New from Equal Rights Advocates: Dear Betsy: We have a LOT to say.

So far, more than 68,000 people have submitted comments to stop Betsy DeVos’s harmful Title IX regulations. Join them.

Gender justice champions from every walk of life crowded into Equal Rights Advocates’ tent at the 2019 Women’s March in Oakland. Even after spending all morning marching and chanting, people still had a lot to say when we asked them to write a postcard to Betsy DeVos about her proposed changes to Title IX:

“Dear Betsy, Can you imagine sitting in the same class as a man who had molested you — [just] because it happened off campus?” (Therese, Oakland)

“My sister is in college and I worry about her.” (Anonymous)

“My daughter was a victim of sexual assault in college and did not feel safe to come forward under the current rules. Don’t make it harder for women to advocate for themselves!” (Rick, Berkeley)

“Survivors shouldn’t have to fight to be heard!” (Kelly, Oakland)

“Universities won’t change on their own. We have to hold them accountable.” (Jamie, university scientist)

Write your own comment.

Join these passionate folks in speaking out against the Trump Administration’s disastrous proposed regulations. Now is the time! The deadline has been extended to Jan. 30 — that may be just two additional days, but we’re going to make the most of them.

This is a pivotal moment in the movement against sexual violence in our schools. We have proof: While most federal proposals garner only a handful of comments, more than 68,000 comments have been submitted online so far in response to DeVos’s proposed Title IX changes. And that doesn’t even include comments that were sent by mail, like the ones above.

Speak out with us before the Jan. 30 deadline. Our Comment Guide makes it pretty easy to get started.

Already commented? Encourage others to join you with this tweet.

As Catherine from Walnut Creek wrote on her postcard, “Sexual assault is a serious issue which causes lifelong trauma and EVERYONE needs to be able to speak up. [W]e deserve to feel safe in our schools… as well as everywhere else.”

 

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By: ERA Staff
Published at: January 24, 2019 at 03:15PM
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