ADVOCATES RELEASE NEW VIDEO ABOUT TAKING ACTION AGAINST RELIGIOUS DISCRIM BILL

There is a new resource for those who want to advocate and lobby against the federal government's proposed Religious Discrimination Bill.

Long-time LGBTIQ+ rights advocates, Shelley Argent and Rodney Croome, have released a new video resource that addresses issues like problems with the Bill, how to make a case against it, who needs to hear that case, and how to respond to to those who want the Bill.

Shelley Argent said,

"We call this video 'loungeroom lobbying' because we want to bring our experience lobbying against this Bill into people's lives and homes."

"The Religious Discrimination Bill will take away the rights of many groups in society and each of us can play a role in defeating this push to roll back LGBTIQ+ equality." 

 

"COVID may have pushed the Bill off the front page, but it is very likely to return and we need to be ready."

Rodney Croome said,

"Our aim is to encourage and skill members of the LGBTIQ+ community and their families to speak out against this woeful piece of legislation."

"To do this we decided to make a video that addresses many of the questions LGBTIQ+ people ask us about how they can make a difference." 

 

"The video compliments the information and action site we have set up called Equality not Discrimination, which I urge everyone who opposes this Bill to have a look at."

 

The 35 minute video is divided into the following 8 sections with times they appear in the video: