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Freedom to Marry Week 2009
Freedom to Marry Week
12th Annual Observance
February 8-14, 2009
Thank you to the thousands of people across the country who are pledging to take took part in 7 Conversations in 7 Days in honor of the 12th annual Freedom to Marry Week, February 8-14, 2009.
Sign up here if you are interested in finding out more about next year's Freedom to Marry Week.
Read below to learn more about the conversations we promoted for 2009's celebration.
Sunday, February 8th: YouTube Challenge
Submit a video to our YouTube Challenge for a chance to win cash prizes.
Monday, February 9th: Make Your Voice Heard
Add your face and voice to the conversation. Create a blog post, vlog, comment on our blog, change your status on facebook, or change your picture on social networks.
Tuesday, February 10th: Email for Equality
Sign the marriage resolution and email it to friends. Support your state’s equality organization and sign and circulate their petitions too!
Wednesday, February 11th: Button Up for Equality
Sign up to receive a button to wear or put our html button on your website, blog, or social networking page.
Thursday, February 12th: Face to Face to Equality
Have a face to face conversation by attending or hosting an event. Tell us about any events happening during the week, and we’ll post them.
Friday, February 13th: Txt 4 Equality
Receive a text or tweet about why marriage matters and forward on to friends.
Saturday, February 14th: Get Local With It
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
Encourage your friends, family, and co-workers to take the pledge to have 7 Conversations in 7 Days this February 8-14!
Stuck on what to say? Pick up some talking points and conversation starters here: How to talk about marriage equality.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution in support of ending the exclusion of gay couples from marriage.
(View the Resolution) (Read the Press Release)Learn more about what's going on in New York and take action now! (Link)
As you may know, Maine's constitution provides for referendum on bills enacted into law. (Link)
The Human Rights Campaign released a statement and a factual rebuttal on a television spot produced by the National Organization for Marriage. In the ad, actors make disproven claims about marriage for lesbian and gay couples. (Link)
