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Flanked by a broad-based group of diverse citizens, community leaders and employees, Shreveport Mayor Cedric B. Glover signed an Executive Order that broadens the City’s policy on discrimination, its applicability, and procedure of how complaints of discrimination are reported and resolved. | “The City of Shreveport is committed to ensuring that the principles of fair and equal treatment in all respects of government are understood, respected, and practiced throughout City government,” said Mayor Glover. “Discrimination is unacceptable and from this day forward, it is the policy of the City of Shreveport that no person employed by the City, or who is an applicant for a position, shall be favored or discriminated against because of race, sex, disability, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or political or religious affiliations.” | The Mayor’s Executive Order is the result of a series of meetings between Mayor Glover, members of P.A.C.E. (People Acting for Change and Equality). “We are so thankful for Mayor Glover’s progressive thinking, his vision of diversity and courage to stand with us,” said Adrienne Critcher, 2009 Chair of Shreveport’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and Chair of P.A.C.E.’s focus groups. “This extends the City of Shreveport’s nondiscrimination policy, and for the first time now covers sexual orientation, gender identity and disability, groups that were not covered by the City’s Charter.” | Mayor Glover’s Executive Order is immediate and is applicable to all appointed, classified and unclassified personnel, full and part-time, including employees of the police and fire department. | We are committed to vigorously enforcing this policy at all levels of City government,” stated Glover. “Today as leaders and citizens of Shreveport we take another important step towards our goal to become, The Next Great City of the South.” ” | # # # |
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