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New York University: Stop serving anti-gay Chick-fil-A on campus
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    1. President, New York University (+ 12 others)
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      • President, New York University (John Sexton)
      • Secretary, Faculty Senators Council (Mary Ann Jones)
      • Vice Chairperson, Faculty Senators Council (Marie Monaco)
      • Chairperson, Faculty Senators Council (Ted Magder)
      • Assistant Vice President for Business Development in Campus Services (Owen Moore)
      • Vice President of Global Campus Services (Bob Kivetz)
      • Vice President of Public Affairs (John Beckman)
      • Senior Vice President of University Relations and Public Affairs (Lynne P. Brown)
      • Executive Vice President of Operations (Alison Leary)
      • Executive Vice President (Michael Alfano)
      • Vice Chairperson, Administrative Management Council (Alison Moppett)
      • Chairperson, Administrative Management Council (Anita Dwyer)
      • Chair, SSC and UCSL (Albert Cotugno)
  2. Created By
    Hillary Dworkoski
    Santa Monica, CA
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

While Chick-fil-A denies having an "agenda against anyone," an investigation by Equality Matters revealed that Chick-fil-A's charitable arm, WinShape, donated nearly $2 million to anti-gay groups in 2009 alone. That $2 million supported groups such as Focus On The Family, Exodus International, and the Family Research Council.

And New York City's only Chick-fil-A is located in a cafeteria in a New York University dorm.

NYU prides itself on being a diverse, open and inclusive campus community. That's one of the major reasons why I enrolled at NYU as a freshman last fall. Unfortunately, maintaining a contract with an anti-gay vendor like Chick-fil-A undermines what makes this university so great.

While the NYU Student Senators Council recently voted not to remove vendors for political reasons, they did retain that the school could remove vendors that violate human or labor rights. As Secretary Clinton recently announced, "gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights."

As such, I respectfully request that NYU remove Chick-fil-A from campus.

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Please remove Chick-Fil-A from New York University

Greetings,

While Chick-fil-A denies having an "agenda against anyone," an investigation by Equality Matters revealed that Chick-fil-A's charitable arm, WinShape, donated nearly $2 million to anti-gay groups in 2009 alone. That $2 million supported groups such as Focus On The Family, Exodus International, and the Family Research Council.

And New York City's only Chick-fil-A is located in a cafeteria in a New York University dorm.

NYU prides itself on being a diverse, open and inclusive campus community. Unfortunately, maintaining a contract with an anti-gay vendor like Chick-fil-A undermines what makes this university so great.

While the NYU Student Senators Council recently voted not to remove vendors for political reasons, they did retain that the school could remove vendors that violate human or labor rights. As Secretary Clinton recently announced, "gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights." As such, I respectfully request that NYU remove Chick-fil-A from campus.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

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