[Equal Marriage] Fwd: Please help - Less than 3 weeks to go

[Colby E.Peterson]

FYI, we're taking this up.

Who wants to help writing a press release  about this issue? It should 
state that we support marriage equality as well as urging our members 
to contact their legislators, etc. Other ideas are welcome, but we 
gotta get started on this.

Thoughts?

- Colby

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Jeremy Pittman" <JeremyPittman at MassEquality.org>
> Date: April 20, 2006 11:06:06 AM EDT
> To: "Coalition" <Coalition at MassEquality.org>
> Subject: Please help - Less than 3 weeks to go
>
> Dear friends,
>  
> We have less than three weeks before Massachusetts legislators are 
> scheduled to consider a new constitutional amendment that would revoke 
> equal marriage rights and leave same-sex couples and their families 
> with no protections whatsoever.  We do not yet know if legislators 
> will vote on this amendment on May 10th or set a later date to vote.  
> Therefore, we must do everything we can to prepare for a possible vote 
> at the May 10th Constitutional Convention.
>  
> Now is the time to get your members involved in our campaign to 
> protect marriage equality in Massachusetts.
>  
> There are many ways to do this.  You can send a special mailing to 
> your members, phone them (from our phone bank room if you want), send 
> e-mails, or print information in your next newsletter.  We have 
> materials you can use in a mailing and our website is designed to make 
> legislative contacts on this issue quick and easy.  We would be happy 
> to help you craft an outreach plan that makes sense for your 
> organization.
>  
> To get started on your outreach plan today, please contact me, Matt 
> McTighe or Amy Mello.
>  
> Jeremy Pittman – 617.878.2305 – JeremyPittman at MassEquality.org
> Matt McTighe – 617.878.2304 – MattMcTighe at MassEquality.org
> Amy Mello – 617.878.2307 – AmyMello at MassEquality.org
>  
> Special thanks to the ACLU of Massachusetts for publishing a great 
> article about the threats to marriage equality in their most recent 
> newsletter.
>  
> Thank you,
>  
> Jeremy Pittman
> Deputy Campaign Director
> (617) 878-2305
> _______________________
> MassEquality.org was formed as a coalition to protect the 
> Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision on marriage equality 
> and to defeat any discriminatory amendment to the Massachusetts state 
> constitution.
>  
> MassEquality.org
> 11 Beacon Street, Suite 1125
> Boston, MA  02108
>  
> Ph.  (617) 878-2300
> FAX (617) 878-2333
>