A memorandum from the American Civil Liberties Union on The Houston Women\u27s Conference. November 4, 1977

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22 E:ast 40th Streei t'1ew Yo rk, New Yo rf 10016 Dc~ar AC LU MGrnber: f"1 r . ""'Yr• ,/..,.,, F" fl tdw ...... ~• ...... :.11.~ \ · ~ (2·/~!) 7' 5-1222 November 4 , l 9 T7 Nearly 2 ,000 d e legat e s f rorn the :') 0 s tates and t he territorie s will r2pn:!sen t the nation I s wornen a t. th e:: upcorn:Lng National w·ornen ' s Conferen c e ~n Houston. Whi l e only elected delegates may vote, suppe;r t:e r ." t hroughout the country are coming to Houstm1 to ·:ttend workshops and s p e c i a l events and to l end s upport t o their delega t cau Th e imp o r t a nce of t he rwr Confe r ence must b e underscored for the public visibility it will g ive to the credel.1CE) z:ind soli .. a :c ~i ty of t.b e ,,.1orr1en ' s mover. 1en-L. Ma ny g-rou,.s and severa l s._.;:;i:,e d e J. <"cJat:Lons - both from t he r :i.ght and from th e w omen ' s mo v ement: - are c ontemp ldt:Lng f.l.n .. ·t:h cr refinement of the N~tiona l Pl~n of Action , the res olution~ adoptGd by -~:he state con f c-:rl:'ne:0 a nc by the IlvY Cornrn i sf: ion c Becaur;n t h 0.,re are 38 resolutions on the floor at pre.Jen t and bec2n1s c-~: o f Uie wid e po l itica l spe~trum of d e bate on these i ss ues , we would u rgo yo u in~ividually and thr u g h your state del egation to weig h carefully t he advisab ilit y o f f u ~ther am_ndments. In fact, i t is our c •rr2n~ thinking - supporte d by the Pro-Plan Ca ucus - thn t the mo s ~ effe c t ive way o f d ea l ing wit.h · n ticipntc-d po l it:i.co. l diversity is to have a un ited po s i t i o n to endor se the Na tional Pl a n of action i n i-t s entire ty. We have eva lua t ed each ~esol ut i on a nd find each to b e con ~i• ~c~t with the mutu ;;:-. 1 go2, ls of equal ric;htB for wom Jn cu1u of civL!_ 1:L> --e r ties c oncern,J . Cl ec::. rl::{, \·.re 1 ,· y h cJ. ve wi s 1 c d further refinement OJ. 1 some o f the issues , but feel th·t att empts in this regard , •il l s i mply ent2 n9le -t:hE! process and j eopa:cd:i.ze t he p as 0rn. cJ c of t he Na :tiona l Plc1n . To support you and give y 1u a ccess to i nforma tion, s evera l of u s f rorn the ACLU n a · i onal offices wi ll b e in Houston~ Pat Beyea , Di:cector , AC LU Ca mpa i g n for Choice Betsy Brinson , South ern Women's Right s Organizer Dorot hy Davidson, Direc to r , Mountain States Region~ l Office f\Jor; nan Do~son. Chairpsrson . Boai·d of Direc tors • flamsey Clark , Chai rperson. National /1dvisory Council Aryeh Neier. Execut ive Director· • i\ lan Reitman . Associate Dir·ector • L!oel Gora, Ac ting Lega l Director Sl1 aron l<rager. IViembership Di rector , John I·,. F. Shattuck. Di rector, Wa shi ngtor, D.C. Office Memora ndum November 4, 1977 P<':lge 2 \ Kc~thy Miller , Washingt on Legislative Of f ice , Wome n ' s I i<Jhts Trudi Schut .. , Direc t or of Public Inf orma tion \ \ \ The ACLU Women ' "" Ric;h ts Pro ject. will d i splay rna ter :L e, l s in Booth #302 in the Eaa t Ha ll of the ALb rt Thoma s Convent ion Center . Be~ c ause none of , s are d e l gates and , the reby , relegated to the Center City Hote l, you can r Jach us th rough messages at t he booth if not t'\ t the hote :. o Our specif ic calenda r of e vent s sponso_ed di rcct l y o r supported by ACLU is C! s fol low~: ~ F'r id o.v ________ ..,__ 9 -4 pw~ 4 pm ~ 7 ~ 3 0 ·- 9 p,n ~ 10 -- 12 n1 idr:i i s1ht. ~ S c:tl1},.. cl d."'1' ··--· - --••· . -- ~. 6--8 p !n : Busines s & Prof e ssiona l Wome n sed s1 n ~ ses a 1on on ERh Ra llv c:.t. City HaJ.1 to support ·1:'.qucll . .-,ig .1i: s ER.Amc~ r i ca Fundrcd.ser , Hya tt Recency Hotel ( t hi. '..~ co s i::.s $15. 00 p er p~~s n but if y o u c ~n ma nage it , we fe el ·' inp .,rt2.nt con tac t'} a n.d p rescnc ,~ c c: n b(: cGtab 1.ishe:d) .. l iC LU Caucus , Holid <Y Inn Do1,_:nt.own , Longhorn Room. ( ( 'o ~ J.c ,~c, "'·1·1 d ·'c. .: dl--) ~L_,L_"' '" \ r· ·· .; ] .,. ·;-) 1 ,::, " Y' 11•·Apc i c• , ,, ~ ,- t() a·i ' <> C" S' ~ , ..L •'-"" "-(. . .J • ...C.,"-., ,.,J U c.:i.J... ~(,J.J... ~-"- C J,.J .J. _ 1,. , l_.; , .LtJ . .J... ,:;J I.,.._ ... ) N~t ioDu l Plan ana solidify ✓ Ur deleg2 tes b e hind it ) . Pro ---Pl .. cr1 Ca ucu s Ra n0 da Inn - Ci ic Center ACLU Open House Convention Cen t er , Roc m 21 ·. Open to ACL U dele~p tcs an d ob:,e}:·ve:c s -- c n sh b~n.'.' ··· purpose is to upd~ta event s to d a t e and to outlL1c stra t egy for p l ~nary s ~s sions . 1 0-12 noon: Corne for Br unc h. We will need some fnn by th:' s point ~ Open -·-o l\.CLU delega~~s , observe r B, volun t eers , Ho hston Ch~r t ~r Office , 9 05 Richmond . ACLU Cau us Ho. icJ··· y I nn Downto·<'ln , Longhorn Room ( agz:.i.n ) Purpose to discuss pending r esolutions and Jl so. s ,"i.CLU, how to i mp ] ement: e f f e .ti.ve l y women's r·· ghts l'rogram., \ \ ' , { , , . .... , .. ,4 I I j J Memorandum ; I lfo'vember 4 , l:'s>c..i::r e 3 1977 i / Cornnmnica tion among a ll of u s is the crit i c al phase o f t h is J entire effort. You c a n reach u s directly or through messages t the AC LU Boo th # 302. 11e a r e staying at t he Cente r City Hotel (2 24 45 11). I n emergency situ .tions you c a n l e ave a telephone mess a ge at~ private Houston law firm which has v o.unteer ed i ts services (651 - 9111 ) . / ··., This h as been a r e por t on wh at we a re doing. There are things we would ask you t o do for u s , i f y .u c a n~ 1 . As soon as y ~u reg i ster , please l eave ·which hote l _ nd r oom number you c1r e in i mes sage ·'1. s to 2. Lc '-·•·J e th is i -Jf orrna tion with Su:✓.,y Pos ·:t. , l\CLU del ega.te from I<entncky , a t th e Hya tt --Re gency, o r wi·'-h rvJichelle Pa.i lthorp , ACLU d e l eg,,.t.e fn)m ·w s hing t .rn1 , c1.t the Sb.era t on. 3. Pl ea s e cams t o the Frida y night ACLU caucus to meat u s , 4-. If you k1 CYd of loca · pre s s a ·c cc:n ing the Houston conf (~:ceri c ,, , pl -:.!a f:1e let: Trudi S c l1i.J t: z  k now , so ~,he c a n s upp l emen t your 0tate in forma tio n w i t h n a tiona l lj.ter a tur c , ... 11:t as s :L st:a.:nc e yo · rt1igl·1t. rec111ir ·. ~ and g-:1 .. v e you If :f'('J U r 1:-e t: :j_:•:-c-;d - y "C:11 i s 1 e t:L·.1::! r· , i lt1i":i SJ j_ :n e )1.CJ\tl y i.._:; ~l , 1 j_ l J~ i c-:.~ E~ l on 1 ovc ,1J:H:; J:· 2 1, ,t : We 'll see yo u in Ho u ston. S :tnc:c-. r01y . Pat:d c:La B c,ye& Wome 's Ri rJht.s Pro j c c t 

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