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• Saturday, June 28, 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. and Sunday, June 29, 3:00 a.m. and 9 p.m., 2008

  • MARRIAGE RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA:
         The Supreme Court Decision and Beyond
     
  • This forum occured June 9. On the date and times above, a video of the forum wil air on AMP, channel 24.
     
  • Attached is a flyer to distribute to your friends.
     
  • Speakers were:
    * Elizabeth Gill, ACLU Staff Attorney, LGBT and AIDS Project
    * Michelle Welsh, Professor of Constitutional Law at the Monterey College of Law;
       co-chair of the Monterey County Chapter of the ACLU Legal Committee
    * Katherine Stoner, Professor of Community Property & Family Law at the Monterey
       College of Law
    * Lisa Cisneros, Pride Law Fellow of the Proyecto Poderoso, a joint project with
       California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. and the National Center for Lesbian Rights
     
    
  • Topics included:
    * The Supreme Court Decision: What did the Court say? What does it mean for Californians?
    * Practical implications of the decision:
       - When will the decision go into effect?
       - How and when can same-sex couples marry?
       - Does the decision affect religious marriage?
       - What is the impact on California registered partners?
       - What is the impact on out-of-state marriages?
       - How does the decision affect families with children?
    * What happens next? Possible ballot initiative November, 2008?
     
  • Cosponsored by:
    *The Monterey County Chapter of the ACLU
    *The Peninsula Professional Network (PPN)
    *Monterey County PFLAG
    *Pride of Monterey County
    *Salinas Valley Pride
     

• Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 7:15 p.m.

  • Board Meeting of the Monterey County Chapter of the ACLU
     
  • At the Monterey Public Library Community Room, 625 Pacific Street, Monterey
     
  • Open to the public.