Belmont Shore - Light up the Night for Equal Rights

UPDATED WITH MORE INFO! Also see the promotional video lol

Update: As part of the national "Milk + Love" See Milk before the event at the 1:00 PM showing at the UA Marketplace Theater in Long Beach:

UA Marketplace (Long Beach, CA)
6601 E Pacific Coast Hwy (at 1pm)
4621 E 2nd St. (at 5pm)
Long Beach, CA 90803

Another note: you do not have to wear a shirt that says "2nd class citizen" :) We will have "white knots"-type ribbons as well as hearts with an = sign that you can safety-pin to your a white shirt, or you can wear any other shirt you like :)

This event is being organized by Join the Impact on a national level and The 8 Accountability Project in Long Beach as part of Join the Impact's Light up the Night for Equal Rights on December 20th at 5:00 PM.

This national event and food drive will take place locally in Belmont Shore (and other locations in Long Beach).

See the bottom of the page for what to bring for the food drive, if you wish to participate.

This will be a happy occasion in the spirit of the hollidays, no signs, no shouting, and we will line 2nd st with candles for 1/2 mile in either direction.

This event will also put a face on our LBGT dollars!!

Feel free to wear your White Knots for the event, wear your T-Shirt for the event, or just come as you are in the holiday spirit.

We will be joined by a faith based organiztion wearing red "Love" T-shirts, working side-by-side with us, and supporting the cause of equality for all.

Belmont Shore is a great town, very supportive, and it should be a very good event taking place amid the holidays and the boat parade in Naples.

This is a sidewalk event, we will not be in the street. We will not block traffic or interfere with anyone entering stores. It's just a friendly holiday occasion and it will be a special night.

Invite friends for dinner later and make an evening of it at the shops and restaurants lining 2nd.

Our food collection point is on site at the event at the "Wells Fargo corner" of 2nd and Livingston, which is also the start of the procession route.

For the food drive please bring:

Packaged Items

Instant Mashed Potatoes
Packaged Stuffing
Jello Pudding
Cake Mixes
Cereal
Rice
Dried Beans
Macaroni Pasta
Instant Cocoa
Tea
Coffee
Juice

Hygiene Items

Soap
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Feminine Hygiene Products
Disposable Razors
Diapers
Handiwipes
Detergent
Deodorant

Canned Items

Yams
Pumpkin Pie Filling
Cranberry Sauce
Corn
Beans
Applesauce
Gravy or Meat Broth
Soups or Stews
Fruit
Canned Milk
Tuna
Peanut Butter
Condiments

Happy Hollidays!

-8A

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Comment by Mike on December 18, 2008 at 6:27pm

For those that want to have dinner. One suggestion Apango on 5325 E. 2nd Street. They donated food to the phone back for No on 8 in Long Beach. Very supportive.

Comment by Mrs Toad on December 12, 2008 at 4:59pm

This is a fantastic idea. I will definitely be there wearing a white knot and will try to somehow make a t-shirt.

Just a note about The White Knot Campaign. Its website is www.whiteknot.org (not .com).

Comment by Stephanie Gonzales on December 5, 2008 at 2:58pm

Just a question. How are we identifying ourselves. My understanding was that we were encouraged to wear some sort of t-shirts or something to make who we are known. I was wondering about "white knots". The White Knot campaign (www.whiteknot.com) is the symbol for marriage equality. It takes two traditional symbols of marriage—white and tying the knot—and combines them in a simple way to show support for the right of gays and lesbians to marry. All loving couples deserve the same legal rights, benefits, and respect that civil marriage bestows. If we all wore white knots, we can peacefully identify that we are advocating for our right to "tie the knot", it is unobtrusive, but makes the point, and if people ask we can tell them about it. I already have about 100 made. What do you think??? P.S. Is there a way to link this with "facebook", because we can spread this around really quickly if we had that accessibility.

Thanks for taking up the cause and getting something going in Long Beach, I will advertise it to everyone I know, and our Advocacy Group at my church.

Stephanie Gonzales