Marriage Equality Supporters,
Judge Walker will issue his decision in the Federal Prop 8 case on Wednesday, August 3, 2010 between 1-3pm. The decision will be posted at www.cand.uscourts.gov and on our home page at www.marriageequality.org and you can watch the decision being read by an actor playing Judge Walker at marriagetrial.com.
Then, plan on joining the local community gathering near you to celebrate (hopefully) and organize our next steps on our journey to justice. Let's turn out for love, justice and equality for all - bring your family, bring your friends - be counted!
Below is the current list of over 30 organized events. If your location isn't currently listed and you'd like to organize an event, post it at www.prop8decision.com and contact us a media@marriageequality.org.
And to support Marriage Equality USA with grassroots organizing, like these Day of Decision rallies, please become a member or donate to our organization at http://www.marriageequality.org/join-now
Federal Prop 8 Trial Day of Decision Events
Below is our current list for Day of Decision events. For the latest information, go to the Day of Decision website (www.prop8decision.com)
In California:
Contra Costa County – Concord at Todos Santos Plaza at Willow Pass and Grant at 6PM. Contact ca-contracosta@marriageequality.org.
Contra Costa County – Martinez at the County Clerk’s Office at 822 Main Street at 6PM. Contact ca-contracosta@marriageequality.org.
Contra Costa County – Pittsburg at Community Presbyterian Church at 200 E. Leland Road at 7pm. Contact ca-contracosta@marriageequality.org.
Contra Costa County – Richmond at City Hall at 450 Civic Center Plaza at 6PM. Contact ca-contracosta@marriageequality.org.
Contra Costa County – Walnut Creek at City Hall on 1666 North Main Street at 6PM. Contact ca-contracosta@marriageequality.org.
Fresno County – City Hall at 2600 Fresno Street at 7:30pm. Contact ca-fresno@marriageequality.org.
Kern County – Bakersfield at the Outback corner of Stockdale and Village at 5pm. Contact ca-kern@marriageequality.org
Los Angeles County at 647 N. San Vincente Blvd, West Hollywood from 6-8pm.
Los Angeles County at Olivera Street Plaza, 845 N. Alameda Street in LA; a candlelight vigil from 8-10pm.
Mendocino County – Ukiah at Alex Thomas Plaza at 6 PM. Contact ca-mendocino@marriageequality.org
Orange County - Santa Ana at Sasscer Park at 7 PM
Riverside County – Palm Springs at the County Courthouse at 7 PM.
Riverside County/San Bernardino County - Rancho Cucamonga at Day Creek and Foothill Blvd, 6 PM
Sacramento County – Sacramento County – Two hours after the decision is released; a Sacramento press conference at the LGBT Center at 1927 L Street (off 20th Street). Contact ca-sacramento@marriageequality.org
Sacramento County – 6pm at McMartin Realty at 2031 K Street (corner of 21st Street). Contact ca-sacramento@marriageequality.org
Solano County on the Vallejo Waterfront at the Ferry Terminal at Mare Island Way and Georgia Street at 5:30-7 PM.
Sonoma County - 7:30pm, Santa Rosa City Hall at 100 Santa Rosa Ave. in Santa Rosa. Contact ca-sonoma@marriageequality.org
San Diego County – Gather at 6pm at 6th & University, march to The Center at 3909 Centre Street for a Town Hall from 7-8pm.
San Francisco County – San Francisco starting at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro at 5PM and ending with a march to Civic Center Plaza for a rally at 6:45PM. Contact media@marriageequality.org.
San Luis Obispo County at the Mission Plaza Amphitheater at 5:30pm. Contact ca-sanluisobispo@marriageequality.org.
San Mateo County/Mid-San Francisco Peninsula at the corner of 5th and El Camino Real in San Mateo from 6-8pm. Contact ca-sanmateo@marriageequality.org.
Santa Barbara County at Jill's Place, 632 Santa Barbara St at 7pm. Contact ca-santabarabara@marriageequality.org.
Santa Clara County - Mountain View CalTrain Station and City Hall at 6PM. Contact ca-santaclara@marriageequality.org.
Santa Clara County – San Jose at the Billy De Frank Community Center at 938 The Alameda at 6 PM. Contact ca-santaclara@marriageequality.org.
Tulare – Kings Counties- Porterville on sidewalk in front of SaveMart at Henderson and Port at 5PM. Contact ca-tulare@marriageequality.org.
Outside California:
Arizona – Cesar Chavez Plaza, Phoenix from 5:30-8pm. Contact events@equalityevents.ning.com
Colorado – Boulder County at 6:30pm at the Boulder Pride House (2132 14th Street, Bouder).
Colorado – Denver at the Colorado State Capitol Building at 6 PM. Contact colorado@marriageequality.org.
Texas – Austin at City Hall at 5:30 PM.
Texas – Dallas at the Center Cedar Springs Road and Oak Lawn at 6 PM.
Texas – Denton at Courthouse Square at 5 PM.
Texas – Houston at City Hall at 5:30 PM.
Texas – San Antonio at City Hall at 6:30 PM.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Presbyterian Charged, Officiated at Wedding for Two Women
For the first time in California, a Presbyterian minister was charged by her denomination for performing legal marriages.
The Rev. Janie Spahr faced a pretrial hearing on March 3, 2010, in Rohnert Park, Calif., based on charges for an alleged disciplinary offense in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for officiating at the marriage of Sara Taylor and Sherrie Holmes in June 2008.
Janie is the founder of Spectrum LGBT Center (formerly Ministry of Light). She has a long history with charges being filed against her in various church courts. She has now been charged with church-related charges of officiating at a legal wedding under the laws of the State of California.
(Media-Newswire.com) – For the first time in California, a Presbyterian minister was charged by her denomination for performing legal marriages. The Rev. Janie Spahr, faced a pretrial hearing on March 3, 2010, in Rohnert Park, Calif., based on charges for an alleged disciplinary offense in the Presbyterian Church USA for officiating at the marriage of Sara Taylor and Sherrie Holmes in June 2008.
The charges came as a result of allegations filed with the Presbytery of the Redwoods, a regional body, made by a member of a local church. The allegations were reviewed by the Investigating Committee of the Presbytery who then charged her with a violation of her ordination vows. Rev. Spahr officiated at many legal, same gender marriages that are still legal in California, since Proposition 8 did not annul any marriages. More than 11,000 same-sex couples are legally married in California.
For the past 500 years the church and state have participated together in celebrating marriages that are authorized by the civil authority and solemnized in religious ceremonies. Should the Rev. Spahr be found guilty of the offense by her Presbytery, it would be the first time a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA would be disciplined for celebrating a marriage authorized by the State. At a pretrial hearing held March 3rd the Rev. Spahr pled not guilty. The trial before the Presbytery of the Redwoods Permanent Judicial Commission is expected to be held either the week of August 23rd or the week of September 20th. The exact date has yet to be announced.
Rev. Spahr remains in good standing within the church and is honorably retired. Rev. Spahr’s advocates in this church proceeding are Scott Clark, a former attorney who is now a candidate for Ministry in the Presbyterian Church and Beverly Brewster, a Presbyterian Minister.
In 2008, the Presbyterian Church USA national body took a step toward full equality for gay people in the denomination when it passed a constitutional amendment to eliminate all bars for membership or ordination. The amendment received historic levels of support from the 173 regional presbyteries but fell short of receiving the two-thirds vote needed for ratification. The denomination will hold its next biennial meeting July 3-10, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn. Full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will be on the table again.
To find out more, visit http://www.revjanespahr.org/.
The Rev. Janie Spahr faced a pretrial hearing on March 3, 2010, in Rohnert Park, Calif., based on charges for an alleged disciplinary offense in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for officiating at the marriage of Sara Taylor and Sherrie Holmes in June 2008.
Janie is the founder of Spectrum LGBT Center (formerly Ministry of Light). She has a long history with charges being filed against her in various church courts. She has now been charged with church-related charges of officiating at a legal wedding under the laws of the State of California.
(Media-Newswire.com) – For the first time in California, a Presbyterian minister was charged by her denomination for performing legal marriages. The Rev. Janie Spahr, faced a pretrial hearing on March 3, 2010, in Rohnert Park, Calif., based on charges for an alleged disciplinary offense in the Presbyterian Church USA for officiating at the marriage of Sara Taylor and Sherrie Holmes in June 2008.
The charges came as a result of allegations filed with the Presbytery of the Redwoods, a regional body, made by a member of a local church. The allegations were reviewed by the Investigating Committee of the Presbytery who then charged her with a violation of her ordination vows. Rev. Spahr officiated at many legal, same gender marriages that are still legal in California, since Proposition 8 did not annul any marriages. More than 11,000 same-sex couples are legally married in California.
For the past 500 years the church and state have participated together in celebrating marriages that are authorized by the civil authority and solemnized in religious ceremonies. Should the Rev. Spahr be found guilty of the offense by her Presbytery, it would be the first time a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA would be disciplined for celebrating a marriage authorized by the State. At a pretrial hearing held March 3rd the Rev. Spahr pled not guilty. The trial before the Presbytery of the Redwoods Permanent Judicial Commission is expected to be held either the week of August 23rd or the week of September 20th. The exact date has yet to be announced.
Rev. Spahr remains in good standing within the church and is honorably retired. Rev. Spahr’s advocates in this church proceeding are Scott Clark, a former attorney who is now a candidate for Ministry in the Presbyterian Church and Beverly Brewster, a Presbyterian Minister.
In 2008, the Presbyterian Church USA national body took a step toward full equality for gay people in the denomination when it passed a constitutional amendment to eliminate all bars for membership or ordination. The amendment received historic levels of support from the 173 regional presbyteries but fell short of receiving the two-thirds vote needed for ratification. The denomination will hold its next biennial meeting July 3-10, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn. Full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will be on the table again.
To find out more, visit http://www.revjanespahr.org/.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A Turning Point for Marriage Equality
This morning, the California Supreme Court, by a 6-1 vote, upheld Proposition 8, which added a section to the California Constitution providing "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
The court also unanimously held that the new constitutional provision applies only prospectively, and does not affect the continued validity of the estimated 18,000 marriages of same-sex couples that occurred prior to November 5, 2008, when the new constitutional provision took effect.
This decision highlights the very serious flaw in our initiative process that allows us to eliminate rights for classes of people so easily. We may be sad, angry, and even incredulous over this decision. But one thing is certain: marriage equality will come to California, as well as the entire nation. And we now have 18,000 legally married same-sex couples to stand with us in this quest.
A number of local, state, and national actions are planned in the wake of the decision. Find out more about these actions here.
If you are in, or close to, Marin County and cannot make it to San Francisco for any of the large rallies, Spectrum and Dan Miller invite you to gather on the garden patio at the Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview Street, San Rafael on Tuesday evening, May 26, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM (no-host bar, light appetizers). Location of Panama Hotel (map)
RALLY THIS SATURDAY IN FRESNO! MEET IN THE MIDDLE FOR EQUALITY to galvanize our forces with a day of unity of all peoples - gay and straight alike. Our peaceful events, including our Equality March and our Equality Rally, share the theme of "United for Equailty". Join with us and then take our vision back to your own communities where we can work together to change our world to include federal level equality, access & justice for all.
MARIN COMMUNITY FORUM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 7-9 PM, ACQUA HOTEL, MILL VALLEY: Join Spectrum at this community forum featuring a panel of speakers, including Terry Stewart, an attorney who was on the legal team that argued to overturn Proposition 8 before the California Supreme Court. More info coming -- stay up to date by visiting Spectrum's website.
We must continue to believe that justice will prevail.
We must continue to have conversations about marriage equality, and how important they are to us all -- gay and straight alike. Because we know that the conversations are what change the hearts and minds of our friends, families, and neighbors.
We must channel our angry energy toward achieving our goal of equality for all.
I am thinking about a couple of lines from the poem "What I Have Learned So Far" by Mary Oliver:
Can one be passionate about the just, the
ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit
to no labor in its cause? I don't think so.
All summations have a beginning, all effect has a
story, all kindness begins with the sown seed.
Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel of
light is the crossroads of -- indolence, or action.
Be ignited, or be gone.
Be ignited. Join the cause. Don't give up.
Paula Pilecki
Executive Director
Spectrum LGBT Center
www.spectrumLGBTcenter.org
The court also unanimously held that the new constitutional provision applies only prospectively, and does not affect the continued validity of the estimated 18,000 marriages of same-sex couples that occurred prior to November 5, 2008, when the new constitutional provision took effect.
This decision highlights the very serious flaw in our initiative process that allows us to eliminate rights for classes of people so easily. We may be sad, angry, and even incredulous over this decision. But one thing is certain: marriage equality will come to California, as well as the entire nation. And we now have 18,000 legally married same-sex couples to stand with us in this quest.
A number of local, state, and national actions are planned in the wake of the decision. Find out more about these actions here.
If you are in, or close to, Marin County and cannot make it to San Francisco for any of the large rallies, Spectrum and Dan Miller invite you to gather on the garden patio at the Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview Street, San Rafael on Tuesday evening, May 26, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM (no-host bar, light appetizers). Location of Panama Hotel (map)
RALLY THIS SATURDAY IN FRESNO! MEET IN THE MIDDLE FOR EQUALITY to galvanize our forces with a day of unity of all peoples - gay and straight alike. Our peaceful events, including our Equality March and our Equality Rally, share the theme of "United for Equailty". Join with us and then take our vision back to your own communities where we can work together to change our world to include federal level equality, access & justice for all.
MARIN COMMUNITY FORUM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 7-9 PM, ACQUA HOTEL, MILL VALLEY: Join Spectrum at this community forum featuring a panel of speakers, including Terry Stewart, an attorney who was on the legal team that argued to overturn Proposition 8 before the California Supreme Court. More info coming -- stay up to date by visiting Spectrum's website.
We must continue to believe that justice will prevail.
We must continue to have conversations about marriage equality, and how important they are to us all -- gay and straight alike. Because we know that the conversations are what change the hearts and minds of our friends, families, and neighbors.
We must channel our angry energy toward achieving our goal of equality for all.
I am thinking about a couple of lines from the poem "What I Have Learned So Far" by Mary Oliver:
Can one be passionate about the just, the
ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit
to no labor in its cause? I don't think so.
All summations have a beginning, all effect has a
story, all kindness begins with the sown seed.
Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel of
light is the crossroads of -- indolence, or action.
Be ignited, or be gone.
Be ignited. Join the cause. Don't give up.
Paula Pilecki
Executive Director
Spectrum LGBT Center
www.spectrumLGBTcenter.org
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