Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2011
Keywords
Westbrook Citizens for Equal Rights, WCER, Political Action Committee, Westbrook, Maine, Human Rights Ordinance Referendum, Westbrook Human Rights Ordinance of 2002, City Ordinance, Anti-Discrimination Law, Sexual Orientation, Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Abstract
Description:
Westbrook Citizens for Equal Rights (WCER) was a Political Action Committee (PAC) registered in Westbrook, Maine in June of 2002. WCER was formed to promote civil rights in Westbrook, and notably campaigned to uphold the Westbrook Human Rights Ordinance of 2002. The archives contain materials from both the “Vote Yes” and “Vote No” campaigns on the Human Rights Ordinance referendum, such as flyers, pamphlets, campaign signs and stickers, advertisements, volunteer instructions, and correspondence. There is also information on the 2003 election in Westbrook, and on similar ordinance campaigns in Falmouth, Maine, and in Kalamazoo and Traverse City, Michigan, in addition to other resource articles, speeches, and publications.
Date Range:
1995-2003
Size of Collection:
3.75 ft
Recommended Citation
Westbrook Citizens for Equal Rights Archives, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Provenance:
Westbrook Citizens for Equal Rights Archives was donated by Mike Miles in 2010.
Ownership and Literary Rights:
The Westbrook Citizens for Equal Rights Archives is the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her/his legal heirs and assigns.
For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections, susie.bock@maine.edu