[Equal Marriage] Fwd: A "Hello" from the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party

[Colby E.Peterson]

It appears we got their attention at least. I will wait for a response 
and follow up in a day or two.

- Colby

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Colby E. Peterson
Communications Director
Green-Rainbow Party
saphron at verizon.net
cell: 978.895.0650
home: 978.840.1588
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> From: "Info" <Info at MassEquality.org>
> Date: February 6, 2006 2:02:58 PM EST
> To: "Colby E. Peterson" <saphron at verizon.net>
> Subject: RE: A "Hello" from the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party
>
> Dear Colby,
>
> Thank you very much for writing to us about the Green-Rainbow Party.  I
> will forward your email to the appropriate people at MassEquality.org.
>
> Thank you again,
>
> Steve, volunteer
>
> _______________________
>
> MassEquality.org is a coalition of local and national organizations
> defending equal marriage rights for same sex couples in Massachusetts.
> We are working 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colby E. Peterson [mailto:saphron at verizon.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:00 AM
> To: Info
> Subject: A "Hello" from the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party
>
> Please forward this message to the appropriate people. Thank you.
>
> Greetings friends,
>
> My name is Colby Peterson, and I am the Communications Director of the
> Green-Rainbow Party. The Green-Rainbow Party is the Massachusetts state
> affiliate of the Green Party of the United States, and like our Green
> comrades from around the country, we here in our unique Commonwealth
> are fighting to make and now keep marriage equal for all couples. The
> reason I am contacting you is because I want to tell you about what the
> Green-Rainbow Party is doing to help ensure equal marriage here in
> Massachusetts, and I want to extend our resources to your aid. I am
> contacting you at this very moment because we believe that the Freedom
> to Marry Coalition, while making a good choice in their endorsement of
> Deval Patrick for Governor, was a hasty choice because not all
> political parties had made their candidate's platforms (or even their
> candidates) known. In an effort to offer more choices in the debate and
> to allow for MassEquality to make a more informed decision, I want to
> introduce you to our efforts. I believe that you will be especially
> impressed by our stance on this pivotal human rights issue.
>
> I believe it to be true that while many candidates from either the
> Democrats and Republicans may be pro-equal marriage, the Green-Rainbow
> Party (and ALL Green Parties) has ALWAYS been pro-equal marriage and
> always will. The Democrats (as a party) failed to make a unified
> statement in support of this issue and the Republicans are under the
> control of the religious-right. These parties will not offer the clear
> cut message that the Green-Rainbow Party has and will continue to
> deliver: ALL of our political candidates must support equal marriages
> rights, otherwise they are not in alignment with our values. The
> Green-Rainbow Party has always and always will be in favor of equal
> marriage rights. No other political party can say that. And because
> Green parties refuse corporate contributions of any kind, unlike the
> major two parties, our stance will never change as political and
> economic fads come and go.
>
> At the October 15th Green-Rainbow Party State Committee meeting in
> Springfield, I was pleased to introduce a proposal with my colleague
> and friend Owen Broadhurst that put into action the Green-Rainbow
> Party's stance on what I believe history books will consider to be one
> of the most important civil rights battles in the United States. The
> proposal first and foremost ensures that we continue to support
> initiatives and candidates that are on the side of marriage equality.
> It is now impossible for any candidate to receive the Green-Rainbow
> Party's nomination unless they support equal marriage. Secondly, it
> would create a task force to investigate ways the GRP could support
> efforts to maintain, particularly here in Massachusetts, the equal
> status of marriage. I am pleased to report that the proposal passed
> with full consensus from the decision-making body. The proposal now
> mandates for the new Equal Marriage Rights Task Force to protect the
> SJC's decision by maintaining the current status of marriage in the
> commonwealth by working with non-partisan groups- this is where our
> relationship comes in.
>
> The Green-Rainbow Party and its candidates will be working for and
> speaking out for equal marriage this entire electoral season and
> beyond. On March 4th, the Green-Rainbow Party will be having its 2006
> Nominating Convention in Worcester, where we will choose whether to run
> a slate of statewide candidates and who those candidates will be (e.g.
> governor, lt. governor, etc.). I have already had the pleasure of
> working on one of those candidates' campaigns myself- but because of
> our differing nomination structure (i.e. we will not have a primary
> ballot like the Democrats), our candidates have not revealed themselves
> to the media.
>
> What we ask now, in light of our past, ongoing, and future efforts is
> your patient and prudent support if you decide to endorse candidates.
> We will be fielding multiple local state representative candidates this
> year as well, and we urge you to look into our candidate's platforms,
> which must support equal marriage. We can guarantee that none of our
> candidates will ever vote in favor of restricting civil rights, or
> taking away civil liberties.
>
> If you wish to talk more with us, I can be reached through the contact
> information listed below. I am available to talk any time, so please do
> not hesitate to call or email.
>
> Yours in the struggle,
>     Colby E. Peterson
>
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> Colby E. Peterson
> Communications Director
> Green-Rainbow Party
> saphron at verizon.net
> cell: 978.895.0650
> home: 978.840.1588
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>