We want to make sure you know about an event being organized by GetEQUAL NC to fight back against a Senate and House bill that could add an amendment to the North Carolina state constitution prohibiting marriage equality -- SB106 and HB777.
The proposed legislation would not only put an anti-gay marriage amendment on the 2012 ballot, it would also prevent private businesses and municipalities in NC from offering domestic partnership insurance benefits and make null and void Domestic Partnership Registries in the three cities in NC that offer them (Chapel Hill, Asheville and Carrboro) -- basically, it would end all relationship recognition outside of heterosexual marriage.
You've probably already sent in postcards, signed petitions, and sent emails to your representatives -- but now it is time to join together, united, and make a stand. Will you stand with us to let our North Carolina lawmakers know that we refuse to be even further alienated from and discriminated by our government? We are all equal, and it is time our government started treating us as such!
WHAT: Rally in Raleigh For Equality!
WHEN: Thursday, June 2, 12noon-2pm
WHERE: Halifax Mall, 16 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC
Our message to NC legislators: we are your neighbors, your doctors, your lawyers, your teachers, your child care providers, your mothers, your fathers, your sons, your daughters, your brothers, your sisters. We are your constituents. We are your fellow human beings. We deserve more and we will no longer settle for less than equality!
Speakers include:
• NC Rep. Susan Fisher
• NC Rep. Patsy Keever
• Cecil Bothwell, Asheville City Councilman & 2012 U.S. Congressional Candidate District NC-11
• Janet Owen, Co-Chair Interfaith Voice of Winston-Salem
Keep up-to-date at www.GetEQUALNC.org/Rally-in-Raleigh, and RSVP today at the Facebook event page!
For more information contact either Jonathan Green with SAGA (jsg47235@yahoo.com) or Angel Chandler with GetEQUAL NC (angel@getequalnc.org).
We look forward to seeing you there and standing up for our FULL equality!!
Angel Chandler, GetEQUAL North Carolina
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