Dear Members:

Beginning last night and continuing this morning a coordinated cyber attack on the No on Prop 8 website prevented some donors from being able to contribute.  This attack is being investigated by federal authorities.  Fortunately, there was no breach in security and we are again able to accept contributions online.

Beginning last night and continuing this morning a coordinated cyber attack on the No on Prop 8 website prevented some donors from being able to contribute.  This attack is being investigated by federal authorities.  Fortunately, there was no breach in security and we are again able to accept contributions online.

As if that attack isn’t outrageous enough, at a recent Prop 8 rally an official campaign spokesman actually compared the right of same-sex couples to marry to the rise of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany. Watch the video.

This insanity needs to stop. Prop 8 needs to be defeated. It’s wrong. It’s unfair.  The people supporting it are fanatical, intolerant and willing to do and say anything to eliminate our rights.  Period.

We cannot let them succeed.

Let’s do this once and for all. Help us reach our goal of $3 million by Friday.

Tony Perkins, national crusader in the effort to eliminate the right to marry, has said the battle to pass Prop 8 is more important than the presidential election.  The result is that they have raised $4.5 million in the last two days and purchased another $2 million in advertising.

That’s how critical this fight is to the other side.  That’s how much they care.

I believe you care more. So what more are you going to do?

Call, write and talk to your friends and family. It’s vital you ask them to donate today!

Make another donation.

We cannot allow this cyber attack prevent us from having the resources necessary to get our message on the air – especially when the other side is buying $2 million in ads a day.  Please, donate now.

I know we can succeed. We have to.

In solidarity,

Amos Lim, 林明利, Community Organizer

API Equality | www.apiequality.org

Dear Members:

Today, we released a powerful new ad featuring U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.

It will be on the air statewide tonight.

Senator Feinstein talks directly to voters about what Prop 8 really is — discrimination.

Looking straight at the camera, she says:

“Proposition 8 would be a terrible mistake for California. It’s about discrimination and we must always say NO to that.”

Senator Feinstein is a trusted and respected voice that will resonate with voters. She joins the chorus of leaders across California who are calling on voters to reject this unfair initiative.

Please help us get this effective ad in front of the many voters who are still undecided on Proposition 8.

With just one week until Election Day we need your continued support to win. Donate now and get everyone you know to donate.  

The time is now. We can still buy ad time. It’s not too late. Please dig deeper and donate now.

In solidarity,

Amos Lim, 林明利, Community Organizer

API Equality | www.apiequality.org

Hey Folks,

Here are 8 simple things that you could do to help us Defeat Proposition 8! 

1. ORGANIZE a house party and invite your friends.  House parties are critical for supporting the campaign’s strategy to win, as they raise money, recruit volunteers, and broaden awareness. 

Hosting a house party is easy to do; you can hold one at your place of worship during coffee hour, at work during lunch hour, or at an organizational meeting.  We have a short inspirational DVD you can play that describes the campaign and how everyone can make a difference to defeat Prop 8.  At the end of the video, you or someone from your group would make a pitch for donations and volunteers.

If you live in Northern California, please contact Maya Scott-Chung at maya@noonprop8.com work cell (510) 691-1641 or (510) 381-0876. If you live in Southern California, please contact Nick Antonopoulos nick@noonprop8.com (818)-468-5543 or Evan Horowitz evan@noonprop8.com cell: 650.823.9854

2. JOIN our 888 Campaign against Proposition 8.  We want to identify 888 new supporters with your help. Send to your friends and families across the state. We will continue to send you updates and action alerts about activities that will be happening over the course of the next 19 days to defeat Proposition 8

3. TURNOUT for our Statewide Coordinated “API Community against Prop 8” Press Conference next Thursday where Elected API Leaders, Community Leaders, LGBT Couples will stand up and oppose Prop 8.  Now more than ever, we need your presence to show the world that the API Community supports Equality for All and opposes Prop 8.

When: Thursday, October 23rd at 9:30AM

Where: Community Room of Chinese for Affirmative Action

                17 Walter U. Lum Place

                San Francisco, CA 94108

Please RSVP to Amos Lim, alim@caasf.org. If you live in Southern California and want to attend the Press Conference there, please contact Kathy Khommarath of API Equality-LA at kkhommarath@lagaycenter.org, (t) 323.860.7348.

4. SPEAK OUT. We need both Cantonese and Mandarin speakers to attend the opposition’s upcoming rally in Cupertino this Sunday from 3:00PM – 5:00PM at Veteran’s Memorial Park (21267 Steven’s Creek Blvd).  Please respond to Tawal Panyacosit, Tawal@caasf.org, if you can help!

5. PHONEBANK with your friends, neighbors, and fellow community members. We have phonebanks across the state and all over the bay. Phonebanks help us both build our volunteer network by signing-up volunteers for upcoming actions and build our voterbase by helping us identify new No on Prop 8 voters. For more information, please contact Jay Lee at jay@noonprop8.com.

6. EDUCATE and continue to speak with your families, friends and colleagues about why they need to Vote No on Prop 8.  We have now handouts available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Spanish that can be easily downloaded and printed.  Use the handouts to talk to them and explain why it is important for them to Vote No on Prop 8.

7. DONATE – all this work that we are doing is only effective if we could get it out to the media.  The No on Prop 8 has a matching fund campaign going on right now that will match your donation dollar for dollar from now till Sunday at midnight.

8. REGISTER to vote!  The last day to register to vote in California is Monday, October 20th.  Please make sure all your friends, families and colleagues is registered to vote and are Voting No on Prop 8. 

Cheers,

Amos Lim, Community Organizer 

Dear Members,

Our new television ad — it’s tough, it’s strong, and it resonates. More importantly, it works.

But only if we can saturate media markets across the state.

And now we have a way to make that happen. Thanks to philanthropist Steve Bing and Equality California, we can flood the airwaves with our message.

They are so convinced of the power of our hard-hitting, new message that they are offering a ONE MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE GRANT to reach California‘s undecided voters.

For every dollar donated between now and Sunday at midnight your gift will be matched dollar for dollar.

So, double the impact of your donation and give now.

It’s going to take everyone we know to meet this challenge! Ask your friends and family to go to www.NoOnProp8.com/challenge so we can meet our goal of $1 million by the deadline on Sunday.

Our ad gives voice to the broad coalition of organizations and newspapers that oppose Prop. 8 – from the Los Angeles Times and La Opinión to the League of Women Voters, the California Nurses Association and the California Teachers Association.

Voters need to know that these organizations – and many more – stand with them in support of equality!

But they need to see and hear it.

This is a big, bold and generous challenge. It’s up to us to meet it.

In solidarity,

Amos Lim, 林明利, Community Organizer 

Dear Supporters and Members,

Thank you to all the organizations and their members who came out to join our Truth Squad in Chinatown yesterday. 

Four years ago, anti-gay extremists mobilized scores of conservative Chinese Christians to the streets in San Francisco. Back then, we were unprepared and the story was “Chinese Americans Oppose Same-Sex Marriage.” However, this time around, we were prepared. After four years, we now have a statewide organization and two on-the-ground coalitions working full-time to educate the API community on marriage equality and LGBT acceptance and inclusion. This time around, we were able to counter the lies and the misinformation.

While our opposition may have outnumbered us, we had over 50 people come out on our side to make signs, speak with the press, and share their personal stories. Because of everyone who came out, we were able to speak with every press outlet present at the event and ensure that the coverage was fair, balanced, and truthful!

Thanks goes to the following organizations and individuals who took time off their busy schedules with little notice to come out and speak out against Proposition 8:  

• Rev Israel Alvaran
• Ms Sandra Fewer
• Mr Steve Ngo
• Brent Lok and Wade French
• Frances Lok (Brent’s mom)
• Vincent Pan
• Ms Paulie Shreck, COLAGE
• Rev Michael Yoshii
• GAPA
• APIWTC
• NRJ-LGBT-API
• Out4Immigration
• UCSF
• Pine United Methodist Church
• Buena Vista United Methodist Church
• API Equality

But, we still have 22 more days until Election day and to win we will need your continued support.

Some of you may have heard about another upcoming rally in Cupertino next Sunday. Yes, the rumor is true. This past Sunday’s rally was really just a warm-up to next Sunday’s rally in Cupertino. Please stay tuned for updates.

In the meanwhile, the most important action you can take today is to donate to the No on 8 Campaign to ensure we have the resources to match our opposition on the air, commercial for commercial in market for market. Please take a few moments and give whatever amount equality is worth to you.  You can donate directly to the campaign by clicking here. 

Thank you again for coming out – this would not have been possible without your help!!!

Regards,

Amos Lim