GLBT Equality March in Fresno, CA 5/30 Saturday

[annm4peace]

http://meetinthemiddle4equality.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=30

Here is the line up

Rally for a day of dignity, happening on Saturday May 30th, 2009. Win or lose -- we are hoping to galvanize our movement as we knit a community that cries for FULL Access, Equality & Justice for ALL.

12:00 noon - Rally Warm-Up Begins
Special help from:
Youth Today & Equal Action

1:00 p.m. - Rally Begins ~
Speakers scheduled to appear:

* Jeff Robinson – Central Valley’s history and efforts for LGBT equality
* Robin Tyler - Reaction to the court decisions
* Angelica Salas – Bi-national discrimination around marriage equality and the need to address immigrant rights
* Molly McKay & Terry Stewart – Marriage equality is the cornerstone of this movement – we need you all to get involved – joined by MEUSA chapter leaders
* Andrea Shorter - Use the arms of legislative lobbying, community building to bring about change
* GSA Network Youth Leaders (speakers TBA soon) – Safe School Legislation and the social obligation to enforce this protection EVERYWHERE - bullying leads to self-hate, self-violence and hate crimes
* Emery Hannon & Morgan Early – My family deserves equality
* Chrysanthe Tan - The value of listening to our youth
* Ellis Vance – Educator, father, grandfather and husband of 42+ years
* Kip Williams - Engaging those who struggle to understand us
* Layne Soares – Veteran of the US Army addressing “Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell”
* Lt. Daniel Choi - Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell – Don’t Fire Me
* Assembly Member John Perez - The politics of equality
* Diana Oliva – Rural legal assistance and the need to commit, as a community, to not allow our trans community to be excluded from legislation that is meant to protect us
* Rabbi Denise Eger – Human sexuality, interfaith dialogue and human rights
* Jerry Thurston & Diane Blair - Social obligation to come out for equality
* Christine Chavez – We must continue to march, united for equality
* Father Geoff Farrow - Religious persecution leads to self-hate, self-violence and hate crimes and that is on the hands of those who do not speak out
* Sal Rosselli
* Rev. Eric Lee – “Proposition 8: The California Divide”
* Dustin Lance Black - We need to fight religious persecution and social discrimination anywhere if we want to help our LGBT brothers and sisters everywhere - the need for full Federal equality
* Rick Jacobs - The work that must be done EVERYWHERE
* Cleve Jones - LONG HARD STRUGGLE for equality
* Robin McGehee, Our Family Coalition & COLAGE - The families who learn the language of discrimination
* Camp Courage Fresno Team with Courage Campaign's Fresno County Equality Team - Canvas team

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. Doesn't RimJob of Freak Republic live in Fresno?

Think he and the porta potty brigade will show up to counter protest?

[annm4peace]

2. Hell, the ex Mayor, Alan Autry aka Bubba in the heat of the night

might just show up with his bible and be out there to counter protest.

i'm sure the freepers will come out with their American Flag, say the Pledge of Allegiance and then turn on the boom box and play Anita Bryant singing "God Bless America".

But they sad, little bitter people, that you won't even notice them.

[annm4peace]

3. Play by play of the march

http://meetinthemiddle4equality.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88:gay-activists-to-rally-in-ca&catid=1:mm4e&Itemid=14

look to the right for the postings.