"No one in California political circles has ever seen such a speedy response to a single political event. And it's spreading across the country. More than 10,000 rallied in New York City on Wednesday evening..." -- San Jose Mercury News, November 13
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Will you be a part of "The Tipping Point" on marriage equality?
In 2000, Malcolm Gladwell wrote a best-selling book exploring how small events can catalyze seismic shifts in culture. Eight years later, you can participate in what could be one of the most profound "tipping points" in American political history.
On Saturday morning, at the exact same time across the country, thousands of people will march, rally and protest the passage of Prop 8. This Shabbat at Congregation Netivot Shalom, at precisely 10:30am we will mark that moment during services as well.
Incredibly, this volunteer-run national event was not organized by a well-known institution or coalition of organizations. It was sparked just a few days ago by Amy Balliett, a Seattle woman who turned a blog post about protesting Prop 8 into "Join the Impact," a bottom-up internet phenomenon attracting tens of thousands of people.
Will you join this unprecedented national protest against Prop 8 and march for marriage equality on Saturday morning? Please click here to find "Join the Impact" rally locations at City Halls across California and then let us know if you're going to be there at 10:30 a.m. PT. This Shabbat at Netivot Shalom, at precisely 10:30am we will mark that moment during services as well.
Amy Balliett didn't need anyone's permission to call for a nationwide protest against Prop 8. Instead, she posted a blog entry that is helping birth a new Marriage Equality Movement -- a technology-driven civil rights movement for the 21st Century. As 365gay.com reported:
"This past Friday, Nov. 7, 'Join the Impact' hit the web. Five hours later, the site logged 10,000 visitors... By Monday morning, a plan had emerged: Cities around the country would organize their own efforts to coordinate a synchronized protest for Sat., Nov. 15, 10:30 a.m. PST. The movement became officially global with hits from the UK and France, and by Nov. 11, over one million visitors had come to the site."
Organized from the ground up by thousands of ordinary people just like you, this people-powered protest movement is growing exponentially by the minute, online and offline.
This is our moment to stand strong together -- gay and straight -- and say that we refuse to accept a California where discrimination is enshrined in our state constitution. We hope you will take this stand on Saturday and encourage your friends to show up as well by forwarding this message and asking them to come with you.
Thank you for helping make Amy's brilliant idea the tipping point on marriage equality in America.
Rabbi Menachem Creditor
The Courage Campaign Issues Committee is part of the Courage Campaign's onlineorganizing network that empowers over 200,000 grassroots and netroots activiststo bring progressive change to California.