Check in here if you are attending Saturday's protest against Prop 8.

[JackBeck]

You can also use this thread to network with others in your area to organize transportation, meet-up suggestions or sign ideas.

http://jointheimpact.com/

I just saw tonight that a few New Yorkers missed out on our protest meet-up on Wednesday night, so let's try and keep this thread kicked though Saturday to make sure the message gets out about Saturday's nationwide protest!

[Ian David]

1. My dad is going to be visiting from out-of-state, but I'll be at the next one. n/t

[JackBeck]

12. You get a pass this time. But if you miss the next one...

:spank:

[Ian David]

22. My invalid mother-in-law will be staying with us, but I'm gonna try to make the next one.

She supports Obama, but I don't know if she's Liberal enough for me to convince her to get into her wheelchair to protest for Marriage Equality.

[tekisui]

2. I will be standing in unity in Asheville this Saturday.

I have to work, but am self-employed, so this gets priority in the schedule.
:patriot:

[JackBeck]

17. Excellent! Would love to see some pictures from Asheville.

And please share your experience after the event.



:pals:

[tekisui]

18. I don't go anywhere without my camera,

I will post sometime this weekend.:hi:

[LeftyMom]

3. I'll be at the one in Sacramento, along with quite a few friends. nt

[JackBeck]

25. Why am I not surprised?

Of course you will be. :hug:

This is one of the many things that I love about you!

[LeftyMom]

47. Awww.

I know you'd do the same for me.

[terrya]

4. 12:30PM at Federal Plaza in Chicago...I'll be there.

[JackBeck]

42. Excellent! I hope this day shows the bigots we stand in solidarity. n/t

[Unvanguard]

5. Checking in. They are not getting away with this. n/t

[JanMichael]

6. We're in

count in two in NC.

[FreeState]

7. San Diego just announced they are expecting over 20,000 to attend

and I will be one of them!



Huge Prop 8 Protest
Saturday, November 15th

Please forward and repost to help spread the word. San Diego will be taking part in nationwide protests against Proposition 8 this Saturday. There are 2 coordinated events happening in San Diego. The first one is a march which starts at 10:30am at 6th & Upas in Balboa Park. The march will go through downtown and will end at the rally site at the County Administration Building.

At 1pm there will be a huge rally at the County Administration Building. It's located at 1600 N. Harbor Drive right near the Star of India on the bay. This is going to be a huge event and we expect well over 20,000 people and we expect national media attention. We encourage everyone to come out and protest Prop 8 and stand up for equal rights for every one. If you can' t make the march, come straight to the rally site at 1pm.

Please make a big effort to reach outside of our community for support. Invite your family, tell your co-workers, knock on your neighbor's door, make calls and send texts. If individual rights can be taken away by a simple majority vote, who is next? We must unite and fight for our rights. Please note, however, that this will be a positive and peaceful protest.

We are also going to attempt a world record human rainbow flag attempt. This will consist of thousands of people holding up colored posterboard. It's going to be quite a sight and is sure to get us national exposure.

[Kerrytravelers]

8. Mr. kt and I will be there with out Straight Against h8 signs in Los Angeles.

[KitchenWitch]

9. Checking in for protest at Irvine CA City Hall.

Anyone in the OC is welcome to join us.

[143tbone]

10. I'll be going to the one in Seattle. n/t

[keepCAblue]

11. San Jose: 500 people have confirmed on Facebook so far (including me) n/t

[Irishonly]

13. Pomona

Will be there with family

[slay]

14. Ab-so-tively!!

I'll be at one here in NC!

[Duncan Grant]

15. 10:30 am -- San Francisco City Hall -- Fight The Hate

http://protest8sf.wordpress.com/

[La Lioness Priyanka]

16. lisa and i will be there

[insleeforprez]

19. I'll be at Government Center

in Boston.

[racaulk]

20. Checking in. I will be at one, probably both, of the Atlanta protests.

:patriot:

[bicentennial_baby]

21. Barring unforeseen circumstance, Boston City Hall, both of us

:)

[funkybug]

23. Checking in

We have made plans to hit the Tampa, Florida rally ... my daughter and I :)

[Maat]

24. A planned participant in San Diego, CA. here!

A toast to the nationwide effort!

:toast:

[foxfeet]

26. Two for Seattle.

10:30 a.m. march from Volunteer Park to Westlake Center for public rally.

[GreenFiles]

27. Houston

I'll be there.
http://fighth8.airexposure.com

[Lisa0825]

63. Me too!

:bounce:

[Siyahamba]

28. Checking in for Ann Arbor!

[lightningandsnow]

29. I'll be there in Toronto!

So excited.

[mondo joe]

30. Yup, here in Seattle

[NMMNG]

31. We'll be there

:bounce:

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[readmoreoften]

32. Anyone going in Austin, Texas?

[donheld]

33. Yes I am

[madmadmad]

34. WILL BE BROILING IN 94 DEGREE WEATHER HERE IN LA AT CITY HALL!

[madmadmad]

35. oops- sry bout all caps.

[cboy4]

36. Sacramento City Hall, 10:30am PST

[LeftyMom]

54. See you there?

[cboy4]

56. Check your PM

:)

[WillyT]

62. Hey LM !!!

Me and my mom are gonna be there too.

Hope ta see ya there.

:hi:

[LeftyMom]

65. I'll be there!

[MuseRider]

37. ME ME ME!!

Going to Kansas City, it should be huge.

I could use some sign help. What would be good?

I posted in another thread what I was considering but the thread has dropped. How does this sound?

Preach Love and Acceptance!!!!
Support Bigotry and H8?????

EQUALITY NOW!

Hopefully the weather will not make it impossible to hold one up. It is supposed to be rather nasty, cold and blustery.

[Laughing Mirror]

41. poster downloads here

http://www.against8.blogspot.com/

[MuseRider]

44. Thanks! n/t

[RedLetterRev]

38. Count in

me and HillbillyBob plus a gob more in Greensboro. Since it will probably be raining, we will be providing a tent for the sound equipment. I'm taking my camera and will post pix. I'll be in contact with the Greensboro coordinator by phone this afternoon, so if anyone needs any further details, feel free to PM me.

[Laughing Mirror]

39. Yes in DC

Protest starts at 1:30 PM at reflecting pool in front of Capitol and ends up at rally in Lafayette Park in front of White House.

Let's get out there and march!!

[BeeBee]

40. My Husband, at least 3 more friends, and I will be in Santa Rosa!

[ronnykmarshall]

43. Sad to say we can't.

My step-grandmother passed on Monday and we'll will be in Atascadero.

[Maat]

45. I'm sorry to hear that, Ronny.

May she rest in peace, and may her protective, wonderful energy surround you from the Great Beyond - always.

[ronnykmarshall]

46. Thank you so much!

[terrya]

48. I'm so sorry for your loss, Ronny.

[ronnykmarshall]

53. Thanks ...

Marie was an awesome woman. I'll miss her. But she's got my dad to take care of her and she gets to meet my brother at last.

Trust me. Even with the sadness ... we are going to party and celebrate this weekend what great woman she was.

[MuseRider]

50. I am so sorry to hear that.

I will think of you and hold my sign extra high for you, your hubby and your step grandmother. :hug:

[ronnykmarshall]

52. Thank you honey!

Marie would love that.

[proud patriot]

75. You are one of my reasons I went out to protest for Equal Rights today

:loveya:

[pinto]

49. I'll be at one here in town, At the courthouse downtown.

:hi:

[emlev]

51. PLEASE CIRCULATE THESE FLYERS AT ALL CA PROTESTS!

Sorry to yell.

At this link is a flyer to download, photocopy, cut in half and circulate.

http://www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce/Prop8.flyer2.pdf.

Here's what it says:


Did Prop. 8 Really Pass?
Maybe Not! Check This Out!

Election integrity experts say evidence beginning to show problems with Prop 8 results!

--National Exit Poll showed Prop 8 LOSING before results were adjusted to match vote totals.
(Exit polls are used worldwide to detect election problems.)
--Targeted purging of voters may mean a huge number of "no" votes on Prop 8 are among hundreds of thousands of votes not yet counted. (See www.sos.ca.gov)
--Collected incident reports from voters election observers indicate problems that need immediate investigation.

Your Help is Needed NOW!
LEARN more at www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce.
HELP monitor post-election processes at county election offices. Sign up at site for tomorrow's telephone training for volunteers.
REPORT any problems you had voting in CA immediately and confidentially to ALL of these:
WorkTheVoteLA.org
1-866-OUR-VOTE
1-866-MYVOTE1

Don't Give Up -- Give Time! Help Find the Truth!
Sponsored by Velvet Revolution Election Protection Strike Force
www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce

[ContraBass Black]

55. I hope to make it to Raleigh.

[AntiFascist]

57. Just finished the sign....whew! n/t

[piesRsquare]

58. Checking in! (a little late!)

Will be at San Francisco City Hall on 11/15

[bear425]

59. check. Ft. Laud. n/t

[WillyT]

60. Kicking In Sacramento !!!

I think me and mom are gonna make it!!!

:hi:

[Howardx]

61. two for long beach

me and mrs x.

[Critters2]

64. If I didn't have pneumonia, I'd be at the one in Normal, IL.

Actually, I'd be at the one in Des Moines, where I was supposed to be at a reunion this weekend. But alas...


If there are more in the future, I'll be there. For now, I'm there in spirit. Fwiw, I'm wearing my "support marriage equality" button on my DU sweatshirt, as I lounge around the house

[JackBeck]

66. Heading out the door in a few minutes,

Driving into the City. It's pretty gloomy out there so hopefully that won't dissuade too many people from coming.

Have a great protest, friends, and take lots of pictures!

J-

[Blue_In_AK]

67. There's some confusion here

as to whether the rally is at 9:30, to coincide with the ones down south, or noon, which will likely draw more people since it's just starting to get light here now (9:45). I'll probably be heading downtown in about half an hour and see what's going on. I'll post pictures for you all later. :)

I hope there's a huge turnout nationwide. I'm hetero, but this is a civil rights issue, and I'm 100% with you.

Oh, and I guess I should say this is Anchorage. Rallies will be held in Anchorage and Fairbanks today that I know of, and Juneau will most likely be having one, too. :)

[terrya]

68. I just got back from the Chicago protest

I can't guess how many people were there...I'd guess at least a couple of thousand. The crowd was excited and energized. I wish I had brought my camera. :-(

I'm very glad I went!

[NMMNG]

69. We're back from San Jose

There were 1,500-2,000 people there. It was amazing! We'll be posting the pics and such a bit later.

[LeftyMom]

70. Great turnout today- beautiful weather.

I was really impressed with one of the speakers in particular, Freddie Oakley, who is the Yolo County Clerk Recorder. Somebody needs to talk her into running for a state-wide office. Mayors Fargo and Cabaldon (of Sacramento and West Sacramento respectively) also spoke and did a great job.

Unfortunately organization seemed to break down between the rally at Cesar Chavez park and the march around city hall and the state capitol. In particular, the line of people got too spread out, which kinda dissipated energy and led to some really anemic, half-assed chants, and once everybody finally made it to the west steps the "sound system" was a really weak megaphone, which really wan't up to the task, so almost nobody could hear the end of the rally. Still, for something thrown together last minute, you're doing pretty well if that's the worst of your problems.

I got to say hi to cboy4 but did not run into any other DUers.

[proud patriot]

71. I was in Walnut Creek at the Contra Costa County Equality Rally

:woohoo: I just got back from an Equality rally in Walnut Creek about 500
people at it's peak . It was a beautiful day for a protest at 85 degrees
in November .

The indymedia sites have pictures . A bunch of people liked my
sign the 14th amendment on one side and "I'm a straight wife and mother
who wants equal rights for all, Not a Narrow Bigot "on the
other side . They took my picture and thanked me ... There were a lot of straights there also lots of families .

[justiceischeap]

72. Two + thousands more in DC

It was great, even the rain couldn't dampen our spirits. We marched almost 2 miles and ended up in front of the White House. Terrific turnout.

[Kajsa]

73. Costa Mesa had a great protest.

There were a couple hundred( maybe more) people lining both sides of Bear St. near
a huge intersection in front of two major shopping malls.

Everyone was there-including their kids and dogs, it was great.
But it was very hot and I'm not making much sense now.

We got a lot of support from passing motorists and only one
heckler in the several hours I was there.

:) We are changing the dynamics of OC!

[RedLetterRev]

74. Checking back in from Greensboro

I have a post up with a link to pix. We had over 300 people, a respectable crowd for central NC. Lots and lots of cars honked their horns in support and great whoops went up from the crowd. There was a lot of good, loving energy there and lots of hetero families came out to show solidarity.