CA: Signature Gathering in Hollywood & Los Angeles to Repeal Prop 8

From Love Honor Cherish:

Help get signatures this weekend in Larchmont Village and Hollywood
This weekend volunteers throughout the state will gather to collect signatures to put a new initiative on the ballot in November 2010 that would repeal Proposition 8 and restore equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. In the Los Angeles area join us at these events:

Saturday, Feb 20

Hollywood
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Hollywood Lutheran Church
1733 North New Hampshire Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(Durkee Hall - downstairs) Lots of free parking on nearby streets or in parking lot. We'll have a brief training lasting until 10:30 or so and then we'll hit the streets nearby!

Sunday, Feb 21

Hollywood Farmers Market
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Meet at NE corner of Ivar and Sunset (park on street or at lot at Ivar & Delongpre - $2 for first 2 hrs w/validation at market).

Sunday, Feb 21

Larchmont Farmers Market
10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Meet at SW corner of Beverly and Larchmont (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 (City of Los Angeles meters now operate on Sundays!)
3. $10 donation for our Sign For Equality volunteer t-shirt

To find out more about signature gathering, or to learn how you can help, go to SignForEquality.com, the first-ever social networking site for volunteer signature gatherers. Download a petition, print it, get signatures and then send it in. You can also:
- 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.

P.S. Join us for our next weekly meeting Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Crescent Heights United Methodist Church, 1296 N Fairfax Ave. Our special guest will be Brad Sears, Executive Director of the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Brad will talk about the Institute's research on same-sex marriage and its use in the federal case challenging Prop 8, as well as the Institute's groundbreaking work with the U.S. Census.