Marriage Equality rally Saturday 12th May 1pm!

[maharetr]

Peoples! Here be a copy&paste from sections of Australia's Marriage Equality organisation.

The really important info for Perth people is here:

Rally: Saturday 12 May, 2012
Details: Forest Chase, CBD, 1pm
Contact: email k.hardy.jan15.1919@gmail.com
Khyl Hardy – 0413 073704

If you want other Australian cities, go to www.australianmarriageequality.com/wp/events/upcoming-rallies-for-marriage-equality/

The rest of the email follows:

All of us can be proud of recent steps towards marriage equality.

The two marriage equality inquiries currently underway received a large majority of submissions in favour of reform. The Senate inquiry received 44,000 pro-equality submissions, or 60% of the total. The Lower House inquiry received 177,000 pro-equality responses, or 64% of the total.

It's no exaggeration to say marriage equality is the most popular legislation the parliament has ever dealt with.

The message from you to our politicians is clear - Australians from all walks of life want reform and we want it now. This includes Australians of faith, with 77 clergy signing a letter in support of marriage equality. 

In the coming weeks there are several things you can do to keep up the momentum on marriage equality:

1. There will be rallies across the country on Saturday 12th May. Click here for details of a rally near you.

2. On June 8th and 9th there will be performances of the play, "8", an award-winning drama about the Californian marriage equality campaign. Funds raised will go to AME. Click here for details of performances in Sydney and Melbourne. Save the date for "8"!

3. Also, don't miss the Senate inquiry hearings which will be broadcast through the parliamentary website on Thursday 3rd May and Friday 4th May. Follow AME's live tweets of highlights from the hearings.

 

Comments

[sqbr]

Thanks, I might try to go to that!

[maharetr]

Hi, I hope this reaches you in time, but they've changed the location of the rally to Stirling Gardens aka the Supreme Court Gardens corner of St Georges Terrace, Perth and Barrack Street. I'm not sure how thaat rates on the accessability scale, but I cross my fingers *wry smile*

[sqbr]

Thanks! That's where the disability rally photos I took were taken, it's pretty accessible :)

As it happens I found out about the move last night when the rally came up in conversation, but since I had by this point completely forgotten about it and organised for an electrician to visit I'm probably not going to be able to make it regardless :(