ElleGee
06-15-2009, 02:54 PM
* National March on Washington
* News & Politics
A group of GLBT organizers are planning to gather in Washington DC on October 10 and 11, 2009 - with hope of attracting fair-minded citizens from across the country. The group wants to remind elected leaders that now is the time for full equal rights for GLBT people. The hope is to leave the event energized and empowered to do the work that needs to be done in hometowns across the nation.
Activist Cleve Jones appears to be leading the effort. Joe. My. God. offers an interview with Jones about the event: "As to the cost of putting on the weekend, Jones stresses that the MOW will be a stripped down, no frills, purely activism-focused event. 'This will not be a three day mulit-media spectacular' he said. 'Most of the hundreds of protests I've organized cost nothing. We will have a minimal stage, a sound system, and enough port-a-potties for the crowd. That's it. We won't be flying in celebrities and putting them up in fancy hotels. This will be a two hour march, then a two hour rally, and then sending everybody home to their congressional districts to organize for 2010.'"
NationalEqualityMarch.com will be updated as more information is available. According to its website, the march will be organized in a grassroots manner, and details will be shared on the website.
From NationalEqualityMarch.com:
Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.
Our philosophy: As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice.
Our strategy: Decentralized organizing for this march in every one of the 435 Congressional districts will build a network to continue organizing beyond October.
http://www.proudparenting.com/node/3190
http://www.nationalmarchforequality.com/
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I might be in MD around that time and DC isn't that far from where our apartment is..
* News & Politics
A group of GLBT organizers are planning to gather in Washington DC on October 10 and 11, 2009 - with hope of attracting fair-minded citizens from across the country. The group wants to remind elected leaders that now is the time for full equal rights for GLBT people. The hope is to leave the event energized and empowered to do the work that needs to be done in hometowns across the nation.
Activist Cleve Jones appears to be leading the effort. Joe. My. God. offers an interview with Jones about the event: "As to the cost of putting on the weekend, Jones stresses that the MOW will be a stripped down, no frills, purely activism-focused event. 'This will not be a three day mulit-media spectacular' he said. 'Most of the hundreds of protests I've organized cost nothing. We will have a minimal stage, a sound system, and enough port-a-potties for the crowd. That's it. We won't be flying in celebrities and putting them up in fancy hotels. This will be a two hour march, then a two hour rally, and then sending everybody home to their congressional districts to organize for 2010.'"
NationalEqualityMarch.com will be updated as more information is available. According to its website, the march will be organized in a grassroots manner, and details will be shared on the website.
From NationalEqualityMarch.com:
Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.
Our philosophy: As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice.
Our strategy: Decentralized organizing for this march in every one of the 435 Congressional districts will build a network to continue organizing beyond October.
http://www.proudparenting.com/node/3190
http://www.nationalmarchforequality.com/
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I might be in MD around that time and DC isn't that far from where our apartment is..