This post, I feel, is a very constructive set of links by ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
msilverstar for protests and actions as well as a campaign to reach out from the more liberal areas of California to the central and far more conservative areas.
As a Californian, the Prop 8 ranting I've been running across is somewhat demoralizing, but times like this I think prove to me that I'm essentially an optimist and I handle coping with disappointment by not wasting energy on being angry. 52 percent is a small majority. With stronger organization and outreach, next time we'll do better!
J and I are headed downtown now, and despite the dampener to my first proper set of days off, it's lovely out.
ETA:mrkinch also linked to this article that appeared on Daily Kos, which was a good overview of how and why the ruling was made. It begins with this statement: "Today's California Supreme Court decision did not concern gay marriage and equal protection directly; instead, the issue was self-governance itself." Beyond looking to earn the majority percentage in the next election, evaluating the ways in which the California constitution itself does not serve the people should be a goal. The article also links to another Kos post by the Public Policy Director of The Courage Campaign offering a nice set of links on how to start working to repeal Prop 8.
msilverstar for protests and actions as well as a campaign to reach out from the more liberal areas of California to the central and far more conservative areas.As a Californian, the Prop 8 ranting I've been running across is somewhat demoralizing, but times like this I think prove to me that I'm essentially an optimist and I handle coping with disappointment by not wasting energy on being angry. 52 percent is a small majority. With stronger organization and outreach, next time we'll do better!
J and I are headed downtown now, and despite the dampener to my first proper set of days off, it's lovely out.
ETA:
mrkinch also linked to this article that appeared on Daily Kos, which was a good overview of how and why the ruling was made. It begins with this statement: "Today's California Supreme Court decision did not concern gay marriage and equal protection directly; instead, the issue was self-governance itself." Beyond looking to earn the majority percentage in the next election, evaluating the ways in which the California constitution itself does not serve the people should be a goal. The article also links to another Kos post by the Public Policy Director of The Courage Campaign offering a nice set of links on how to start working to repeal Prop 8.