Dear ,
Can someone else vote away your rights?
Last November, California voters passed Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment banning marriage equality in the state. Immediately, the proposition was challenged and the CA Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. This week, the Court announced their deeply disappointing decision to uphold Proposition 8 and its ban on same-sex marriage.
We don't have time to mourn. We have to get organized.
The best defense is a strong offense.
In last year's fight, marriage equality groups in California weren't able to change the hearts and minds of those who eventually voted against equality. To win their votes, we need a powerful message and compelling stories. We need to organize everywhere and we have to start early. We have to start now.
Our friends at the Courage Campaign, a statewide powerhouse mobilizing for a repeal of Prop 8 in 2010, have a provocative and common-sense message on the air right now.
KEEP THE AD ON THE AIR - CONTRIBUTE NOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
How can someone vote to take away my right to equality?
We can't vote to pay a man or woman less just because of their gender. We can't vote to sell houses only to those with a certain skin color.
In response to the court's decision, the Courage Campaign is immediately hit the California airwaves with a powerful 60-second TV ad. The ad puts the faces of loving couples to the simple message that equality is a civil right. It ends with a call to action to join the campaign to restore marriage equality.
With your help, they're launching this provocative new TV ad in moving images of the families most affected by the passage of Prop 8 and set to the beat of Regina Spektor's beautiful song "Fidelity".
The ad is a great start. Please watch it and then contribute to get it on the air -- and keep it on the air.
CONTRIBUTE HERE:
http://www.CourageCampaign.org/DFAIn California, we lost last November. Republicans all across the country celebrated and immediately went to work copying tactics used to win in California. But in Vermont, we were ready. And while it was a tough fight that forced the legislature to override a Republican veto -- we won. We won because our offense was our best defense.
Last time, they framed the message. We're not going to let that happen again.
-Arshad
Arshad Hasan, Executive Director
Democracy for America
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