples have not been able to jointly adopt in AZ and there is great potential for LGBT adoptions to become illegal. HRC is working with adoption and foster care agencies on policies that welcome all prospective parents regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. - HRC publishes the Coming Out Resource Guide to help people come out not just to family and friends, but on campus, in the workplace and in the community - HRC publishes Buying for Equality, a guide to companies and products that support GLBT equality - HRC has partnered with the National Center for Transgender Equality to create coming out resources for transgender individuals - HRC is lobbying Congress for fully-inclusive hate crimes legislation - HRC is lobbying Congress for a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act - HRC continues to build support for the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (MREA), which would repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy - HRC is addressing the pervasive problem of bullying of LGBT students by amending the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act - HRC maintains a Congressional Scorecard on how your elected officials have voted on issues of equality (Information available at www.HRC.org) - HRC produces an annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) to rate U.S. businesses on how they are treating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors - HRC publishes an annual Healthcare Equality Index that rates U.S. hospitals on how they treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender patients and employees - All HRC Board of Directors and Board of Governors serve as volunteers Read More »

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Local News

HRC Volunteers Join in Citizenship Workshops

Posted on Tuesday July 14, 2009

Michael Cole - HRC Back Story

This past weekend, Human Rights Campaign volunteers participated in Ya Es Hora events — the largest and most comprehensive effort to incorporate
Latinos as full participants in the American political process.  Its
multi-layered integrated campaign provides a comprehensive approach
that links naturalization to voter participation and Census enumeration
under a single message: “it’s time.”

Ya Es Hora is led by four national organizations and dozens
of regional and local organizations including: Univision, the largest
Spanish-language media network in the U.S.; Mi Familia Vota Education
Fund; National Council of La Raza; National Association of Latino
Elected Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund; and the Service Employees
International Union.  Together, the Ya Es Hora partners have
a goal to move over 1 million Latino eligible legal permanent residents
(LPRs) on the path to U.S. citizenship during 2009 and 2010.  Since
2007, this campaign has helped process U.S. citizenship applications
for more than 1.4 million Latinos.

HRC volunteers in South Florida, Los Angeles and Phoenix assisted
Latino/a legal permanent residents – individuals and families – in
completing their applications to become US citizens.  Some of their
reflections on the day are below.  We’ll also be organizing volunteers
for upcoming sessions in Washington, DC, Denver and other cities and
you can contact Hyacinth Alvaran for more information.

From Cynthia Lewis of Phoenix who helped organize a group of 30 volunteers:

"The experience of helping the attendees prepare their paperwork for
citizenship was a humbling experience for the volunteers. Not only
because of the extent of the information required (how many of us can
remember every single trip we have taken out of the country since we
have lived in the US) but also the  questions we had to ask of
seemingly ethical individuals of good moral character was a little
uncomfortable for us. I heard many a volunteer (myself included)
preface a particularly invasive question with an apology at having to
ask a question of this nature. However, the attendees were more than
grateful for our time and patience as they dug into the far recesses of
their memories for this information, shuffled through countless
documents of their own for dates, addresses, addendums, affidavits,
etc. I heard countless “thank-you”, “Gracias,” and saw more heartfelt
hugs, vigorous handshakes, and Cheshire cat smiles than I can count. 
These folks sat for hours to get to a volunteer, sat through the
application process, and then sat with the lawyers to make sure the
forms were in order and all the while they remained grateful, proud and
dignified.

The volunteers worked hard the entire day – and come lunch time,
members of the church provided burritos the size of a forearm! The
homemade flour tortillas, rice, beans, chicken, beef, and spicy salsa
were fabulous!! Picking one up and eating it provided everyone with a
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Community Hoops Night with Phoenix Mercury and HRC

Posted on Wednesday July 1, 2009


Phoenix Mercury vs. Detroit Shock

Saturday, July 18
7:00 p.m.

Don't miss the fun as the Phoenix Mercury take on the Detroit Shock! Come early for the pre-game exclusive mixer in the Verve energy Lounge! This special package also includes:

  • Lower Level Ticket to the game
  • Access to the Pre Game Mixer (snacks, cash bar)
  • Group Welcome on Jumbotron
  • Mercury Jersey Drawstring Bag

Already have tickets? No problem! You can join the fun for just $23! Your package will also include one additional game ticket (in addition to your season ticket) and a $5 food/beverage voucher. This offer expires on Thursday, July 16 at 11:59 p.m. Get your tickets today!

Use this Special Offer Code to purchase tickets: HRC

Ticket Offer
Special Package Pricing
$32 Community Night Package
Non-ticket holders, click here to purchase tickets!
Game Ticket Holders
$23 Community Night Package
Game ticket holders, click here to purchase tickets!

FREE Mercury Jersey Drawstring bag by showing your ticket at the table outside of section 122!

If you do not receive your tickets within 30 minutes, please email Julia LaManna at jlamanna@suns.comor call 602.379.7805.

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