Urging Council Resolution to Condemn Backwards Move by Virgina on Equal Rights, and Supporting Economic Development in DC
Clark Ray today called on the Mayor, the City Council, the Chamber of Commerce and the Metropolitan Board of Trade to capitalize on the Virginia Attorney General’s statement–now supported by the Governor–that Universities in the Commonwealth must remove equal protection clauses in their non-discrimation statements. We cannot stand by silently while equal rights protections take a step backward in Virginia.
“I ask the Council of the District of Columbia to immediately pass a resolution condeming the action in Virginia, and calling on the Chamber of Commerce and the Metropolitan Board of Trade to do so as well,” Ray said. “The Council should resolve that it will approach all businesses and major not-for-profit institutions who do work both in the District and Virginia to condemn these actions and resolve to take a stand on this issue, reject moving to Virginia, and instead to locate in the District of Columbia.”
“Equality is good business. As a Councilmember, I will take every opportunity to further entice businesses and institutions to locate their operations in the District of Columbia, a leading city in affording equality to their employees.”
