Oregon United launch petition drive to put marriage equality on the ballot in 2014

Oregon United for Marriage announced today that they have the petitions in hand and are ready to move forward with the “Oregon Says I Do” campaign to collect the 116,284 signatures necessary to put on the ballot in November 2014 a measure that would strike Ballot Measure 36 and replace it with pro-marriage equality language….

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Peace, protest, song and dance: SDGMC present ‘Feelin’ Groovy’ this weekend

It’s as if the 1960s has crash landed smack in the middle of America 2013.  Marches for racial equality.  Fights for civil rights.  Soldiers deployed to small, far-away lands. Believe it or not, today’s social challenges are actually born of decades of progress.  They are rooted in seeds planted more than 50 years ago by…

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Settlement reached with Arcadia Unified School District in transgender student discrimination case

WASHINGTON – The United States entered into a settlement agreement with the Arcadia Unified School District in Arcadia, Calif., to resolve an investigation into allegations of discrimination against a transgender student based on the student’s sex.  Under the agreement, approved by the district’s school board unanimously last night, the school district will take a number…

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La Jolla Symphony Chorus announces open auditions for celebratory season

LA JOLLA, Calif. — La Jolla Symphony Chorus has announced that it will be holding open auditions for all voice parts for the 2013-2014 performance year. The season, titled Life, will mark the 40th anniversary of David Chase as Choral Director of La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. Choral highlights of the season include: Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms,…

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