CA: Join the Largest Signature Gathering Event of the Prop 8 Repeal Campaign Tomorrow

Feb. 6th is the Day of Action for the repeal of Prop 8! Equality supporters from all over the state will be out collecting signatures to reverse 2008's divisive ballot measure. RE2010's goal is to collect 100,000 signatures in just one day. The bigger the number of volunteers, and the bigger the number of volunteers those volunteers invite to the event, the more easily that goal will be met! This is a crucial day for marriage equality, and one that all supporters of equality should have a chance to be a part of.

Here are the current locations and dates:

San Diego Central:
Place - The Bamboo Lounge
Address - 1475 University Ave
Time - 10 AM

San Diego North County - Oceanside:
Place - The Hill Street Cafe
Address - 524 South Coast Highway
Time - 10 AM

San Diego South:
Place - Chicano Park
Address - National Ave & Dewey St
Time - 10 AM

San Francisco:
Place - Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco
Address - 1 Market St. Embarcadero Plaza
Time - 11 AM
Bay Area:
Place - Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco
Address - 1 Market St. Embarcadero Plaza
Time - 11 AM

Chico:
Place - Congregational Church of Chico
Address -1190 E. First Avenue
Time - 10 AM

Bakersfield:
Place - Casablanca Club
Address - 1825 N Street, Bakersfield
Time - 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Fresno:
Place -just outside the Chicken Pie Shop
Address - 835 E. Olive (Tower District)
Time - 10:00am

Sanger / South Fresno County:
Place - Sanger Wal-Mart Parking lot (South-East Parking lot area near Jamba Juice)
Address: 2761 Jensen Ave., Sanger, CA
Time - 2:00PM - 4:30PM

Inland Empire - Riverside:
Place - Riverside Plaza (in front of Borders)
Address - 3615 Riverside Plaza Dr, Riverside, CA 92506
Time - 11-3pm
Orange County:
Location: Metro Q Bar & Grill
Street: 19092 Beach Blvd Ste J Huntington Beach, CA
Time: 11:15am - 4:00pm
See more information on Facebook

Los Angeles:
Place - Echo Park United Methodist Church
Address - 1226 North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Time - 1:00pm to 4:30pm

Place - Hollywood Lutheran Church
Address - 1733 North New Hampshire Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Time - TBA
Latino Unity @ Olvera Street
Community Education, Outreach & Signature Gathering for Marriage Equality
Place - Iglesia Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles
Address - 535 N Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Time - Check-In 11:30 am in front of La Placita Church

Place - Michael & Nowlin's Home
Address - 15426 Lull Street, Van Nuys, CA 91406
Time - TBA

Long Beach:
Place - East Village Long Beach Certified Farmers Market
Address - 1st Street between Elm and Linden
Time - 9:15 AM to 11:30 PM

Oxnard:
Place -Oxnard Flea Market. Oxnard Community College.
Address - 4000 South Rose Ave.
Time - 9AM to 1 PM

Ventura:
Place -Ventura Flea Market and Swap Meet. County Fairgrounds.
Address - 10 Harbor Boulevard
Time - 9am-3pm

North San Fernando Valley:
Place - TBA
Address -
Time -

Oakland:
Place - Rockridge BART Station Parking Lot
Address - 5660 College Avenue, Oakland
Time - 10:30 AM

For updates, visit the Restore Equality 2010 Website at http://restoreequality2010.com/pressroom.htm

Repeal Prop 8 Signature Gathering This Weekend

From Love Honor Cherish:

Help Us Get to 1 Million Signatures!
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. 30
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)

Sunday, Jan. 31
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hollywood Farmers Market
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). Call Mike at (310) 433-5915 for more info.

Sunday, Jan. 31
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. 31
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. 31
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Grammy Awards (Staples Center)
Meet at SW corner of Chick Hearn (11th) and Figueroa. Park in private lots east of Figueroa on Olympic Blvd. & 11th streets (cheaper the further east you go)

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, February 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Crescent Heights United Methodist Church, 1296 N Fairfax Ave.

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.

New Gay Marriage Attempt in Australia's ACT

A fresh attempt to legalise gay marriage in the ACT is set to test federal Labor's tolerance on same-sex issues. The ACT Legislative Assembly is set to pass laws which will allow for legally-binding "civil union" ceremonies for same-sex couples. The ACT Greens have draft laws on the table which would allow the ceremonies to take place. Full Story from smh.com.au: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/act-to-try-to-legalise-gay-marriage-20090921-fynj.html

Planning to marry your partner? Click here for gay marriage resources in Australia.

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Democratic Indifference May Kill Attempt to Repeal DOMA, Recognize Gay Marriage Federally

At first glance, prospects look good for the newly-hatched Respect for Marriage Act of 2009, which is designed to repeal the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Introduced on September 15 by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) with an impressive 94 cosponsors already in tow, the Respect for Marriage Act has earned the support not only of former President Bill Clinton, who signed DOMA into law in 1996, but also of former Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia, who first introduced DOMA. The new bill has also received the support of the US Conference of Mayors and a myriad of civil rights organizations, including the NAACP and the ACLU; and President Obama has frequently expressed his opposition to DOMA (although his Administration, paradoxically, has defended DOMA in court). Full Story from The Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/x-18104-Sonoma-County-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d18-House-effort-to-repeal-DOMA-may-be-sabotaged-by-lukewarm-Democratic-support

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