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NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS:
http://www.capitalnaafa.org/
WHY SHOULD I SUPPORT NAAFA?
An estimated 38 million Americans are significantly heavier than average, and face societal and institutional bias
because of their size. Fat people are discriminated against in employment, education,
access to public accomodations, and access to adequate medical care. In addition, fat people are stigmatized, and
are the victims of tasteless jokes and assaults on their dignity. Despite evidence that 95-98% of diets fail over
three years, our thin-obsessed society continues to
believe that fat people are at fault for their size.
NAAFA is the only national membership organization fighting to end size discrimination, educating the public, and
working to empower fat people. People all sizes of large should support NAAFA's work in
combatting size discrimination. People of average size who believe that size discrimination is wrong should ally
themselves with the size acceptance movement.
NAAFA’s local chapters are of crucial in accomplishing the organization’s mission of ending size discrimination
and providing fat people with the tools for self-empowerment. Chapters are NAAFA’s link
local communities, and with our membership. Through chapters, NAAFA members have the opportunity to meet others
who share the experience of being fat in our thin-obsessed society, to become part of an accepting community, and
to work for social change.
These are are plans for the activism, education, support and social
activities:
ACTIVISM: We will
provide opportunities for activism and influencing public policy through letter writing campaigns to advertisers,
businesses, and the media, and choosing a specific activism project and then working to accomplish it, communicating
with our elected representative in local, state and federal governments.
EDUCATION: We will
help educate our members so they are know the facts and can easily articulate positive messages about size acceptance.
We will be having book discussions, speakers with expertise in a specific area, workshops to promote expressing
views about fat and size acceptance. A chapter newsletter will also have educational pieces.
SUPPORT: We will
provide a safe, comfortable environment for members to interact without fear of discrimination. If we can create
this security within ourselves, we will be better suited to tackling life and making a difference in our own lives
and help others. We hope to provide a support network of like minded individuals who can interact and help each
other work toward positive solutions. We will be having events where members will be available to talk and listen
to one another and we will also have support-related discussion events to provide members with a place to communicate
their feelings.
SOCIAL: We will
be having a variety of fun social events throughout the year on a monthly basis. This will provide you with opportunities
to meet new friends and develop relationships.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Discount at future chapter events: Example – bowling, members
$12.00/non-members $15.00;
Vote in Elections;
Receive all chapter mailings;
Support a worthy cause;
Stabilizes the future of the chapter to ensure you can
attend and meet bbw’s, bhm and their supporters in a safe, comfortable environment;
Gives you a voice in size acceptance issues in the local
area;
By supporting the chapter, you will enable the chapter
to bring in new people for bigger and better events; Gives you opportunities for support, education, activism and
social events.
Fight size discrimination. Join Capital NAAFA today!
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