This is the most important post I have ever written.
I am asking for your help.
I need the help of my regulars, my lurkers, my scanners, my haters.
I need you to help me spread the word.
As many of you know I am heavily involved in the March on DC for LGBTQ equal federal rights. I am involved in the Chicago chapter of Join The Impact, but this March goes further than the borders of Chicagoland. There are LGBTQ needing help, needing support all over the country. This March is for them.
We are not marching for gay marriage, we are not marching to hate on the Bible, we are marching to get federal rights for all of America's citizens. We are marching so that a person who fights and risks their lives for their country should be able to carry a picture of their partner in the uniform. We are marching so that when a gay man gets beaten and tied to a fence post to die it is considered a hate crime. We are marching so that a good teacher will not lose her job because she loves another woman. We are marching so that a senior citizen can honor the wishes of their partner of 50 years when they get seriously ill and be allowed to stay by their bedside to provide comfort.
Cleve Jones is hoping to have every district in the country represented at Washington DC. To do that we need to get people there. How can you help?
*if you live in the Chicago area or are willing to travel to Chicago you can join me! For $100 (given to JTI Chicago) you can get on a bus Saturday night, march on DC Sunday, be back home early Monday morning. I'm going! We can watch movies, talk, take a million pictures, do some good! What a way to start your fall!
*if you can't make it but want to help you can donate! See that beautiful yellow paypal button? For the price of a beer or a coffee you can help someone that can't afford to go, someone that desperately needs to find some support. This money is NOT for me, all money will go to JTI Chicago which they put towards getting people on buses.
*if you can't spare the funds you can help spread the word! Post this post on your blog. Reference this if you write a post in your own words. Link to it. Tweet about it (#mominreallifefundraiser). Tumblr it. Facebook it. Digg or Reddit it. I don't care what, just keep it going. Be honest, how much work does it take? Let those know out there that you want to help!
Help me help them.
Please.
"People never forget that helping hand especially when times are tough."
Catherine Pulsifer
UPDATE- The fabulous Rachel from Confessions of Jersey Girl has helped me with this by posting her opinion and my post over at h
er blog. Tell her thank you and send her kisses from me!UPDATE 2- Thanks @brianspaeth, @bruinsndrum, @pschaefer
, @lauragehant, @phampants, @mikethebig1, @lensimpressions, @valentilaw, @jessejoharris, @_apricottea, @stevethedeve, @bellerenee @sarahdotcom, @TOPolk, @fragileheart, @rachelr1977, @freeandflawed, @m80parents, @dotcomkatie, @msdarkstar, @pattyodonnell, @WRS2, @MagTini, @clevertia, @nicopolitan, @aliceaveragelnd, @philleum, @small_town_girl, @suburbanoblivion for helping to spread the word!UPDATE 3- The amazing Erini of This Wench helped me spread the word by posting over at her blog! Put her on the list of people to thank!
UPDATE 4- The beautiful Erin at State That I Am In helped me out by posting over at her place. Shower her with love!
UPDATE 5- Thank you soooo much Nichole, Andrea, Stephanie, Katie, Rachel, Sara J. for helping me out on facebook!
UPDATE 6- See my brother use Canadian comedy to help me with my cause! Thanks bro!
UPDATE 7- The amazing Rachelr1977 posted a quick link on her blog, Tales of the Deep, to help me out! She's good at this!
UPDATE 8- Want to know a McBastard's point of view on gay marriage? Head over to Mr. McBastard's to read up and thank him for his help in spreading the word!
UPDATE 9- Even the Canadians are getting into it! Check out Technodoll's blog, Bubblegum Diaries, and thank her over and over again!
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11 comments:
Good luck with this - I admire the movement!
I tweeted about it!
Wish I could send money, but I did ping it out to twitter/facebook/everywhere for ya :)
Brian- thanks, it takes a lot of work & every little bit helps
bFlat- thank you babe!
Suburban- it's ok if you can't donate, spreading the word helps too!
The bro and I went to the MITM4E gathering in Fresno, CA where we saw Cleve Jones speak. We really really want to come to this! I'm keeping an eye out for super cheap airfare ...
Your donate button is not so much working...but I'll just send it to Paypal directly.
love you, love you, love you, love you. the end. :)
Couldn't do much, but I hope what I was able to give helps.
(MsDarkstar sent me)
raych- look into cities that are using buses to get there. That way you only have to fly to that city & take the bus the rest of the way. (How much is it to fly to Chicago for example)
matt- thanks for letting me know!!! I fixed it, thank you SO much!
rachel- you are by far my favorite Rachel ;)
Mr. Posslq- EVERY little bit helps! thank so very very very much! Ms. Darkstar is awesome!
Sadly no donation this time (read why later in the comment), but I think you are doing such a great thing.
A day or so before this post, I donated a decent amount of money to the ACLU, to help fight discrimination in the LGBT community. Sorry again for no donation, but I'll press the wife to donate.
If I lived in Chicago and had $100 I would so do this.
I'm going to check my account though. I just donated to the Courage Campaign and it kinda took up all my extra cash.
Also, whenever I tweet a link to a blog with a wonderful cause then literally hundreds of other people ask me to retweet their post about raising money for cancer and missing kids and dying cats and then they're all "But you did it for her" and then I want to strangle myself.
Do you have a facebook page for this that I could fan and leave on my profile?
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