A DAY WITHOUT GAYSA nationwide Strike and Boycott in support of Marriage as a Right for ALLAmericansEvent InfoHost:David CraigType:Causes – ProtestNetwork:GlobalTime and PlaceStart Time:Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 12:00amEnd Time:Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 12:00amLocation:Across the United StatesStreet:Main StreetDescriptionWe are calling for a nationwide strike and economic boycott by all Gays andLesbians AND OUR ALLIES, whether straight, bisexual or transgendered, onDecember 10th, 2008, International Human Rights Day.WHY SHOULD WE DO IT?Because LGBT workers, business owners, consumers and taxpayers contributeover $700 billion to the U.S. economy each year and should not be treated assecond class citizens.Because general strikes and economic boycotts are a powerful weapon in thehistory of non-violent protests. Seehttp://www.pbs.org/now/society/boycott.html. For many of those protesters,their actions came at a cost, but we must be willing to make sacrifices tofight for equal rights, including the right to marry.Because marriage should be a Right for all Americans, regardless of gender,race OR religion.Because until ALL are equal, NONE are equal.WHAT SHOULD WE DO?Strike: call in gay, shut down your business, take the day off.Boycott: don’t buy anything or spend money.Participate: visit http://www.daywithoutagay.org for a list of volunteer and/orprotest opportunities.Communicate: we need everyone’s support!Our co-sponsors include:JOINTHEIMPACT.COMDAYWITHOUTAGAY.ORGDAYWITHOUTAGAY.NETGAYS ON STRIKE (on Facebook)WHY THE NAME ‘A DAY WITHOUT GAYS’? The name was inspired by the film A DAYWITHOUT A MEXICAN and the nationwide strike in 2006 called A DAY WITHOUTIMMIGRANTS, protesting proposed immigration laws.
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