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>>---------- Forwarded Message ---------- >>Date: Wed, Mar 22, 2000 6:10 PM -0500 >>From: Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee <[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: help fund print ads >> >>Dear Marriage/Civil Union Supporter, You have probably seen the >>opposition's deceptive and desparate print ads in Vermont's major daily >>newspapers this >>week, designed to stir up fear: >> >>"THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO END THE THREAT TO TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE NOW, AND >>KEEP ITS FUTURE SAFE: WITH AN AMENDMENT TO VERMONT'S CONSTITUTION." ... >with >>the "Marriage: The 11th Hour" Hour-glass symbol to cut out and put in your >>car or home window. >> >>"House Passes Gay Marriage. The following legislators voted against >>traditional Vermont family values: ... The future of your children and >>grandchildren is now in the hand of 30 Vermont Senators and the Governor." >> >>"We DON'T WANT same-sex marriage. AND WE WON'T BACK DOWN. Call your >>Senators AGAIN, and DEMAND a Constitutional Amendment to save marriage >>NOW. ... This is Marriage's 11th Hour, and the People of Vermont demand a >>voice. STAND FIRM. STAND UNITED. CALL NOW." ... with the Hour-glass >>symbol again. >> >> >> Do these ads make you SICK? >> >> >>If these ads have rubbed you the wrong way more than a bit, and you would >>like to support ads in favor of providing same-gender couples the benefits >>and protections given to heterosexual couples via marriage as ordered by >>the Vermont Supreme Court ... in favor of ending discrimination against gay >>and lesbian Vermonters ... in favor of recognizing that gay and lesbian >>Vermonters are equal citizens entitled to equal rights ... encouraging >>support for our Representatives who voted for civil union and urging our >>Senators to do the same ... >> >> PLEASE SEND YOUR AD CONTRIBUTION TO: >> >> Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee >> PO Box 1038 >> Middlebury, VT 05753 >> >>and indicate that your contribution is designated for print ads. >> >>Thank you for your support! Print ads are EXPENSIVE! Your contribution >>will really help, and will translate directly into ads countering mistruth >>and fear, in support of civil rights for gay and lesbian Vermonters. >> >>Yours for civil rights, >>Dorothy Mammen >> >>************************************************************************* >>* Dorothy Mammen * >>* Coordinator, Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force * >>* [log in to unmask] * >>* * >>* VT Freedom to Marry Task Force VT Freedom to Marry Action Committee * >>* PO Box 1312 PO Box 1038 * >>* Middlebury, VT 05753 Middlebury, VT 05753 * >>* [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] * >>* http://www.vtfreetomarry.org http://www.vtmarriageaction.com * >>* (802) 388-2633 (802) 388-2633 * >>* * >>* Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can * >>* change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does. * >>* -- Margaret Mead * >>************************************************************************* >> >> >> >> >>---------- End Forwarded Message ---------- >> >> > > >