Windy City Media Group Frontpage News

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

home search facebook twitter join
Gay News Sponsor Windy City Times 2023-12-13
DOWNLOAD ISSUE
Donate

Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor

  WINDY CITY TIMES

March on Springfield launches website, fundraising
2013-08-01

This article shared 5454 times since Thu Aug 1, 2013
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email


From a press release

ILLINOIS — Organizers of the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality have launched a new website and an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for March promotion and logistics. The March on Springfield for Marriage Equality is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, 2013, the first scheduled day of the fall veto session for the Illinois General Assembly.

Website

At www.MarchOnSpringfield.org, people can read about low-cost travel options to Springfield, how to sign up for the MarchOnSpringfield e-newsletter, and why Marriage Equality is good for all of Illinois. Details about the March organizers, donors and supporters — plus regular updates via Facebook and Twitter — are also available on the new website.

March Captains

"March Captains may be the most important category of supporters," said Kevin Boyer, March Co-Chair. "We need 100 people to organize 20 or more people to come to the March in Springfield from all over Illinois." Information about becoming a March Captain is under "Supporters" on the website.

Donations

To fund promotional activity and logistics for the March and rally, an Indiegogo Campaign has been launched. A contribution made via igg.me/at/MarchSpringfield/x/3707333 will also help provide transportation to Springfield for LGBT youth and others who might not otherwise be able to afford the trip. "A $25 contribution sends a queer youth to Springfield for the March," said Tracy Baim, March Co-Chair, "and $1,500 subsidizes an entire bus of more than 50 people. Any amount of contribution is welcome, and fully tax deductible as a charitable contribution." Fiscal agent for the March on Springfield is the Equality Illinois Education Project, a 501c3 nonprofit.

About the March

The March on Springfield for Marriage Equality will take place on Oct. 22, 2013, the scheduled first day of the fall veto session of the Illinois state legislature. The "March on Springfield" is part of a broad grassroots strategy to secure final passage of Senate Bill 10, the "Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act," already approved by the Illinois Senate. Once adopted, Illinois will become the 14th state plus the District of Columbia, to treat all of its citizens equally under state marriage laws. For more information, visit these links:

Website: www.MarchOnSpringfield.org .

Donations: igg.me/at/MarchSpringfield/x/3707333 .

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarchOnSpringfieldForMarriageEquality .

Twitter: www.twitter.com/IllinoisMarches .

Shop: www.cafepress.com/marchonspringfield .

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA - 31 de agosto 2013

Marcha en Springfield para la Igualdad Matrimonal lanza

Campaña IndieGoGo Para Recaudación de Fondos y Nuevo Sitio Web

ILLINOIS - Los organizadores de la Marcha en Springfield por la igualdad matrimonial en Springfield han puesto en marcha una nueva pagina web y una campaña de Indiegogo para recaudar fondos para la promoción y logistica de la marcha. La Marcha en Springfield por la igualdad matrimonial esta prevista para el Martes, 22 de octubre 2013, el primer dia previsto para la sesion de veto de la Asamblea General de Illinois.

Sitio web

En www.MarchOnSpringfield.org, la gente puede leer acerca de opciones de viaje de bajo costo para Springfield, cómo inscribirse en el boletin electronico de la Marcha en Springfield, y porque la Igualdad Matrimonial es bueno para todos en Illinois. Detalles sobre los organizadores de la marcha, donantes y partidarios - más actualizaciones a través de Facebook y Twitter - tambien estan disponibles en la nueva página web.

Capitanes de la Marcha

"Capitanes de la Marcha puede ser la categoria más importante de los partidarios", dijo Kevin Boyer, Copresidente de la marcha. "Necesitamos 100 personas para organizar 20 o más personas a venir a la Marcha en Springfield de todo Illinois." Información acerca de como convertirse en un March Captain se encuentra bajo "Supporters" de la página web.

Donaciones

Para financiar las actividades de promoción y logistica para la marcha y mitin, una campaña de Indiegogo se ha puesto en marcha. Una contribución hecha a través igg.me/at/MarchSpringfield/x/3707333 también ayudará a proporcionar el transporte a Springfield para jóvenes LGBT y otras personas que tal vez no puedan pagar el viaje de otra manera. "Una contribución de $ 25 envaa un joven gay a la Marcha en Springfield", dijo Tracy Baim, Copresidente de la marcha, "y $ 1,500 subsidira todo un bus de mas de 50 personas. Cualquier cantidad de contribución es bienvenida, y el impuesto es deducible en su totalidad como una contribución de caridad ". Agente fiscal para la Marcha sobre Springfield es el Proyecto de Equality Illinois Education Project, una organización no lucrativa 501c3.

Sobre la Marcha

La Marcha en Springfield para la Igualdad Matrimonial se llevara a cabo el 22 de octubre de 2013, el primer día previsto para la sesión de veto de la legislatura del estado de Illinois. La "March on Springfield" es parte de una amplia estrategia de base para asegurar la aprobación definitiva del Proyecto de Ley Senatorial 10, el "Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act", ya aprobado por el Senado de Illinois. Una vez aprobada, Illinois se convertirá en el 14th estado, además el Distrito de Columbia, a tratar a todos los ciudadanos por igual por las leyes de matrimonio estatales. Las contribuciones se pueden hacer a través de Indiegogo. Para obtener mas información, visite

Sitio Web: www.MarchOnSpringfield.org .

Donaaciones: igg.me/at/MarchSpringfield/x/3707333 .

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarchOnSpringfieldForMarriageEquality .

Twitter: www.twitter.com/IllinoisMarches .

Shop: www.cafepress.com/marchonspringfield .


This article shared 5454 times since Thu Aug 1, 2013
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email

Out and Aging
Presented By

  ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Gay News

Q FORCE launches 2024 election efforts in Chicago
2024-04-14
More than 100 people attended the launch of 2024 election efforts by Q FORCE Midwest Action Group at Sidetrack April 12. Q FORCE is a Chicago-based, all-volunteer, grassroots movement organizing to recruit and activate "at least ...


Gay News

NATIONAL Trans woman killed, Tenn. law, S. Carolina coach, Evan Low, Idaho schools
2024-04-12
Twenty-four-year-old Latina trans woman and makeup artist Meraxes Medina was fatally shot in Los Angeles, according to the website them, citing The Los Angeles Times. Authorities told the Times they found Medina's broken fingernail and a ...


Gay News

LPAC, Arizona LGBTQ officials denounce Arizona Supreme Court ruling on abortion
2024-04-10
--From a press release - Washington, DC — Yesterday, in a decision that starkly undermines reproductive freedoms, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to enforce a 160-year-old law that criminalizes abortion and penalizes healthcare providers who ...


Gay News

Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison announces inaugural Cook County LGBTQ+ Youth Art Competition
2024-04-10
--From a press release - Schaumburg, Ill. — April 9, 2024 — Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison recently announced the firs ever LGBTQ+ Youth Art Competition. The competition's theme is "Pride is Power!" and will set the ton for Pride celebrations ...


Gay News

For Deb Robertson, the end-of-life issue is very real
2024-04-07
For just about everyone, life is hard enough. However, talking about ending that life—especially when one is terminally ill—is just as difficult. Ten states have authorized medical aid in dying, although Illinois is not one of ...


Gay News

KFF survey shows extent of LGBT-related discrimination
2024-04-07
KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling and journalism—released "LGBT Adults' Experiences with Discrimination and Health Care Disparities: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination, and Health." This ...


Gay News

Lightfoot may be hired to investigate Dolton mayor, trustees
2024-04-06
A group of Dolton trustees is aiming to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot—who is also an ex-federal prosecutor—to investigate Mayor Tiffany Henyard, media outlets reported. The group wants Lightfoot ...


Gay News

WORLD Lesbian sniper, HIV research, marriage items, Chinese singer, Korean festival
2024-04-05
A lesbian Ukrainian sniper and her machine-gun-toting girlfriend are taking the fight to Russia President Vladimir Putin, according to a Daily Beast article. Olga—a veterinarian-turned-soldier—said her comrades don't care about ...


Gay News

NATIONAL mpox, Trans+ Day of Visibility, police items, Best Buy, Gentili's death
2024-04-05
The CDC has concluded that mpox cases are on the rise in the United States, increasing to almost double what they were at the same time last year, according to ABC News. There is a national year-to-date estimate of 511 cases ...


Gay News

Ugandan court mostly upholds harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law
2024-04-04
On April 3, Uganda's constitutional court refused to annul or suspend an anti-LGBTQ+ law that includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts, Reuters reported. However, the judicial body voided some provisions that it said were ...


Gay News

How safe are we really? A look into Illinois' LGBTQ+ protections as hate rises nationwide
2024-04-02
Illinois has long been known to have some of the strongest LGBTQ+ legal protections in the country. Its first anti-discrimination laws go back several decades, and the state boasts a wide variety of protections of LGBTQ+ ...


Gay News

Q Force initiative looks to 'save democracy' by getting out the vote
2024-04-01
The Q Force Midwest Force Action Group initiative wants to save democracy-and they've hit the ground running to ensure President Biden wins reelection this November. The initiative of LGBTQ+ organizers and volunteers seeks to invigorate voters ...


Gay News

Chicago's transgender community kicks off Transgender Week of Visibility with daylong conference, resource fair
2024-03-30
Transgender community leaders, allies and politicians kicked off a weeklong celebration of transgender visibility in Chicago with a one-day conference and resource fair. More than 100 community members attended the ...


Gay News

White House issues proclamation on 2024 Transgender Day of Visibility
2024-03-29
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our Nation's commitment to forming a more perfect ...


Gay News

NATIONAL Political candidates, flag controversy, HRC gala, New York Times, Disney
2024-03-29
In California, of the historic 30 LGBTQ+ legislative candidates who ran in the March 5 primary, more than half are moving on to the fall ballot, The Bay Area Reporter noted. Based on the still unofficial ...


 


Copyright © 2024 Windy City Media Group. All rights reserved.
Reprint by permission only. PDFs for back issues are downloadable from
our online archives.

Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and
photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no
responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials.

All rights to letters, art and photos sent to Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago
Gay and Lesbian News and Feature Publication) will be treated
as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such,
subject to editing and comment. The opinions expressed by the
columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are
their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature Publication).

The appearance of a name, image or photo of a person or group in
Nightspots (Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times
(a Chicago Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature
Publication) does not indicate the sexual orientation of such
individuals or groups. While we encourage readers to support the
advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots (Chicago
GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay, Lesbian
News and Feature Publication) cannot accept responsibility for
any advertising claims or promotions.

 
 

TRENDINGBREAKINGPHOTOS







Sponsor
Sponsor


 



Donate


About WCMG      Contact Us      Online Front  Page      Windy City  Times      Nightspots
Identity      BLACKlines      En La Vida      Archives      Advanced Search     
Windy City Queercast      Queercast Archives     
Press  Releases      Join WCMG  Email List      Email Blast      Blogs     
Upcoming Events      Todays Events      Ongoing Events      Bar Guide      Community Groups      In Memoriam     
Privacy Policy     

Windy City Media Group publishes Windy City Times,
The Bi-Weekly Voice of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Community.
5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640-2113 • PH (773) 871-7610 • FAX (773) 871-7609.