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| Impact Columbia: Vigil for Justice for Sean Kennedy | FEBRUARY 10, 2009 |
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| Hosted By: Impact Columbia & Sean's Last Wish Phone: 8034671981 Email: elke@seanslastwish.org, beth@seanslastwish.org FaceBook Event Page | FEBRUARY 10th FROM 5:30 TO 6:30 PM IN FRONT OF THE SC STATE HOUSE IN COLUMBIA (main and gervais) | JOIN US FEBRUARY 10th FROM 5:30 TO 6:30 PM IN FRONT OF THE SC STATE HOUSE IN COLUMBIA (main and gervais) FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR THE KENNEDY FAMILY AND TO SHOW THE PAROLE BOARD THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS UNITED AGAINST THIS INJUSTICE. ### Join the Impact and Support Sean Kennedy's Family In May of 2007, in Greenville, South Carolina, Sean Kennedy, a 20-year-old gay man was leaving a bar when Stephen Andrew Moller called him a homophobic slur and hit him in the face so hard that Kennedy's brain separated from its stem. Moller left him on the sidewalk, unconscious, and Sean died later than night from his injuries. Sean was killed because he was gay and his murder was unprovoked, yet his killer was plea bargained down to involuntary manslaughter and received a 5 year sentence suspended to 3 years. Because of the credit Moller received for time he served before his sentencing, the longest possible time he will have to serve in prison is until September 2009. Because of the inadequacy of South Carolina laws and the lack of hate crimes statutes in the state, Sean's murderer is eligible for parole as early as next month, meaning that he will have served only 8 months in prison since his sentencing. Sean's Last Wish is asking the GLBT community and their allies to protest this injustice and ask the parole board to make Stephen Andrew Moller serve the remainder of his sentence. While Sean Kennedy's family may never see justice done for Sean, we ask you to help us do all that we can to show SC officials and the rest of the country that our community will not simply sit back and watch such violence and injustice continue to affect the lives of GLBT people. JOIN US FEBRUARY 10th FROM 5:30 TO 6:30 PM IN FRONT OF THE SC STATE HOUSE IN COLUMBIA (main and gervais) FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR THE KENNEDY FAMILY AND TO SHOW THE PAROLE BOARD THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS UNITED AGAINST THIS INJUSTICE. Stephen's parole hearing is the next morning, we need as many people here to show our unity and make a visible presence to the SC Parole Board. We hope to see you there. Please contact me, at Beth@seanslastwish.org or Elke Kennedy at elke@seanslastwish.org. Beth Sherouse Organizer, Impact Columbia Board Member, Sean's Last Wish |
NATIONWIDE DOMA PROTEST | JANUARY 10, 2009 | ||
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| <Organizer: Add your contact info here. If this cell isn't filled in, we still need an organizer. If you're interested in organizing this event, add your contact information to this page. Questions about organizing? Contact the previous organizer (below) for tips, contacts and to make sure they haven't already gotten started.> | <Organizer: Add time and location details here> | Even if there's no rally organized, you can still contribute to our goal of obtaining 1 MILLION SIGNATURES on the Open Letter to Obama (linked and explained here) asking him to keep his promises to the LGBTQ community. Some easy ways to get signatures on this letter are: 1. Take them to ally rich places such as gay bars, allied church and organization mtgs, college campuses 2. Print a copy and carry it wherever you go (work, class, meeting friends, family gatherings, etc) 3. Send the letter to everyone you know by email asking them to print it and get signatures and forward your email 4. Make sure you're using the official signature page please. It's important for legal and continuity reasons. You can start collecting signatures today! They must be mailed by 1/12 for us to take them to Barack Obama. Adding your contact info is a great way to get volunteers to help you.
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LIGHT UP THE NIGHT FOR EQUALITY | DECEMBER 20, 2008 | 5PM WHAT IS IT? On December 20th, we ask that you join us again for a nation-wide demonstration that will make an impact on the private sector. Candlelight vigils will be held at commercial centers in cities across the country in remembrance of the rights that once were for 18,000 marriages, and in honor of the rights that one day will be again - for EVERYONE.
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| STILL NEED ORGANIZERS | Organizing is easy, but if you don't have an organizer in your city, get a group of 5-10 friends together, print out the Light Up the Night Holiday Cards, and head to your local mall and start passing them out. Don't forget to keep count of how many cards you passed out. There will be a place to report the numbers soon! | ||||
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| 11/15 Protest Info | Address & Map* | Notes & Updates |
| City: Greenville Time:12pm; 1:30-3:30pm Organizer: Erin and Tiffany Contact info: erinscafeamericain@yahoo.com Supporting Organizations: | City Hall: 206 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC | We will be making signs and gathering at 11 Harris St. (Off of Augusta, Downtown) at noon. We will then head over to City Hall for the protest from 1:30-3:30pm. Please e-mail me with any questions, and spread the word!! We can make a solid showing for Greenville! |
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