This Tuesday (April 11th) at 10am there will be a Judiciary Committee hearing in Room A-1 of the State House in Boston.
This is a formal public hearing which marks the next step for the anti-family, anti-marriage, and anti-equality amendment which would end same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
KnowThyNeighbor.org will be there and expects to see you there too. Anyone (that means you) that wants to speak directly to their legislators can do so that day so don't miss the opportunity!
Hearing Format
10 AM - Hearing starts but show up way earlier if you want to sign up to speak and guarantee a good spot inside the hearing room.
Senators and Representatives are given first priority and will come forth and state their support or non-support of the discriminatory amendment.
Selected Panels comprised mainly of lobby groups and organizations will speak next.
Then the public will speak. You will be called by name on a first-come, first-served basis. You will be given approximatley 2 minutes to speak and could possibly be asked a question or two by the Judiciary Committee members.
What YOU Can Do (in order of importance)
1) Form your own panel (ie a group of 2-4 people to speak together). Contact State House Committee Staff at (617) 722-2396 to be slated. Please contact KnowThyNeighbor and let us know if you plan to do this.
2) Show up early and sign up to speak for yourself.
3) Attend the hearing and show your support for equality.
4) Contact your legislators and encourage them to stand up against this discriminatory amendment.
We look forward to seeing you at the State House on Tuesday. Everything you do not only helps others understand the true meaning of Equal Rights for All, but the more practice that you get in speaking out for what is right, the better you will become at it. KnowThyNeighbor encourages personal activism and advocacy whenever possible and Tuesday is a great opportunity for everyone.
The opposition plans to be there in great numbers so it is critical that you be there too!
See you there,
Tom Lang & Aaron Toleos
Directors, KnowThyNeighbor.org
Contact us at (978) 335-0477 or [email protected]