Prop 8 Protest Information Thread - Page 10

BarTopDancer · 11-10-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

More than that, I noticed that with my semi sorta randy sign that I was holding on Saturday, it takes courage to protest knowing that all eyes are on you and your fellow protesters. I know that as someone who can be kinda anxiety-riddled in crowds, it takes a lot out of me (you know, someone who chooses to express himself a lot on a discussion board, in writing and who is clumsy in face-to-face debates) to go out in public and voice myself. I'm glad there are people out there who are leaving their comfort zones behind and speaking up.

I was talking with my friend about this yesterday. I usually go to the restroom when "fan cam" time arrives at Ducks games. I hope and hope that they don't show our section during a TV time out. Yet I'm not freaking out about being on the interwebs or the teevee news. I am a bit concerned about my co-workers who attend Saddleback seeing me. I really don't want to think less of them

This is so important and I think when something is that important we forget our anxieties and just do what we need to do. I am so proud of you, and Aud for stepping outside your comfort zones as well. I know the protest in Lake Forest wasn't a claustrophobic crush with a slow march of people, we were able to walk around freely and I'm sure that helped with some of the crowd anxiety Aud expressed and I have.

Gemini Cricket · 11-10-2008, 11:42 AM

One of the projects I am working on is contacting all of the marriage equality groups and letting them know that there are a ton of websites, groups, etc that are popping up all over. It's great. However, I think it's getting confusing for a lot of people. I think people want to donate their money to fight for marriage equality, but they are confused as to which group to donate to.

Equality California - http://www.eqca.org
No on Prop 8 Website - http://www.noonprop8.com/
Californians Against Hate - http://www.californiansagainsthate.com/
Love Honor Cherish - http://www.lovehonorcherish.org/
HRC - http://www.hrc.org/issues/marriage.asp
Invalidate Prop 8 (LA Gay & Lesbian Center) - http://www.invalidateprop8.org

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 11-10-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Was that EH1812 at a PROTEST? In a crowd?!??!

Thanks, EH and all of you - CP, GD, NM and BTD. YOU ROCK!

I was easily convinced with a little tender, love and care. Or, rather, I knew this protest wouldn't attract the same size crowd as some of the L.A. protests. And I wasn't going to be sandwiched in a slow march, anywhere. Perhaps my tolerance for large crowds and slow walking will increase with every protest I attend...

Anyhoo, it was a positive and energizing experience.

Disneyphile · 11-10-2008, 03:31 PM

Hopefully, I can join in something this weekend. I had to work this past one, so I really feel like I missed out.

Gemini Cricket · 11-10-2008, 03:34 PM

November 15th, 2008 - 10:30a PST / 1:30p EST
This Saturday!

Nationwide Protest of Proposition 8

At a City Hall Near You!

Los Angeles City Hall
200 N Spring St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 485-2121

San Diego City Hall
111 W Harbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 525-5000

Sacramento City Hall
915 I St # 5
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 264-5011

San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr Carton B Goodlett Pl
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 554-4000

San Jose City Hall
200 E Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 535-3500

Moreno Valley City Hall
14177 Frederick St
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
(951) 413-3800

Bakersfield City Hall
1600 Truxtun Ave # 300
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 326-3765

Phoenix City Hall
111 W Monroe St # 1216
Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 252-9600

Spokane City Hall
808 W Spokane Falls Blvd # 550
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 625-6225

Seattle City Hall
600 4th Ave # 2
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 684-8888

Salt Lake City City Council Office
451 S State St # 304
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 535-7600

Honolulu City Hall
1450 Ala Moana Blvd # 1286
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 973-2600

To name a few....

Major National Protest Against Prop 8
and then Major National Going Away Party for GC!

Disneyphile · 11-10-2008, 03:35 PM

Ok. I think we'll up for the one at LA City Hall. We can take the Blue Line from Long Beach, since that's where we're ending up that evening anyway.

I'm gonna have to make some awesome signs.

Edit: Just thought - Kevy, would you volunteer to show up in your shiny pink Halloween frock with a sign that reads, "I'm in a 'traditional' marriage!"

Gemini Cricket · 11-10-2008, 03:38 PM

THIS IS A NATIONWIDE EVENT - ALL US STATES HAVE AT LEAST 1 PROTEST LOCATION!
http://www.jointheimpact.com for Locations
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Be part of the next Civil Rights Movement - Be part of history - Join the National Protest / March for Equality on November 15th!
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WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Now is your chance to be a "community organizer"! Go to the website and post if you are willing to volunteer to help get out the word in your city. We need 3 or 4 dedicated volunteers in each town to contact the clubs and organizations in your area and to print/distribute flyers to get a turnout in your town.

This is not a California issue. This is an issue of equality across America. Stand up and make your voice heard. Visit the website www.jointheimpact.com.

-----------------

SATURDAY NOV 15TH -
10:30AM WEST COAST
11:30AM MOUNTIAN TIME ZONE
12:30PM CENTRAL TIME ZONE
1:30PM EAST COAST
PRINT OUT THE SIGNS - TAKE THEM TO THE PROTEST

Prop 8 Protest: A Call to the LGBTQ Community, Friends, & Family

Lengthy Description (SFW):

Spoiler:

I’m sure all would agree that with the election of Barack Obama, this week has been one of amazing wins in the world of equality! Still, Tuesday night was a bitter-sweet celebration. We came together to witness the first black man who will become our president, yet watched in sadness as Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, and California all voted down equal rights for all citizens. Pundits and bloggers alike have put their focus on Proposition 8, trying hard to find an explanation for the anti-gay wins in the face of a huge swell of support for equality elsewhere. Some have blamed the voters, others blame religious groups, and even others blame the LGBTQ community for not being able to mobilize on a larger enough scale. And you know what? There is truth in each argument.

As a community, we have to admit to the fact that we are polarized in various ways. Honestly, I’m not sure what community isn’t and I believe that our polarization is proof to our humanity - we are no different than anyone else, regardless of color, creed, or sexual orientation. Still, our polarization has hindered us from mobilizing as one strong voice. We all come together in the month of June to celebrate Gay Pride, but few of us are even aware of why Gay Pride exists. Gay Pride is a celebration to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Many say that the Gay Rights Movement began in 1969, which means that we are still a young movement and have accomplished a great deal in such a short amount of time. The generation that fought for us in 1969 deserves our gratitude and respect. This is a generation of amazing people who fought for our ability to hold hands in the street, to speak out against hate, to dance to our own “thumpa thump”, witness television shows with a queer cast, and come together in the streets celebrating for an entire month! This is the generation that opened the doors for us to even have a conversation about gay marriage, and this is the generation that deserves our help and our voices now. On June 27th, 1969, this generation came together in protest, jumping from closets, taking to the streets, and mobilizing in ways this country had never seen before! And what happened? The country was forced to respond. The Queer identity was forced onto the front pages and coffee tables of people’s worlds and people had to once and for all accept that we are human too!

Now, almost 40 years later we NEED to come together again. We need to show this nation that we are ONE LOUD VOICE THAT DEMANDS TO BE HEARD! We need to be one organized unit. Our gay pride shouldn’t be something we celebrate one month out of the year. Our gratitude towards the ones who came before us shouldn’t be ignored and wasted away with one party after another. We beg to be given a right that requires responsibility and commitment, yet we, as one strong community, have not proven to this nation that we deserve to be taken seriously! The gay pride parade has become a great party, but it has lost the memory of Stonewall and therefor given the nation another reason to cast us aside as irresponsible. It’s time we come together for debate, for public recognition, and for LOVE! Let’s move as one full unit, on the same day, at the same hour, and let’s show the United States of America that we too are UNITED CITIZENS EQUAL IN MIND, BODY, SPIRIT AND DESERVING OF FULL EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW!

On the steps of your City Hall on November 15th at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST, our community WILL take to the streets and speak out against Proposition 8 and all of the other pro-equality losses that we have faced in our lifetimes, in our parents’ lifetimes, and for many generations before us. WE CAN’T DO THIS ALONE! WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need organizers in every major city to work with us and get out the protest! I know you’re all tired from all of the work you’ve done for this great election year, but I’m asking for one more push! Let the country hear our voices together. Let them see that we are a strong, adamant, and powerful community that deserves equal rights, and CAN’T BE DEFEATED!

Send this post to everyone! We have one week and must react to the pro-hate votes cast against us! Let’s help our LGBTQ friends, families, neighbors, and each other to IMPACT this country with a demand for our basic human rights! Join the cause, join the voice, and JOIN THE IMPACT!
November 15th
1:30 PM East Coast
10:30 AM West Coast

innerSpaceman · 11-10-2008, 04:04 PM

10:30 A.M.??!?!

Gemini Cricket · 11-10-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

10:30 A.M.??!?!

Yes, they make a 10:30 in the morning now.

This one is a biggie. And I feel good that they are protests at City Halls.

innerSpaceman · 11-10-2008, 04:16 PM

Well, I was thinking of leaving my car in Long Beach and talking the Blue Line downtown, so I could end up back in LB for the Tiki (sadness) Party ... um six hours or so before it starts.

Maybe we could convince everybody to March to Long Beach!!

11-10-2008, 11:42 AM	#92
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	One of the projects I am working on is contacting all of the marriage equality groups and letting them know that there are a ton of websites, groups, etc that are popping up all over. It's great. However, I think it's getting confusing for a lot of people. I think people want to donate their money to fight for marriage equality, but they are confused as to which group to donate to. Equality California - http://www.eqca.org No on Prop 8 Website - http://www.noonprop8.com/ Californians Against Hate - http://www.californiansagainsthate.com/ Love Honor Cherish - http://www.lovehonorcherish.org/ HRC - http://www.hrc.org/issues/marriage.asp Invalidate Prop 8 (LA Gay & Lesbian Center) - http://www.invalidateprop8.org
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11-10-2008, 03:31 PM	#94
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Hopefully, I can join in something this weekend. I had to work this past one, so I really feel like I missed out.
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11-10-2008, 03:34 PM	#95
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Join the Impact! - Protest Prop 8 on Nov 15th! November 15th, 2008 - 10:30a PST / 1:30p EST This Saturday! Nationwide Protest of Proposition 8 At a City Hall Near You! Los Angeles City Hall 200 N Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 485-2121 San Diego City Hall 111 W Harbor Dr San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 525-5000 Sacramento City Hall 915 I St # 5 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 264-5011 San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr Carton B Goodlett Pl San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 554-4000 San Jose City Hall 200 E Santa Clara St San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 535-3500 Moreno Valley City Hall 14177 Frederick St Moreno Valley, CA 92553 (951) 413-3800 Bakersfield City Hall 1600 Truxtun Ave # 300 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 326-3765 Phoenix City Hall 111 W Monroe St # 1216 Phoenix, AZ 85003 (602) 252-9600 Spokane City Hall 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd # 550 Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 625-6225 Seattle City Hall 600 4th Ave # 2 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 684-8888 Salt Lake City City Council Office 451 S State St # 304 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 535-7600 Honolulu City Hall 1450 Ala Moana Blvd # 1286 Honolulu, HI 96814 (808) 973-2600 To name a few.... Major National Protest Against Prop 8 and then Major National Going Away Party for GC!
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11-10-2008, 03:35 PM	#96
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Ok. I think we'll up for the one at LA City Hall. We can take the Blue Line from Long Beach, since that's where we're ending up that evening anyway. I'm gonna have to make some awesome signs. Edit: Just thought - Kevy, would you volunteer to show up in your shiny pink Halloween frock with a sign that reads, "I'm in a 'traditional' marriage!"
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11-10-2008, 03:38 PM	#97
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	THIS IS A NATIONWIDE EVENT - ALL US STATES HAVE AT LEAST 1 PROTEST LOCATION! http://www.jointheimpact.com for Locations --------------------------------------- Be part of the next Civil Rights Movement - Be part of history - Join the National Protest / March for Equality on November 15th! --------------------------------------- WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Now is your chance to be a "community organizer"! Go to the website and post if you are willing to volunteer to help get out the word in your city. We need 3 or 4 dedicated volunteers in each town to contact the clubs and organizations in your area and to print/distribute flyers to get a turnout in your town. This is not a California issue. This is an issue of equality across America. Stand up and make your voice heard. Visit the website www.jointheimpact.com. ----------------- SATURDAY NOV 15TH - 10:30AM WEST COAST 11:30AM MOUNTIAN TIME ZONE 12:30PM CENTRAL TIME ZONE 1:30PM EAST COAST PRINT OUT THE SIGNS - TAKE THEM TO THE PROTEST Prop 8 Protest: A Call to the LGBTQ Community, Friends, & Family Lengthy Description (SFW): Spoiler: I’m sure all would agree that with the election of Barack Obama, this week has been one of amazing wins in the world of equality! Still, Tuesday night was a bitter-sweet celebration. We came together to witness the first black man who will become our president, yet watched in sadness as Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, and California all voted down equal rights for all citizens. Pundits and bloggers alike have put their focus on Proposition 8, trying hard to find an explanation for the anti-gay wins in the face of a huge swell of support for equality elsewhere. Some have blamed the voters, others blame religious groups, and even others blame the LGBTQ community for not being able to mobilize on a larger enough scale. And you know what? There is truth in each argument. As a community, we have to admit to the fact that we are polarized in various ways. Honestly, I’m not sure what community isn’t and I believe that our polarization is proof to our humanity - we are no different than anyone else, regardless of color, creed, or sexual orientation. Still, our polarization has hindered us from mobilizing as one strong voice. We all come together in the month of June to celebrate Gay Pride, but few of us are even aware of why Gay Pride exists. Gay Pride is a celebration to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Many say that the Gay Rights Movement began in 1969, which means that we are still a young movement and have accomplished a great deal in such a short amount of time. The generation that fought for us in 1969 deserves our gratitude and respect. This is a generation of amazing people who fought for our ability to hold hands in the street, to speak out against hate, to dance to our own “thumpa thump”, witness television shows with a queer cast, and come together in the streets celebrating for an entire month! This is the generation that opened the doors for us to even have a conversation about gay marriage, and this is the generation that deserves our help and our voices now. On June 27th, 1969, this generation came together in protest, jumping from closets, taking to the streets, and mobilizing in ways this country had never seen before! And what happened? The country was forced to respond. The Queer identity was forced onto the front pages and coffee tables of people’s worlds and people had to once and for all accept that we are human too! Now, almost 40 years later we NEED to come together again. We need to show this nation that we are ONE LOUD VOICE THAT DEMANDS TO BE HEARD! We need to be one organized unit. Our gay pride shouldn’t be something we celebrate one month out of the year. Our gratitude towards the ones who came before us shouldn’t be ignored and wasted away with one party after another. We beg to be given a right that requires responsibility and commitment, yet we, as one strong community, have not proven to this nation that we deserve to be taken seriously! The gay pride parade has become a great party, but it has lost the memory of Stonewall and therefor given the nation another reason to cast us aside as irresponsible. It’s time we come together for debate, for public recognition, and for LOVE! Let’s move as one full unit, on the same day, at the same hour, and let’s show the United States of America that we too are UNITED CITIZENS EQUAL IN MIND, BODY, SPIRIT AND DESERVING OF FULL EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW! On the steps of your City Hall on November 15th at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST, our community WILL take to the streets and speak out against Proposition 8 and all of the other pro-equality losses that we have faced in our lifetimes, in our parents’ lifetimes, and for many generations before us. WE CAN’T DO THIS ALONE! WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need organizers in every major city to work with us and get out the protest! I know you’re all tired from all of the work you’ve done for this great election year, but I’m asking for one more push! Let the country hear our voices together. Let them see that we are a strong, adamant, and powerful community that deserves equal rights, and CAN’T BE DEFEATED! Send this post to everyone! We have one week and must react to the pro-hate votes cast against us! Let’s help our LGBTQ friends, families, neighbors, and each other to IMPACT this country with a demand for our basic human rights! Join the cause, join the voice, and JOIN THE IMPACT! November 15th 1:30 PM East Coast 10:30 AM West Coast
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11-10-2008, 04:04 PM	#98
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	10:30 A.M.??!?!
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11-10-2008, 04:16 PM	#100
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, I was thinking of leaving my car in Long Beach and talking the Blue Line downtown, so I could end up back in LB for the Tiki (sadness) Party ... um six hours or so before it starts. Maybe we could convince everybody to March to Long Beach!!
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