2009

Interview With Rick Jacobs – Courage Campaign

Rick Jacobs is the chair and founder of the Courage Campaign . As their website states, "The Courage Campaign is an online organizing network that empowers nearly 700,000 grassroots and netroots activists to push for progressive change in California"   The Courage Campaign tackles many progressive issues in California including disenfranchised voters, wage inequities and […]

United We Stand

You know, I get that the mood of a candlelight vigil, complete with a moment of silence, is supposed to be a somber occasion.  Especially when the next day equality and the slippery slope of mob rule are facing the microscope.  So, I should feel the solemnity of the occasion, right?  Then why do I

Meet in the Middle for Equality

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the first Saturday AFTER the California State Supreme Court issues its ruling on the Proposition 8 cases, meet us on the steps

COMPLETE VIDEO – CA Supreme Court Hearing on Prop 8 (March 5th, 2009)

If you weren’t able to watch the CA Supreme Court Hearing the morning of March 5th, 2009, regarding the validity of CA Proposition 8, you can view the entire proceedings (3+ Hours) by clicking on the following link… VIDEO – Complete Video of Supreme Court Oral Arguments On Prop 8 (March 5th, 2009)

CBS 47 NEWS – Prop 8 Legal Challenge

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Prop. 8 opponents hold vigil in Fresno

The Fresno Bee KURT HEGRE / THE FRESNO BEE Opponents of Proposition 8 hold a vigil Wednesday in front of the Fresno County Clerk’s Office. Similar vigils were held throughout the state on the eve of arguments about the proposition’s constitutionality before the California Supreme Court. More than 100 people gathered outside the Fresno County