NCLR Call to Action- We Need You Now!

NCLR Call to Action

ON THE VERGE OF HISTORY — WE NEED YOU NOW!

September 6, 2005

Today
is one of the most important days in the
history of the LGBT community's fight for equality.
The California Assembly is on the verge of passing
AB
849, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage
Protection Act, sponsored by our partner
organization, Equality California. This vote could
occur today or tomorrow.




The state Senate voted in favor of marriage equality
last week, and now the state Assembly must be
encouraged to follow its lead.







* Please CALL the legislators listed below TODAY!


* Please ASK your friends and family to do the
same.


Polls this week show that likely California voters are
split 46% to 46% on their support of marriage
equality! Let's show them that we are unstoppable.




When you call, please feel free to use this script:




"This week's vote on AB 849 is one of the most
important votes that Assemblymember [insert name]
will ever cast. Please let him/her know that I hope
he/she will stand on the right side of history by
supporting AB 849."

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PLEASE CALL THE FOLLOWING 6 LEGISLATORS
WHO ARE BEING
TARGETED HEAVILY BY THE RIGHT WING!


Joe Baca, Jr. (D-San Bernardino)

Capitol Office: 916.319.2062
District Office: 909.388.1413


Mervyn Dymally (D-Compton)

Capitol Office: 916.319.2052
District Office: 310.223.1201


Jerome Horton (D-Inglewood)

Capitol Office: 916.319.2051
District Office: 310.412.6400


Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-Ontario)

Capitol Office: 916.319.2061
District Office: 909.621.2783


Simon Salinas (D- Salinas)

Capitol Office: 916.319.2028
District Office: 831.759.8676


Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana)

Capitol Office: 916.319.2069
District Office: 714.939.8469



We need these Assemblymembers to vote YES on AB
849. Not voting or abstaining is just like voting "no"
on marriage equality. Every vote counts!




In addition, if you wish to call your own
Assemblymember, you can find their name and
contact information at

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/defaulttext.asp
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=t6u9robab.0.r9e7robab.6jpfohbab.5813&p=http%3A%2F%2Fhttp://www.assembly.ca.gov%2Fdefaulttext.asp).

Click
on FIND MY DISTRICT and you will be able to enter
your home address.




If you have never called, now is the time. Be a part
of this historic event — call NOW!



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About the National Center for Lesbian Rights

For twenty-eight years NCLR has been a national
leader on LGBT family issues including adoption, child
custody and visitation, alternative insemination,
partnership protection, domestic partner benefits,
and marriage rights.

NCLR is a national legal
resource center with a primary commitment to
advancing the rights and safety of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender people and their families
through a program of litigation, public policy
advocacy, and public education.
Website: http://www.nclrights.org