CALL TO ACTION FOR CALIFORNIANS!!!
Governor Schwarzenegger, IT'S TIME TO BE A HERO!
Sept. 24,2005 - Gay Marriage Bill Arrives On Schwarzenegger's Desk
Apparently, Governor Schwarzenegger has ripped a page from President Bush’s re-election playbook. Rule number one in the ‘Bush-Rove Guide to Running on a Record of Failure’ is to demonize groups of people and use them to divide the electorate by rallying the extremists in your base. It’s the only way to explain Governor Schwarzenegger’s promise to veto the California marriage equality bill after pledging just last year to support equal rights and responsibilities for California’s LGBT families if approved by the courts or the legislature. - Howard Dean
Arnold's Legacy
If Gov. Schwarzenegger truly believes that gay couples deserve the same legal protection and support given to other couples, then it is his moral obligation to resolve reasonable doubts about his constitutional power in their favor. If he does not believe gay couples deserve marriage, then he should come out and say so, not hide behind courts and legalisms.
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There are major rallies planned all over California to protest the veto. They will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday evening -- call your local GLBT community center for details.
You can anticipate seeing large numbers of people marching in the streets in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Don't be suprised if a major protest takes place in Sacramento on Sunday.
Rallies are currently being organized in various California cities in anticipation of Gov. Schwarzenegger's veto of AB 849. Those wishing to participate should wear comfortable shoes and bring bottled water.
People will rally the same day of the veto if the Governor acts before 2 p.m. and the following calendar day (including weekends) if the Governor acts after 2 p.m.
Bakersfield (Kern County): Gather at 5 p.m. at the Liberty Bell at corner of Truxtun and Chester. Contact Whitney at kern@eqca.org or call (661) 204-3180.
Los Angeles: Gather at 7 p.m. at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza at 1125 N.
McCadden Place (subject to change). If the governor takes action after midday, the meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on the following day. Contact the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center to verify the date and location at (323) 993-7617 or visit www.lagaycenter.org.
Modesto: Meet at 10th Street place, downtown across from Brendon Theater from 5 to 7 p.m. Contact Jeff at (209) 480-3622 or email stanislaus@eqca.org.
Sacramento and Yolo: Meet at the State Capitol at 11th and L Street at 5:30 p.m. Contact Kinna Patel at (916) 284-3680 or email sacramento@marriageequalityca.org.
San Diego: Gather at the County Administration Building at 1600 Pacific Highway at 6 p.m. Contact Fernando Lopez at (619) 861-7939 or email sandiego@eqca.org or contact Eddie at (619) 692-2077 ext 111.
San Francisco: Meet at 5 p.m. at Harvey Milk Plaza (corner of Castro and Market) and then march to the LGBT Center (corner of Market and Octavia). Contact John Lewis at (415) 377 7924 or email sf@eqca.org.
San Luis Obispo: Gather at 5:30 p.m. in front of City Hall. Contact David at (805) 440-6487 or email slo@eqca.org.
Santa Cruz: On the day after the veto, gather at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Clock. Contact Merrie at (831) 335-3568 or email santacruz@eqca.org.
Santa Rosa: Gather at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of City Hall at the corner of 2nd and Mendocino. If it is a weekend day, an email will be sent out announcing the time of the rally. Contact Chari at 707-793-2178 or email sonoma@eqca.org.
Solano: Gather at 5:30 p.m. where Fairfield Linear Park borders Travis Boulevard (intersection of Solano Mall Road and Travis Boulevard) across from Starbucks. Please contact Jeff and David at (707) 208-0284 or email solano@eqca.org for parking recommendations and suggested messages for signs.
Ukiah: Gather at 5 p.m. in front of the Court House in Ukiah. Contact Jennifer at (707) 490-6319 or email mendoinland@eqca.org
Additional rallies are being planned. Check with your local GLBT community center to find out what is being planned in your area.
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I guess they didn't find the humor in it, or perhaps the Governor told them to take it down or face legal action? :)
The California Nurses Assn. has put Arnold up for bid on eBay...
http://blog.fritzliess.com/archives/2005/09/your_chance_to.php
WILLIAMS PROJECT IGLSS DATA STUDY May 2004
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As California considers whether to extend the right to marry to same-sex couples, it is important to consider the characteristics of the California families that will be directly impacted. This report provides demographic and economic information from Census 2000 about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in California.
There are over 90,000 same-sex couples living in California, more than in any other state.
Same-sex couples live throughout California; they live in every California county.
Same-couples represent the full diversity of the California population. There are individuals in same-sex couples of every race and ethnicity: Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers, citizens and non-citizens, people with disabilities and the able-bodied.
Individuals in same-sex couples actively contribute to the California economy. Seventy one percent of members of same-sex couples are employed compared with 62% of members of married couples. Roughly the same percentage of individuals in both groups work for the government, the private for-profit sector, the non-profit sector, and are self-employed.
Individuals in same-sex couples have served California and the U.S. in the armed forces. Eleven percent of individuals in same-sex couples are veterans compared with 14% of individuals in married couples.
Individuals in same-sex couples depend on each other economically, indicating that they need the legal and economic protections that marriage provides. For members of same-sex couples, the average difference in total individual incomes was $37,034 in 1999, compared to $24,502 for unmarried different-sex couples.
In addition, in 29% of same-sex couples in California, one person is employed while the other is either unemployed or out of the labor force. By comparison, 24% of unmarried different-sex couples have only one person employed.
In short, many same-sex couples in California are taking on responsibilities to care for each other even though they cannot access the legal rights and obligations provided by marriage.
Thank you!