Photos from PROTEST PROP. 8 Nationwide Rally!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/14/08 at 11:03pm

Good Luck to everyone, tomorrow!





80 Cities......One Voice!



SILENCE is HISTORY!!
11/15 CITY HALL, USA

1:30 PM - Eastern States
12:30 PM- Central States
11:30 AM- Mountain States
10:30 AM - Pacific States
8:30 AM- Hawaii

It's still not too late..to find out your city's protest:
https://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/

Join us tomorrow!

J*

Updated On: 11/16/08 at 11:03 PM

[nexttoelectric]

Posted: 11/14/08 at 11:07pm

Mountain, Pacific and Hawaii should be AM jay.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/14/08 at 11:20pm

Thanks! I corrected it! :)

J*

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 8:49am

Aww! Are you guys READY today? Rain or Shine! First I want to share these messages:

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ATTN: LA attendees, volunteers needed:

Volunteers needed ASAP for City Hall protest on Saturday, November 15, 2008.

If you want to be a volunteer lead, email [e-mail] with the subject line "Volunteer Lead", if you would like to be a general volunteer then be at City Hall Main, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 at 8am Saturday morning with a yellow shirt in hand and you will be assigned a position there:

Just a small bit about FAIR's mission and goal for the day:

We want SAFETY. First off we are here to ensure that all volunteers and participants are safe and secure at all times. We are here to control the crowd, to urge all participants to stay within marked routes, cooperate with Police and conduct themselves in a positive and encouraging manner. We are not here to insight chaos, we are here to avoid it.

With a large and energetic crowd expected we are in desperate need of volunteers and volunteer leads.

Volunteer Leads: Take charge of a team of 10 volunteers and act as a liaison between your team and the logistics team for the day. This role involves a one hour training which will take place at the village on Friday, November 14 in two sessions. You can choose to attend the 7-8pm session or the 7:30-8:30pm session. If you are interested in this role please email: [e-mail] with the subject line "Volunteer LEAD".

General Volunteers: Volunteers are the peace keepers, the liaison between the staff, crowd and police…our goal is: NO INJURIES, NO ARRESTS, PEACEFUL PROTEST! Volunteers will be responsible for different tasks throughout the day, but crowd control will be a primary function. If you are interested in general volunteering please contact: [e-mail] subject line "RSVP Volunteer"

ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST REPORT TO CITY HALL BY 8AM ON SATURDAY. Keep in mind, we are aware of the different abilities of every person that volunteers. If you would like to volunteer for certain times, or you feel uncomfortable committing to a march, we can and will find something to fit your individual needs.

Please remember to bring water, sunscreen and comfortable shoes for Saturday and PLEASE remember to come with a yellow shirt in hand. This is mandatory as all volunteers will be in yellow and it is how we will distinguish ourself from the general group.

PLEASE come out and support this event, a demonstration allowing our voices to be heard and urging law makers to do what is necessary to correct the injustice carried out in California on November 4, 2008.

Stay positive, stay motivated and I hope to see you all Saturday!


Nicholas Henke & Join the Impact

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Cities w/o Organizers

Attention: According to their pages, the following list of cities don't have an organizer in place for tomorrow's events.

If you are the organizer or if you are interested in stepping up to be the organizer in any of these cities, please visit the city page, add your contact info, and let me know by responding to this email ASAP.

Alabama
-Birmingham
-Dothan
-Huntsville

Arkansas
-Morrilton

California
-Moorpark
-Marysville
-Morongo Basin
-Morongo Valley
-Temecula

Delaware
-Dover

Georgia
-Valdosta

Idaho
-Sandpoint

Illinois
-Carbondale

International
-Melbourne
-Belgium
-Windsor (CA)
-France
-Paris
-Hong Kong
-Houten (AMST)
-Portugal
-China

Iowa
-Iowa City

Kansas
-Salina

Maryland
-Kensington


Montana
-Billings
-Bozeman
-Missoula

Nebraska
-Lincoln

New Hampshire
-Manchester
-Portsmouth

New Jersey
-Montclair
-Newark

New Mexico
-Santa Fe

North Dakota
-Grand Forks

South Dakota
-Rapid City

Texas
-Arlington
-Fort Worth
-Rio Grande

Utah
-Logan

Virginia
-Charlottesville
-Lynchburg

West Virginia
-Charleston
-Huntington

Wyoming
-Cody
-Laramie

Michael Beezner
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/account/michaelbeezner

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Updated On: 11/15/08 at 08:49 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 9:41am

Salina, Kansas?

Salina? That's where they shot the movie "Picnic" in the 1950s. I think fourteen people live there now.

Why not Topeka, or Lawrence (which is the only major liberal community in the state) or Wichita, or Kansas City Kansas (Overland Park), etc.

Salina?

Really?

[Q]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 11:30am

Besty - I think that's only a list of places that don't have an organizer.

[Li'l_Devil]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 11:42am

I see most of the states and cities listed are holding their rallies outside City Halls. The dumb@ss city I live in is holding theirs outside of a gay club!

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 1:00pm

Seattle's begins at a Park, then heads to downtown, but not City Hall. Permit issues, it appears. We're so nice here - we don't protest without permission.

[Q]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 1:02pm

"we don't protest without permission."

Or coffee.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 1:42pm

Is Olive Garden catering?

[artscallion]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 1:44pm

No. Gay people look down on Olive Garden. Please refer to your manual.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 2:32pm

Hahha oops

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 4:18pm

I just got back from a very successful & peaceful rally in Boston, MA> It was raining on and off, but nevertheless..there were estimated 5,000 people who participated in PROTEST PROP. 8 BOSTON. I will post photos later. Thanks for everyone who came, voluntered and participated! The media was there too. Hopefully~it will be on tonight's news at New England Cable News, Channel 7 (NBC Local news) & Channel 5 (ABC) and tomorrow's news in Boston Globe, Phoenix and Patriot Ledger!

J*

Edit : Oops.. It will take me AT LEAST 1 hour to resize and upload all the photos!

Updated On: 11/15/08 at 04:18 PM

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 4:37pm

Considering it's Saturday and no one will be at City Hall, what is the point?

And HOW MANY "Day Without Gays" is there going to be?


Someone needs to organize this better.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 5:12pm

I will try this because I have a new camera and it looks like my re-sizing is a bit bigger than my usual. I will add more photos later.


PROTEST PROP. 8
Boston






Sorry I am having problems uploading multiple photos....I will post it on facebook for now!

J*






Updated On: 11/15/08 at 05:12 PM

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 5:37pm

Everything is slow right now and it looks like everyone is uploading their photos on today's events on facebook. I uploaded mine on PROP.8 Boston chapter..

Here's their facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=37701726407&view=all
(its open to everyone)

Mine is the one with time & date stamp.

Edit : Just added 120 photos on Boston's Fight H8 on facebook. Sorry cant upload ALL today!

J*
Updated On: 11/15/08 at 05:37 PM

[grnsmwhr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 5:53pm

Ours was at city hall. The TV stations were there filming so hope it's on the news.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 5:57pm

NECN (New England Cable News) just run this thru our local TV station here:

Coverage of FIGHT THE H8 Boston
http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/Boston-hears-protest-against-Prop-8/1226787880.html

J*

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 5:58pm

Here are some pics I took today in Chicago. I don't know what the count was, but there were a LOT of people there, many more times over than were at the anti-Dobson rally the other night.







See more here

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 6:18pm

I am still having issues w/ uploading ( I am doing my best!) & re-sizing. I know some of you guys have no facebook accounts. I picked photos that I liked.

You just have to click these ~sorry.. the formula is not working for me today!

For those without a facebook account.





















View from stage:

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 6:29pm

Hopefully I did this things right this time.. Its been awhile since I posted!

PROTEST PROP. 8
BOSTON

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 7:17pm

My last batch of photos!

PROTEST PROP.8
BOSTON



This is my favorite photo...I'll call this.."teaching love & compassionate at an early age"

(look at her father's face!)















Yup... They were there too!





back...


Grandparents and their grandchildren


The Media (Channel 5 ) ABC


love her NO H8 poncho! (H8 =hater)



Updated On: 11/15/08 at 07:17 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 8:01pm

We committed civil disobedience today by marching without a permit.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 8:33pm

We did not even march because our permit is only the protest at City Hall. Were scare-dy here! Wish we match to Boston Common! I still cant believe the whole nationwide protest was organized thru facebook or online. Wow! The world has really changed!

J*
Updated On: 11/15/08 at 08:33 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/15/08 at 8:37pm

I heard on the news we didn't have a permit to march. I kind of figured as much since we wound up shutting down traffic. There's a protest next weekend at the Cinemark in Evanston.