{"id":5925,"date":"2012-11-15T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/breyeschow\/?p=5925"},"modified":"2012-11-15T10:44:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T17:44:38","slug":"the-state-of-our-unions-conference-call-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/breyeschow\/2012\/11\/15\/the-state-of-our-unions-conference-call-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The State of Our Unions&#8221; Conference Call Invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>As some of you know, for the past few years I have been on the Board of Directors of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafaithforequality.org\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">California Faith for Equality<\/a>. While never as active as I would like to be, I am excited about our recent direction setting including the hiring of a new executive director,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Rabbi-Eleanor-Steinman\/158381010864277\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eleanor Steinman<\/a>. After just a few phone calls and in-person interactions, I firmly\u00a0believe\u00a0that our faith-based work to bring about marriage equality in CA is headed in a positive direction.<\/p>\n<p>After the recent elections and as we await the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afer.org\/blog\/new-date-set-for-prop-8-at-the-supreme-court\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Supreme Court decision on Proposition 8<\/a>, there are undoubtedly many questions that folks have about the state of marriage\u00a0equality\u00a0today. Well wonder no more because\u00a0California Faith for Equality\u00a0invites\u00a0clergy and faith leaders to join in on an informational call THIS Friday, November 16th.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>\u201cTHE STATE OF OUR UNIONS\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><\/strong><strong>With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetaskforce.org\/about_us\/staff_directory\/sort_by_name\/Rebecca_Voelkel\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rev. Rebecca Voelkel<\/a>, Faith Work Director and Institute for Welcoming Resources of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetaskforce.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetaskforce.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What worked in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington?<\/li>\n<li>What is next on the horizon for the freedom to marry in other states?<\/li>\n<li>What can we expect in California?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>DATE:<\/em> \u00a0Friday, November 16th<\/li>\n<li><em>TIME:<\/em> \u00a010:00 am PST<\/li>\n<li><em>CALL-IN NUMBER:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"%28605%29%20475-4000\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">(605) 475-4000<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>ACCESS CODE:<\/em> 919428#<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Send your questions in advance and during the call to\u00a0Rabbi Eleanor Steinman via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:steinman@cafaithforequality.org\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">steinmanatcafaithforequalitydotorg<\/a>\u00a0OR\u00a0tweet them to <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/faith4equality\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@faith4equality<\/a>with the hashtags <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CF4E&amp;src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#cf4e<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23MarriageEquality&amp;src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#marriageequality<\/a>\u00a0and feel free to RSVP or invite folks via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/292493087534453\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook Event Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want to keep up today join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/136259736514907\/?fref=ts\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CF4E Facebook Group<\/a> and follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/faith4equality\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@faith4equality on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/cf4e\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@cf4e on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>To receive all of my posts via email please subscribe:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/reyes-chow\/blog\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LOCAL<\/a><\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/BruceReyes-Chow\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GLOBAL<\/a><\/strong><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As some of you know, for the past few years I have been on the Board of Directors of California Faith for Equality. While never as active as I would like to be, I am excited about our recent direction setting including the hiring of a new executive director,\u00a0Eleanor Steinman. 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