Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912

The Legislature passed SB1912/HB2248 that removes funding from the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.  Sign this petition that we will deliver to Governor Haslam asking him to veto the bill.

Governor Haslam, we call on you to veto SB1912/HB2248 and protect the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's Office for Diversity and Inclusion.  The office plays a vital role in making the university competitive for the best students, faculty, and staff and it makes campus life welcoming for all.  Thank you for considering our views.

Who's signing

2,097 SIGNATURES
2,500 signatures

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  • richard massery
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:39:29 -0500
    “Freedom of Speech” shouldn’t be messed with. Shame on those that want to use these fascist tactics.
  • Allen DeCuyper
    signed 2016-04-26 12:34:14 -0500
    Governor please consider that this bill is discrimatory and bias towards people in TN
  • Martina Manzone
    signed 2016-04-26 12:31:49 -0500
  • Bridgid Newman-Henson
    signed 2016-04-26 12:29:32 -0500
  • Emma Webb
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:27:22 -0500
  • Bethany Orban
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:12:56 -0500
    As a student in the University of Tennessee system, this is absolutely ridiculous. Just because someone does not agree with a email or Facebook post does not mean that you should be allowed to completely cut the funding.
  • Rebecca Alcorn
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-26 12:12:06 -0500
    Sign the petition: Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
  • Rebecca Alcorn
    signed 2016-04-26 12:11:39 -0500
  • Anthony Prewitt
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:11:16 -0500
  • John Paul Robinson
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:10:39 -0500
  • Christy Osborne
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-26 12:10:06 -0500
    Sign the petition: Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
  • Miranda Rutan
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:09:34 -0500
  • Christy Osborne
    signed 2016-04-26 12:09:21 -0500
  • Paul Szczepanski
    signed 2016-04-26 11:51:49 -0500
  • Teresa Rector
    signed 2016-04-26 11:44:25 -0500
  • Jared Hamlin
    signed 2016-04-26 11:38:05 -0500
  • Tracey Pennington
    signed 2016-04-26 11:37:07 -0500
  • Four Lions
    signed 2016-04-26 11:36:44 -0500
  • James Lawson
    signed via 2016-04-26 11:24:28 -0500
  • Matthew Jeffers
    signed 2016-04-26 11:19:34 -0500
  • Paul Wilgus
    signed 2016-04-26 11:17:43 -0500
  • Mark Vaughan
    signed 2016-04-26 11:03:29 -0500
    Counseling, more than any other profession, must be free of discrimination. Discrimination is a toxic erosion to self worth, and it is the job of counseling to heal those wounds, not cause them.
  • Benjamin Hagler
    signed 2016-04-26 10:50:50 -0500
    We all know the intent of this bill is to allow continued discrimination in our state.

    Please put the brakes on this! These vetoes can be your honorable legacy as governor of TN!
  • Charles Jenkins
    signed 2016-04-26 10:35:16 -0500
  • Robert Beasley
    signed 2016-04-26 10:23:16 -0500
    Please veto this misguided bill that attacks the very real need for diversity. The bill itself displays the need we have as a people.
  • Janet Weeks
    signed 2016-04-26 10:15:20 -0500
  • Linda Boykin-Williams
    signed 2016-04-26 10:12:14 -0500
  • Cory Chapman
    signed 2016-04-26 10:07:23 -0500
  • J Chris Henry
    signed 2016-04-26 09:58:38 -0500
  • Cheryl Bockstruck
    signed 2016-04-26 09:58:07 -0500

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