Oakland-East Bay Gay Men's Chorus Napa debut at United Methodist Church, Sun, Sep 13

Rick Marshall, a friend of The Fruit and (new) Napan, sent word that he and Paul will be bringing the Oakland-East Bay Gay Men's Chorus (the same chorus of June's Zoot Suit Cabaret) to Napa mid-September:

Hi there, friends and family! Our chorus' next concert will be right here in our (new) home town! Here's the scoop...

The Oakland-East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus will make its Napa debut, performing its Reach Out and Bring Happiness concert, on September 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. For 10 seasons, OEBGMC has entertained the San Francisco Bay Area. Now it’s time to celebrate with new friends. With pride, we reach out to engage and change minds about our gay community, by singing OUT!

The performance will be at the First United Methodist Church , 625 Randolph Street in downtown Napa. Tickets prices are $12 for general admission, $9 for seniors and students.

In appreciation for their organizing and hosting the No on 8 Phone Bank and for their on-going support of the LBGT community, proceeds of the concert benefit the event co-sponsors, the First United Methodist Church and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of North Bay.

Advance tickets are available by emailing Rick or Paul at marshallgrande@yahoo.com, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com (search OEBGMC as the “Artist”).

I hope you will be able to join us. For those of you closer to Oakland than Napa, we are also performing on Saturday the 12th in Alameda. Email back and we'll get you all the details. Thanks!

Gay friendly: Unitarian Universalist and United Methodist Churches welcome you

From our tipline:

My partner and I are new to the area...and the church we have belonged to for many years, the Unitarian Universalists, is tremendously "gay friendly" throughout the denomination. In fact, the UU prides itself in being a leader in promoting equal civil rights for all people. [Including support against CA's current Proposition 8.] As part of our [recent] move [to Napa], we are just getting started becoming acquainted with the UU congregation in Napa, but have greatly enjoyed our initial visits there and are looking forward to becoming more involved. They meet at the Boys & Girls Club at 1515 Pueblo Street (10 am now during Summer, 11 am the rest of the year).

and separately:

The First United Methodist Church unconditionally welcomes all people in greater Napa wherever they are on their faith journey. As a congregation rooted in scripture, tradition, experience and reason, we promise opportunities to grow in the Spirit and to become active followers of Jesus Christ.

(As a congregation affiliated with The Center for Progressive Christianity (www.tcpc.org), we also affirm the following Eight-Point Welcoming Statement of Progressive Christianity [which includes the part that I have included below...])

...we are Christians who...invite all people to participate in our community and worship life without insisting that they become like us in order to be acceptable (including but not limited to): a. believers and agnostics, b. conventional Christians and questioning skeptics, c. women and men, d. those of all sexual orientations and gender identities e. those of all races and cultures, f. those of all classes and abilities, g. those who hope for a better world and those who have lost hope

1st United Methodist Church of Napa, 625 Randolph Street, Napa, www.napaumc.org

We'd love to hear of any other gay or gay-friendly parishes, churches, congregations or places of spiritual practice in Napa and nearby and your experiences. Please share via the tipline or comments.

"Eve of Justice" Vigil at Napa's United Methodist Church March 4

The lovely folks connected to Napa's No on 8 activity before and after the election are keeping up the movement. This time, they've organized a candlelight vigil the night before the CA Supreme Court begins to hear oral arguments about the invalidity of Proposition 8. Their facebook event page has more information:

Candlelight Vigil to Protect the Constitution's Promise of Equality for All

On the evening before the California Supreme Court holds oral arguments on the validity of Proposition 8 and whether the initiative process can be used to take away fundamental freedoms from minorities, join us for a candlelight vigil for justice and equality.

WHEN: Wednesday evening, March 4, 2009. We will gather at 5:30 pm and begin our vigil at 6:00 pm.

You may bring signs and candles. As always, this will be a peaceful event intended to support our allies as the oral arguments to overturn this hateful proposition begin the following day.

WHERE:
United Methodist Church
625 Randolph Street
Napa, CA 94559

QUESTIONS: Call Renee at 858-353-2422

For more locations and other details, visit http://www.eqca.org

I look forward to gathering and showing a united, supportive, candle-lit front in Napa. Will you join us?

Napa Pride day 2: Queer-friendly faith, Family Picnic, Ben & Jerry's, Guerilla Gays at Pancha's

From first hand, I can tell you that last night's youth Pride dance was a hit. With around 100 youth in attendance, a live, local band (In The Know), free food and drinks and DJ Rotten Robbie...a good time was had by all--including the volunteers! I've heard equally enthusiastic reports from the golf event and supper in Yountville. And that was only day 1!

What's in store for today? Hope you're well rested. Get on the phone and get your friends and family rounded up, it's time for:

• 9:30a-10:30a: Reconciling Sunday Service, "Creating Sanctuary for All" at First United Methodist Church, Napa
  Sanctuary should not be limited to a resting place, but a deepening place and a growing place. It is our vision that as GLBT people find safe places, they will share their stories and offer their gifts in ministry. It is our hope that these stories and gifts will cause congregations to open their eyes to a wider vision… a vision that will call for action in creating ever widening sanctuary. Our Reconciling Service features the Oakland/East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus!
  
  
• 12p-4p: Pride Family Picnic at Fuller Park, Napa
  Come have a relaxing afternoon...BBQs will be prepped and ready should you decide to cook your contribution. Also, plenty of fun & games for the whole family to enjoy, like: hula hoop, water balloon toss, bocce ball. There will also be a huge raffle with fabulous prizes to be won! (City regs prohibit alcoholic beverages and smoking. "Four-legged kids" are welcome on a leash)
  
• 4p-5:30p: "Fish Out of Water" film Screening, God and Gays, Some Perspectives at First United Methodist Church
  You might think you know where the Bible stands on the subject of homosexuality, but when was the last time you actually checked? The spirited documentary Fish out of Water explores the seven Bible passages notoriously used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination. With the help of a cartoon narrator, animated recollections of Bible passages and witty illustrations, Fish out of Water makes this polarizing subject accessible and non‐threatening.
  
• 4p-9p: Ben and Jerry's Fundraiser, Napa
  To help celebrate Napa Valley LGBT Pride 2010, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Scoop Shop in the Napa Town Center will donate 20% of your bill to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life on behalf of Team Napa Valley Unity League! Just visit them on Sunday, June 13, 2010 between 4 and 9 p.m. When you pay for your ice cream be sure to give them a copy of this flyer: click to download.
  
  
• 6p-9p: Panchas of Yountville invaded by Guerilla Gay Bar, Yountville
  Join in for cocktails and camaraderie when Napa's Guerilla Gay Bar crew heads up to Pancha's in Yountville. 

For a list of the rest of the 20+ events for Napa Valley LGBTQ Pride 2010--you know, to plan out the rest of your amazing week to come--click here.

East Bay gay chorus returns to Napa this Fri, April 16 for concert

Friends of The Fruit, Rick and Paul, wanted to make sure that I shared the info about their upcoming concert with the Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus, coming again to the United Methodist Church in downtown Napa this Friday for a concert:

The Oakland - East Bay Gay Men's Chorus is returning to Napa!
Friday, April 16 at 8:00 pm
***a portion of the proceeds from this concert will benefit PFLAG Napa, which will help finance the Young Adult Pride Dance***

First United Methodist Church
625 Randolph Street, Napa

Tickets: $15 Adult; $12 Children, Seniors, Students with ID
Available in advance online at: www.oebgmc.org or by calling 800-706-2389.
Or, save handling charges and purchase tickets directly from Paul or Rick!
(226-1314 or MarshallGrande@yahoo.com)
Tickets may also available at the door on the day of performance, prior sales permitting.

The OEBGMC Spring Concert traditionally is an array of classical music offerings. This year is no exception. The title of the concert is PEACE WITHIN and features Requiem in D Minor by Cherubini. Life and death are so intertwined that to celebrate either requires an understanding of both. Regarded by Beethoven as the greatest composer of his time, Cherubini grappled with his own death by composing this impassioned Requiem for Men's Chorus. Intertwining each movement, you will hear twentieth-century American works that celebrate all that is life: love, happiness and friendship. In this way, we juxtapose death
with life, opening the possibility to find Peace Within.

Napa Valley LGBTQ Pride coming June 12-20, 2010; 20+ events planned

[Update, May 28: corrected the location of the youth Pride dance to Kenney (not Fuller) Park.]

The folks behind this year's Napa Valley LGBTQ Pride have outdone themselves and scheduled 20+ events for this year's celebrations. There's bound to be something (if not many things) to get everyone involved, so get these all on your own calendars, now!

There's a "fan page" on Facebook if you'd like to follow the news, or as usual, I'll cover developments, here on The Valley's Other Fruit.

Additionally, Saturday, June 5 (10a-2p) there's a carwash fundraiser at Compadres to bring in money to fund all these amazing rainbow events.

Saturday, June 12

• 4p-9p: Tee Up Your Pride at Vintner's Golf Club
  
• 7p-11:30p: Youth Pride Dance at Pelusi Building/Kennedy Park
  

Sunday, June 13

• 9:30a-10:30a: Reconciling Sunday Service, "Creating Sanctuary for All" at First United Methodist Church
  
• 12p-4p: Pride Family Picnic at Fuller Park
  
• 4p-5:30p: "Fish Out of Water" film Screening, God & Gays, Some Perspectives at First United Methodist Church
  
• 4p-9p: Ben & Jerry's Fundraiser
• 6p-9p: Panchas of Yountville invaded by Guerilla Gay Bar
  

Monday, June 14

• 11a - 10p: Mary's Pizza Shack PFLAG Pfundraiser

Tuesday, June 15

• no events yet planned, visit napavalleypride.com for late breaking updates

Wednesday, June 16

• 2p-9p: Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet Relay for Life Fundraiser

Thursday, June 17

• The Napa Valley Toy Company 10 & 10 Day, fundraiser for PFLAG
• 5p-9p: Chef's Market Pride Night
• 7:30p-9:30p: Downtown Joe's invaded by Napa Guerilla Gay Bar

Friday, June 18

• 6p-midnight: "You Can Leave Your Hat On!" Pride celebration, dance, food at Made In Napa Culinary Centre
  

Saturday, June 19

• 10:30a-2:30p: Pride Hike at Skyline Park
• 7p-10p: Family & "Family" bowling night at Napa Bowl
• 11p-1a: Mamma Mia sing-a-long at Cameo Cinemas

Sunday, June 20

• 10a-1p: Recovery Brunch at Characters, Napa Valley Marriott
  
• 4p-9:30p: Art Show and Poetry Reading, "Showing Our True Colors" at Bloom
  
• 4p-sunset: Ibiza Chill-Out in the Napa Valley at Bardessono
  

No on 8 phone banking at United Methodist Church next 3 Sundays

Photo by Mike Treleven/Register

See, some churches still do support love, commitment and equality! This came in today via the tipline:

We are organizing a phone bank for No on Prop 8 right here in Napa, and need volunteers to help make calls. It will be held at the United Methodist Church, 625 Randolph Street in downtown Napa on Sunday afternoons, 2-5 pm the next three weekends. [Oct 19, 26 & Nov 2] We are asking people to bring their own cell phones and "donate" some of their minutes; that helps the cause and would be greatly appreciated. We are also working on getting some phones from the central campaign for use in addition. Each volunteer is provided training and a script, and folks who have done more of this work will always be on hand to support the effort. Please call Paul or Rick at 226-1314 if you can volunteer.

Group of pastors across State and Nation against Prop 8

It's good to hear news trickling in that groups of Pastors and leaders, religious and otherwise, are asking the State of California to vote No on Proposition 8.

As I shared yesterday, in spite of my good Catholic upbringing and urging from the Catholic hierarchy I believe that the best moral decision is to vote No on Proposition 8. A God of love would not be one that supports writing discrimination into our Constitution.

The Yes on 8 campaign has fairly convincingly spread the lie that to be religious--especially, to be Christian--means that you value traditional families and thus will vote yes on 8. On Saturday I stood on the corner of Jefferson and Lincoln to proclaim (by my presence) that I am a person of faith, a person that values families of love and commitment and that I am vowing to vote No on 8. Often I feel alone in walking the line of integrating religion with my homosexuality.

In Monday's news, I heard this:

More than a dozen pastors Monday stood on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, where the fight for same-sex marriage in California began four years ago, to urge Californians to reject a ballot measure that would make gay marriage illegal.

They also announced that more than 2,200 faith leaders from across the country have signed an open letter to religious leaders calling for the recognition of same-sex marriage.

Among those taking part in the event organized by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, were the Rev. Bishop Mark Holmerud of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; the Rev. Rick Schlosser, Executive Director of the California Council of Churches; the Rev. Mary Susan Gast, Conference Minister of the Northern California Nevada Conference, United Church of Christ; the Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of California; and the Rev. Lindi Ramsden, Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry.

The presence of the high profile clergy was meant to dispel attempts by evangelical Christians, the Roman Catholic Church and Mormons that people of faith support the proposed amendment.On Friday, a group of Mormons who support gay marriage delivered protest letters and bundles of carnations to church headquarters in Salt Lake City in an appeal to end the church’s support of the ballot initiative in California. [365Gay]

Thank God for their support and public witness! We know locally that the United Methodist Church, Covenant Presbyterian, and faithful from other religious communities in the Valley have been working to support their LGBTQ brothers and sisters here, including through phone banking for No on 8.

Additionally, today on Pam's House Blend, Pam wrote about Black leaders coming out against Prop 8.

For me, as a Catholic against Proposition 8, Father Geoff's story has been particularly inspiring. I wrote about him yesterday. As I said recently, I know I couldn't do this--this standing up, this speaking out, this coming out--alone.

After yesterday's post I got more than a handful of very kind emails and comments from folks offering their support and their company on this journey. Thank you, I was very touched by your unexpected reaching out. Together we can be strength for the journey.

Who for you has been the most inspirational or supportive in the battle for Prop 8 or in your journey of coming out?

Hundreds march in Napa on eve of Supreme Court hearing

Jorgen Gulliksen / Register | Buy photos

The Napa Register called us 80-100, the organizer (and I) think that, by the end of the night, it was closer to 150 or even 200. We gathered at the United Methodist Church and after some fun sign-making and sharing snacks and stories, we read our proclamation and then marched downtown, back around Main Street and then up and back to the Church. We picked up more than a few supporters on the way, and didn't come across any vocal hostility that I noticed. Similar marches were held in dozens of locations around the State, with an especially large gathering in San Francisco. The streets weren't crowded with cars, but it was our statement and unity that was important:

We deserve equality NOW...and we won't stop these gatherings, this fight until we get it. If not tomorrow, if not in the next 90 days, then someday.

What I didn't expect last night was my own conflicted feelings. Renee, the organizer, asked me to lead us through the streets (she's from Yountville and wanted me to choose the route through downtown) and so I proudly did. Ironically, as we sang "We are not afraid..." (to the classic Civil Rights tune of "We shall overcome"), I did feel afraid.

The Napa Register's camera lens made me more apprehensive and called to mind the few of my family members and people from the past that I have yet to come out to--bringing up those old time fears of judgment, rejection, misunderstanding. I knew I had a group of hundreds of caring people behind me, but I couldn't control what would happen if I were to come out on the front page of the paper, leading the group. I remembered my fear from one of the Prop 8 rallies, when confronted by someone from church, and his words, "What would your grandmother and family think?" and threat, "They would be very disappointed" and yet I knew I had to be where I was.

Last night, my sign was carefully--if not hurriedly--crafted, and said, "Jesus taught love." As a Catholic, as a gay man, as a Napan. I know that I need to be in the mix making sure that I am speaking my voice of faith and my voice of dignity in spite of my fear. WWJD, right?

Share your experience of the rally in the comments, feel free to link to or email me photos.

Napa religious leaders speak out against Proposition 8, call for relationships to be based upon love and justice

This "open letter" was published in Sunday, February 22's Napa Register, and is a great thing to reflect on this time of year, just before Lent and Passover and just before California's Supreme Court is about to hear oral arguments about the invalidity of Proposition 8's passing.

I acknowledge these courageous leaders for speaking up and speaking out when many--even those "on our side" fall silent in the face of fear. Thank you for showing us that love is an action and that you see same-sex couples as your neighbor.

If you're looking for an LGBT friendly religious community to become a part of, I'm sure these ministers, pastors and our new-to-be-installed Rabbi would love to talk to you:

As religious leaders, we opposed Proposition 8 and remain committed to promoting the well-being and spiritual integrity of all people in our community. We are moved to offer this open letter to the people and communities of Napa County.

There are strong civil liberties arguments for ending the exclusion of gay and lesbian couples from the legal institution of marriage. But marriage equality is about more than equal access to the legal protections of marriage. It's about our affirming intimate relationships between people. It's about respect for the new and richly diverse definitions of what it means to be a family. Our religious perspectives celebrate that humans are created in and for relationship and that sexuality is God's gift. And so we affirm the dignity and worth of all people and recognize sexual difference as a blessed part of what it means to be human. There can be no justification for discrimination solely on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. All people have the right to lead lives that express love and justice, mutuality and commitment, consent and pleasure; this includes both civil and religious marriage.

Marriage is about entering into a covenant with another person to share life's joys and sorrows. Marriage is to be valued because it creates stable, committed relationships; it provides a means to share economic resources; it is a source of nurture not only for the couple, but for their children. Good marriages benefit the community. We believe that where there is love, God is there also. What's more, marriage has always been evolving. In the past, it was primarily about property and procreation whereas today the emphasis is on egalitarian partnership, companionship, and love. At one point, neither the state nor most religions recognized divorce and remarriage, interracial marriage, or the equality of the partners. These understandings changed in greater recognition of our shared humanity and the importance of moral and civil rights.

We can't rely exclusively on scripture for understanding marriage today. There are religious texts that encourage celibacy, forbid divorce, and require women to be subservient to their husbands, but we don't give them the authority that they once had. But there are also scriptural models for blessed relationships that go beyond one man and one woman. These scriptures neither commend a single marriage model nor command that we all should be married; but do call that all relationships be based upon love and justice. Our faith calls us to justice and compassion (to love our neighbor as ourselves) and that provides the only mandate that we need for marriage equality.

No single religious voice should speak for all traditions on issues of sexuality and marriage.

The faith traditions that we hold sacred, challenge us to speak and act for justice for all people who want to express their love in the commitment of marriage. Some people of faith differ with us; others may be undecided. To all of them, we reach out and seek to promote what's best for the individuals and couples involved, for their families, for their children and for the sake of our community.

Our commitment, finally, isn't just for the legal rights of some people, but relational justice for all people.

Respectfully in faith,

The Reverend Bonnie Dlott
Unitarian Universalist Minister, (925) 256-4334

The Reverend Jonathan Eastman
Presbyterian Pastor, (707) 963-1255

The Reverend David Hamilton
Lutheran Pastor, (707) 226-8166

The Reverend Roger Kimble III
United Methodist Pastor, (707) 253-1411

The Reverend Douglas J. Monroe
United Methodist Pastor, (707) 253-1411

The Reverend Ken Micah Murdock
Unity Church Senior Minister, (707) 447-0521

Rabbi Oren J Postrel
Reformed Jewish Rabbi, (707) 253-7305

The Reverend Linda S. Powers
Presbyterian Minister, (707) 251-1577

The Reverend Dr. Deana Reed
Presbyterian Pastor, (707) 255-9426

The Reverend Jim Warnock
Lutheran Pastor, (707) 332-7516

The Reverend Julie Webb
Lutheran Pastor, (707) 226-8166

Sadly, but not unexpectedly, missing are any clergy or officials from the Catholic or Latter-Day-Saint (Mormon) Churches.

Big Gay Napa Weekend starts now? Sin @ JK's, Out in the Park Six Flags, Reconciliation Sunday and Oakland/East Bay Gay Men's Chorus, whew!

Yes, it's going to be a full, big, gay weekend here in the Napa Valley:

• Thursday: the launch of Sin (a new gay nightclub, Thursdays) @ J.K.'s Ultralounge in Rohnert Park
• Friday: (Gay day) Out in the Park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom with LMFAO, Paradiso Girls and DJs Perry Twins, 5pm
  
• Sunday morning: Reconciliation Sunday at United Methodist Church w/ special service and preview of the evening concert, 9:30am
• Sunday afternoon: Poolside Soiree at Bardessono, 2-4pm
  
• Sunday evening: Oakland/East Bay Gay Men's Chorus Napa Concert, "Reach Out and Bring Happiness", 5pm
  

Poolside Soiree at Bardessono, Yountville, Sun, Sept 13

This must have been inspired by June's Guerrilla Gay Bar and Napa Valley Pride poolside cocktail party!

San Francisco's "Academy of Friends" (the ones who have the gold painted hotties at their Oscar party) is getting together with Bardessono to throw a Poolside Soiree on Sunday, September 13. That's next Sunday--which is just enough time to get a new suit and a spray tan.

Join Academy of Friends poolside and enjoy a selection of wines from Merryvale Vineyards, specialty cocktails by Smirnoff, and savories prepared by Bardessono's chef...

When: Sunday, September 13, 2009 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Where: Bardessono Napa Valley, 6526 Yount Street, Yountville

Get tickets (it's a fundraiser)*, $20, here.

Also, for those coming up from San Francisco:

a Coach America shuttle bus will depart from the Castro Theatre
on Sunday at 12:30 pm. Round-trip tickets are $25 per person and seats are limited. If you wish to take the shuttle, you must make a reservation.

According to their website, the Academy of Friends:

For 29 years...has been on the front lines in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Through our annual Academy Awards Gala and monthly events, we have raised over $7 million to support 61 HIV/AIDS service organizations within the San Francisco Bay Area.

[*Note: while also very worthy, this is separate from the Napa Valley AIDS Walk and Oscar Party which raises funds for the Queen of the Valley's CARE Network]

Looks like it's going to be a big-gay-weekend in the Napa Valley, with Friday (the 11th's) Gay Day at Discovery Kingdom, and Sunday Morning and Evening's Oakland/East Bay Gay Men's Chorus at the United Methodist Church. Guess we should start picking out our outfits now.

Lots to do for No on 8 in Napa this weekend

We are at a critical time in this campaign. If we want to ensure that all Californian's rights to civil marriage stay in tact, if we believe in fairness, equality, love and commitment, then we need to get into action! Don't just talk about the issues, get involved!

• Fri night: No on 8 fundraiser and latin drag show @ Napa Billiards, Napa.
  $5 cover, cabaret/drag show starts after 10:30p.
  
  
• Sat day: Counter protest to Yes on 8 rally being held @ Napa High
  11:30a - ?
  
  
• Sat night: No on 8 fundraiser and festivities @ R Bar, Vallejo.
  
  
• Sun afternoon: No on 8 phone banking at the United Methodist Church, Napa.
  2 - 5p, bring your cell phone!
  
  
• All weekend: Donate now to No on 8 and your gift will be matched (up to a million dollars)!

How do you plan on getting involved?

Hundreds show up at Napa City Hall for National Day of Protest against Prop 8

[Note: more updates have come in, including video. Check out our latest post as well.]

Hundreds showed up for today's protest. I was proud of my City and the support of the Napa Police Department.

Unfortunately, I'm short on time to write up a full post about the protest, but I can say it was on a beautiful and unseasonably warm morning that we gathered ard heard various speakers (Chris Edwards, Renee Fanning, a minister from the United Methodist Church, a Senior from Vintage High School's Gay Straight Alliance, a Napan who is a Deputy Marriage Commissioner--I think that's his title--in San Jose and local politicians who support the cause of equality and also signed on as "Friends of the Court"). We then marched down Second Street toward Main, then back up First Street to City Hall and ended on a happier note with an impromptu dance party to Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out" and the Shirelle's "Going to the Chapel".

Also, and unfortunately, my camera died after shooting just 10 pics (see above) and some video...

Please click the slideshow to submit your own photos to Napa's album, and use the comments section (below) or tipline to share your experiences.

6 days 'til the election...get involved DAILY

Also, this just was announced by the No on 8 campaign:

On Tuesday, the other side reported donations of $2.2 million, dwarfing the $255,650 we reported, and called on their donors to contribute another $3 million. With this enormous sum of money they are buying every available ad space on TV in California to blast even more of their hateful lies and prevent our messages from being seen. Unless we raise $3 million in the next three days we will likely lose.

I know I'm getting tired of being non-stop anxious about this election and am looking forward to getting it over with. I also realize what is at stake here, and am doing my best to work my ass of to make sure California does not write discrimination into the constitution.

Do something daily!

• Peaceful No on 8 action at Home Depot/South Napa Marketplace this Saturday, 10am - Noon: Hold signs, pass out flyers, talk to people, make a difference in your own city
  
  
• Last weekend of phone banking at the United Methodist Church for No on 8, 2-5p on Sunday
  
  
• Donate. The yessers are bringing in lots more money, make sure No on 8 is well funded up to the end.
  
  
• Not in the North Bay? Click here to find a rally, protest, phone bank or visibility effort near you.

Did I mention, donate?

Less than a week: what are you doing?

I'm promoting that everyone do at least one thing a day (if not more, of course) to work against the Prop 8 campaign. Share ideas here! Let me get you started:

• Call up family or friends in typical "yes on 8" areas
• Call up family or friends anywhere, make sure they know to vote No on 8
• Change your facebook or myspace default pic to the campaign logo
• Write in your blog, post a bulletin about why people should Vote No
• Join us this Saturday morning for friendly No on 8 Action in front of Home Depot
• Phone bank at the United Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon
• Visit the No on 8 Action center
• ...

Your ideas?