Trainings and reminders about events today!

We got the chance to train nearly 200 volunteers yesterday, very exciting!





Don't forget, lots of actions you can take today as well:

*Rally 1-3 in Bixby Park (Junipero and Broadway in LB)
*Shoreline Village 3:30 in front of Yardhouse
*Redondo Beach Galleria Mall. Meet outside of Starbucks, at the Corner of Hawthorne/Artesia Blvds in Redondo Beach 11am
*all day presence in Belmont Shore, meeting in front of WaMu on the top of each hour

As always, remember, we want to use this time to engage, connect and talk to people about voting NO on Prop 8!

Outreach events

The time to take action is NOW – we need to be out in our communities with a HUGE presence over the next three days, talking to people, connecting with people, making sure that everyone we speak with understands and knows how important it is to vote, to vote ‘NO’ on Prop 8, and to tell everyone they know to do the same.

We have a lot going on this weekend in Long Beach and OC, and we would love for you to be involved. Below are a list of events that we know of thus far that you can join in on. If you have something planned, email us and we'll add it.

Check back here regularly as the blog will be updated continuously this weekend with schedule updates.

In each case, just meet up at the spot listed at the time, and bring some campaign materials - stop by our campaign office in Long Beach if you need some!

SATURDAY 11/1
*All day presence in Belmont:
Meeting in front of WaMu for different shifts all day:
8am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm
*Seal Beach Pier – end of pier at 12pm
*PCH and 2nd street rally – 2pm meet on Seaport hotel side
*Downtown Long Beach – meet at 2pm on corner of Pine and Ocean
*Downtown Long Beach - night time outreach walk, 6pm, meet on corner of Pine and Ocean
*Torrance on the corner of Hawthorne and PCH, 11am
*HB PCH and Main, starting 2pm

SUNDAY 11/2
*Rally 1-3 in Bixby Park (Junipero and Broadway in LB)
*Shoreline Village 3:30 in front of Yardhouse
*Redondo Beach Galleria Mall. Meet outside of Starbucks, at the Corner of Hawthorne/Artesia Blvds in Redondo Beach.

MONDAY 11/3
*Huntington Beach Pier, 4pm

Also, the link below has a list of other OC, LB and Inland Empire events:
http://sites.google.com/site/noonprop8events/Home

Again, remember that while visibility is great and a big part of what we are doing, it's more important to actually be talking and interacting with people. So, get started with a rally meet up, but then get out and walk around and talk to people about voting NO on 8!

Again, I'll be adding more soon, so check back regularly!

Margaret Cho outreach

Margaret Cho and her team generously invited us to set up shop and talk to fans at her performance in Long Beach this past weekend. We got to talk to loooots of people and recruited a bunch to volunteer with us.

Community outreach trainings!

We sort of revamped our field plan locally over the past week, and have created amazing community outreach teams made up entirely of volunteers that want to play a big role in building support for the campaign in the next few days by talking and connecting with people. My team and I have trained over 100 people in the last three days alone, and its really exciting to think that they are going to be out and about all over the South Bay, Long Beach and OC, talking to people and spreading the word. I've done community organizing for quite some time now, and it never ceases to amaze me how effective and important this type of outreach is.

The diversity of those coming in for trainings is also impressive - recently married couples, retired grandparents, working professionals, high school and college students, members of the Long Beach community who are getting involved for family and friends - I think it says a lot about our movement when you really think about all of the people that have gotten involved.

A big thanks to everyone who attended a training - we can't wait to hear about your work!

Faith outreach

This Sunday we got a chance to visit several churches throughout Long Beach and OC. Leadership at the churches had asked us to make a presentation and get church members involved with the campaign, many of whom did. Faith outreach is such an important part of this campaign, and it's so amazing to see pastors and other faith leadership really taking a risk and lending their support to this movement.

Outreach and phone banking...

A few photos from our work this week...

Maceo doing outreach in LB:


Speaking to High School students involved with a youth social justice group:


Phone banking in our office!


Phone bank debrief: