Saturday: Fight the Marriage Ban
There is a fundraiser being held on behalf of Equality California, the organization leading the fight against the California marriage ban. Jonathan Rauch of the National Journal will speak, food will be provided. More details after the jump.
From the organizers:
Friends,
We certainly hope that you'll be able to make it out to this event! Jonathan Rauch of the National Journal will be speaking, and we'll have Food! Nellie's - your neighborhood friendly gay sports bar - will be providing appetizers. We will also be serving vodka, gin, red & white wine, beer, and non-alcoholic alternatives.
If You Can't Come, and You Still Want to Help, You Can Contribute Any Amount By Following This Link!!!
Recently, the anti-gay Knights of Columbus contributed over One Million Dollars to support the ban. With that contribution, our side has been out-raised almost 2 to 1!!!
What hangs in the balance? Not just equal rights under the law for the country's largest state, but also equal rights for the country's 3rd largest state. That's right - if we beat back this amendment, New Yorkers will be allowed to get married in California, and have their marriages recognized by their home state. If California and New York recognize marriage for gay couples, many more states will follow.
So it's all the more important that you'll be helping out! If you are infact able to join us, you can find some more info below.
Where and When -
Fundraiser for Marriage Equality in California
Saturday, September 20th, 7pm-9pm
1819 6th St., NW
No. 2
Washington, DC 20001
Payment - We'll be accepting Cash, Checks, and Credit Cards at the Door. However, you can also donate online by following this (ugly) link, and clicking "Donate Online" at the bottom of the page.
Attire - Because most people will be heading out after the event, the best attire for the event is "Friday Business Casual" - Good enough to go out in, appropriate for a fundraiser. Dress to impress!
Food - Nellie's - your neighborhood friendly gay sports bar - will be providing appetizers. We will also be serving vodka, gin, red & white wine, beer, and non-alcoholic alternatives.
Fun - We're looking forward to having some! :) Thank you all for RSVPing, please let us know if you're bringing guests (if you haven't already), and we'll see you tomorrow night!
Toby, Drew, Michael, and Berin
703-309-7531
5 comments:
Thanks for giving this a heads up!
Although the polls look good, the margin is really thin and will depend entirely on getting high turnout.
It's really a big deal--the first time gay marriage may actually be approved by voters!
On the otherhand, a defeat could set back the cause for years, if not decades.
Attire - Because most people will be heading out after the event, the best attire for the event is "Friday Business Casual" - Good enough to go out in, appropriate for a fundraiser. Dress to impress!
I didn't go.
Clearly guys like me who were not dressed appropriately would be uncomfortable. Because I was not "heading out after the event" I was not dressed "appropriate for a fundraiser."
Back off with the style Nazi shit. Have grown-up party fantasies on your own time. If you're gonna throw a fundraiser the point is MONEY not what everybody is wearing. This wasn't a fundraiser, this was a chance for you to play grown-up and impress everyone with your grown-up "cause" and your grown-up "business casual" wardrobe.
Get a life. Ghandi wore a sheet.
I guess I'll just donate online.
I attended both Homo/Sonic and this fundraiser, and it was safe to say I saw two very different shades of the DC queer life spectrum.
And it was great.
Anonymous: While I understand where you're coming from on this, you said it yourself, this was about fundraising, and supporting an important shift in our society.
So why the personal hangups? Ghandi rocked his sheet in the company of foreign dignitaries, heads of state, and places where "Clearly [guys like him] who were not dressed appropriately would be uncomfortable"... but he wasn't uncomfortable, didn't stay home, and in fact, got shit done.
You shouldn't let a couple sentences in an invite on "attire" throw you off that much. Especially when you post the morning of the event, and talk about it in past tense terms. It comes off sounding a little silly.
Homo/Sonic was definitely more my scene, but I wasn't going to let that prevent me from showing up for a vital cause and being a supportive and inclusive member of this community.
As a queer California native, the thought of having the choice to marry on equal footing makes me a little smug.
Maybe I'll wear a sheet.
Thanks for the post Ben.
Joaguin, nice response.
I am a bit surprised hat people would let a trivial dress code prevent them from helping out an important cause. But I thank "anonymous" for being willing to make an online donation anyway.
That said, I suppose it is important to have fundraisers that are appealing to ALL those who want to help!
"Good enough to go out in, appropriate for a fundraiser."
Trivial dress code? They devoted an entire paragraph to it. Like what you wear is more important that what you donate.
I don't need to be told what is "good enough" or "appropriate".
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