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[sorry if i'm crossposting]
[passed on from damnit_janet]
I know that many (if not all) of us are rather annoyed at pResident Dubya at the moment and want to do something to help get gay marriages legalized. I know that some people have written excellent letters, and I've been tossing around that idea myself.
However, I think we need something more... something that will get our point across in a quick, easy, noticable way. Letters are wonderful, and I certainly urge everyone to write to the government officials. However, there is no guarentee that the person will read it, much less act on it.
So, here's my idea...
Have as many people as we can go out and buy a postcard. (Or several) Preferably one that shows a picture of your local area. Address it to the White House, and put, "I support gay marriages!" (or something similar... we can always brainstorm on a catchy slogan later) and then put your name, city, and state. Don't put anything else on there.
You could write one to the pResident, one to the V.P., one to your Govenor, one each to your Congressmen, and so forth.
I'd also suggest having everyone send them during the same week, so we can flood their mailboxes and make it more noticable. Perhaps during National Coming Out week, which is in October. That also gives us a few months to get organized and tell others about the idea.
What does everyone think about this? Do you think it could make an impact? Can we get enough people to participate? It's not exactly a big thing, but it's something and can remind our elected officials just how many supporters are out there.
(Also, I need to give credit to the Pagan Unity Campaign, which is where I got the idea.)
If you like the concept, feel free to post this idea in other communities/journals/message-boards/mailing-lists/whatever.
[passed on from damnit_janet]
I know that many (if not all) of us are rather annoyed at pResident Dubya at the moment and want to do something to help get gay marriages legalized. I know that some people have written excellent letters, and I've been tossing around that idea myself.
However, I think we need something more... something that will get our point across in a quick, easy, noticable way. Letters are wonderful, and I certainly urge everyone to write to the government officials. However, there is no guarentee that the person will read it, much less act on it.
So, here's my idea...
Have as many people as we can go out and buy a postcard. (Or several) Preferably one that shows a picture of your local area. Address it to the White House, and put, "I support gay marriages!" (or something similar... we can always brainstorm on a catchy slogan later) and then put your name, city, and state. Don't put anything else on there.
You could write one to the pResident, one to the V.P., one to your Govenor, one each to your Congressmen, and so forth.
I'd also suggest having everyone send them during the same week, so we can flood their mailboxes and make it more noticable. Perhaps during National Coming Out week, which is in October. That also gives us a few months to get organized and tell others about the idea.
What does everyone think about this? Do you think it could make an impact? Can we get enough people to participate? It's not exactly a big thing, but it's something and can remind our elected officials just how many supporters are out there.
(Also, I need to give credit to the Pagan Unity Campaign, which is where I got the idea.)
If you like the concept, feel free to post this idea in other communities/journals/message-boards/mailing-lists/whatever.