April 1, 2010 - (Bowling Green, KY) The Fairness Campaign and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky will join a coalition of faculty and students at Western Kentucky University organizing to peacefully protest recent action by the school’s Benefits Committee last month to deny benefits to same-sex and opposite sex unmarried couples with an 8-6 vote. The protest will take place Friday, April 2 at 11 a.m. Central Time during the WKU Board of Regents luncheon with Senator Mitch McConnell.

WHAT: ‘Equal Benefits for Equal Work’ Protest

WHERE: Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, Ky. 42101

WHO: WKU Faculty and Students
          ACLU-KY
          Fairness Campaign

WHEN: 10 a.m. ET - Carpool from Fairness Campaign office (2263 Frankfort Ave)
            Noon ET - Protest at Mass Media and Technology Hall (MMTH) during Board of Regents luncheon with Senator McConnell