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We Need Your Help to Get the Message Out and Protect Marriage Equality in California COLAGE Bay Area invites you for an evening of community and activism around Prop 8 in California. We are excited to bring together youth and...

Paulie Milagros Shreck, COLAGE Community Organizing Intern. ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.223 2008-09-25T22:15:56Z 2008-09-25T22:17:14Z

COLAGE is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this exciting event- Town Hall Meeting with the Cast from Noah's Arc! Thursday, October 2 First Congregational Church of Oakland 2501 Harrison Street Reception: 4:30--6:00 pm Town Hall Meeting: 7:00 - 9:00...

site. . Don't miss this great opportunity! (For more information, contact Rev. Roland Stringfellow. ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.222 2008-09-23T18:54:20Z 2008-09-23T18:55:13Z

Join youth and adults with LGBTQ parents and our families for a fun picnic to kickoff COLAGE Bay Area's 08-09 year. Sunday, September 28th Dolores Park, San Francisco 2-4 pm For more information email Monica....

email Monica. ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.218 2008-09-17T23:44:01Z 2008-09-17T23:46:20Z

ART FOR ACTION PARTY In this election season our families are once again a topic of public debate. Proposition 8 threatens the rights of our families. The Constitution guarantees certain rights for all people of California but by passing this...

email or 415-861-5437. ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.217 2008-09-15T21:23:59Z 2008-09-15T21:27:33Z

Attend Free Community Celebration of 60th Anniversary of Perez v Sharp Celebrating 60 Years of the Freedom to Marry for Interracial Couples in California On Friday, September 26, 2008 from 7:00pm to 9pm at the EastSide Cultural Center at 2277...

Paulie Milagros Schreck. ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.214 2008-09-09T19:51:53Z 2008-09-09T19:53:40Z

We Need Your Help to Get the Message Out and Protect Marriage Equality in California COLAGE Bay Area invites you for an evening of community and activism around Prop 8 in California. We are excited to bring together youth and...

Paulie Milagros Shreck, COLAGE Community Organizing Intern. ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.210 2008-08-22T01:31:50Z 2008-08-22T01:33:11Z

This Saturday, August, 23rd COLAGE and Our Family Coalition will be participating in Oakland's annual Sistahs Steppin in Pride, a celebration to empower and honor the diverse lesbian and bisexual community of women and their families in the East bay...

this event link for details and directions. Interested in volunteering at our booth, contact Bethany Lockhart. Hope to see you on Saturday! ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.208 2008-08-13T20:01:21Z 2008-08-13T20:02:33Z

Poll numbers tell us that millions of people oppose this measure that would eliminate freedom and equality for same sex couples. We need 100,000 of them to stand up for freedom today. Please click this link right now on and...

ink right now on and sign the Vow to Vote No. And then please forward this e-mail to your address book. And ask your friends, family and colleagues to do the same. WE CAN DO THIS! Don't let us down. With 83 days to go, we need every voice for fairness and freedom to be counted. Vow to vote no and invite your family, friends and allies to COLAGErs throughout California to do the same. ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.203 2008-07-11T19:56:07Z 2008-07-11T19:57:54Z

What Happens After Happily Ever After? Find out about Proposition 8, the Anti-Marriage Ballot Initiative Spectrum LGBT Center of the North Bay is hosting two important town hall briefings in Marin and Sonoma focused on raising awareness about Proposition 8,...

What Happens After Happily Ever After? Find out about Proposition 8, the Anti-Marriage Ballot Initiative Spectrum LGBT Center of the North Bay is hosting two important town hall briefings in Marin and Sonoma focused on raising awareness about Proposition 8, a November ballot initiative that proposes to revise the state constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman. COLAGE is pleased to be a co-sponsor of these events. If Proposition 8 passes in November, it would override the recent California Supreme Court ruling that made same-gender marriage legal in this state. Come on out to these events to discuss how we can all work together on the campaign to keep our marriages safe and legal come November. Ask questions, volunteer, bring your checkbooks, your small change, your supportive neighbors and friends, and sign up to do what you can to make California a state full of love and marriage. For more information on the statewide campaign to save same-gender marriage, visit www.equalityforall.com. Suggested donation at both events: $5 - $10 RSVP for each event to 415-457-1115 ext. 209 or email events@spectrumlgbtcenter.org. Event Details SONOMA: Tuesday, July 15, 6:30 PM The Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa Presenters: Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights; Maya Harris, Executive Director, ACLU of Northern California; Deb Kinney, Chair, Equality California Marriage PAC; Evan Wolfson, author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry. MARIN: Thursday, July 17, 6:30 PM The Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur Presenters: Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights; Maya Harris, Executive Director, ACLU of Northern California; Andy Wong, Director, API Equality. Special Guests: Betsy Gordon, Executive Producer and Geoff Callan, Producer/Director, PURSUIT OF EQUALITY; Jeanne Rizzo and Pali Cooper, plaintiffs in the marriage equality case decided favorably by the California Supreme Court on May 15, 2008. FILM FEATURE (Marin Only): PURSUIT OF EQUALITY, an extraordinary documentary that goes behind the scenes of the 2004 San Francisco weddings authorized by Mayor Gavin Newsom and provides a telling 'fly-on-the wall' view of every turn as this historic event unfolds. By issuing same-sex marriage licenses, Newsom uproots the status quo, attempts to change the way the United States of America looks at life, love, and marriage, and ignites what is our nation's next great civil right issue. Betsy Gordon, the film's Executive Producer and Geoff Callan, Producer/Director, will introduce the film. Also joining us will be Jeanne Rizzo and Pali Cooper, plaintiffs in the marriage equality case decided favorably by the California Supreme Court on May 15, 2008. The film follows their story before, during, and after the moment they are denied a marriage license at the counter. For more information about PURSUIT OF EQUALITY, visit the film's website at www.pursuitofequality.com. Underwriting Sponsor: Fountaingrove Lodge, An LGBT Retirement Community Community Co-Sponsors (partial listing): ACLU of Northern California; COLAGE; Disciples in Action of Christ Church United Methodist Church; DLK Law Group, LLC; Equality California; Kathleen Russell Consulting; Marriage Equality USA, Marin and Sonoma Chapters; National Center for Lesbian Rights; New Hope MCC, Santa Rosa; No on 8 Coalition Sonoma County; Social Action Committee of Congregation Shomrei Torah; Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Kate Kendell (Marin, Sonoma), Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights. NCLR is lead counsel on behalf of same-sex couples, Equality California, and Our Family Coalition in the marriage equality case decided favorably by the California Supreme Court on May 15, 2008. Maya Harris (Marin, Sonoma), Executive Director, ACLU of Northern California, is a statewide leader on civil rights and civil liberties issues. As head of the 72-year-old organization, she oversees the work of 50 staff members, including nine attorneys and three lobbyists in Sacramento. With 55,000 members, the ACLU-NC is the largest affiliate in the nation. Deb Kinney (Sonoma) is Chair of Equality California's Marriage PAC Committee, which is working in coalition with the Equality for All campaign to defeat Proposition 8. Equality for All is a coalition of civil rights, faith, choice, labor and community of color organizations working to stop and defeat any ballot measure that has the intent to discriminate against LGBT Californians. Evan Wolfson (Sonoma) is the author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry. Recognizing his longtime civil rights leadership in the movement for marriage equality, in 2004 TIME magazine named Evan one of the "100 most influential people in the world." Andy Wong (Marin) is the Director of API Equality. He serves on the Board of Equality for All, as well as the Executive Committee of Let California Ring, the largest campaign in history to open hearts and minds about the freedom to marry in the Golden State.]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.202 2008-07-07T19:02:05Z 2008-08-11T18:18:12Z

Are you a youth with one or more LGBT parents who likes to sing? Then join leCambiate! Audition for Year Two of leCambiate! The first chorus honoring the children of LGBT parents. Audition Dates: August 16 + 30 and September...

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Spend your Pride doing something FUN and WORTHWHILE- Volunteer with COLAGE! Sunday, June 29th, Civic Center Plaza We have many fun activities at the Family Garden this year! We are looking for folks, 15 years or older, to help out...

ruby@colage.org or call the COLAGE office at 415-861-5437 Help us make Pride a fun and empowering experience for children, youth and adults with LGBTQ parents and their families! ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.193 2008-05-28T00:00:08Z 2008-05-28T00:02:47Z

Saturday June 14th, 1-3pm, at the San Francisco LGBT Center at 1800 Market St. at Octavia Looking Our Best at Pride! Get ready for San Francisco Pride by decorating your own T-Shirt to wear at the Pride Parade! All kids...

Looking Our Best at Pride! Get ready for San Francisco Pride by decorating your own T-Shirt to wear at the Pride Parade! All kids 8-18 with LGBTQ parents are invited to join in on the fun. T-shirts, decorating supplies, and ice cream will be provided. Feel free to come even if you won’t make it to other Pride festivities. Please RSVP to Ruby if you are planning on attending! ]]> tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.186 2008-05-12T23:49:21Z 2008-05-13T22:26:04Z

If you are a COLAGEr who loves music- check out this opportunity Audition for Year Two of leCambiate! The first chorus in the Bay Area honoring the children of LGBT parents. Audition Dates: June 7, August 16 + 30 and...

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Transgender Family Picnic Dolores Park, SF Sunday May 18th 11am-1pm Join us in Dolores Park on Sunday, May 18th, from 11am-1pm as we gather for a Transgender Family Picnic! This will be a great opportunity to meet other transgender families...

Transgender Family Picnic Dolores Park, SF Sunday May 18th 11am-1pm Join us in Dolores Park on Sunday, May 18th, from 11am-1pm as we gather for a Transgender Family Picnic! This will be a great opportunity to meet other transgender families – including transgender and gender non-conforming parents, children, youth, and adults with transgender parents, other family members, prospective trans parents, and allies. We will also celebrate the release of our Kids of Trans Resource Guide, created by our Kids of Trans Fellow, Monica Canfield-Lenfest. The guide is the first of its kind – a valuable publication by and for people with transgender parents! Please bring something for the grill and drinks for your family. We will have plenty of condiments, buns, and side dishes to share. RSVP by May 15 with number attending: monica@colage.org. Feel free to email with questions. If you can’t attend but would like a copy of the KOT Resource Guide, please email kidsoftrans@colage.org. tag:www.colage.org,2008:/bayarea//10.157 2008-03-12T01:17:56Z 2008-03-12T01:20:15Z

Join COLAGE for a night of celebration and community! Friday, March 14th, 6:30- 8:30 pm CTWO House 1218 East 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94606 Please join COLAGE members, friends, families, colleagues and comrades to: Have Fun! Enjoy song, spoken word,...

Join COLAGE for a night of celebration and community! Friday, March 14th, 6:30- 8:30 pm CTWO House 1218 East 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94606 Please join COLAGE members, friends, families, colleagues and comrades to: Have Fun! Enjoy song, spoken word, youth testimony, hearty hors-d'oeuvre, refreshments and tasty treats. Meet the COLAGE staff, national Board of Directors, and other members of the Bay Area COLAGE community. Learn more about COLAGE and what we can do together to achieve equality, justice, and liberation for all families. Become or renew yourself as an active part of the national movement of children, youth and adults with LGBTQ, same gender loving, gender non-conforming parents or guardians who are organizing for social justice. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jack Ryder, COLAGE Development Manager by email or by calling 415-861-5437. ]]>