Under the direction of the Deputy Director, the HIV Policy Organizer will continue to develop and advance GE’s comprehensive HIV policy agenda. The policy agenda will include a primary focus on state level administrative policies and legislation and the budget. The HIV Policy Manager will work from an intersectional lens, focusing heavily on the experiences of individuals living with HIV, especially Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), gay and bisexual men especially young Black men and transgender and non-binary (TGNB) people living with HIV and empowering them to use their voices to drive structural change. To center those most impacted by these policies, the HIV Policy Manager will empower people living with HIV with the tools they need to engage with state agencies and elected officials, produce policy reports and fact sheets, and build cross-organizational relationships by actively engaging with HIV advocacy coalitions.
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APPLY NOW: Civic Engagement Canvasser
Position Title: Civic Engagement Canvasser
Reports To: Southern Organizer
Pay Rate: $20 per hour
Hours: This position ranges from 10-30 hours/week, per the Canvasser’s availability
The Civic Engagement Canvasser will engage in nonpartisan voter registration, community education, get-out-the-vote (GOTV), and voter protection activities leading up to the November 2022 Georgia General Election.
APPLY NOW: Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Community Organizer
Job Description Position Title: Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Community Organizer
Reports To: Southern Organizer
Pay Rate: $25 per hour
Type: Temporary Full-Time, September 12th, 2022 through November 15th, 2022
The GOTV Organizer will lead the charge on volunteer recruitment and mobilization, while building relationships with volunteers and developing volunteer leaders. Our ideal candidate is a person who takes the initiative, is highly organized, builds relationships easily, and is comfortable working with diverse and underrepresented communities. A candidate who is a good fit is one who has the energy and determination to reach ambitious goals, the commitment to support young leaders learning to do this work and has a positive outlook and contagious personality. The person selected for this position will be trained, supported, and should be open to direction on how to perform the GOTV duties.
Add Your Voice to Support LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Efforts for Students and Healthcare
In recent weeks, the Biden administration has announced two critically important steps to ensure that LGBTQ individuals of all ages are protected against discrimination. Both efforts rely upon the 2020 US Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. This landmark ruling affirmed that sex discrimination in federal law covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. While that ruling specifically covered employment discrimination, there is a long history and precedent that this definition of sex discrimination covers other areas of discrimination.
To make these changes in federal law without Congressional approval, the Biden administration must open a public comment period to hear from individuals and organizations on why they support these updated definitions and are used in regulatory actions. Until Congress finally takes action to pass federal legislation, these rules are the only way we can be assured that we won’t be discriminated against in the important areas of education and healthcare.
Join our Equality and Fairness for All Americans Coalition
On Friday, June 24, 2022, with a 6-3 vote, the United States Supreme Court did what to so many was unimaginable. SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights. The window to pass federal LGBTQ inclusive, nondiscrimination policy is closing, and an opinion from the court leads many of us to believe that marriage equality could be next.
In their next term, SCOTUS will hear a case concerning whether or not religious beliefs allow someone to discriminate against people who identify as LGBTQ. The Equality and Fairness for All Americans (EQFFAA) framework will bring federal protections to LGBTQ Americans in employment, housing, public accommodations and more. Our framework will also codify the Obergefell decision which brought marriage equality to the United States. It will also repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
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