Unite to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act

Updated: 1/8/08, 7:41pm pst

DOMA QUARTER SHEET - FINAL.pdf
DOMA FLYER - FINAL2.pdf
DOMA FACT SHEET - Separate is NOT Equal.pdf


COUNTDOWN TO MARCH & RALLY TO DEFEAT D.O.M.A. – JAN. 10
In less than one week, the San Diego Equality Campaign (SDEC) and the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME), in cooperation with Join the Impact will be calling on you to unite to defeat the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The National March & Rally to defeat DOMA will be held on Saturday, January 10. Don’t forget, this is a peaceful and positive protest!

SPREAD THE WORD:
Help us spread the word by printing and distributing the Flyer and the DOMA Quarter Sheets. Both files are attached above.

Don’t forget to invite all of your friends, family, co-workers, myspace & facebook friends to join you!


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

START LOCATION:
COUNTY ADMIN BUILDING, 1600 PACIFIC HWY, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
Parking at the County Admin Building is free on Saturdays. Please carpool to conserve space!

WARM-UP 10AM:
Join us at 10am for the Warm-Up Rally featuring exciting and informative speakers and performances from local artists. Don't forget to bring your own water and food. We will return to this exact site after the march.

MARCH 11AM SHARP:
At 11am sharp we take to the streets of San Diego in another historic march for marriage equality. The march is 2 miles and will take us in a loop back to the rally site. The march route travels by high visibility points including: Federal Building, Horton Plaza, Manchester Hyatt (where we will be joined by our friends from UNITE HERE).

RALLY 1PM:
At 1pm join us for the main Rally featuring more exciting and informative speakers and performances from local artists. You’ll also have the opportunity to take direct action by signing the OPEN LETTER TO OBAMA calling on him to repeal D.O.M.A.

Scheduled Speakers Include:
Just Added:
Senator Chris Kehoe, Colin Parent (Amer. Constitution Society), Mary Sue Brookshire (UCC Church of La Mesa)
Along with previously announced speakers:
Congresswoman Susan Davis, Former Councilwoman Toni Atkins, Councilman Todd Gloria, Unite-HERE (Organizers of the Manchester Hyatt Boycott), Lorena Gonzalez (President of the SD & Imperial Counties Labor Council), the ACLU of SD & Imperial Counties, Enrique Morones (Founder of the Border Angels Project), The Reverend Madison Shockley, and others

Scheduled Performers Include:
Just Added:
Jakob Martin, Singers from the First Unitarian Church of San Diego directed by Ken Herman
Along with previously announced performers:
Supersonic Samba School, Danielle LoPresti, Simeon Flick, Aaron Bowen, San Diego Women's Drumming Circle

We'll see you all on Saturday at 10am. Get those D.O.M.A. themed signs prepped and get ready for a peaceful and positive march and rally!

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13 Comments

Comment by Frank Paiano on January 9, 2009 at 9:19pm

Hurray! I will be able to attend after all. (My trip was postponed.)

Comment by SD Equality Campaign on January 8, 2009 at 8:12pm

Check out the listing above for an update on the scheduled speakers and performers!

Just added:
Senator Chris Kehoe, Colin Parent (Amer. Constitution Society), Mary Sue Brookshire (UCC Church of La Mesa), Jakob Martin, Singers from the First Unitarian Church of San Diego directed by Ken Herman!

Comment by SD Equality Campaign on January 8, 2009 at 1:27am

The fliers have been updated to list our dozens of official endorsements as well as the generous organizations and businesses in our community who have donated services or funds to make this event a success. See you on Saturday, everyone! - Nasli, SDEC Admin. Chair.

Comment by Nasli on January 5, 2009 at 3:09am

The fliers and quartersheets are now availabe to print and distribute. See above for complete details. -Nasli, SDEC Admin. Chair

Comment by weneededmilk on January 3, 2009 at 6:30pm

When should we expect the flyers? Gotta get those printed and up -- the sooner the better!!

Comment by Tonya on December 31, 2008 at 3:56pm

Scheduled the day off from work! There is no way I'd miss this unless I was very ill.

Comment by Centron on December 30, 2008 at 7:32pm

I plan on attending...I support equal rights for all Americans including LGBT...

Comment by Frank Paiano on December 28, 2008 at 7:40pm

I am *so* bummed! I will be out of town (97.5% sure) during that weekend! I will *not* miss the next rally!

Comment by Jon & Paul on December 28, 2008 at 6:09pm

Yelp says Tuna Bay by the Midway...btw

Comment by Jon & Paul on December 28, 2008 at 6:02pm

Can we please get the flyer already...T-minus 13 days!!!! Ready to post the county........

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