Camp Courage Training to Repeal Prop 8 on January 25th
Jan 8, 2009 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsOur good friends and allies at the Courage Campaign continue to take an increasing lead in doing excellent work on behalf of progressive causes throughout California. While there have been many arguments and recriminations after the election concerning who and what was to blame for the final result on Proposition 8, it is nearly ...
Continue ReadingThe California Supreme Court Grants Review on Proposition 8
Nov 30, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminBy Andre Verdun On November 19th, 2008 the California Supreme Court agreed to consider a legal challenge by several groups who are contesting the Constitutional validity of proposition 8 along with the legal status of same sex married couples that have entered into a legal marriage during the time same sex marriage was a recognized fundamental ...
Continue ReadingProp 8 Proponents Threaten California Judges
Nov 21, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminProp 8 proponents threaten California judges. Read about it in today’s New York Times article “With Same-Sex Marriage, a Court Takes on the People’s Voice” by Jesse McKinley at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/us/21marriage.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
Continue ReadingShame and reconciliation in California
Nov 18, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminBy Karin Quimby Sunday, November 16, 2008 The vote on Proposition 8, which eliminated the civil right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California, was a crushing, disgraceful vote. The moment I learned of the outcome, I felt like my home had fallen down on top of me. And atop my crumpled house and my ...
Continue ReadingJoin the Impact – Over 1,000 in Downtown Ventura
Nov 15, 2008 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsYes, Ventura, there is a Progressive Left--and it came in force today for Join the Impact. It's a common joke here that we live in "Ventucky", though our situation less resembles that of the deep South and more that of a clinging outpost of Red, stuck between the swaths of Blue that are Los ...
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