Nov 15 – National Day of Protest Against Prop. 8

// November 11th, 2008 // All things LGBT

UPDATE: Text “makethecase” to 68398 to get updates on protests.

Tuesday Nov. 11
10 am – San Francisco – City Hall

4pm – Santa Ana – 411 W. 4th Street
5pm – Santa Monica – Santa Monica Pier
6pm – Los Angeles – Venice Beach Community Circle
9pm – New York – Zanzibar (Hosting a fundraiser called “Straights Against H8″)

Wednesday Nov. 12
6pm – New York City – Mormon Temple (125 Columbus Ave at 65th Street)
7pm – West Hollywood – San Vicente Blvd./ Santa Monica Blvd.

Thursday Nov. 13
11am – Riverside, CA – UC Riverside – Bell Tower
4:30pm – Irvine, CA – UC Irvine – Campus & Culver Drive
11:30am – San Diego, CA – UC San Diego – 9450 Gillman Drive

Friday Nov. 14
5pm – Hermosa Beach, CA – Hermosa Beach Pier
7pm – Los Angeles – UCLA Bruin Plaza

Saturday Nov.15
All Day National Day of Protest

Check the listing for your area here

In other news, the California Supreme Court is expected to rule as early as next week on this issue — a rare show of urgency that hints towards overruling this hideous ban on equal rights.

In addition to the ACLU, Lamdba Legal, NCLR and 43 Democrat legislators from the State of California, the Anti-Defamation League, Asian Law Caucus, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Japanese American Citizens League, Public Counsel,Bar Association of San Francisco,Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Impact Fund have all filed letters of support with the Court to overturn Prop. 8.

Prop. 8 Supreme Court Filings

S168047
KAREN L. STRAUSS, et al., Petitioners v. MARK B. HORTON, et al.

• Immediate Stay Request
• Petitioner’s Exhibits
• Petitioner’s Motion for Judicial Notice
• Amended Petition
• Motion to Intervene
• Letter in Support of Petition

S168066
ROBIN TYLER, et al., Petitioners v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.

• Immediate Stay Request
• Amended Petition
• Motion to Intervene

S168078
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al. Petitioners v. MARK B. HORTON, et al.

• Petition for Writ of Mandate
• Motion to Intervene

Stay tuned.

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