ACT On Principles

We had a wonderful call on July 4th for The American Equality Bill. There was a lot of excitement and it felt great. (see news below).

SUNDAY CIRCLE

Tomorrow, Sunday July 11th, at 8 p.m. ET, we’ll gather again by phone. We’ll have some music, share more information about what this AEB project is all about, and open it up so everyone can share their thoughts and action plans.

The idea is to have a weekly call where AEB supporters and organizers can come together to touch base, share inspiration and renew. They’ll be no group decision making and everyone will be encouraged to speak, in the spirit of a radical faerie circle.

Call in numbers: (805) 360-1000 PIN 435689# Everyone’s welcome.

RECENT AEB HAPPENINGS

The first step is finding that first BILL SPONSOR and that happens locally so that’s where the action is for now. It’s like a scavenger hunt for that ONE Sponsor that we’re all on together, but separately.

To empower us so we can ALL see the TARGETS, we have a present from the kind folks at ActOnPrinciples:

The AEB SPONSORSHIP HUNT Whip Count.
ActOnPrinciples.org has created a Sponsorship Hunt Page – YIPPY – where we can keep track of every target Senator and Congress person. (Major Kudos to Donald Hitchcock for this).

Let’s hunt them down and sign them up! Once you’ve snagged a Sponsor – please post it and shout out.

For your bookmarking pleasure:
Senate: http://www.actonprinciples.org/aeb-senate/
House: http://www.actonprinciples.org/aeb-house/

The AEB DRAFT BILL is ready to share with Sponsors and anyone you’d like at: http://bit.ly/AEBJuly4SponsorshipDraft.

PLAN: Cast it to the wind and see where it leads. ASK EVERYONE. We need to report back on every district and each senate seat … so we know where we stand. If there’s a primary in play, maybe ask all the candidates?

A smaller circle of folks are already working on a Target List to tackle as a group. More on that soon. Here’s a list to start with if you’re ready to go: http://www.equalitygiving.org/endorsed-candidates

FACEBOOK
The FB page grew from 600s to over 1000 this week

http://bit.ly/AEBnow.

It feels like this is the primary base camp for the AEB project.

Please post discussions, actions, and ideas about finding sponsors there. Art. New logo versions. Your imagination.

ACTIONS & BLOGS for AEB on AOP
The AOP site also allows direct postings of ACTIONS and BLOGS. If you post there, you can give it out as a link and publish via FB etc. You can also post and search by STATE so you can find LOCAL ACTIONS and ORGANIZERS. It takes a bit to get used to the structure – but it’s worth it!

Please post your work on FB and AOP so everyone can see your AEB projects and gravitate to the one’s they’re interested in. (We’re working on an easier way to help local organizers find each other by zip code.).

PLOTTING LISTSERVE
We need a place to plan, plot and conspire. Please stay on topic. aeb1@googlegroups.com.

Let’s get this party started.
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Here is a little NEWS:
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/07/the_american_equality_bill_an_idea_whose_time_has.php
http://lezgetreal.com/2010/07/the-launch-of-hope-finally-grassroots-find-feet-the-american-equality-bill/

My post on AOP (which all can do):
http://www.actonprinciples.org/2010/07/07/the-american-equality-bill-for-equal-sogi-civil-rights-launches-with-a-bang-on-july-4th-nationwide-conference-call/