No taxation without equal rights!

U.S. MARRY-IN of 2004:
April dates to watch out for.
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Please WEAR BROWN (ribbons, clothing, paint) at public events, for the rest of 2004,
to protest Bush's BS -- including his Hate Amendment!
[ http://www.democracymeansyou.com/brown/ ]
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APRIL 2004:

CALIF.: April 3, Sat.: SF: MECA event at LGBT Center. http://www.MarriageEqualityCA.org/home.php

CALIF: Oakland: Tuesday, 6 April, 6-8pm: OAKLAND City Council Meeting, City Hall,
Frank Ogawa Plaza, downtown Oakland. If you plan to speak during
public forum, please arrive at 6:15 pm to complete a speakers card.
Council member Danny Wan will introduce resolution in support of AB
1967- "Marriage License Non Discrimination Act."

CALIF: San Leandro: Friday, April 9: Adult Prom (sponsored by GLBT
youth) at the Marina Center, 15301 Wicks Blvd. $25. Phone 510-247-8200.

CALIF: San Francisco: Monday, 12 April, noon -1pm: MECA Rally, on steps of CA Supreme
Court, 300 McAllister Street (across from SF City Hall): marking one month since high court
forced SF officials to stop issuing same-sex mariage licenses.

CALIF, southern: West Hollywood: April 12, Monday, 6:30-9:30pm: discuss same-sex marriage: West Hollywood Park Auditorium.

USA: April 15: Protest inequality, with signs saying: "NO TAXATION without equal rights!"

CALIF: Oakland: Thursday, 15 April, 5:30pm: MECA Tax Day Protest.
For details, see MECA website: http://www.MarriageEqualityCA.org/home.php
[ Earlier on Tax Day, at 11:30 AM, antiwar protesters gather at Oakland's Federal Building,
1301 Clay St. (near 12th Street BART station): see DASW (http://www.ActAgainstWar.org)
and Northern Calif. War Tax Resistance (http://www.NoWarTax.org) ]

CALIF, southern: Los Angeles area: April 15, Thursday, evening: MECA protest/rally on Tax Day:
"We need to rally in support of marriage equality on this day: No Taxation with Discrimination! ....
We'll be joining other rallies nationwide..... " http://www.MarriageEqualityCA.org/home.php

OREGON: mid-April: Multnomah County: Circuit Judge Frank Bearden may hold a hearing on
ACLU lawsuit about whether Oregon's gender-biased marriage statute violates OR state constitution.
http://www.oregonlive.com/special/gaymarriage/index.ssf?/base/news/1080219374314050.xml

CALIF.: April 21: Hayward (in SF Bay Area): MECA event:
http://www.MarriageEqualityCA.org/home.php

CALIF.: April 21: Los Angeles: MECA event: http://www.MarriageEqualityCA.org/home.php

USA: April 21: national "Day of Silence" for civil rights of LGBTI students. [ http://www.dayofsilence.org ]

OREGON: April 23: Judge Bearden might issue a ruling by this date. His decision will be appealed to higher courts. Appeals process could take years, unless courts expedite.
[On April 24, see http://www.oregonlive.com/special/gaymarriage/ ]

CALIF: Sacramento: April 29: MECA event at CSU, 6pm-9pm.< http://www.MarriageEqualityCA.org/home.php >
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