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Freedom to Marry Week Events
Blog events
Freedom to Marry is hosting a number of bloggers on our own blog speaking in their own voices about why marriage matters to them.
the Other Mother is hosting a blog carnival.
Mombian is hosting a blog swarm.
The Unitarian Universalist Association will celebrate by posting stories and essays written by prominent Unitarian Universalist ministers and marriage equality activists.
Arkansas
Freedom To Marry Day tabling 11am - 2pm 2/12 & 2/13
Table outside the Union Food Court, University of Arkansas
We'll be taking pictures of people posed with our fabulous bride and groom cutouts, and just generally spreading awareness about FTMD.
http://www.uark.edu/~pride/calendar/index.html
Arizona
Marriage Equality USA's Valentine’s Day Marriage Counter Events at County Clerks Offices
Partial List of Statewide Valentine’s Day Marriage Counter Events at County Clerks Offices
Phoenix Noon - 1pm
County Clerk’s Office, 601 W. Jackson, Phoenix, AZ
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Chapter leader John Allard at phoenix@marriageequality.org or 602-920-8010
Tucson Noon - 1pm
County Clerk’s Office, Church St. side of 110 W. Congress, Tucson, AZ
Please direct all questions and press inquiries Chapter leader John Allard at tucson@marriageequality.org or 602-920-8010
California
Robin Tyler & Diane Olson, the original lesbian plaintiffs in the CA Supreme Court Marriage Equality suit, will repeat their vows which will be given by Rabbi Denise L. Eger. They are also plaintiffs in the current lawsuit (Tyler et al vs State of California) to overturn Proposition 8. Rev. Troy Perry, plaintiff, will also attend, along with their attorney in the previous and current case, Gloria Allred.
Same-sex couples who are not married are invited to attend the service and then apply for marriage licenses at the Courthouse. Married couples are invited to join in the action, but should not apply for marriage licenses as they are already married.
Singles who wish to support marriage equality should attend. Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Bruckner will be attending.
10 AM Sharp
Friday, February 13th
9355 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
This action is sponsored by:
The Equality Campaign
Metropolitan Community Church
Marriage Equality USA - LA Chapter
Congregation Kol Ami
Equal Roots Coalition
Gays United Network
F.A.I.R.
Get to Know Us First.org
For more information email robintyler@aol.com
California
Please join Congressman McNerney at the Home of Cindy Harris (ME-USA supporter)
Saturday, February 7, 2009 | 2:00 PM
Meet our Congressman and neighbors for a fun and meaningful discussion about our community and how the Congressman is going to work for San Joaquin County.
Please join Marriage Equality USA members to advocate for equality at this event. Educating our representatives is an important step in achieving full equality.
PLEASE EMAIL us at ca-sanjoaquin@marriageequality.org to RSVP FOR THIS EVENT .
California
2009 Marriage Lobby DayOr, all that's known so far about Marriage Lobby Day
On Tuesday, February 17, join activists from across the state for Equality California's MARRIAGE LOBBY DAY at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Be there to urge your Assemblymembers and Senators to support legislative resolutions calling for the repeal of Proposition 8. Join us and tell your stories about the importance of marriage equality in your lives.
Registration is free at http://www.eqca.org/! We'll start the day at 9:30am with lobby training, have a noontime rally to hear from legislative champions, and do lobby visits and other activities in the afternoon until 5pm. Come participate! Make your voice heard! Make a difference! Register now at http://www.eqca.org/ or contact Laurie McBride at <LobbyDayEQCA@comcast.net>.
A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED! In the morning we'll talk about the values of lobbying as on on-going project as well as the how-to's. We'll hear from the authors of the bills and legislative leadership. At our noontime rally we'll show our strength! Then in the afternoon, in between lobby visits with your legislators, we're building a variety of activities to make YOUR participation count double and triple time!
From Equality California
California
Marriage Equality USA's Valentine’s Day Marriage Counter Events at County Clerks Offices
Alameda County 3:30 – 4:30 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 1106 Madison St, Oakland, CA 94607
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to local contact person Karen Fernandez : ca-alameda@marriageequality.org or 510-495-4756.
Contra Costa County 3:30 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 555 Escobar, Martinez, CA 94553
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to local contact person Leslie Stewart at ca-contracosta@marriageequality.org or (925) 765-6064.
Fresno County 12pm Noon
County Clerk’s Office, 2221 Kern Street, Fresno, CA 93722
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to ca-fresno@marriageequality.org or contact chapter leader Jason Scott at 559-862-4559
Humboldt County 11:30am - 1 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 825 5th Street, Room 108, Eureka, CA 95501
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to MEUSA leader Stanley Smith-Hanes at ca-humboldt@marriageequality.org or 707-362-9430
Kern County 12:00 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leader/Bakersfield GLBTQ leader Whitney Weddell at ca-bakersfield@marriagequality.org or 661-204-3180.
Kings County Noon-1:00 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 1400 W Lacey Blvd Hanford, CA 93230
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leader Hope Attenhofer at ca-kings@marriageequality.org or (559) 635-8862
Lake County 12:30 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 255 Frobes Street, Lakeport, CA 95453
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leaders Laura Lamonico ca-lake@marriageequality.org or (707)367-1557
Los Angeles County (multiple locations)
- Beverly Hills location 10:00 am
Beverly Hills Courthouse, 9355 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Join Robin Tyler and Diane Olson and Rev. Troy Perry and Phillip De Blieck, the Los Angeles lead couples in the upcoming CA Supreme Court Marriage Case, and their attorney, Gloria Allred.
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Robin Tyler at robintyler@aol.com or (818)893-4075 or Gloria Allred at (323)653-6530 - Lancaster location Noon -1pm
Lancaster Courthouse, 1028 W. Avenue J2, Lancaster, CA
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Chapter Leaders Peter Wolf and Geoff Scowcroft at ca-losangeles@marriageequality.org or (818) 688-2910. - LAX location Noon-1pm
LAX Courthouse, 11701 S. LaCienega Blvd. 6th Floor, Los Angeles.
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Chapter Leaders Peter Wolf and Geoff Scowcroft at ca-losangeles@marriageequality.org or (818) 688-2910. - Downtown LA location- Noon – 1pm
Los Angeles Clerk’s Office, 4716 East Cesar Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Chapter Leaders Peter Wolf and Geoff Scowcroft at ca-losangeles@marriageequality.org or (818) 688-2910. - Norwalk location Noon – 1pm
Norwalk Clerk’s Office, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Chapter Leaders Peter Wolf and Geoff Scowcroft at ca-losangeles@marriageequality.org or (818) 688-2910.
Marin County 9:00 am and RALLY AT 4pm
9:00 am Meet at County Clerk’s Office, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 247, San Rafael, CA 94913
Contact Spectrum LGBT Center and Paula Pilecki at pilecki@spectrumLGBTcenter.org or 415-457-1115 ext 209
- Also Join us for a Marriage Equality Rally at 4-6pm Meet at Third and Irwin Sts, San Rafael. Contact: Chapter leader Dolores Caruthers at ca-marin@marriageequality.org or 415-497-6469
Mendocino County Noon – 1pm
County Clerk’s Office, 501 Low Gap Rd, Rm 1020 Ukiah, CA 95482
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Jennifer and Theresa Sookne-Mizell at ca-mendocino@marriageequality.org or (707) 354-4219
Merced County 3:30 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 2222 M St, Rm 14 Merced, CA
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Jamie at PFLAG Merced Chapter at pflagmerced@yahoo.com or (209) 341-2122
Napa County
TBA
Nevada County 11:45 am
The Rood Center, 950 Maidu Ave., Nevada City, CA 95959
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leader Jim Richards and Charlie Landau at ca-nevada@marriageequality.org or (530) 292-3105.
Orange County 12:00 pm
TBA
Placer County 3:30 – 4:30pm NOTE: the local office is closed 2/12 so this event will take place on Wednesday 2/11 instead
2954 Richardson Drive Auburn, CA 95603
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leader Brandon Rossi at ca-placer@marriageequality.org or (530-368-3677
Sacramento County 12:00 pm NOTE: the local office is closed 2/12 so this event will take place on Saturday 2/14 instead
County Clerk’s Office, 600 8th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leader Julie Tindall at ca-sacramento@marriageequality.org.
San Diego County 7:30 - 8:30 am
County Clerk's Office, 1600 Pacific Highway #103, San Diego, CA 92101
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Marriage Equality USA Chapter leader Fernando Lopez at ca-sandiego@marriageequality.org or 619-861-7939
San Francisco County Noon – 1pm
County Clerk-Office, Rotunda by the Grand Staircase City Hall, Suite 168, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Chapter leader Alex Liu ca-sanfrancisco@marriageequality.org or 408-823-6344
San Joaquin County 3:30-4:30 pm
Pacific State Bank Building, 6 South El Dorado Street Second Floor, Stockton, CA 95202
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leader Martina Virrey at ca-sanjoaquin@marriageequality.org or (209)518-9102
San Luis Obispo County 12:00 pm NOTE: the local office is closed 2/12 so this event will take place on Friday 2/13 instead
County Clerk’s Office, 1144 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to local contact person: David Kilburn at dkilburn@charter.net or (805)440-6487
San Mateo County 11:00am -1:00 pm NOTE: the local office is closed 2/12 so this event will take place on Friday 2/13 instead
County Clerk’s Office, 555 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to local contact persons: Lynda Brocchini and Julie Rose at ca-sanmateo@marriageequality.org or 650-686-5549.
Santa Clara County, noon to 1:00 p.m.
County Clerk's Office, 70 West Hedding Street, East Wing, First floor San Jose CA 95110
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to local contact persons: Ray Hixson at rayhixson@hotmail.com or 650-346-7557.
Solano County 10:00 am
County Clerk’s Office, 675 Texas Street Suite 1900, Fairfield, CA 94533
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leader Teresa Rowe at ca-solano@marriageequality.org or 707-720-8814.
Sonoma County 4:00 pm
County Clerk's Office, La Plaza West Building 2300 County Center Drive, Suite B-177, Santa Rosa, California 95403
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to leader Chari Davidson or 707 579-1922.
Stanislaus County Noon-1:00 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 1021 I Street, Suite 101, Modesto, CA 95354
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to chapter leaders Beth and Cynthia Holden-Soto at ca-stanislaus@marriageequality.org or (209) 576-5207
Tulare Count
California
Freedom to Marry Fundraiser for Equality California
Amy Kuschel Bride and I DO! Wedding & Event Design invite you to a Freedom to Marry Fete and Fundraiser. View the 2009 bridal collection and enjoy small bites from Joshua Charles Catering. Help us make marriage equality a priority with your donation to Equality California. www.eqca.org/bride (receipt for admission)
Date:
February 12th, 2009, 6pm - 8pm
Location:
Amy Kuschel Bride Flagship Salon
Address:
23 Grant Ave 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
California
Love and Marriage Rally
Gather together at the Capitol to demonstrate that the LGBT community and our allies will settle for nothing less than equality.
Monday, February 16
Sacramento
Organized by Equality Action NOW.
Time: February 16, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Location: State Capitol Sacramento
1400 Tenth St
Sacramento, CA 95814
Confirmed Appearances by:
Margaret Cho - The Cho Show
Selene Luna - The Cho Show
Deborah Gibson - Singer
Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen - Film Producers Milk, American Beauty
Julia Louis-Dryfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine
Gloria Allred - Lawyer who filed marriage equality suit
Dr. Michael Gottlieb - Discoverer of AIDS
Marc Shaiman - Musical Prop 8 the Musical - Hairspray, South Park
George Takei and his partner Brad Altman – Star Trek
Molly McKay - Marriage Equality USA speech and song
Robin Tyler - LGBT Activst and original lawsuit
… and many more yet to confirm
Video Messages by:
Melissa Etheridge - Special video message
Eric Himan - sending video message and his song “The Protest”
Bruce Villanch - Comic, sending a video message for us.
San Diego Equality Campaign (SDEQ) has a 15 person van going up to Sacramento. Click here for info.
California
Valentine's Day Canvass
Saturday, February 14
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Pasadena
Help Vote for Equality start to change the hearts and minds of unsupportive voters by joining the Valentine's Day Canvass! You'll get a full training, lunch will be provided, and you will go out in pairs to have face-to-face conversations with voters in areas where Prop 8 won or lost by a slim margin. Ready to take action? RSVP now.
Colorado
Freedom to Marry Day Rally
Civil marriage is a civil right!
Host:
Rainbow Peaks Youth Group
Saturday, February 21, 2009
12:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Old Town Square
Parking available in garage at Remington and Mountain.
Fort Collins, CO
The rally will begin in Old Town Square with speakers including Rob Short of Equal Rights Colorado, Julie Wilson of Fort Collins PFLAG, Jim Rath and Stewart Anderson - committed couple, and youth speaker TBA. Speakers start at 1:00pm followed by a "procession" to Avogadro's Number on Mason and Laurel. This is our tenth year rallying in support of marriage equality...let's make it our last. Join us for the rally...then get involved...call your representatives...talk to your friends, family, co-workers...make 2009 a banner year for GLBT rights in Colorado!
Delaware
Freedom to Marry Day Protest
Freedom to Marry Day
Join the Impact
Thursday, February 12, 2009
11:30am - 2:30pm
Dover City Hall
15 E.Lockerman St
Dover, DE
Contact Email:
DEjointheimpact@yahoo.com
Florida
The Human Heart: An OUTright Love-In
Gathering & performance art for fun, for free, for equality, for everyone. In the interest of love and human rights, we're out to create a huge human heart
Location of Event:
Loch Haven Park
Mills Avenue and Princeton Street
Orlando, FL
2/14/2009
2:14 pm - 3:30 pm
Event URL: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=58799611017&ref=nf
Email for more information: yesido@me.com
Phone # for more information: 407-398-2862
Florida
Marriage Equality USA's Valentine’s Day Marriage Counter Events at County Clerks Offices
Duval County 3:30 – 4:30 pm
County Clerk’s Office, 330 East Bay St., Room 101, Jacksonville, FL
Please direct all questions and press inquiries to Chapter leader Yashica Walker at fl-duval@marriageequality.org or 904-386-4080
Illinois
Dedicate your Valentine's Day to love
Host:
Chicago-Area LGBTQA Liberation Network
Saturday, February 14, 2009
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location:
in front of the Cook County Marriage License Bureau (across the street from the Daley Plaza)
118 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL
Let's keep up the momentum to win marriage equality! In March the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over whether or not to junk the anti-gay Proposition 8 and legally restore California same-sex marriages. Their decision is expected within 90 days after that. While they rarely admit it, courts frequently respond to public pressure. You can help build the pro-gay momentum – and sway the court's decision – by making this year's Freedom to Marry Day protest (aka Valentine's Day) the biggest yet.
In Chicago we will gather at 11 AM Sharp, Saturday, February 14th across the street from Daley Plaza (118 N. Clark Street). A group will then go to the Cook County Marriage License Bureau and demand that it issue marriage licenses to those same-sex couples who want them. In doing so we will be joining in Freedom to Marry Week activities happening across the nation.
So email, Facebook, twitter your friends to BE THERE: 11 AM Sharp, Saturday, February 14th, 118 N. Clark Street, Chicago.
Pdf flyers and posters are available now at http://gayliberation.net/home.html Print them out and distribute them in your neighborhood, or call 773.209.1187 to find out how you can join one of our publicity teams!
For more information contact the Gay Liberation Network at LGBTliberation@aol.com or Join The Impact at Jointheimpactchicago@gmail.com or phone 773.209.1187
http://www.GayLiberation.net http://www.JoinTheImpactChicago.com
Illinois
Please Save The Date for the 2009 Freedom To Marry Reception!
The 8th Annual
Freedom To Marry Reception
Thursday, February 5, 2009
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60608
We hope you'll partner with us once again at this extremely critical time to unite around for full equality for the LGBT community. Many thanks for your continued support of this very important event.
Sincerely,
Catina Lowery
Midwest Community Educator
Lambda Legal
11 E. Adams St., Suite 1008
Chicago, IL 60603
clowery@lambdalegal.org | www.lambdalegal.org
Indiana
The First Unitarian Church of Hobart, IN is hosting a "wedding reception" on February 15 from 3 pm - 5 pm. This family event will include music, hors d'oeuvres, story-sharing, and a toast to all those who allow love to perservere in the face of adversity.
Space is limited, so RSVPs are required. Contact Patricia Riley-Churilla for more information. paganheart@rocketmail.com; 219-929-9372; 219-331-1297.
Iowa
Lobby Day 2009
On Tuesday, February 10, One Iowa will be hosting a lobby day at the capital during Freedom to Marry Week. Make plans to visit your legislators in Des Moines and have some fun in the process!
One Iowa will be hosting a training in the morning and we'll spend the late morning through the afternoon talking to legislators about issues confronting the LGBT community in Iowa.
Here is the agenda for the day:
February 10, 2009
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Registration/Training, State Historical Building
10:45 AM – 4:00 PM: Share Your Story, Iowa State Capitol
2:30 PM: Marriage Equality Reception, Iowa State Capitol
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12119984053#/event.php?eid=54349755277
clowery@lambdalegal.org | www.lambdalegal.org
Kentucky
February 12, 2009
Marriage Counter Protest hosted by Kentucky Equality Federation
LOCATIONS: Each county will have a volunteer assigned to it; if you do not see a county listed and would like to volunteer to represent it, please email us.
BOONE COUNTY
Pending
FAYETTE COUNTY
Fayette County Clerk
162 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
- Fayette County Event Coordinator: Tara Morrison
- Event Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
- Click here for a map and directions.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Pending
LAUREL COUNTY
Laurel County Clerk
101 S Main St, # 203
London, KY 40741
- Laurel County Event Coordinator: Dean Byrd
- Event Time: 10AM - Noon
- Click here for a map and directions.
MADISON COUNTY
Madison County Clerk
101 West Main Street - Suite 7
Richmond, KY 40475-1415
- Perry County Event Coordinator: Michael Hollingsworth
- Event Time: 4PM - 5PM
- Click here for a map and directions.
PERRY COUNTY
Perry County Clerk
Perry County Hall of Justice
545 Main St.
Hazard, Ky. 41702
- Perry County Event Coordinator: N. C. Couch
- Event Time: 4PM - 5PM
- Click here for a map and directions.
SCOTT COUNTY
Pending
Massachusetts
MassEquality Gayla
Feb. 14th, 2009
6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
The Roxy at 279 Tremont Street, Boston
Dress: Cocktail Attire
To RSVP by Phone please call:
Theresa Santangelo at (617) 878-2302.
Now Featuring Host & MC: Judy Gold
Honoring the "Heroes of Love" including: Katherine Patrick presented by Marc Solomon, Ralph Hodgdon & Paul McMahon presented by Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked
Minnesota
Minnesota Freedom To Marry Day Rally
Rotunda of the State Capitol Building
75 Constitution Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota
2/12/2009
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Event URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=48585427962&ref=ts
Event Sponsor: Marriage Equality Minnesota and Impact Twin Cities- Marriage Equality Now
Email for more information: lavgrn@gmail.com
Phone # for more information: (612)840-9112, (763)219-1206
Mississippi
Freedom to Marry Day
Equality for all
Host:
Queer Eagles (and Friends)
Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 9:00am - Friday, February 13, 2009 at 3:00pm
Location:
Southern Miss Campus
Hattiesburg, MS
Contact Email:
usm_gsa@yahoo.com
Description:
We're planning a mock wedding reception, involving a lesbian couple. We'll have food available including cupcakes and other items relating to weddings and valentine's day. Feel free to donate your time, energy, ideas, or money to the event.
Nevada
Freedom To Marry Day - LV Equality
Thursday, February 12, 2009
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Regional Justice Center-Marrage licenses Bureau
200 Lewis Ave
Las Vegas, NV
Contact Info Phone:
702-580-4183
Email:
info@lvequality.com
On National Freedom to Marry Day, Thursday, February 12, 2009, at local marriage counters in cities all over the country, same-sex couples will request marriage licenses at their local County Clerk's Offices to raise awareness of the harms and impact that the inability to marry causes on their families. This national event is hosted yearly by Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) and this year they have asked Join the Impact for our help to make this their largest Marriage Counter Action yet!
We are looking for couples interested in doing this with us. It would be great if we could have couple after couple going up to the marriage counter to try to get a license!
If you would like to participate but your partner can't then just make a note in your RSVP. We can "buddy" up into couples for the event.
And, if you would just like to come along and show support that's great too. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are interested in trying to obtain a marriage license or if you will be there to show support.
More details coming soon (including the exact time). We will be discussing this at the BBQ at Dane's on January 25th and at our monthly meeting at the Sahara West Library on February 10th. (See event calendar to RSVP for those events).
This should be a unique experience!
Time may Change Keep posted!
For more information about this event visit
www.lvequality.com
IMPORTANT INFO:http://files.meetup.com/1333125/FTMD.Guidelines.pdf
New York
Chillfest, the mostly gay & lesbian film series of Jersey City presents "Chris & Don: A Love Story"
Film screening :: "The portrait of a marriage as full and enviable as the greatest unions in literature." - The San Francisco Chronicle
Location of Event:
LITM
140 Newark Ave
(1/2 block from Grove Street PATH)
Jersey City, NJ
2/14/2009
2:00PM (Drinks and socializing at 1:30PM) - 4:30PM
Event URL: www.chillfest.org
Event Sponsor: New York Foundation for the Arts
Sponsor URL: www.nyfa.org
Email for more information: info@chillfest .org
Phone # for more information: 201.984.2158
Price: $8 tickets at the door; Students $3
New York
Protest @ Manhattan Marriage License Bureau Feb. 12
Thursday, February 12, 2009
8:00am - 10:00am
Manhattan Marriage License Bureau
141 Worth Street
New York, NY
Protest @ Manhattan Marriage License Bureau Feb. 12
n February 12th, we ask you to join us for our next action.
The action will begin @ 8:00am outside the Manhattan Marriage License Bureau (141 Worth St.). We have scheduled it this early because it will allow us to take our positions before the marriage bureau opens @ 8:30am. The action will end around 10:00am, but if you have to leave before that to make it to work, that is perfectly acceptable. If you could manage to take an hour or two out of your day to come down and support, it would be greatly appreciated.
There will be two separate actions at the same time:
"OUTSIDE"-There will be a rally outside for all those who support gay marriage
"INSIDE"- couples who are wanting to get married attempt to go inside and apply for a marriage license.
If you are a couple who is wanting to get married, email us at impactnyc@gmail.com so that we can give you more info on the "inside" action.
We hope to see everyone there!!! Even if you can't make it, please take the time to invite all of your facebook friends and spread the word in any other way you can. We want this event to be huge!!!
If you have any questions, please email us at impactnyc@gmail.com
For more information log on to www.jointheimpactnyc.wetpaint.com and become a member.
New York
Empire State Pride Agenda
Capital area
National Freedom to Marry Day
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: City Hall, 24 Eagle St., Albany
Contact: Ejay Peters, (518) 472-3330 x306 or epeters@prideagenda.org or Peter Mesh,
(518) 573-4914 or albany@meny.us
Rochester
Events for Freedom to Marry Week, February 8-14
Community Forum: What's Next for New York?
The Pride Agenda will share its strategy for moving marriage equality legislation, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and the Dignity for All Students Act through the NYS Senate. Co-sponsoring organizations include the Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Metro Justice, Pride at Work and Interfaith Advocates.
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: First Universalist Church, 150 Clinton Ave., Rochester
Contact: Todd Plank at (585) 271-2420 or tplank@prideagenda.org
Marriage Movie Night at Temple Sinai
There will be a screening of a film with marriage equality theme, a family photo exhibit on display, and a letter writing campaign to NYS Senators for marriage equality supporters.
Date: Friday, February 13, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: 363 Penfield Rd., Rochester
Contact: Todd Plank at (585) 271-2420 or tplank@prideagenda.org
Have a Heart for Marriage Equality March
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Time: 12:45 PM
Location: The Pocket park on the corner of Barrington and Park Avenues, Rochester
Contact: Todd Plank at (585) 271-2420 or tplank@prideagenda.org
Family & Friends Valentines Day Dance
A dance celebrating community, love and relationships, with a DJ, light refreshments, raffles and prizes. The minimum donation is $5.00, and tickets can be purchased in advance at Equal=Grounds or at the door. Space is limited to the first 200 people, and guests are invited to bring a dessert or a CD with your favorite love song. Proceeds collected will be donated to scholarships for Equality & Justice Day attendees.
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Time: 6:00-10:00 PM
Location: Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Rd., Rochester
Contact: Todd Plank at (585) 271-2420 or tplank@prideagenda.org
Community Ambassador Training
This all-day training provides participants with the skills and language to: talk to legislators and the media about the various issues involved in achieving marriage equality, legal protections for transgender people and safe schools for LGBT youth; organize local events in your community to build support for LGBT families; and mobilize LGBT supporters where they live in order to make the Hudson Valley a leader in the state for equality and justice. To register, please send your name, address, phone and email, along w/any dietary restrictions or special needs to Todd Plank.
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009
Time: 9:30 AM – 5 PM
Location: Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St., Rochester
Contact: Todd Plank at (585) 271-2420 or tplank@prideagenda.org
New York
Have a heart for marriage equality
Empire State Pride Agenda and more than a dozen community organizations will sponsor Freedom to Marry Week, which will include a screening of Tyler Perry's film "Why I Got Married" on Friday, February 6, at Tawa Pano Unity Fellowship Church, 758 South Avenue, at 6:30 p.m. A panel discussion on "The Word Marriage" will be held on Saturday, February 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at TPUFC. And a community forum, "What's Next for New York," will discuss ways of moving marriage equality legislation forward on Wednesday, February 11, at the First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 Clinton Avenue South (across from the Xerox ) at 7 p.m.
Oklahoma
Stillwater PFLAG Valentine's Social
This is a regular PFLAG meeting but all are invited as we share "Valentine's Sweets" (desserts) and share conversations
First United Methodist Church, Stillwater OK, Parlor
7th and Duck, Stillwater, Oklahoma
2/12/2009
7 PM - 9 PM
Email for more information: ross-susan@sbcglobal.net
Phone # for more information: 866-526-4074
Price: free - you can bring a dessert if you want, but don't need to
Pennsylvania
INTERFAITH BREAKFAST:
Join the Spiritual Drive for Marriage Equality!
Thursday, February 12, 7:30 am
Interfaith Breakfast
Presented by The Out and Faithful Program of the
William Way LGBT Community Center
1315 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19107
$35 per individual ticket by 1/31/2009, $40 by 2/11/2009
$280 per table of 8
reserve now online
On February 12, 2009, LGBT couples nationwide will participate in the drive for marriage equality by celebrating National Freedom to Marry Day. As part of this national day of action, the William Way Community Center will host its first ever Interfaith Breakfast: "Marriage Equality, Contract or Covenant" through its Out and Faithful program.
Many opponents of same-sex marriage frame it as a religious or spiritual debate. This breakfast will feature renowned keynote speaker Harry Knox who will discuss the spiritual movement for marriage equality nationwide and why more than 4000 faith leaders have endorsed marriage equality despite numerous and recent legislation prohibiting same-sex marriage.
Knox will also discuss what faith leaders can do to provide pastoral support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people whose lives are affected by the current policy debate about marriage. As the former program director at Freedom to Marry and currently the director of the Religion and Faith Program at the Human Rights Campaign, Knox is uniquely positioned to speak insightfully and passionately about this topic that affects so many in our community.
The Interfaith Breakfast is a catered event that will feature a healthy, kosher meal in the Mark Segal Ballroom of the Center. Interested congregations can purchase a table of eight for $280 by calling Candice Thompson, Director of Center Services, at 215-732-2220 or can visit the Web site at www.waygay.org.
The Out and Faithful Program of the Center was created in 2006 in conjunction with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center in New York City. The program brings together LGBT people of all faiths, as well as those of no faith tradition, to discuss and explore religious and spiritual issues.
For additional info, contact Candice Thompson at firstrep@waygay.org or call 215.732-2220
Pennsylvania
Freedom To Marry Rally
February 11, 2009 4-6PM
Dauphin County Courthouse
Pennsylvania
JointheImpact: Philadelphia
FYI: THIS IS NOT, I REPEAT NOT A MARRIAGE SIT IN OR PROTEST. THIS IS A MARRIAGE COUNTER ACTION.
You will simply go into the marriage license office, apply for a marriage license and be DENIED. We will provide a “marriage denied” certificate for your history books and we will have a professional photographer on site to take your wedding portraits :) Please email with any questions you may have.
REMINDER: WEDDING ATTIRE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED!!!!!
ADDRESS:
Marriage License Bureau
Room 415 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Date: Thursday,
February 12, 2009
Time: 10AM - 2PM You will not need to be there the entire 4 hours…just long enough to be denied and get your professional portrait taken!
Rhode Island
Marriage Equality Rhode Island
OPEN YOUR HEART TO EQUALITY - THURSDAY, FEB. 12th
MERI will be hosting a Rally at the Rhode Island State House on Thursday, Feb. 12th in the afternoon. Come meet your rep or senator, tell your story, and raise your voice for Marriage Equality in Rhode Island!
Date: Thursday, Feb. 12th
Location: Rhode Island Statehouse, 82 Smith Street, Providence, RI
Times: Press Conference 3:00p
Sign an Equality Valentine to your Rep & Senator 4-5pm
Rally Begins 5pm
In honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, please bring a $5 to donate to MERI
Texas
Freedom to Marry Day demonstration at 11:30 am on Thursday, February 12. The festivities will begin in Founder's Plaza outside the Records Building at 509 Main St.
Queer Liberaction is also in need of a few things to help make the Freedom to Marry Day demonstration a success:
- Limousine rental for a couple hours
- Flowers, bouquets of flowers
- Rice, flower petals to throw, bubbles
- Poster board
- Professionally printed banners
- Donations
Queer Liberaction
lgbtliberaction@gmail.com
214-679-6321
www.myspace.com/queerliberaction
Join the Impact - Dallas and Queer LiberAction
jointheimpactdallas.comze.com
Texas
Rice Queers and Allies will be having various events on campus from February 8-13th as part of National Freedom to Marry Week, a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the inequalities faced by same sex couples and the necessity of marriage equality. Please come out and join us for one (or all) of our great events!
We'll have a table in the RMC all week- stop by, get some information, and join in the voices demanding an end to state sponsored discrimination.
Monday at 7PM in Farnsworth Pavillion-
Screening of Inlaws and Outlaws, a wonderful film about the power of love and relationships for all people regardless of gender. Check out the facebook event at-
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=62213223920&ref=mf
Monday and Tuesday- Keep an eye out for 1,138 ribbons on the trees around Brochstein Pavilion representing the 1,138 federal marriage rights denied to same sex couples.
Wednesday- TBA
Panel featuring individuals and couples whose lives are directly affected by marriage inequality. Hear them tell their stories and get time to ask them questions!
Friday in the Grand Hall 9-5PM
Come to our wedding reception! Stop by and get free wedding cake, wedding favors, and more! Check out lots of great information and get the chance to add your support to the pro-equality movement.
Utah
An Annual Marriage Counter Action Comes to SLC
Host:
Utahns for Marriage Equality
Thursday, February 12, 2009
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Salt Lake County Clerk, Marriage License Division
2001 South State Street #S2200
Salt Lake City, UT
Attention All Same Sex Couples.....
Utahns for Marriage Equality is a Member Organization of Marriage Equality uSA and on National Freedom to Marry Day, all Marriage Equality USA Chapters and Member Organizations will participate in Marriage Equality USA's National Freedom to Marry Events. Marriage Equality USA has also partnered with Join the Impact for this national event. Thursday, February 12, 2009, at local marriage counters in cities all over the country, same-sex couples will request marriage licenses at their local County Clerk’s Offices to raise awareness of the harms and impact the inability to marry causes on their families.
Since 2001, Marriage Equality USA chapters have engaged in these annual marriage counter actions to render visible the discrimination that is enforced every day. It is an affront to our basic dignity as fellow human beings when same-sex couples are turned away from the marriage counter, but it gives us the opportunity to tell our stories and show that we live in every community and want to honor and protect our families like everyone else. Everyone who supports marriage equality is welcomed to attend and support this event.
Our plan will to meet outside the building at 12pm, walk in together, have our couples attempt to apply for marriage licenses, and then we will reconvene outside for a brief press conference.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=51493195822
Utah
Family Rally
Wed Feb 11 6pm – 8pm
Utah State Capitol Rotunda
Bring your families & your friends - bring banners and signs! Come support LGBT people and their families!
Vermont
Sunday, February 15th - Middlebury
10 am-11am. Champlain Valley UU Church - Marriage Equality Sermon by the Rev. Johanna Nichols. We will also have an educational table at the church. 6 Cross St., Middlebury. For more information, contact Matt at matt@vtfreetomarry.org or 802.388.2633.
Sunday, February 15th - Rutland
10:30am. UU Church of Rutland - Marriage equality sermon by the Rev. Sherry Durgan Campbell. We need a volunteers at our educational table. 117 West St., Rutland. To volunteer, contact Matt at matt@vtfreetomarry.org or 802.388.2633.
House party for marriage equality in Georgia. Learn more about our movement toward marriage equality and take action that very night! 144 Pattee Hill Road in Georgia. For more information and direction, contact Tom at tom@vtfreetomarry.org.
Saturday, February 14th - Rutland
Tabling at the Vagina Monolougues in Rutland. Paramount Theater, West Street in Rutland. For more information and direction contact Sheryl at sheryl@vtfreetomarry.org or 802.353.7286.House party for marriage equality in St. Albans. Learn more about our movement toward marriage equality and take action that very night! Unit 2, Sand Cove Road in St. Albans. For more information and directions, contact tom at tom@vtfreetomarry.org.
Friday, February 13th - South Hero
7 pm. House Party For Marriage Equality in South Hero. Learn more about our movement toward marriage equality and take action that very night! 422 West Shore Road in South Hero. For more information and directions, please contact Robyn at info@vtfreetomarry.org or 802.310.6683.
Thursday, February 12th - Westford
House Party For Marriage Equality in Westford. Learn more about our movement toward marriage equality and take action that very night! For more information and directions, please contact Nick at nick@vtfreetomarry.org or 802.777.2722.
Wednesday, February 11th - Danville
Discussion on marriage equality at the Danville at the Danville Congregational UCC. Learn about our movement toward marriage equality and take action on the spot! 87 Hill St. in Danville. For more information and directions contact Linda at lweiss.vdp@gmail.com.
Discussion on marriage equality at the Essex Junction Rotary Club. Learn about our movement toward marriage equality and take action on the spot! Inn at Essex, 70 Essex Way in Essex Junction. For more information and directions, contact Sheryl at sheryl@vtfreetomarry.org or 802.353.7286.
Sunday, February 8th - Chester
9:30 am-10:30am. First Universalist Parish of Chester - Marriage equality sermon by the Rev. Telos Whitefield, entitled "Freedom to Love, Right to Marry." We need a couple of volunteers at our educational table. North St. (Route 103), Chester. To volunteer, contact Matt at matt@vtfreetomarry.org or 802.388.2633.
Virginia
Work to Do: Marriage Equality
worship service
UU Church of Roanoke
2015 Grandin Road, Roanoke VA
2/08/2009
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Phone # for more information: 540-342-UUUU
Washington
Friday, February 6th, 7pm
Join Equal Rights Washington for a special Shabbat to learn about marriage equality and take action as a community!
At services, Josh Friedes, Advocacy Director at Equal Rights Washington, will speak to us about local efforts for marriage equality. After services, you and your family can create a video testimony about your support for marriage equality.
We'll have the video cameras ready...you just need to bring your loved ones, your thoughts on marriage equality, and as always, a dish for the potluck! People of all ages are welcome to participate.
Our videos will be posted on the One Minute for Marriage website, and will be shared with state legislators. Let's remind our state legislators that RELIGIOUS people CARE about marriage equality and civil rights for everyone in our state!
For more information about this statewide campaign, visit One Minute for Marriage.
We hope to see you at this special event hosted by the Tikkun Olam committee.
The staff at Freedom to Marry tries really hard to find and list all the events that are going on around the country, so if you know of an event that isn't listed here, let us know! Email Heather at heather@freedomtomarry.org.
Support the Respect for Marriage Act by contacting your legislative leaders and friends.(Link)
Make sure LGBT families and people are accurately counted in the 2010 census.(Link)
A new report shows the past 10 years have been a period of dramatic gains in equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in America, including sharp increases in the number of LGBT Americans protected by family recognition legislation at the state level. (Link)
Learn more about the 13th annual Freedom to Marry Week, February 8-14, 2010. (Link)
