Join the Impact!
From the HRC Weekly Update from Joe Solmonese
● WHAT IS THE IMPACT?
Tuesday night was a bitter-sweet celebration. We came together to witness the first black man who will become our president, yet watched in sadness as Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, and California all voted down equal rights for all citizens.
This is not a four-state issue. This is an issue of equality across America. Stand up and make your voice heard! Visit the main www.jointheimpact.com to learn more, or read our mission statement.
● WHERE IS THE PROTEST?
This Saturday, November 15, 2008, Join the Impact in EVERY single state in America. Click your state to learn more http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/California
Fresno Fresno City Hall: 2600 Fresno St., Fresno CA (near Amtrak station)http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=33713243669
Porterville Veteran’s Park by Helicopter: Henderson Ave. & Newcomb
Nov. 15th @ 10:30am Jamie Garza Porterville LGBTQ & Tulare County MEUSA
porterville_lgbtq@clearwire.net, http://www.marriageequality.org/
Bakersfield Bakersfield City Hall: 1600 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield CA More on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=48621856135
National Protest Against Prop 8
From our dear friend and local activist Robin McGehee
Last Tuesday night was a bitter-sweet celebration, as we came together to witness the first African-American man become our President, we also watched in disbelief and sadness as Arizona, Arkansas, California and Florida all voted down equal rights for all citizens.
This is not a 4 state issue. This is an issue of equality across America. Stand up and make your voice heard.
Visit - http://www.jointheimpact.com/?p=3
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=33713243669
Please join us this Saturday at City Hall as we join our voices with members of our LGBT+ family and allies all over the country to protest the passing of proposition 8. There will be protest happening from East to West coast and all will be held at City Hall’s, County Clerks, Capitol Buildings, etc
National Protest Against Prop 8
November 15, 2008
10:30 AM Pacific Time
Fresno City Hall Plaza
2600 Fresno Street
Here is some video from our Saturday rally -
http://www.news10.net/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=immersiveplayer&maven_referralPlaylistId=663d6b46a132f944e87c62ff90ce0d14a93a3bc5&maven_referralObject=923813938&maven_referrer=staf
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=33713243669
Did someone you know or work with give money to Proposition 8? If so, help us work to create a more positive social climate in the Central Valley – or, at least figure out where you don’t need to be offering your financial support.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-moneymap,0,2198220.htmlstory
Proposition 8 Repercussion
Robin McGehee, past president of CCA, was forcibly removed from her role as President of St. Helen’s PTO, her child’s school. This matter deeply concerns me that she, along with her child, and legal spouse Kathy Adams, and their family, have to endure personal and emotional anguish because of their political belliefs.
More here http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6500667
National Marriage Equality Day!
November 15th has been declared National Day for Marriage Equality. Fifty states and Canada, the UK, France, and Australia have already committed to joining this movement.
Please join an action near you.
Porterville:
Gay Marriage March
Saturday, November 15, 2008 10:30am-1:30pm
Veteran’s Park on Henderson Ave. and Newcomb
Near Helicopter
We will meet first for a short rally and then march around Veteran’s Park and Target Shopping Center.
Bring: signs (ex: invalidate Prop 8; I Support Love & Equality. No profanity please.), flags, family, and friends. Help us help you!
Sponsored by Porterville LGBTQ & Tulare County Chapter Marriage Equality USA
porterville_lgbtq@clearwire.net
Bakersfield:
Gay Marriage Rally & Vigil!
Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:30-8pm
Truxtun Park
Across from 5801 Truxtun Avenue, between Mohawk & Gosford
Look for rainbow flags as you arrive!
Short rally first, then we’ll march with our candles down Truxtun Extension.
We have some candles; feel free to bring your own, and signs.
Sponsored by Bakersfield LGBTQ & Kern County Chapter Marriage Equality USA
Gay on Strike
GAYS ON STRIKE
Demand equality NOW -FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FRIENDS!! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!
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FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT PROP 8 SAYS:
Proposition 8 is a California State ballot proposition that would amend the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman. It would overturn a recent California Supreme Court decision that had recognized same-sex marriage in California as a fundamental right. The official ballot title language for Proposition 8 is “Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry.” The entirety of the text to be added to the constitution is: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
SO;
In theory: Why should I pay my taxes? Taxation without legal representation?
Sounds familiar. You want to protect families? : Ban divorce.
Protecting families is a bit different than causing 18,000 of them to be forced apart. This is a ridiculous thing that has occurred.
Be vocal. Be loud. Be angry— it is our right– until our freedom of speech is taken away too.
So; If they want to give me SELECTIVE RIGHTS– I am going to pay SELECTIVE TAXES.
If I am not a full American, then where is my Gay Nation that I owe the other half of my soul to? Where is the rest of me that they have ignored and banned from equality? Where does my God given soul find true refuge and citizenship when my own nation thinks I am unworthy of my geographic birth. Where is my home?
This is very important to me. Now is the time. We can’t be quiet any more. We can no longer allow ourselves to be the unseen minority. Something so extreme as having our freedom taken from us– must be met with equally extreme action. I am a believer in our countries founding documents– and NO WHERE does it say “for some”.
Homosexuality has been a faux pax for too many years because of a conservative nation’s fear of it’s own sexuality. Unfortunately homosexuals are being defined by bedroom activities and not by the content of their character. Sound familiar? And unless they decide to reclassify homosexuality as a disorder there is nothing to say that we are different or ‘less than.’
With an African American president– you would hope that civil liberties wouldn’t have to be a fight. But people have put up their fists– and I will be more than happy to volunteer the blade of my words as well as the content of my character to show them that I will not idly stand by and be treated as a second class citizen in a nation that defines itself by freedom.
SO- TAKE TO THE STREETS ON THE 19th– MOST OF YOU HAVE THE DAY OFF ALREADY!
MAKE SIGNS!
ORGANIZE LOCAL CHAPTERS!
THE POINT OF THIS IS TO BE SEEN AND BE HEARD and NEVER- EVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT AS WORTHY AS THEY.
PFLAG Meeting This Sunday
Date: November 16, 2008
Time: 3-5pm
Location: Family HealthCare Network Administration Building
305 E. Center
Visalia, CA 93291
Voicemail: 579-1101
There will be support time followed by a a presentation by Detective Jim Carr of the Visalia Police Department.
Detective Carr will talk about the Police and their relationship with the LGBTQ+ community.
Pflag’s mission is to provide support, education and advocacy to all members of our community in a safe and non-judgemental environment.
No on 8 the thirty day wait
Well dear ones,
According to the state of California website for the results for all of this years elections, they say that all the uncounted absentee and provisional ballots must be counted within 35 days after the election and then we will have the final results.
So I did my own research and this is what I found.
According to the results listed: 5,661,583 votes were cast for Yes on 8, while No on 8 carried 5,154,457 votes. This seperated us by 507,126 votes. Now the kicker. There are 2,738,790 ballots that remain to be counted. This means the vote could swing in our favor. I actually did some calculations today and found what we would need to win the vote for No on 8.
In order to win, we need 59.3% of the votes to be No votes, and they would need no more than 40.7% Yes’s. This would turn the tide to tally up to 6,778,559 No’s to 6,776,271 Yes’s. This would put us in the lead by 2288 votes. I know I definately could live with that. This means that only 1,377,611 votes need to be No’s and we won the battle. I know this seems a little far out there, but I like to stay as positive as possible.
Now to see where most of the votes came from on both sides from the top five No percentages and the top five Yes percentages.
San Francisco County with 76.1% NO; Marin County with 75% NO; Santa Cruz County with 71.4% NO; Sonoma County with 66.1% NO; and rounding out those five, San Mateo County with 62.3% NO.
The Number 1 YES county in the state of California with 75.4% of the votes saying YES, Tulare County; Kern County with 75.3% YES; Modoc County 74.2% YES; Kings County with 73.8% YES; and rounding out those five, Madera County with 73.4% YES.
Now I know many of you know that the race is close with a 52.4% Yes vote vs. 47.6% No vote. So I thought I would the counties who actually fell in that range both ways. Montery County; 52% NO. Los Angeles County, 50.5% YES; Nevada County, 50.8% YES; and San Luis Obispo County, 51.5% YES.
NOw for the saddest part of all. According to all the news reports, they were expecting a much higher turnout this year of voters than they have in the past. The news this week reported that the increase was much smaller than expected; less than 1% of an increase added on to the polls from four years ago. With this said , I looked at the numbers from the state and they said that there are 17,304,091 registered voters in California and that only 11,077,208 voters turned out to vote. That is 60% of the registered voters that actually cared to make a difference one way or the other. This means 6,226,883 people didn’t care what actually happens to our state or country by not voting. Now I know that these numbers are going to be skewed because of deaths that have yet to be filed in regards to someone who is a registered voter, and that there are some cercumstances that cannot be preveted such as hospital stays and emergencies with family, but even still that is a lot of people we could have had on our side.
So finally I would like to present you in order the counties across the state with the lowest registered voter turnout. 1. San Benito County - 38.7% turnout. 2. Sutter County - 43.9%. 3. Mendocino County - 45.9%. 4. Riverside County - 50.1%. 5. Fresno County - 50.8%.
So now that I am done with my psychological statistics, and have gotten that out of my system, please keep in mind that this race isn’t over until every provisional ballot and every absentee ballot is counted.
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