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Deadline for Action: Thursday, 5/28 New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn went to Albany last week to lobby for the marriage equality bill. She met individually with a number of Senators who are undecided or considered ‘moveable.’ She is going back this week. When she does, she would like to bring letters with her from the Senators’ constituents. Click here for the list of Senators to whom she will deliver letters. Please call and email friends you know who live in the following districts in New York State and ask them to write a letter to their State Senator. Please send a copy of the letter to New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at the following email address ebottcher@council.nyc.gov or fax to (212) 788-9112. Click here for a Sample Letter (feel free to add or personalize). Coming Events: Civil Rights: Marriage Equality Sunday, May 31, 2009, 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Athens Park, Astoria, NY: Rally for Marriage Equality, sponsored by Western Queens for Marriage Equality (District 12 -- Astoria, L.I.C., Sunnyside, Woodside), co-sponsored by the Jewish Alliance for Change. This rally is in the district of Senator George Onorato, a Democrat who does not currently support marriage equality. Senator Onorato has said that a majority of New Yorkers oppose marriage equality; let’s show him that most of us believe in equal rights for all. The rally will feature music by Broadway performers and stories by members of the community. For details go to www.westernqueensformarriageequality.com or email Jeremiah@meny.us. New York: Click here to ask your state senator to pass Marriage Equality Bill New Jersey: Click here to Ask Leaders of the NJ Legislature to meet to discuss passing marriage equality legislation Watch this space for more opportunities to get involved. 2008 Campaigns |
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Have a bubbe, zayde, other relative or friend who lives in one of the swing states of Florida, Ohio or Pennsylvania? Write to them through JAFC in 800 words or less about why as an American Jew you're voting for Obama/Biden. A panel of judges will select the best letters and post them to this page on our site. We plan to excerpt winning letters in ads to be placed in the Jewish or general press in swing states. When you're ready, click on the “Write My Bubbe” link to submit a letter for publication on our site and in ads in swing states. The page has a form to complete, and lots of suggestions. Submitting your letter will give JAFC permission to publish your letter on this website, and possibly in a swing state ad in the Jewish or general press (names of recipient or writer may be kept confidential at the writer's request).
Letters we've received: To Bubbe, from Rachael (and her Dad), in Northern New Jersey — My name is Rachael Lefkovic. I am 22 months old and I support Barack Obama. Read Rachael's letter [PDF]. Listen To Your Grandchildren, by Rabbi Arthur Green — Many young people understand well that the environment and its preservation is the most urgent cause of this new century. Unless we do something drastic about the way we humans use resources, all the rest of our dreams for the future will stand little chance of fulfillment. This is the most essential reason why educated young people, including the vast majority of Jewish college–age and post-college students, are fervent supporters of the Obama campaign. Read Rabbi Green's letter [PDF].
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