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Peninsula | Government & Elections | LGBTI / QueerSun Shines on *Revoke Prop 8* Marchers headed to Supreme Court
Tracie and Val made their way through the rain up the historic El Camino Real, walking from Sunnyvale this morning. By the time they got to Palo Alto the weather was clear and beautiful. The sun shines on those who rally for justice! Tracie Jones and Val Paget are on their way to deliver a petition of 300,000+ signatures to the California Supreme Court demanding that Prop 8 be revoked. When they reach San Francisco, they will have walked approximately 450 miles.
Thanks goes to the dozens who came out to the Palo Alto rally. Some of them are: Eileen Altman, Associate Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto Melissa Cardinet of One Struggle, One Fight (http://www.onestruggleonefight.com) Brent Turner, Election Integrity Activist No on Prop 8 campaigners Members of PFLAG Stanford students 10 Raging Grannies and a partridge in a pear tree. Please write info [at] raginggrannies.com for permission to reprint any of these photos if you are a commercial site. We also have hi res versions for print media.
§Marching duo are all smiles for the cameras
Mainstream media
Eileen (left) wearing religious stole. The First Congregatational Church of Palo Alto, Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto and many others have been strong supporters of NO on Prop 8 and continue to be a voice for marriage equality. Grannies in foreground give Val and Tracie the symbolic "gift of equality".
People came out to say, "thank you for working on this cause!"
Raging Grannies in colorful granny wear were joined by fellow activists to greet Tracie and Val (seen in foreground, backs of heads) at the intersection of Embarcadero and El Camino Real in Palo Alto.
On the right: Granny Barbara as Mrs. Claus (make that Ms. Claus!)
In keeping with the holiday theme the Grannies sang to holiday tunes as Ms. Claus delivered the "gift of equality" (as seen in top photo)
Hark the Raging Grannies Sing to the tune of: Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hark the Raging Grannies sing Ce-le-BRATE each we-e-dding Equality is what we work for Don't think we will be ignored! Raise your voice and fight injustice Show the world we know what love is The time is now to put things right Overturn prop 8 tonight! Join the Grannies in this fight Help us make our future bright Left: Melissa of *One Struggle, One Fight*
http://www.onestruggleonefight.com Right: Eden shows off purple tights ...and rings she made by hand.
Our Grannies (and granny groupies who sing with us) range in age from 30 to ????
Our daring duo, Tracie and Val, were later seen on evening news channels 2, 11, and 14.
Please write info [at] raginggrannies.com for permission to reprint any of these photos if you are a commercial site. We also have hi res versions for print media.
Ukulele accompaniment by Granny Shirley P. Yellow songsheets were passed around so all could song marriage equality songs to familiar tunes written by the Raging Grannies.
...but joined us at Hobee's for a little wind-down time
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