SOCIAL: I just donated $50 to the No on 8 campaign

[Kelly hawk]

I've somehow ended up on the "major donor" listserve for EQCA and the  
campaign. I don't feel very "major" compared to folks like Brad Pitt,  
who gave $100,000, but whatever...
 From what I have read, they are technically two distinct  
organizations. However, they do virtually nothing independently. They  
both do media buys, they both organize people on the ground, they both  
deal with the press. So whichever organization you give your money to,  
its going to go towards fighting prop 8 today.
In theory, if somehow your donation got received after the election,  
No on 8 would have very few choices about what to do with it, while  
EQCA would put it to use for the next battle.
Hope that helps,
-- Kelly --

On Oct 14, 2008, at 4:25 PM, Bob Seymour wrote:

> I'm noticing that the link is to EQCAPAC (or the Equality California
> PAC) and that No on 8 campaign has their own site
> http://www.noonprop8.com/.  Can anyone tell me what the difference is
> and/or if I should prefer to donate my $$ to one over the other?
> Just curious,
> Bob
>
> On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 15:37 -0700, Karen Nemsick wrote:
>> Excellent idea.  I have friends who are getting married next month,
>> and I will make a donation in honor of their marriage.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>> --- On Tue, 10/14/08, Dave Snyder <dave at livablecity.org> wrote:
>>        From: Dave Snyder <dave at livablecity.org>
>>        Subject: SOCIAL: I just donated $50 to the No on 8 campaign
>>        To: "Social mailing" <social at deeptrouble.com>
>>        Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 11:33 AM
>>
>>        by using this link:
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>>        http://www.eqcapac.org/
>>
>>
>>        I don't even think marriage as a legal institution should
>>        exist at all, but the fundamentalist patriarchy is freaking me
>>        out.
>>
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>>        I took action after reading this email:
>>
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>>        Dear David,
>>
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>>
>>        The latest tracking polls show that if the election were held
>>        today among voters who have seen both our ads and the other
>>        side’s ads that we would WIN!
>>
>>        Unfortunately, we don’t have sufficient funds to get our ads
>>        seen by all the voters who’ve seen the other side’s ads.  So
>>        it’s that simple…without more funds we’ll lose.
>>
>>        But we will win if we have enough money to reach voters.
>>        SoDONATE NOW!
>>
>>        A powerful array of motivated groups have organized against
>>        us. Yesterday’s Sacramento Bee reported that:
>>
>>                “Mormons…have emerged as the leading financial
>>                contributors to the controversial Nov. 4 ballot
>>                measure. Church members have donated about 40 percent
>>                of the $22.8 million raised to pass the initiative
>>                since July.”
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>>
>>        What is also unfortunate is that only 30,000 people have
>>        donated to the No on 8 campaign compared to the 60,000 who
>>        have donated to the other side.
>>
>>        In a state with about two million LGBT people, in a country
>>        with millions more and tens of millions of straight allies, we
>>        have to get everyone to support this fight. If every LGBT
>>        person donates we can win!
>>
>>        Yesterday’s Sacramento Bee also reported on the sacrifices
>>        being made by members of the Yes on 8 campaign:
>>
>>                "That's why  Auburn  resident David Nielson, 55, is
>>                giving…He and his wife, Susan, live on a budget. The
>>                couple donated $35,000, he said, "because some things
>>                are worth fighting for."  The couple will forgo a
>>                vacation for the next two years and make other
>>                sacrifices to pay for their donation, he said.”
>>
>>
>>        So, what is your equality worth to you? What is your equality
>>        worth to your friends and family? How much will you sacrifice
>>        for your own freedom?
>>
>>        We are running out of time.  We need your support now.  We
>>        need the support of your friends and family now.  DONATE NOW!
>>        FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL OF YOUR CONTACTS!
>>
>>        In solidarity,
>>
>>
>>        Geoff Kors
>>        Executive Director
>>        Equality California
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