HRCF: Wake me up before you go-go (+ major comment from TDD)
Dear friends,Let's be absolutely clear - there are TWO organizations working in Florida against Amendment 2 - and the main one is Florida Red & Blue (SayNo2.com). HRC is working with Freedom for All Families (VoteNo2.com) but Flordia Red & Blue (SayNo2.com) was (?) given some money (?) in HRC's name. Very confusing...
HRC works with Freedom for All Families (FFAF) and Nadine Smith/Equality Florida. And as usual - they don't like the competition.
I have been somewhat working with FFAF but they do not have a volunteer office in Pensacola listed below - most likely due to our close relationship with Derek Newton and Florida Red & Blue. (Michael Greene is doing a great job up here in Panama City 40 miles away.) Derek Newton has visited Pensacola and really got people motivated - not to mention the great work he does across the state of Florida. Pensacola's greatest achievement is geting Gulf Coast Tide, Northwest Florida ACLU and the University of West Flordia's GSA 100-member group energized and ready to work.
What is shameful is the multiple emails I have received from HRC lately asking for money. That money will not go to Florida to fight Amendment 2 and HRC should be ashamed.
If you are giving money for the fight, please send to Flordia Red & Blue (SayNo2.com). They have the local grassroots initiatives in place as well as television adversing.
There is also Florida Red & Blue election party sponsored by Tom Gerrard and Mario Duhon November 4, 2008 at Paradidio del Mar in Manalapn, FL (7-midnight). The contact number is (561) 601-2280.
So don't be fooled! HRC is trying to put their blue-and-yellow equality stamp on ALL the good work being done in Florida - and HRC is "helping" - but to push the other group aside with confusing emails on support - and then try to steal money for HRC National in unforgiviable - but I have come to expect this of HRCF.
Pensacola will have phone banking in the next week and we will be holding rallies on the street corners on election day against Amendment 2. All our bars and universities are promoting SayNo2.com at all events as well as chuches. We even had a political rally last week with many local candidates speaking out against Amendment 2. We will also be getting newspaper and TV coverage soon with Derek Newton/Flroda Red & Blue (to complement the coverage last spring) - and not like the love letter Southern Voice sent Nadine Smith the other week.
FFAF may have written us off but we perservere!
So remember - Florida Red & Blue (SayNo2.com)!
So remember - Florida Red & Blue (SayNo2.com)!
So remember - Florida Red & Blue (SayNo2.com)!
Tom Dempsey
PS But if your options are limited please volunteer with the Freedom for All Families people. We are all in this together (unless you work at HRCF).
HRC email on link
Labels: Amendment 2, Florida, HRC, SayNo2
