[Durham INC] [dukepark] Duke park--requesting feedback on gay marriage resolution

Tue Jul 12 11:35:58 EDT 2011

I'm glad someone is spearheading this!  I think the resolution is great.
 It's so important to have many diverse voices heard on this issue.  It's
awesome to have neighborhoods supporting the gay and lesbian community.
When lawmakers hear only from the gays and lesbians, it just doesn't have
the same effect as having neighborhoods and business owners rally with
support as well. In NY, Republican business owners lobbied the state
legislator in support of gay marriage, which recently passed there.   That
made a big difference.

We will take this up at our next Watts Hillandale board meeting.  Thanks.

--Joshua Allen
WHHNA President

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 9:43 AM, <TheOcean1 at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> At the bottom is a resolution that is being test marketed on the Duke Park
> listserv with unanimous results so far.
> Please forward to your neighborhoods
>
> *Bill Anderson*
>
>  In a message dated 7/11/2011 10:44:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> dorseymt at mindspring.com writes:
>
>
>
>  Support the resolution.****
>
> ****
>
> Mary on Hollywood****
>
> ****
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> *From:* **dukepark at yahoogroups.com** [mailto:**dukepark at yahoogroups.com**]
> *On Behalf Of ***readlaw at aol.com**
> *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2011 11:41 AM
> *To:* **dukepark at yahoogroups.com**
> *Subject:* [dukepark] ****Duke** **park****--requesting feedback on gay
> marriage resolution****
>
> ****
>
>   ****
>
> We will take this up at the August board meeting (Tuesday, August 9). If
> you do not plan to attend and would like to express your position please
> reply to board at dukepark.org.  ****
>
> ****
>
> Dan
>
> Daniel F. Read
> President, ****Duke** **Park**** Neighborhood Association*
> *****1424 Acadia St.**, **Durham** **NC** **27701****
> **readlaw at aol.com** 919-688-0535 FAX 919-682-4955****
>
> ****
>
> In a message dated 7/11/2011 11:12:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gary_jddurham at yahoo.com writes:****
>
>   ****
>
> Hello neighbors,****
>
> ****
>
> I, along with the help of some other neighbors, have drafted a resolution
> to present to the INC regarding pending legislation that would put an
> anti-marriage equality amendment to the state constitution on the ballot in
> 2012.  The legislature will meet in September to consider this, and it is
> important to show any of our state representitives or senators who may be on
> the fence on this issue that ****Durham****'s neighborhoods support its
> gay and lesbian residents.  As this resolution would have to be approved by
> ****Duke** **Park**** as well as the other neighborhood associations, I am
> presenting it to the listserv for approval or suggestions for alterations.
> It is important to indicate if you do or do not support the resolution so
> that our representative can determine how to vote on our behalf.  If anyone
> wishes to forward it to other neighborhood lists, that would be great as I
> only subscribe to this one.  Hopefully if the resolution has a favorable
> reception, we can bring it up for a vote at the next INC meeting at the end
> of the month.  I'll attach and copy the resolution below.  Thanks for your
> time and support.****
>
> ****
>
> Gary Rosche, W Knox****
>
> ****
>
> Whereas **Durham** has a tradition of being a progressive beacon in the
> state of ****North Carolina****, ****
>
> And whereas the neighborhood associations of ****Durham**** have always
> served as incubators for the grassroots activism that has fueled that
> progressive reputation, ****
>
> And whereas our own elected officials have shown their commitment to making
> Durham a welcoming community for gays and lesbians by passing resolutions
> supporting marriage equality and providing  domestic partner benefits to the
> employees of the City and the County of Durham,****
>
> And whereas ****Durham**** is rightfully proud of its ability to embrace
> diversity and champion equality for all,****
>
> It is therefore resolved that the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham (INC)
> supports the civil rights of its gay and lesbian neighbors, including the
> right to marry, and opposes SB 106 and HB 777 which would place on the
> ballot in 2012 a referendum to amend the North Carolina Constitution to
> prohibit marriage, and prohibit the recognition of any other form of
> domestic legal union, between people of the same gender.****
>
> ****SB 106: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S106v0.pdf
> ****
>
> HB 777:
> http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H777v0.pdf****
>
> ****
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