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Hi everyone,

Some of us are going to the Palo Alto City Council meeting on Monday, April 3rd, to speak against medical discrimination at Cubberley Ballroom (publicly funded facility).

Please support us! Email Palo Alto City Council (city.council@CityofPaloAlto.org ) and join their meeting this coming Monday (April 10) at 5 pm, to provide a public comment, as described here:

https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1109
“VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/362027238)
Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900-6833”

Alex, Tanya, and Zlatco went to the Cubberley Ballroom yesterday and were turned away. They pointed out to Judy (the hostess) that it was a violation of California law to turn away people from a public accommodation on the basis of medical condition, and Judy agreed. She also agreed that vaccination status is covered by the Unruh Act as a “medical condition.” She then claimed that she was following “city policy” in turning away people on the basis of their vaccination status.

This needs to stop! Please email the Palo Alto City Council! Here’s what you can say (based on Alex’s letter):

“The organizers of ballroom dance classes at the Cubberley Pavilion are currently turning people away on the basis of their medical condition (being unvaccinated).

If there is to be any public dance event at the Cubberley Pavilion, it must be accessible to all, regardless of medical condition, just as it must be accessible to all regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sexuality, gender identity, political affiliation, marital status, veteran status, source of income, or in fact any personal characteristic that has nothing to do with one’s ability to participate safely in the event. Please see this Unruh Act fact sheet:

https://dfeh.cdev.sites.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/173/2018/08/DFEH_UnruhFactSheet_A_Eng.pdf

You must let the organizers of this event know that turning away people on the basis of their not having received an elective medical treatment is not City policy, and that in fact, is a violation of it, since it is City policy to comply with all civil rights legislation applying to any activity occurring on City property.”

Thank you so much!
Ari