Here’s some round-ups to follow the ongoing situation in Iran:
If you know of others, please share. There’s also a big protest rally happening tomorrow in Westwood. Find out details on Facebook.
On December 19, 2008, Ken Starr and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and seeking to nullify the 18,000 same-sex marriages conducted between May and November of 2008 across California.
I doubt I could have held it together as well as Jon Stewart in talking about this issue. No, I know I couldn’t.
Last Saturday was the march and rally at City Hall. It was an incredible day. Hilarious signs, cheerleaders, awesome friends, Chinese food, blistering hot weather, Lucy Lawless… the march was empowering, emotional, and an experience I’ll never forget.
From LA Times:
PROP 8 PROTEST – NOVEMBER 15th 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST
Plans are afoot to organize protests against Prop. 8 at every major city hall in California Saturday — with the local focus being on L.A. City Hall (which was famous for those huge immigration rallies a few years ago).
Organizers are urging activists from around the country and Canada to converge on California and are hoping for tens of thousands of participants. Last week’s protests slowly grew in size from hundreds on the Westside Thursday to 12,000 on Saturday night in Silver Lake.
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Protests are quickly being planned across the country at major city halls. The protest in LA is just getting organized, details are scant. The main idea is to be united across the country on civil rights for all. California is not the only state where the struggle continues. Anyone hear of any additional legit rallies or protests planned?
