Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 08:13:45 -1000
From: lambda@aloha.net (Martin Rice)
Subject: SA 203:  Fed employees:  how to help SLDN

Aloha kakahiaka kakou.

This special alert comes to us from the SERVICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK
which, among other things, helps young military people deal with the legal
aspects of military life and (in)justice with regards to their orientation.






***ATTENTION FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND FRIENDS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.  YOU CAN
HELP SLDN THIS FALL!***

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is a program through which federal
employees can designate non-profit organizations of their choosing to receive
contributions each pay period.  SLDN is one of the participating
organizations you can choose! 

We ask those of you who are a federal employee to consider designating
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) as a recipient of your
contributions through the CFC.  Or if you have a friend who is a federal
employee, encourage them to designate SLDN.  Our CFC number is #2617.

***MILITARY MEMBERS***  We also want to alert those of you who are in the
military what designating SLDN or other organizations doing work related to
"gay" issues means to you under current regulations.  We know of no cases
over the last three years where servicemembers have been investigated or
faced punitive action because of their CFC designation.  You should be aware,
however, that your commander and others may have access to the list of
organizations you designate through CFC.  There is always a potential risk
that you will need to assess.  No one's sexual orientation should be assumed
by their charitable giving.

SLDN fights to stop harassment, witch hunts, discharge and imprisonment of
servicemembers harmed by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue."  SLDN has
directly assisted more than 1,300 servicemembers in three years and has
trained hundreds more about their legal rights.  We greatly appreciate your
commitment to protecting servicemembers targeted by the military's anti-gay
policy through your letters, emails, faxes and phone calls in response to
SLDN's action alerts.  Please consider furthering your commitment to SLDN by
choosing it as a recipient of your payroll deduction in 1998 or tell a friend
who is a federal employee to designate SLDN.

If you have any questions about this issue or face any problems please call
us at (202) 328-FAIR for free, confidential counseling.   For more
information about how to support SLDN, please contact Mary Ester at (202)
328-3244.

**** SLDN's CFC NUMBER IS #2617 ****

 
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  "Is there any truth to the rumor that the
  Promisekeepers are latent bisexuals?"
                                      --moi
                   ~~~~~~ 
              Fred and Martin,
        strangers before all but 16.7%
                 of the law.
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