FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19th, 2015 Contact: Carling McManus, Fairness West Virginia media@fairnesswv.org 617-240-7311 BIPARTISAN RALLY FOR FAIRNESS AND NONDISCRIMINATION CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, Fairness West Virginia held a press conference and rally at the West Virginia State Capitol. For the first time since the organization’s founding in 2009, the annual press conference featured a
Working to ensure that LGBT people can be open, honest, and safe in the Mountain State.
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Fairness WV Day of Action Bipartisan Press Conference & Rally in support of Nondiscrimination CONTACT: Carling McManus, Fairness WV Communications, media@fairnesswv.org, 617-240-7311 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Fairness West Virginia will hold a Press Conference on Monday January 19 in the Lower Rotunda at the WV State Capitol in support of nondiscrimination and the fair
For Immediate Release January 15, 2015 Contact: Carling McManus media@fairnesswv.org 617-240-7311 LGBT RIGHTS GROUP TO RALLY AT STATE CAPITOL CHARLESTON, W.Va – Fairness West Virginia is pleased to announce the schedule and lineup for its 2015 Lobbying Workshop and Day of Action to take place January 18th and 19th in Charleston. On January 18th, Fairness
Every year since our founding in 2009, Fairness supporters have rallied at the West Virginia State Capitol to let lawmakers know that LGBT rights matter and this year will be no exception. On Martin Luther King Day – January 19th – we will meet in Charleston to lobby our state Senators and Delegates on
FIELD ORGANIZER Fairness West Virginia Institute (FWVI) is seeking a full-time field organizer to advance our public education programs, volunteer recruitment, and community event coordination in West Virginia. The field organizer reports to the executive director of FWVI, a statewide nonprofit education and social justice organization dedicated to fair treatment and civil rights for lesbian,
SPECIAL PROJECTS ASSISTANT The Special Projects Assistant reports to the Executive Director of Fairness West Virginia, a statewide, non-profit education and advocacy organization dedicated to fair treatment and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender West Virginians. Our mission is to ensure that LGBT people in the Mountain State can be open, honest, and safe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carling McManus, Communications, Fairness West Virginia Phone: (304) 807-3117 Victory for All Same-Sex Couples In West Virginia! Charleston, W.Va. – October 9, 2014 – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today agreed to end the state’s defense of WV’s discriminatory marriage ban in Lambda Legal’s marriage case one day after the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carling McManus, Communications, Fairness West Virginia Phone: (304) 807-3117 STUDY: ENDING WEST VIRGINIA MARRIAGE BAN MEANS JOBS AND A $9 MILLION BOOST TO STATE ECONOMY CHARLESTON, W.Va. – October 6 – A new study (view study here) released today by UCLA’s Williams Institute shows that West Virginia’s economy is missing out on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2014 Contact: Carling McManus media@fairnesswv.org 304-807-3117 New Executive Director Returns Home for Fairness West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. (September 3, 2014) – The Boards of Directors of Fairness West Virginia and Fairness West Virginia Institute are pleased to announce that Andrew Schneider will be taking the helm as Executive Director this
Fairness West Virginia Institute cordially invites sponsors for its 2014 Conference and Gala (C&G) to be held in Charleston on Saturday, November 15! The C&G is The Conference & Gala is West Virginia’s LGBT event of the year and this year’s celebratory focus will be on how to Bring It Home. From marriage equality to non-discrimination, we’re almost
