Marriage Equality Day at the Capital

Greetings everyone!

2009 will be a critical year in our efforts to win marriage equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender couples. With the Supreme Court likely to rule on the historic Varnum v. Brien case, it’s up to us to ensure that the legislature continues to respect the judicial process. To that end One Iowa is hosting a Marriage Equality lobby day in Des Moines on February 10^th.

We are encouraging everyone who can fit this event into their schedule to do so. It’s important that legislators not only hear our stories but see our faces at the capital. No worries if you haven’t engaged in constituent lobbying before, we are holding a training session in the morning to help provide direction and answer any questions you may have.

Here are the details:

Marriage Equality Day at the Capital

February 10^th: 9am – 4pm

State Historical Building

600 E Locust St

Des Moines, IA 50309

Please RSVP at http://eqfed.org/oneiowa/events/lobbyday/details.tcl

Feel free to forward this information on to your friends, actually we encourage you to do so as the more people we have at the capital on the 10^th, the more visible we will be. I also attached an announcement flyer that you can print off and post up in your neighborhood.

This is the year we can make it happen so any help in promoting this event is GREATLY appreciated! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. matt@oneiowa.org or 515.288.4019 ext 203.

If you can’t make it on the 10^th please take the time to visit http://eqfed.org//campaign/legwelcome and send your state legislators a quick email.

Thanks for all your help and support!