Friday, December 26, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Demand The U.S. Stand For Global Decriminalization of Homosexuality
The U.N. is scheduled to bring up a legislative vote on decriminalizing homosexuality worldwide. This bill would make it global law that it is illegal to imprison or execute someone solely based on their sexual orientation. There have been protests and anger directed at the Vatican over their refusal to vote in the affirmative. As of right now the United States of America has not pledged to support the legislation.
It is imperative we quickly act to encourage the U.S. a global world leader to take a stance in favor of decriminalizing homosexuality.
Please contact the following high level individuals and tell them to have U.S. representation in the United Nations vote to make sure imprisonment and the death penalty for homosexuals is illegal.
The US President:
The White House
George W Bush, President
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
Tel: 202 456 1111
Fax: 202 456 2461
Email: president@whitehouse.gov
US Secretary of State
United States Department of State
Secretary of State Dr Condoleeza Rice
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Tel: 202 647 4000
TTY: 1 800 877 8339
US Ambassador to the United Nations
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations
140 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212 415 4000
Email: usa@un.int
You can also urge your local senator and congressman as well as President-Elect Barack Obama to speak out on the issue.
The Office of the President-Elect website has a convenient online contact form.
H/T to Mike Tidmus for listing different contacts for action.Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Five Vigils Planned Today in Front of Catholic Cathedral's Nationwide
Dignity USA, New Ways Ministry, and Call to Action are holding 5 vigils in different cities across the country to protest the Vatican's position to not support a U.N. resolution to decriminalize homosexuality. The legislation is trying to make it illegal to imprison or execute people based on sexual orientation. The vigils will be held at various Catholic Churches listed below.
Boston, MA
6:30 PM Eastern Time
Holy Cross Cathedral
1400 Washington Street
Boston, MA
Contact Person: Rocco Pigneri, 617-421-1915, dignityinfo@dignityboston.org
Directions: http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/cathedral/directions.html
Dallas, TX
5:30 PM Central Time
Cathedral Guadalupe
2215 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX
Contact Person: Jon Garinn, 214-621-9530, garinns@sbcglobal.net
Directions: http://www.cathedralguadalupe.org/about/directions.cfm
New York, NY
12:30 - 1:30 PM Eastern Time
Fifth Avenue & 51st Street (in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral)
New York, NY
Contact Person: Jeff Stone, 646-418-7039, jefastone@aol.com
San Francisco, CA
5:00 - 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Pink Triangle Memorial Park
Castro & Market (near the northwest corner)
San Francisco, CA
Contact People: Jim McGarry or Kathy Curran, kathycurran@yahoo.com
Seattle, WA
4:45 - 5:30 PM
St. James Cathedral
804 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA
Contact Person: Leo N. Egashira, 206-723-4759, legashira@yahoo.com
Directions: http://www.stjames-cathedral.org/Main.htm
Monday, December 8, 2008
Action Needed on UN Declaration Calling for Global Decriminalization of Homosexuality
The declaration to make imprisonment and the death penalty illegal for homosexuality will be put before the UN General Assembly this coming Wednesday, which coincidentally is Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. While every country in the European Union has signed on and Canada is a sponsor.
The United States of America has not signaled support for the declaration.
Homosexuality is still illegal in 85 countries, and a handful of countries will give imprisonment sentences of life and/or the death penalty.
Please head over to the Mike Tidmus blog for a detailed list of actions we can take, we must act quick.
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