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May 24th, 2009 by dianna

Tuesday Morning, 10:00 AM: I will be meeting the OneStruggleOneFight.org group at the Courthouse at 10:00 AM for a peaceful street blockade. They are coordinating with an interfaith group of clergy, and are acting in the spirit of nonviolent resistance. Look for their large sign “SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL” and join us!

Information given to me by Molly McKay of Marriage Equality (marriageequality.com). 

Here’s a rundown of all of the activities in San Francisco — please spread the word far and wide.

ON THE  NIGHT PRIOR TO THE RULING:

- 7:00pm to 8:30pm: Interfaith Prayer service at Grace Cathedral  (1100 California St). All peaceful loving people are invited to come  together for this service, no matter what their position on the  court case may be.  For more information email rstringfellow@clgs.org

THE DAY OF THE RULING:

- 8:30am to 9:15am: Service/Blessing at St. Francis Lutheran Church  (152 Church St, across from Safeway).

- 9:15am to 10am: March from Saint Francis to Civic Center Plaza.

- 10:00am to 10:30: California Supreme Court steps (400 McAllister St) Everyone is invited to stand with us on the steps to receive the  ruling.  If you are a couple that married, or wanted to marry and  will speak to media, please email your name, contact information,  phone number and story to media@marriageequality.org.  Please bring  your families and allies with you.

- 10:30am: Circle of Care at Civic Center Plaza. If the marriage ban  is upheld, a group of Bay Area clergy and congregants will engage in  nonviolent civil disobedience immediately after receiving the ruling  go to www.onestruggleonefight.org for details.

THE EVENING OF THE RULING - COMMUNITY GATHERING

Emceed by Stuart Gaffney, John Lewis, Lawrence Ellis, Molly McKay  and Davina Kotulski

- 5:00pm to 6:00: Pre-March Rally at SF City Hall (speakers include  Terry Stewart, Kate Kendall and others)

- 6:00pm to 7:00: March to MLK Memorial at Yerba Buena Gardens (4th and Mission, next to Metreon). Follow http://twitter.com/stop8dotorg for live updates from the march.

- 7:00pm to 8:30: Post-March Gathering at Yerba Buena Gardens,  (speakers including Rev. Amos Brown , music, and next steps) For more information visit www.marriageequality.org <http://www.marriageequality.org/  or dayofdecision.org

THE WEEKEND AFTER THE RULING:

- Meet in the Middle for Equality in Fresno: http://www.meetinthemiddle4equality.com/

- Saturday: March from Selma to Fresno, meeting at 6:30am and kicking off at 7:50am Buses leave from San Francisco - join your fellow love warriors for  a road trip for justice you will always remember!

- Saturday: Rally in Fresno; warmup at noon, kickoff at 1pm

THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS:

- Marriage Equality USA, The Courage Campaign and Equality  California are canvassing with voters and running TV ads.

- It’s more important than ever for us to have conversations about  how marriage equality personally affects us. Visit  marriageequality.org; couragecampaign.org, eqca.org and stop8.org  for tips and opportunities to get engaged in your local area.  In all our actions, we will remember that making peace must start  within our self.  Each of us must stay committed to be non-violent  and a stand for the fairness, love and justice we want to see in the  world.

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