"TAX us? Then MARRY us!" 33 Cities Join Tax Day Protests for Equal Marriage Rights

"No Taxation with Discrimination" is the central theme for the day. A list of the cities organizing protests and the locations and times of the protests is at the bottom of this message.

Those who want to support the protests are encouraged to go to the DontAmend.com website to download posters and flyers and help spread the word in their cities. Those interested in organizing an event in their city are encouraged to send a message to RTDontAmend (at) aol.com right away, including your name, telephone number(s) and the city you live in or near.

The National Tax Day protests were called by DontAmend.com as a warm up to a larger national day of actions that DontAmend.com has called for May 17, the day the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (MSJC) has ordered that state to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The aim of the protests is to mobilize our community and allies so as to create the political climate necessary so that the fantastic MSJC decision will actually be IMPLEMENTED. In 1954, 50 years ago on May 17th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision outlawing segregation. That great decision remained but a piece of paper for several years because there was not a large movement which could FORCE the government to put its words into practice. It was only when the Civil Rights Movement was much larger and stronger, in the early 1960s, that segregation began to crumble.

Today there is a huge danger that the great MSJC decision will, like the 1954 Brown decision, be in effect nullified by bigots in both parties of Massachusetts state government. Within Massachusetts, it is critical that our movement is loudly and vocally DEMANDING equality in the law actually be implemented on May 17th. Outside of Massachusetts, it is critical that our movement demand that same equality in OUR local areas, and that we loudly express our solidarity with pro-equality activists in Massachusetts, and against the bigots who are attempting to nullify the fantastic decisions of the MSJC.

What we do, or don't do, in the next few weeks could very well determine which way our struggle will go. Either forward to full legal equality, or backwards into increased gay-bashing and discrmination.

On April 15th and May 17th, please help make history by demanding that the politicians of all parties begin treating us as equal human beings.

All the best,

Robin Tyler
National Co-Chair, DontAmend.com

Andy Thayer
National Action Coordinator, DontAmend.com

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Here is the current list of cities planning actions on Tax Day, April 15th:

Athens, GA
11 am
Main Post Office
115 E. Hancock Ave, Athens
Info: OurHope [at] aol.com


Atlanta, GA
4:30 pm until dusk
Pharr Road Post Office, Atlanta
(near the intersection of Pharr Road and Piedmont Road)
Co-sponsored by DontAmend Atlanta and Marriage Equality Georgia
Info: atlantadontamend [at] aol.com


Bakersfield, CA
5 pm til ?
Main Post Office
3400 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA
Info: call 661-835-3545 or e-mail bakersfield [at] marriageequalityca.org


Bisbee, AZ
4 pm
Cooper Queen Station Post Office
Main Street, Bisbee, AZ
Info: jbengel80 [at] yahoo.com


Boston, MA
5:30 pm
Fort Point Post Office (behind South Station)
Boston, MA
Info: dontamendmass [at] cemarion.com


Chicago, IL
5:30 pm
Main Post Office
433 W. Harrison Street (just west of the Chicago River)
Sponsored by Equal Marriage NOW!
Info: questions [at] equalmarriagenow.org or phone 773-243-2576


College Station, TX
4 pm
College Station Main Post Office
2130 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S, College Station, TX
Info: faithbiwerks [at] yahoo.com


Davis, CA
11:30 am - 1 pm and 3 - 4 pm
Davis Post Office
(corner of Poleline and Fifth Streets)
Info: yolo [at] MarriageEqualityCA.org


Duluth, MN
5:30 pm
Duluth Main Post Office
2800 W. Michigan Street
Info: anichols [at] d.umn.edu


Fredricksburg, VA
5-7 pm
Fredricksburg Main Post Office
600 Princess Anne Street
Fredricksburg, VA
Info: lgreen555 [at] aol.com


Ft. Worth, TX
6 pm
Jack D. Watson Post Office
4600 Mark IV Parkway
Fort Worth
(exit Loop 820 at Mark IV Parkway, and drive south about half a mile)
Info: JamesCoates [at] sbcglobal.net


Houston, TX
6 pm
6 pm at the Main Post Office
401 Franklin Street (@ Bagby), Downtown Houston
Info: houstondontamend [at] aol.com


Indianapolis, IN
5-7 pm
Indianapolis Main Post Office
125 W. South Street, Indianapolis
(southwest corner of South Street & S. Capitol Ave)
Info: Indy [at] DontAmend.com


Kansas City, MO
5:30 pm
Main Post Office
315 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO
Info: dontamendKC [at] hotmail.com


Long Beach, CA
5:30 pm
Post Office
2300 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA
(between Pacific Coast Highway and Willow Street)
Info: daveys35 [at] aol.com


Los Angeles
5:30 pm
15701 Sherman Way & Haskell (off the 405 freeway)
Contact: Robin Tyler, National Co Chair, rtdontamend [at] aol.com
Co-sponsored by DontAmend.com, Metropolitan Community Churches, Marriage Equality California (MECA), California Freedom to Marry, Southern California Women for Understanding


New York, NY
6 pm
Steps of James A. Farley Post Office
421 Eighth Avenue
(between 31st & 32nd Streets)
Info: rzacchi [at] marriageequalityny.org


Northern Los Angeles County
5:30 pm
43824 20th Street West (corner of 20th & J-12)
Lancaster, CA Post Office
Info: AntelopeValley [at] DontAmend.com


Oakland, CA
5:30 pm
Post Office at 1675 7th Street
Oakland, CA
(right off the West Oakland Bart Station)
Info: mmckay [at] marriageequalityca.org


Odessa, TX
4 pm
Main Post Office
200 N. Main Street
Odessa
Info: Aguyinodessa [at] hotmail.com


Palm Springs, CA
6 pm, meet at the Desert Pride Center
March starts at 6:30 PM
March from the Pride Center to Village Fest
Bring banners, signs and your best loud voice!
Info: info [at] equal-protection.org and http://www.equal-protection.org


Philadelphia, PA
5:30 pm
30th Street Station Post Office
(2970 Market St)
Phlildelphia, PA
Info: dontamendphilly [at] hotmail.com


Reno, NV
5:30 pm
Main Post Office
2000 Vassar Street, Reno, NV
Info: Angela34Brooks [at] hotmail.com


Sacramento, CA
9 pm – 12 midnight
Main Post Office
2000 Royal Oaks Drive, Sacramento
Info: sacramento [at] marriageequalityca.org


San Diego, CA
San Diegans Against Marriage Discrimination, The San Diego LGBT Community Center and Equality California are hosting a press conference at 10:30 PM at the Midway Post Office (Midway Drive in Point Loma). Info: AJ Davis 619.692.2077, ext 212 or adavis [at] thecentersd.org.


San Francisco, CA
9pm-11:30 pm
San Francisco Main Post Office
1300 Evans St (off 3rd St, near Candlestick Park)
Info: molly [at] eqca.org


San Gabriel Valley, CA
5:30 pm until ?
City of Industry Post Office
15421 E. Gale Avenue
City of Industry, CA
Info: teeslady [at] hotmail.com


San Jose, CA
5:15 pm
Post Office - Willow Glen
1750 Meridian Avenue, San Jose
Info: mara [at] maramcwilliams.com


Santa Barbara, CA
4-5 pm
Main Post Office
836 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara
Sponsored by the Pacific Pride Foundation
Info: janet [at] pacificpridefoundation.org


Sarasota, FL
4:30 – 7:30 pm
Main Post Office
1661 Ringling Blvd
Sponsored by the United Federation of Metropolitan Community Churches
Info: Trinity1SRQ [at] aol.com


Seattle, WA
5:30 pm, Main Seattle Post Office
301 Union Street (3rd Ave & Union)
Downtown Seattle
Info: SeaWADontAmend [at] aol.com


Spokane, WA
5:30 pm
The Garland Post Office
1903 W. Garland, Spokane
Info: Ballantz [at] cs.com


Tampa Bay, FL
5:30 pm
Main Tampa Bay Post Office
(located at the airport)
Tampa, FL
Info: dontamend [at] tampabay.rr.com