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THANKS for the support and a great rally. Also, thanks for being witness to my marriage proposal to Jim, my boyfriend of 2 years. Take a look at some video coverage:
Roger
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Day of Decision is May 26.

NEWS: Prop 8 was upheld in a vote of 6-1, but the 18,000 marriages will remain valid. This is the first time in U.S. history that the majority has taken away pre-existing rights of a minority. A friend whose marriage was in jeopardy said that this is like Nazi Germany.

(last updated: June 2, 2009)
Rally in Protest on the Day of the Decision

Come out support your U.S. brothers and sisters! Remember, "We Are Family"

Proposition 8 embodies the anti-gay movement in the U.S. As Canadians living in a country where same-sex marriage is legal, we can show that gays and lesbians can be accepted in mainstream society. Hate does not need to exist. Love can prevail.

Gay and lesbian Canadians travelling in the U.S. should be concerned. Should there be trouble, either medical or legal, same-sex partners could be barred from visiting each other, as in the tragic case of one lesbian couple visiting Florida last year.

Join us at Denman and Davie at 6pm on the Day of Decision. Your participation keeps the hope alive!

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.


Nov 15, 2008, Vancouver Art Gallery
(photo: Rafal Andronowski Photography www.rafalandronowski.com)

ORGANIZER CONTACT INFO
 TIME & LOCATION EVENT DETAILS
Organizers:
Roger Chin, Jim VanDeventer, Meg Andronowska

Contact info:
If you want to help out, please let Roger know.
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(Do not post my e-mail on the web as spambots are finding it!)

GUEST SPEAKERS:
Looking for...
* bi-national couples from the U.S.
* celebrities

NEEDED:
- A platform/stage for two or three people to stand on.

- A California state flag
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Supporting Organizations:
None yet! Be the first!

Click link below for Prop 8 poster which can be saved and printed:
http://dayofdecision.wetpaint.com/page/Prop8Vancouver


Megan Cavanagh (Exes & Ohs), Roger Chin, Jim VanDeventer

April 22/09 BCIT's Evolution 107.9 news broadcast about Miss California and Prop 8's Day of Decision


Rainbow flag with black ribbon

City: Vancouver

Date: May 26, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm

Place:
Morton Park
(corner of Davie St. & Denman St.)
1800 Morton Avenue
Vancouver, BC

Social afterwards?
Fountainhead Pub
1025 Davie St.
Vancouver, BC


Map:



Morton Park (Denman St. & Davie St.)
Vancouver CA - Day of Decision
 Preparing for the Protest

Check back here for last minute details.

Meg Andronowska
Please make protest signs with a universal appeal (ie. don't do the blame game): NO ON PROP 8; LOVE NOT H8; EQUALITY; NO ON DOMA; BOYCOTT FLORIDA, YES ON UAFA, NO ON DADT.

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Rainbow and Canadian flags are good too.

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Bring a whistle (a symbol of distress)

Vancouver CA - Day of Decisionwww.whiteknot.org
Wear a white knot. We'll giving out free white knot ribbons at the rally.

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Discussion on the Canadians Against Prop 8 Facebook group.

Out-of-towners:
Due to requests from the Yukon to Nova Scotia, we thought that if groups in small towns sent us a large "white knot ribbon" with their city in large letters and signatures/messages, we would display it at the rally. The white knot ribbon could be out of cloth or poster paper. See "www.whiteknot.org" for the shape of the ribbon (as seen at the Oscars). E-mail Roger for the mailing address.
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Nov 15/08 - Join The Impact event (with links to photos and videos)
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Vancouver%2C+CA



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Here is the official trailer for our first documentary, LOVE EXILED, on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvYqpyM4-Ew&hd=1

Please feel free to forward the YouTube link.

In June, we were ecstatic when our film was accepted by the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, the city's 2nd largest film festival.

Our 11-minute documentary is one of eleven shorts in a programme called "From Coast to Coast is Queer". It will be shown at Empire Granville 7 Cinemas at 6:30pm, August 21st. You can buy tickets at:
http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/viewshowtime.php?stid=424
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