marriage discrimination amendment

Defining Marriage by Constitutional Amendment (Orange County Human Relations Month Forum 2012)

Submitted by Damon Seils on January 4, 2012 - 10:34pm

Announcement from the Orange County Human Relations Commission:

The Orange County Human Relations Commission invites you to

Human Relations Month Forum 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

THEME:
“Defining Marriage in North Carolina by Constitutional Amendment: What are the Implications?”

PANELISTS:
Stuart Campbell, Executive Director - Equality North Carolina
Maxine Eichner, Professor UNC-CH School of Law
Brett Webb-Mitchell, Visiting Associate Professor North Carolina Central University

MODERATOR:
Milan Pham, Attorney NicholsonPham Attorneys at Law

PLACE:
Carrboro Century Center
100 North Greensboro Street
Carrboro, NC 27510

Refreshments and Entertainment by The Moaners at 2:30 PM. The public is invited. For more information, call (919) 245-2487.

 

Date: 

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro Street, Carrboro

Occupy the Ballot Box: taking back our democracy from corporate rule from the grassroots up

Submitted by heiderose1 on December 2, 2011 - 11:50am

9:00 am Registration  -- visitors are free, membership is $10, pre-order lunch

 

9:30 am Welcome and Introductions 

9:40 am Workshop/Teach-in by Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller: 

             “How to Elect Progressive Candidates from the Grassroots Up”

 

11:40 am short break

 

11:45 am  Move to Amend:  Challenging the Myth of Corporate Personhood

     presentation and vote on resolution facilitated by Sally Goerner, MTA Triangle

12:15 pm Lunch and informal Discussion

 

1:00 pm  The future of voter-owned elections, transparency and accountability after Citizens United

               - Jake Gellar-Goad from Democracy NC

 

 1:30 pm Mobilizing for Campaigns without candidates:

 

              Defeating the marriage discrimination amendment - Sam Parker from Protect NC Families

 

              Protecting voter rights and ballot access for all -- Jake Gellar-Goad from Democracy NC

 

             Creating an independent redistricting commission -- Jesse Goslen, Wake Progressive Democrats

 

2:30 pm break 

2:40 pm The future of progressive politics in a rapidly changing world   -   roundtable discussion

 

4:30 pm adjourn

 

Date: 

Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 9:30am to 4:30pm

Location: 

Orange County Campus of Durham Tech, Room 201; 525 College Park Road, Hillsborough

More Information: 

http://www.progressivedemocratsnc.org

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