MLK Day March on Washington, 1/19/2009

[justiceischeap]

Friend of mine found this on Facebook and forwarded it to me. (Didn't provide the Facebook link, 'cause I don't have an account)

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March on Washington for Equal Protection Under the Law NOW

—We Still Have the Dream

January 19, 2009

The entire world will be watching—

Over 45 years since Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech, gays and lesbians are 'still sadly crippled by the…chains of discrimination.' The time to act is NOW.

With the passage of Proposition 8 in California, constitutional amendments to ban same sex marriage in 29 states, including most recently Florida and Arizona, and a ban on gay and lesbian adoption in Arkansas, it is clear the GLBT community is under attack and being denied equal protection under the law.

In fact, the passage of Proposition 8 is breath-taking in its scope and injustice. It marks the first time in US history that a particular group's rights have been eliminated after a Supreme Court found in the group's favor. The California Supreme Court found that limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman violated the equal protection clause of the California Constitution. Prop. 8 reverses this important and ground-breaking ruling.

As the entire world watches the first African-American inaugurated as President of the US on January 20, gays and lesbians are still fighting for basic civil rights. This is the ideal moment for the entire GLBT community, their friends, family and other like-minded people committed to ending discrimination to stand up and register their outrage.

We invite you to attend the nation's largest march and rally ever for Equal Protection Under the Law NOW to be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Monday, January 19, 2009 at high noon.

See you in D.C.

[daninthemoon]

1. Wow, that is a great idea. Perfect timing.

[justiceischeap]

2. I agree! I'll be there and at any protest that happens to be near DC. n/t

[rcrush]

3. Hope the media covers it

It seems in recent past whenever there was a protest or march going on they would go out of their way to not cover it. Even when riots broke out at the RNC this year.

[daninthemoon]

4. I hope this is a new day for press and media freedom and responsibility.

I'm sure that if a large enough crowd shows up, the media will cover it.

[rcrush]

5. Maybe if its a march on washington

There was 10,000 people a several pretty good sized riots broke out but I could only find out about it online through stuff like twitter and crap like that.

Maybe if tons of people get pepper sprayed in DC then the media will care.

[justiceischeap]

6. I think if the group organizing the protest works the media angle right it should getr coverage

Think about it... they are deliberately doing this on MLK day and the day before the inauguration. We need a decent turnout plus supporters that are straight and of color and this has the potential to be a large news story.

Of course, if some phantom BB hole ends up in a church or someone carves a pick triangle upside down on their cheek that may help... ;)

[FreeState]

7. K&R - Im planning on attending n/t

[NorthCarolina]

8. I'm all for organizing and demonstrating and such but

isn't piggy backing an event on MLK Day an act that could anger the black community and cement their opposition to our cause? I understand the logic behind the idea of the march, but I guess I'm not sure MLK Day is the wisest day to choose for it.

[GodlessBiker]

9. We can have a dream, too.

[daninthemoon]

10. I don't buy the "opposition to our cause" stuff. It implies or infers a

simgle cohesive effort on the part of the whole "black comunity". No such political organization exists as far as I know. There are bound to be blacks for/against just as white for/against. I guess it depends on wether the scene ends up insinuating itself into thus disrupting a larger celebration. Perhaps it woudl be best to stay clear of Lincoln Memorial.