Community Leaders Encourage Seniors and Residents of Duluth to Defeat Freedom-Limiting Amendment
State Senator, City Councilors, Faith Leaders, Labor Leaders, Community Members and Duluth Couple Featured in Freedom to Marry Ad to Kick off “Senior-to-Senior Conversation Drive”
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Kate Brickman, Press Secretary
Phone Number: 612-460-1219
August 20, 2012 – Duluth, MN – On Tuesday, August 21 at 12:30 p.m. at the Duluth United for All Families office at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, community leaders from across Duluth will come together to highlight the importance of personal conversations in the effort to defeat the proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the freedom to marry for committed, same-sex couples. State Senator Roger Reinert, a range of faith, labor and city leaders, as well as local community members involved in the efforts will gather to kick off a senior-to-senior conversation drive, where they will call their friends and neighbors to discuss why they are voting no on November 6.
WHAT:
Community Leaders Kick off Duluth Senior-to-Senior Conversation Drive
WHEN:
Tuesday, August 21
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Welcome and Conversation Drive Training
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Senior-to-Senior Conversation Drive
WHERE:
Duluth United for All Families
Gloria Dei Office Building
219 N. 6th Avenue East
Duluth, MN 55805
WHO:
State Senator Roger Reinert (Duluth)
Sharla Gardner - Duluth City Council
Linda Krug - Duluth City Council
Dan O’Neill – President, Duluth Central Labor Body
Rev. Bruce Johnson – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth
Rev. David Bard – First United Methodist Church of Duluth
Fred & Yvonne Peterson – Duluth couple featured in Freedom to Marry TV ad “Grandparents”
Lynn Youngblom – Volunteer for MN United, daughter of Petersons
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