April 2012
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“At least 80 defendants have challenged the state’s domestic violence law,...”
– USA Today, June 19, 2007, about Ohio’s amendment — http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-19-domestic-side_N.htm
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Lets Have a REAL Family Sunday: 10 Ways Your... →
“Indeed, Amendment One is a threat to marriage and families in North Carolina. So as we redouble our efforts to support all families this Sunday, I pray that sisters and brothers around the state will join us at St. Johns and say “no” to the politics of the Old South, “no” to laws that hurt families, and “no” to Amendment One.” - Pastor Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
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.@protectnc's anti-#amendment1 fight joins NC...
Protect All NC Families, the coalition effort to defeat Amendment One on North Carolina’s May 8, primary ballot, will participate in Saturday’s NC UNITED AGAINST THE WAR ON WOMEN RALLY convening outside of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Legislative Building on Saturday, April 28, at 1 p.m.
The April 28, rally on Halifax Mall is part of WAR ON WOMEN events happening all across the country...
"the potential for a seismic upset is there." //... →
“The against side has an advantage in terms of tv air time and grassroots momentum and for the first time this week I really believe there’s a chance the amendment could fail,” Tom Jensen, director of PPP, told TPM in an email. “I never would have thought that until now.”
He added: “I think opponents of the amendment should be very encouraged and if they do every little thing they can in the...
Fact Check Exposes "Legal Experts" Agenda in...
A recent fact check of three law professors who authored a white paper dismissing the broadly-worded amendment’s unintended consequences, reveals not only a clear agenda in passing the amendment but also little expertise in the area of family law.
According to a new online article by Carlos Maza, Campbell Law professors Lynn R. Buzzard, William A. Woodruff, and E. Gregory Roberts, touted...
#NC @NAACP Rolls Out Statewide Media Campaign to...
This week, in the face of an extreme rightwing attack on minorities and the poor, the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is rolling out a major media campaign to make clear the facts and constitutional dangers facing all North Carolinians through the discriminatory Amendment One.
Through ads in African-American newspapers, radio spots across the state, mailers, and robocalls to tens of...
Thanks to @EricMansfieldNC for this selfless act...
CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO DEFEAT AMENDMENT ONE
STUNNING REVERSAL! Legislative Champion for...
Raleigh, N.C. – In a video distributed by Progress NC from a recent candidates forum, Rep. James Crawford (D – Granville/Vance) admitted he would vote against Amendment One.
Crawford was one of 10 Democrats to vote on the House floor in favor of the measure that put the amendment on the May 8 ballot.
Responding to a constituent angered by his support of the broad constitutional rewrite that...
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RIGHT NOW: State Mental & Medical Health...
Wednesday, 4/25/12 noon at a press conference hosted by Rep. Rick Glazier in the press room at the Legislative Building (Raleigh), representatives of the NC Pediatric Society, NC Psychiatric Association, NC Psychological Association, and National Association of Social Workers-NC will all make public announcement of these organizations’ opposition to Amendment One on grounds of the...
.@WilsonNC Joins the Fight Against Amendment One...
WHERE: Wilson County Public Library, 249 Nash st. w., Wilson, NC 27893 WHEN: Friday, May 4, 2012
, 1:30pm until 3:00pm
WHO: All those AGAINST Amendment One are invited to gather on the steps of the Wilson County Courthouse around 1:30pm on Friday, May 4. After walking together down Nash Street, we will gather on the lawn of the Wilson County Public Library to hold a rally AGAINST Amendment One....
Join Orange County Leaders for a Rally Against...
Join Orange County elected officials on Saturday, April 28, at 10:00 am in front of Carrboro Town Hall for a short program describing the harms of Amendment One. Carrboro mayor Mark Chilton, Chapel Hill mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, Hillsborough mayor Tom Stevens, Orange County Board of Commissioners chair Bernadette Pelissier, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board chair Mia Burroughs will make brief...
Statement From @CityofDurham's Michael Page on Why...
I oppose Amendment One and will be voting against it. Furthermore, I feel the way this amendment has been written is mean-spirited, cruel and typical of someone who don’t care about people. This amendment does not protect our citizens especially our children when it comes to benefits. I go on and welcome any calls that individuals may have of my vote. Voting is a personal and...
Historic @PPPPoll: Support for anti-gay Amendment... →
CALL TO ACTION in #Durham: Contact the...
The Durham County Commissioners have chosen to remove from tonight’s agenda a resolution opposing Amendment One, even thought the amendment could have signficant implications for the county’s domestic partner benefits for public employees, and the fact that numerous other counties have taken positions on Amendment One.
People’s Alliance of Durham encourages residents to make...
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#UNC students wear yellow anti-#Amendment1...
Nat'l faith leader @JayBakker headlines #Durham...
DURHAM, N.C. — Jay Bakker, son of well-known evangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, will lead a rally this Sunday, April 22, encouraging voter participation against Amendment One. The “FAITH IN ACTION: GET OUT THE VOTE” event begins at 1 p.m. at the Trotter Building (410 W. Geer St.), and will focus on the harms of a constitutional amendment on the May 8, 2012, North Carolina primary...
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RT: Best NEWS we've seen all year // Understanding... →
What if the government told your boss he or she could not provide benefits to your spouse or even your children? You might have a problem with that. While it might sound unbelievable that the government would take away those benefits, some fear that could happen here in North Carolina.
We’re talking about Amendment One. It’s the amendment some call the “gay marriage...
The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black...
Even the @YWCA is involved! // BREAKING:...
YWCA of Greensboro Opposes Amendment One & Will Hold an Informative Brown Bag Lunch Panel on the Amendment The YWCA of Greensboro released a position statement in opposition to the discriminatory Amendment One that is scheduled to be on the North Carolina primary ballot on May 8. To read the full statement, visit www.ywcagsonc.org. “As a member of the Board of Directors for the YWCA of...
Join the Revolution! // SIX-SCHOOL INTERCOLLEGIATE...
SIX-SCHOOL INTERCOLLEGIATE MOVEMENT “JOIN THE REVOLUTION” MARCHES TO DEFEAT AMENDMENT ONE IN GREENSBORO
Marks the First Day of Early Voting, Thursday, April 19, at 3:15 PM
Greensboro, N.C. —Encouraging student-voter participation against Amendment One will be the focus of a march today, April 19, beginning at 3:15 pm, in Greensboro as six local colleges and universities take part in “Join...
