Anti-Marriage Initiative...

Hi everyone...I always hate to post so many blogs...but here I am again!

As many of you may have heard there is a very well funded anti-LGBT group (http://www.protectmarriage.com) out there who is collecting signatures (via volunteers and many paid signature gatherers) to get an initiative on the November ballot which would "amend the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman be valid or recognized in California." I've already heard from many people who have encountered these paid signature gatherers at their local farmers markets and grocery stores.

They are VERY close to getting the 1.1 million signatures it requires to get this on the November ballot. We are coming up to the very last weeks to prevent this initiative from getting on the ballot, and need your help. Equality California is asking for your help by volunteering a couple hours over the weekend to counter paid signature gatherers in Sacramento and/or phone bank for support, if you are interested please click here: http://ga1.org/EFA/join.tcl

I volunteered for a Saturday shift about two weeks ago and had a great experience. Our volunteer team was sent to a Walmart in a town right outside Sacramento. While we did not encounter a paid signature gatherer at our site, we heard from many volunteers that did. I encountered people that didn't support LGBT marriage...and many that did. And for all the people that said they didn't support in LGBT rights, there were people 5x as enthusiastic about LGBT rights (LGBT identified and non-LGBT identified) that DID support LGBT marriage and rights.

So please consider volunteering your time to this extremely important "Stop the Initiative Campaign"...if you have any questions about my volunteer experience or this campaign, please feel free to email me at julia@ourfamily.org. PLEASE SEND THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY!