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Queer Legal Resources - Includes law notes, famous case archive, statewide gay rights statutes, and other resources. ABA Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section Provides information about the IRR section, including links to press releases and news reports, human rights magazine, publication, AIDS coordination project, past highlights, links and legislative information. American Civil Liberties Union Home page of one of the oldest and largest civil rights organizations, with large section on gay and lesbian rights. ACLU of Georgia Georgia affiliate, emphasizes the rights of free speech, free press, free assembly, freedom of religion, due process of law and to take all legitimate action in the furtherance of such purposes without political partisanship. Southern Poverty Law Center Provides information about the center including its intelligence project, legal action, teaching tolerance and how to help. The Alliance for Justice Provides information about the alliance including its text index, non-profit advocacy project, foundation institute initiative, judicial selection project, first Monday, publications, members and resources. United States Commission on Civil Rights Provides links to regional offices, publications, current events and information on filing a complaint. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Provides information including links to various collections of civil rights and civil liberties resources. Yahoo: Civil Rights Provides information about the site including a search engine, inside Yahoo and categories. Civil Rights & Discrimination Provides an overview of U.S. civil rights law; includes links to statutes, constitutional provisions, case law, state and international materials and other resources. Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice Provides description of the organization and responsibilities of the Division; includes links to public statements, frequently asked questions and cases and briefs.
Beth Littrell will receive her Juris Doctorate from the Georgia State University College of Law in May 2001. She recently began a civil rights career by accepting the Don George Fellowship to work for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia. She is currently the Project Director for The Sticks & Stones Project, a community advocacy and education project designed to lower the level of anti-gay hostility & harassment in schools. The centerpiece of The Sticks & Stones Project is a free workshop for educators. The innovative workshop, called "Making Schools Safe," features a three person panel who lead a discussion from understanding the problem to practical solutions. The panel is comprised of: an attorney who explains the foregoing law and legal liabilities in understandable terms; a former student who gives meaning to the message by relating real-life experience of life in a hostile environment; and a teacher who leads an interactive discussion about the negative consequence of ignoring anti-gay language.
For More Information on The Sticks & Stones Project and to arrange a "Making Schools Safe" workshop for your school or community group, contact the author.
Beth Littrell
Project Director ACLU of Georgia 142 Mitchell Street Suite 301 Atlanta GA 30303 404 523 6201 blittrell@acluga.org |
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And Justice For All
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Center For Lesbian Rights
New England School of Law: Sexual Orientation and the Law
Queer Resources Directory