We’re excited about the possibility of seeing real progress on passing hate crime legislation in Georgia this year, but we need your help now!

Will you take 3 minutes today to make 3 phone calls? Three important Committee Chairs need to hear from you today on why we need a hearing on hate crimes as soon as possible.

Call now:

Chairman Wendell Willard, House Judiciary Committee,404.656.5125, wendell.willard@house.ga.gov

Chairman Rich Golick, House Non-Civil Judiciary Committee, 404.656.5943, rich.golick@house.ga.gov

Chairman Jesse Stone, Senate Judiciary Committee, 404.463.1314, jesse.stone@senate.ga.gov

When you call, you’ll likely speak to an administratie assistant. Politely tell them you’re calling to urge Chairman __(last name)__ to hold a hearing on hate crimes legislation. Here are some additional talking points:

The message: Please support a hearing on hate crime legislation.

• Georgia is one of just five states in the nation that does not protect its citizens against hate crimes.  The time for Georgia to rectify this is now.
• Hate crime laws protect all of us. Hate crime laws don’t speak in terms of African American, Jewish or Gay. The bill covers the following categories: race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, mental disability and physical disability.
• Hate crime laws punish criminal conduct and not speech.  Therefore, a person cannot be convicted of a hate crime without committing an underlying crime such as assault or arson.

Make your calls now!