CA: Gather Signatures to Overturn Prop 8, Restore Gay Marriage

Just received this from Love Honor Cherish:

Go to SignForEquality.com, where you can download a petition form and learn how to get signatures. If you're in the Los Angeles area, join us for signature gathering on these dates:

Saturday, Jan. 16

8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Santa Monica Farmers Market (S.M. Promenade)

Meet at corner of 3rd St. and Arizona Ave. (park on street)

Saturday, Jan. 16

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Santa Monica Farmers Market (Cloverfield & Pico)

Meet at the entrance of the farmers market (park on street)

Sunday, Jan. 17

8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Hollywood Farmers Market

Meet at Ivar and Sunset (park on street or at lot at Ivar & Delongpre - $2 for first 2 hrs w/validation at market)

Sunday, Jan. 17

9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Santa Monica Farmers Market (Ocean Park)

Meet at corner of Main St. and Ocean Park (park on street)

Sunday, Jan. 17

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Studio City Farmers Market

Meet at main gate of CBS Studios, 4024 Radford (free parking at CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 17

2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Golden Globes (Beverly Hilton Hotel)

Gather signatures as part of the "Phelps-a-Thon," a counter-protest against Baptist minister Fred Phelps and his anti-gay crew. Meet at Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd. (park on street)

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

Please come on time, but if you're late, look for the volunteers in the yellow SignForEquality T-shirts. And, be sure to bring:

1. A couple of clipboards and a few pens (if you can).

2. Plenty of quarters for parking meters

3. $10 donation for our Sign For Equality volunteer t-shirt

We need 1 million signatures in the next 13 weeks. Let's get thousands this weekend!

P.S. Join us for our next weekly meeting Tuesday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Crescent Heights United Methodist Church, 1296 N Fairfax Ave. We will screen the critically acclaimed film "Saving Marriage," winner of the Best Documentary award at the New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival!

For more on this effort, go to SignForEquality.com, where you can:

- download a petition form

- Get trained using online videos.

- Join or create a signature gathering team and set goals for yourself and your team.

- Share tips and learn about events where signature gathering is taking place.