December 17, 2008

ACTION: Freedom to Marry Day (Nationwide); Love and Marriage Rally; Marriage Lobby Day (Sacramento)

Via email:

Please join us on Tuesday, February 17 in Sacramento for Equality California’s Marriage Equality Lobby Day.

www.eqca.org/2009lobbyday

It is critical that elected officials hear from you about why nothing less than complete equality will ever be acceptable.

We will meet with elected officials to urge them to support SR 7 (Leno) and HR 5 (Ammiano), EQCA-sponsored resolutions making it official state policy that Prop 8 is an invalid revision to the California Constitution since significant changes to the Constitution must first be passed by the legislature before being placed on the ballot. These resolutions also set forth that any change to the Constitution that would eliminate a fundamental right from any minority group must use the more deliberative revision process.

We will also ask elected officials to speak out in support of marriage equality and seek their guidance on how to change the hearts and minds of their constituents who voted for Prop 8.

Register today at www.eqca.org/2009lobbyday.

EQCA’s Marriage Equality Lobby Day is part of a series of coordinated marriage equality actions over President’s Day weekend to raise awareness, visibility and support.

Here’s what’s happening so far:

• Thursday, February 12: Freedom to Marry Day (Nationwide) Take action locally (details forthcoming).

• Monday, February 16: Love and Marriage Rally (Sacramento) Gather together at the Capitol to demonstrate that the LGBT community and our allies will settle for nothing less than equality. Sponsored by Equality Action NOW.

• Tuesday, February 17: Marriage Lobby Day (Sacramento) Meet with elected officials and urge them to actively support the effort to win marriage back.

Marriage Lobby Day is free and open to all who support equality. You will receive training, materials, and join a group of activists with an experienced team leader before heading off to meetings at the Capitol.

www.eqca.org/2009lobbyday

Your voice is critical to making sure we secure the necessary votes to pass the resolutions and that we send a strong message that California stands for equality.

Let’s make this the biggest lobby day our state has ever seen!

In solidarity,

Geoff Kors
Executive Director
Equality California