Pride Law is selling No on Prop 8 Buttons for $1 in the writs Tues and Wens from 930am - 4pm.
Come by and pick up a button! Show your support!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
PRIDE LAW is now on Facebook
We're now on facebook! Search for us as "Pride Law USD" or by our email usdpridelaw@gmail.com.
THLA Updates
1. Student mixer- Oct 24th, 6pm, Blue Lotus in Mission Hills, these dates and time are tentative, so keep an eye out for a blast email from THLA.
2. No on Prop 8- The San Francisco Bar Association has on their website some arguments that can be helpful when speaking about No on Prop 8, http://www.sfbar.org/about/initiatives/marriage_fairness/marriage_fairness_defeat_prop8.aspx
3. Holiday Party- planned for Dec. 11th, most of us will probably be taking finals around that time but if you are available, it shoudl be fun event.
4. Facbook- Jonathan Schneeweiss has started a THLA facebook grouup, however, it's a private group, if you would like to be a part of the group, add jonathan as a friend and he can send you the invite.
2. No on Prop 8- The San Francisco Bar Association has on their website some arguments that can be helpful when speaking about No on Prop 8, http://www.sfbar.org/about/initiatives/marriage_fairness/marriage_fairness_defeat_prop8.aspx
3. Holiday Party- planned for Dec. 11th, most of us will probably be taking finals around that time but if you are available, it shoudl be fun event.
4. Facbook- Jonathan Schneeweiss has started a THLA facebook grouup, however, it's a private group, if you would like to be a part of the group, add jonathan as a friend and he can send you the invite.
Forum on Prop 8 at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Pride Law is proud to help promote the events of the our fellow GLBTQQA Student groups!
This morning's edition of the San Diego Union Tribune reported that more than 20,000 donors who are concerned about Proposition 8 have contributed almost $50 million to pass or defeat this measure. This unprecedented level of contributions by donors who do not have a personal financial stake in the outcome is indicative of the importance of this ballot initiative to people other than same-sex couples who want to be able to continue to marry.
Many people are confused about the effects of Prop. 8. For example, some people are unaware that if Prop 8 is passed, it will amend the California Constitution. In California, a simple majority of voters can amend the state Constitution, even if the amendment results in rescinding Constitutional rights. This situation is very different from the amendment process for the U.S. Constitution, which requires a supermajority vote by Congress and the states.
To learn more about the effects of Proposition 8, please attend a forum sponsored by the TJSL Diversity Committee and Outlaw. This forum will be led by the nationally recognized leading expert on the legal issues relating to same-sex marriage: Evan Wolfson.
MARRIAGE EQUALITY
A FORUM ON PROPOSITION 8
On November 4th, California voters will vote on Proposition 8. If passed, Proposition 8 will amend the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same sex couples to marry in California. This voter initiative has been the subject of heated debate and sometimes misleading propaganda.
On Tuesday, October 14th, at 4:30 p.m., Thomas Jefferson School of Law will host a forum featuring Evan Wolfson, the founder and Executive Director of Freedom to Marry. Recognizing his longtime civil rights leadership in the movement for marriage equality, in 2004 TIME magazine named Evan Wolfson one of the "100 most influential people in the world." Mr. Wolfson was co-counsel in the historic Hawaii marriage case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, served in the Peace Corps in West Africa, and is the author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality and Gay People's Right to Marry.
Please join us at this informative and interactive discussion about the ramifications of Proposition 8. Mr. Wolfson will be available for book signing after the event.
Tuesday, October 14th 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
2120 San Diego Avenue
Courtyard Building
Room 200
For more information and directions visit www.tjsl.edu <http://www.tjsl.edu/>
This event is cohosted by Outlaw and the TJSL Diversity Committee
MCLE credit available upon request.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California Approved MCLE provider
This program qualifies for MCLE credit in the amount of 1.25 hours.
This morning's edition of the San Diego Union Tribune reported that more than 20,000 donors who are concerned about Proposition 8 have contributed almost $50 million to pass or defeat this measure. This unprecedented level of contributions by donors who do not have a personal financial stake in the outcome is indicative of the importance of this ballot initiative to people other than same-sex couples who want to be able to continue to marry.
Many people are confused about the effects of Prop. 8. For example, some people are unaware that if Prop 8 is passed, it will amend the California Constitution. In California, a simple majority of voters can amend the state Constitution, even if the amendment results in rescinding Constitutional rights. This situation is very different from the amendment process for the U.S. Constitution, which requires a supermajority vote by Congress and the states.
To learn more about the effects of Proposition 8, please attend a forum sponsored by the TJSL Diversity Committee and Outlaw. This forum will be led by the nationally recognized leading expert on the legal issues relating to same-sex marriage: Evan Wolfson.
MARRIAGE EQUALITY
A FORUM ON PROPOSITION 8
On November 4th, California voters will vote on Proposition 8. If passed, Proposition 8 will amend the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same sex couples to marry in California. This voter initiative has been the subject of heated debate and sometimes misleading propaganda.
On Tuesday, October 14th, at 4:30 p.m., Thomas Jefferson School of Law will host a forum featuring Evan Wolfson, the founder and Executive Director of Freedom to Marry. Recognizing his longtime civil rights leadership in the movement for marriage equality, in 2004 TIME magazine named Evan Wolfson one of the "100 most influential people in the world." Mr. Wolfson was co-counsel in the historic Hawaii marriage case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, served in the Peace Corps in West Africa, and is the author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality and Gay People's Right to Marry.
Please join us at this informative and interactive discussion about the ramifications of Proposition 8. Mr. Wolfson will be available for book signing after the event.
Tuesday, October 14th 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
2120 San Diego Avenue
Courtyard Building
Room 200
For more information and directions visit www.tjsl.edu <http://www.tjsl.edu/>
This event is cohosted by Outlaw and the TJSL Diversity Committee
MCLE credit available upon request.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California Approved MCLE provider
This program qualifies for MCLE credit in the amount of 1.25 hours.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Marriage Equality Program - Oct 15th
Next Wednesday, Oct 15th at 5pm in WH2A Matt Stephens, Esq. will be giving a presentation on the constitutional aspects and legal decisions surrounding marriage, including the California Supreme Court decision and prop 8.Matt Stephens was a founding member and former co-president of the Tom Homann Law Association, was voted a San Diego Top Attorney for 2008 by the Daily Transcript, and is a partner of Stock Stephens LLC.
Please come out and show your support for Pride Law and for marriage equality. Its a critical time in California, and the more you know, the better prepared you will be to talk to those who might have questions.
I hope to see all of you next wednesday.
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