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The AEB PROJECT – Update (9/1/10). TWO MONTHS and our FLAG WAVES BRIGHTLY.
The AEB Project launched in earnest July 4th, 2010 with a nationwide conference call, hosted by EqualityGiving, and attended by an amazing group of activists! Warmly embraced, almost 2 months later The American Equality Bill has definitely joined the conversation! Equal Civil Rights NOW – is a growing mantra! Grassroots activists all over are stepping up and contacting their Congress people, folks are doing their own petitions, blogs are peppered with AEB references, and we’ve made the Advocate, Bilierico, LezGetReal and CNN ireports. The early visionaries at EqualityGiving.org are happy, and our partners at ActonPrinciples.org have really stepped up with our AEB Sponsorship Hunt Pages listing all Senate and Congressional offices (open and waiting for YOU to post feedback from your outreach – links below). We’re even hearing rumors that we’re too pushy, which is music to our ears!!! But it’s JUST THE BEGINNING and the resistance from the status-quo is strong. Already, some staffers of potential sponsors are counter-lobbying the AEB trying to create divisions in the grassroots ranks. This will NOT BE AN EASY ROAD as we always new. The single most important thing you can do is to create a full campaign in your Congressional District to get that vote (sponsor). Republican or Democrat. And SHARE THE STORY on the FB page. My mother is going after Rep. Bill Young (R.FL-10 Clearwater). I’m going after my Rep., Congressman Rangel (D. NY) (see letter below). This is happening all over, but time is very short. To really start this party, we need ONE SPONSOR to file by NOVEMBER. So we need to FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS. Now is the time – before Nov. 2nd – to call this issue. Push now. Push hard. Go public, have a rally at their campaign office, call and fax their offices (as we have President Obama and Gillibrand), form a state-wide AEB team and group-target potential sponsors directly, etc. etc. BUT YOUR DISTRICT IS THE PRIZE. OR, ONE CONGRESS PERSON FROM YOUR STATE. Focus, focus, focus. Deadline NOV. 2nd! This is YOUR Campaign. It’s starting to fly, but it needs a big gust of wind to take wing. We are all volunteer, all grassroots! 2nd class citizenship & 2nd rate demands NO MORE! Let’s do this. Love, Tif p.s. Without pushing, The AEB main FB page doubled, but let’s build it! Share the link: http://bit.ly/AEBnow. I. ON-GOING ACTIONS: CONTACTING your Rep. During Recess (TOP priority. Urgent! On-going) FAX WHITE HOUSE – AEB NOW! FAX GILLIBRAND (NY) FLYERS: “Please File The AEB” (for anyone to use on their Congress/Senators) ELECTION CYCLE: CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE (now) II. NEW PETITIONS & FB PAGES http://www.change.org/petitions/view/petition_for_full_equality_for_all_americans (active) http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=278882199073&ref=ts#!/pages/The-American-Equality-Bill/152463468103529?ref=mf FB PROFILE PICS: AEB NOW or SO+GI Civil Rights NOW III. STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS http://www.equalitygiving.org/ (look for our flag) http://www.actonprinciples.org/ (other exciting partnerships in the works!) IV. SPONSORSHIP HUNT (put your name next to your Target) SENATE TARGETS: http://www.actonprinciples.org/aeb-senate/ HOUSE TARGETS: http://www.actonprinciples.org/aeb-house/ V. AEB IN BLOGS & NEWS http://www.bilerico.com/2010/07/the_american_equality_bill_an_idea_whose_time_has.php http://lezgetreal.com/2010/08/prop-8-evidence-posted-by-court-for-all-to-finally-see/ http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=371170 http://lezgetreal.com/2010/08/reclaiming-the-civil-rights-movement-who-owns-the-dream/ http://www.actonprinciples.org/2010/08/22/hello-%E2%80%98used-to-be%E2%80%99-activists-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-resurrect-our-civil-rights-struggle-is-at-hand/ http://lezgetreal.com/2010/08/this-blogger-is-fuming-with-the-white-house/ http://www.advocate.com/Politics/Marriage_Equality/White_House_Meeting_Red_Hot/ (linked to ActonPrinciples.org blog on White House Fax) http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-482233 VI. YOUTUBE speech about THE AEB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4LWus-twi0&feature=player_embedded VII. JOIN (and lead) YOUR STATE AEB LISTSERVE! We’ve created AEB gmail listserves for every state for you to use to gather a team or find others working on AEB in your state. They are open. The lists are: AEB-(state abbreviation)@googlegroups.com. So for example the New York group is: [email protected] Exception: AEB-Idaho. To locate and join them, search gmail groups with first part only: AEB-NY. Please let me know if there are any issues ([email protected]). We can make you a manager so you can tailor the page to local flavor! The MAIN AEB Project listserve is: [email protected] Come one, come all. |
 
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