Signatures and Civil Rights Celebration

["Muscovites for Equal Rights" <wearemuscovitesforequalrights@hotmail.com>]

Signatures:
For those interested in helping gather signatures (an hour or 2 of your 
time) or sign the petition to put the sexist and unconstitutional nudity 
ordinance to a public vote, volunteers will be:
outside the Moscow Food Coop Friday afternoon and Saturday morning
at the Farmers Market Saturday morning
at Palousafest this Saturday (8/24) from 4 to 8 pm at the UI Commons
Petitions are also at Book People, Falling Moon and the Red Door.

Civil Rights Celebration:
MER is organizing a Civil Rights Celebration to be held in East City Park in 
Moscow on Saturday 9/7 from noon to 7pm. (This is not to be confused with 
the Harvast of Harmony Celebration held 2 weeks afterwards in the park.)
The intent of the Celebration is to recognize our freedoms as Americans and 
promote the expansion of freedoms to those repressed.  Equal rights to all 
will be a theme, highlighted by the campaign to rescind Moscow's sexist and 
unconstitutional nudity ordinance.
Music, speakers, games (like the ever-popular "bean bag toss"), skits, a 
fasion show featuring newly "illegal" attire, petitions to put the ordinance 
to a public vote, and even more music will tie the Celebration together.
Those interested in helping organize or be part of the Celebration should 
respond.
Call 883-7965 for more information.

On July 15th, Moscow’s City Council approved Ordinance 2002-13, the nudity 
ordinance.  The ordinance, as written, makes it illegal for a woman to bare 
her breasts in public view.  This means her private property, including her 
home, if it is open to public view.  It also makes it illegal for women to 
wear certain bikinis and attire in public.
The fine is up to $500 or 6 months in jail.
MER believes the ordinance is sexist and unconstitutional and suppresses the 
rights of women in order to prevent another person from feeling a certain 
way.
MER is committed to upholding the 14th amendment's guarantee of equal 
protection under the law for all citizens.
MER has started a petition drive to put the ordinance to a public vote.  
2300 signatures of registered voters in the city of Moscow must be collected 
by September 24.



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