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Support the November 2010 Gubernatorial Election ballot initiative - the California Marriage Equality Act | ||
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| Proponent of ballot initiative: Charles Lowe Office phone number: 1-800-778-2998 Official website: http://www.yesonequality.com/ Official Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48303085809 Secretary of State website (ballot initiative page): http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm
| Host of this rally/protest: Time of rally/protest: Location of rally/protest (include Google map): Contact info: Facebook group (or website)- Host's phone/email- Invite as many people as you can. Bring homemade protest signs and accessories. Buy products (yard signs, bumper stickers, banners, etc.) and donate to the 'California Marriage Equality Act' ballot campaign. Have refreshments: Bottled water, snacks, etc. Remember: Please be respectful and civil with people who may disagree with you. Have police authorities with you during the protest/rally. This is to help keep civility and stability. | California has a huge diverse population and its up to this ballot initiative campaign to reach out and speak up for the Golden State's diversity. What can you do to support marriage equality NOW? Speak to at least three people you know whether it be a friend, relative, or acquaintance from California. Keep up the conversation for months and don't give up. Please note that this event is just a plan. Grassroots protests and rallies won't begin probably until the start of the 2010 Gubernatorial Election, which is next year. But it never hurts to start grassroots conversations NOW and begin gathering supporters when the event comes. Take care! ~ADD YOUR UPDATES! |
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CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY | MARCH 4, 2009 | |
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| Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) http://www.marriageequality.org/ Come rally with us to support No on 8! In the spirit of the Courage Campaign's "Don't Divorce..." video campaign (http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/divorce ) - We are holding a "Don't Divorce..." rally in Mariposa, on Thursday, March 5th, from 5 pm to 6 pm (or so). (Note: Most communities are gathering on the 4th, but there is a scheduling conflict with the Peace Vigil in Mariposa, so we are meeting on the 5th) | Bring a sign saying "Don't Divorce" - Us, My Friends, My Moms, My Dads, or whatever is relevant; also bring flashlights or candles in case it gets dark before we're done. We'll meet at the corner of highway 140 and 49 N (the corner with the Visitor's Center) [Google Map].
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FREEDOM TO MARRY DAY | FEBRUARY 12, 2009 | ||
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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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| Yosemite National Park in front of the visitor center near park headquarters in Yosemite Valley at 5:00 p.m., 4:30 if you want to start early. We got the permission of The Ahwahnee management, but ultimately it is owned by the park and the park insists we hold the vigil in their designated free speech zone. I will still be walking to the Ahwahnee afterwards, to hear the performance as shown below, and I'll be carrying my lttle light with me as I go. Hope to see you there! Early arrivals encouraged! Some of us will be there as early as 4:30 to start the vigil. As a serendipitous extra, the Ahwahnee just happens to be presenting "Say It with Music - An Evening of Musical Theatre" that evening for free at 8:00 p.m. in the Ahwahnee Great Lounge that we can slip into afterwards. | Anyone who wants to come, I would love to hear from you ahead of time! While we would still like you to come if you are unable to contact us ahead of time, it will help to keep things smooth with the park service if I have a roughly accurate idea of how many to expect. David quiver@live.com If anyone lives or works at the park, even if you can't come to the event, please call or e-mail me! Maybe you know information that will us plan the event and make things smoother. VIGIL ONLY UNABLE TO ACCEPT FOOD We are unable to accept donations for the National Food Drive for Equality at this location, so we are planning a "Light Up the Night" VIGIL only. If you live in the area and would like to volunteer to change that, please alter this text with your information and contact David (above). | There are five us staying in Yosemite that night who will Light Up the Night in Yosemite! If you're in the park that night too, won't you join us? There must be more LGBT people and friends staying in Yosemite that night. How about anyone who's working in the park or living in a nearby community? If you're unable to get a battery operated candle beforehand, we'll be bringing some extra to share, but bring a flashlight at least, just in case there are more people than anticipated. DON'T BRING A REAL CANDLE! We suggest you take care of your food needs for the evening before the event as it may be impossible to find food afterwards. | |||
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| Protest Info | Address & Map* | Notes & Updates |
| City: Mariposa Time: 10:30am Contact info: tekkychick@aol.com Supporting Organizations: | Corner of 140 and 49 N. 10:30 am <*to embed a google map of your protest location, click EasyEdit, then click Widget, select Other widget, then paste in the embed code from Google Maps.> |
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| abrock_ca | Mariposa CA Rally! | 0 | Nov 15 2008, 6:31 PM EST by abrock_ca | ||
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Hi, all -(apologies - think I double posted this in the discussion forum as well)
What a great day! For those of you who don't know, Mariposa is a red county in California. When we listed our demonstration, we got various comments along the lines of - "Mariposa? no way!" Well, turns out there are a lot of us progressives, liberals, whatever you want to call us out here. We had over 70 people for our demonstration today - for our town of 3,000 people (county has 20,000) that was very impressive! We had a good contingent of people who work in Yosemite National Park - they were thrilled they could come to a "local" rally instead of having to drive a couple hours to a larger city. We had children and senior citizens, gays, lesbians, and straights. We also had a few dogs who came out for equality. The weather was great. Because our county buildings are off the main drag, we chose to stand on the busiest corner in town - our one intersection with a four way stop. We were very visible! We got a LOT of positive reactions - thumbs up, honks, waves, cheers. Sure, we got people who didn't want to make eye contact - but not too many of the negatives! I think it was very good for our community that we were visible - we're letting them know that prop 8 discriminates against their neighbors, their co-workers, their peers; this is an issue that impacts our community, and we're going to get it overturned, one way or another. |
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| DJRottenRobbie | Great story/video from KPIX 5 SF | 0 | Nov 14 2008, 6:37 PM EST by DJRottenRobbie | ||
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Great story/video from KPIX 5 SF
It's being called "this generation's Stonewall" http://cbs5.com/video/?id=41888@kpix.dayport.com |
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