Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights: October 7-13, 2007
Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights has been made possible through the dedication and hard work of many organizations and individuals who have graciously volunteered their time and resources. Soulforce and Atticus Circle wish to thank the following organizations:
- Marriage Equality USA
- GLAAD
- Equality Advocates Pennsylvania
- Equality Arizona
- Equality Maine
- Equality Michigan
- Equality Texas
- Equal Rights Washington
- Straight into Gay America
- Know Thy Neighbor
- Love Makes a Family
- Marriage Equality California
- Marriage Equality Iowa
- Marriage Equality New York
- Montrose Counseling Center
- One Iowa
- Participating PFLAG Chapter Members
- South Carolina Equality Coalition
- Texas Freedom Network
- We Are All Related
In addition, many faith communities have come together to make this action possible. The list is growing daily so please forgive us if we've inadvertently left your organization off this list. We are so very grateful for your support.
The perseverance of our state leaders and partnering organizations is leading to overnight vigils that will light up American cities over the course of seven nights, providing unprecedented visibility to heterosexual men and women with the conviction to stand up for their gay and lesbian friends and neighbors. From October 7-13, 2007, straight people across the nation will "come out" as supporters of equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans. Straight community leaders are organizing vigils in towns like Greenville, South Carolina; Duluth, Minnesota; Champaign, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; Humboldt County, California; Madison, Wisconsin; and Salem, Oregon.
The October 7 kick-off will feature an opening night vigil at The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. A partial list of cities holding vigils includes:
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tuesday, October 9 and Friday, October 12 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Sunday, October 7 |
| Augusta, Maine | Sunday, October 7 |
| Austin, Texas | Wednesday, October 10 |
| Boston, Massachusetts | TBA |
| Champaign, Illinois | Wednesday, October 10 |
| Denver, Colorado | Saturday, October 13 |
| Des Moines, Iowa | TBA |
| Duluth-Superior, Minnesota | Tuesday, October 9 |
| Greenville, South Carolina | Monday, October 8 |
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Friday, October 12 |
| Houston, Texas | Thursday, October 11 |
| Humboldt County, California | Friday, October 12 |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Friday, October 12 |
| Lansing, Michigan | Saturday, October 13 |
| Madison, Wisconsin | Wednesday, October 10 |
| Montgomery, Alabama | Tuesday, October 9 |
| Nevada, Missouri | Sunday, October 7 |
| New York City, New York | Tuesday, October 9 |
| North Bay, California | Friday, October 12 |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Thursday, October 11 |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | Friday, October 12 |
| Sacramento, California | TBA |
| Salem, Oregon | Saturday, October 13 |
| Santa Rosa, California | Friday, October 12 |
| Saratoga Springs, New York | Saturday, October 13 |
| Seattle, Washington | TBA |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | Monday, October 8 |
| Tucson, Arizona | Wednesday, October 10 |
| Washington, DC | Tuesday, October 9 |
See all the people leading campaigns in the cities above
Make a donation towards Seven Straight Nights
If you can participate or donate time or money to this worthy cause, click on any of the above links and get involved.It is still a busy time for me so I will close out with some more "look what I found" while clicking though my archives to find tasty morsels for you. Until next time as always, Enjoy!
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