D.C. Our Time Is Now
The Campaign For Marriage Equality in the District of Columbia
Your Call To Action for Marriage Equality
Join people in the District's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and their allies who are answering the call to action for marriage equality in the District of Columbia. Find out what you can do to make marriage equality a reality in the nation's capital.
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For all those of you who were not present at last night’s D.C. City Council hearing on the ‘Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality bill” or for those of you who have not yet caught up on what took place last night, you’ll have a second chance to be in on this historic moment!
As you can see this was a very packed house for the first of two hearings on the marriage equality bill.
Council Member Mendelson has extended the remaining 169 testimony speakers over to a second hearing session on Monday, November 2nd. A very great amount of the 100 testimonials last night were very supportive of marriage equality!
Check our calendar page for more info on the second hearing.
For a play-by-play run-down of last night’s hearing, visit Michael Crawford’s Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/dmcrawford. You can also find information on the City Council web site (including live feeds and video clips).
Also up this week is a faith community celebration of marriage equality–”Soulful Voices”–taking place this Thursday night at Asbury United Methodist Church! See the calendar page for more info.
Come Show Your Support for Marriage Equality in D.C.!
Several marriage equality supporters sit in the DC Council chambers ready to hear testimony regarding the marriage recognition legislation passed earlier this year.
The “Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009” will be introduced next Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the D.C. Council’s Legislative Meeting. You are encouraged to come show your support for this important legislation! The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber, located on the fifth floor of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW).
The introduction of legislation generally occurs within the first hour of the meeting. If you plan to attend, please arrive early (prior to 9:30 a.m.) to secure a seat. Seating in the chamber is limited and seats are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Finally, please keep in mind that audible demonstrations of any kind are prohibited in the Council Chambers. Please respect this rule of decorum.
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