Dine & Dial Thursday Night to Help Stop
​Georgia's Dangerous "Freedom to Discriminate" Bill

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Thursday, March 17
Holiday Inn Downtown (host hotel), Asheville, NC
5:30pm: Dinner   |   6pm: Phone Bank

Join fellow conference attendees and other activists remotely from around the nation as we phone bank to help stop Georgia's Dangerous "Freedom to Discriminate" Bill! Bring a laptop or tablet and cell phone. Dinner provided. 

About This Action

The Georgia Legislature is dangerously close to passing a so called "First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)." This bill would allow businesses and taxpayer funded organizations to discriminate against the LGBT community. It could even allow help to be denied to victims of domestic violence, or police to stop protecting religions they don’t belong to. But YOU can help to stop it.

Why Does It Matter?

If passed, this harmful legislation would set Georgia back 30+ years, allowing tax-payer funded organizations to discriminate across the board—putting LGBT Georgians, unmarried couples, women, racial minorities, religious minorities, people living with disabilities, and more in the line of fire.

How Can You Help?

  • PHONE BANK: There's only one way we'll win equality and justice — by having real conversations with local people about our issues. That's why we need you as part of our growing volunteer team on the phones!
  • VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT: We need your help to call and recruit folks who signed up or expressed an interest in volunteering. This outreach is critical to fill our volunteer shifts!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the LGBT South 2016 campaign?

It is a NEAT volunteer campaign focused on advancing LGBTQ equality across the South. This page highlights a specific action: a Dine & Dial phone bank to help stop Georgia's so-called "Freedom to Discriminate" bill.

When and where does the March 17 phone bank take place?

The event is listed for Thursday, March 17 at the Holiday Inn Downtown (host hotel) in Asheville, NC. Dinner begins at 5:30pm and the phone bank starts at 6pm. All times listed on this page are Eastern Standard.

Do I need to be in Asheville to participate?

No. The page invites fellow conference attendees and other activists to join remotely from around the nation. Bring a laptop or tablet and a cell phone to take part.

What is the "Freedom to Discriminate" bill?

According to this page, the Georgia Legislature was close to passing a so-called "First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" that would allow businesses and taxpayer-funded organizations to discriminate against the LGBT community.

What volunteer roles are available?

Two roles are described: phone banking (having real conversations with local people about our issues) and volunteer recruitment (calling folks who signed up or expressed interest in volunteering to help fill shifts).

What if the listed date doesn't work for me?

The page notes that if you don't see a date that works, you can click through to see more dates on NEAT's other campaigns, or use the "Click Here to Volunteer" button to sign up.

The National Equality Action Team (NEAT) is a grassroots field program that mobilizes supporters of LGBT equality and allows anyone, no matter where they live, to play a role in historic campaigns by providing opportunities to engage in direct action. Freedom for All Americans, the national campaign to win LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination protections, serves as the chair of the campaign.