LA area protests are scheduled for LA itself, Long Beach, Northern LA County (Lancaster), and Santa Barbara.

"No Taxation with Discrimination" is the central theme for the day. A list of the cities organizing protests and the locations and times of the protests is at the bottom of this message.

Those who want to support the protests are encouraged to go to the DontAmend.com website to download posters and flyers and help spread the word in their cities. Those interested in organizing an event in their city are encouraged to send a message to RTDontAmend (at) aol.com right away, including your name, telephone number(s) and the city you live in or near.

The National Tax Day protests were called by DontAmend.com as a warm up to a larger national day of actions that DontAmend.com has called for May 17, the day the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (MSJC) has ordered that state to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The aim of the protests is to mobilize our community and allies so as to create the political climate necessary so that the fantastic MSJC decision will actually be IMPLEMENTED. In 1954, 50 years ago on May 17th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision outlawing segregation. That great decision remained but a piece of paper for several years because there was not a large movement which could FORCE the government to put its words into practice. It was only when the Civil Rights Movement was much larger and stronger, in the early 1960s, that segregation began to crumble.

Today there is a huge danger that the great MSJC decision will, like the 1954 Brown decision, be in effect nullified by bigots in both parties of Massachusetts state government. Within Massachusetts, it is critical that our movement is loudly and vocally DEMANDING equality in the law actually be implemented on May 17th. Outside of Massachusetts, it is critical that our movement demand that same equality in OUR local areas, and that we loudly express our solidarity with pro-equality activists in Massachusetts, and against the bigots who are attempting to nullify the fantastic decisions of the MSJC.

What we do, or don't do, in the next few weeks could very well determine which way our struggle will go. Either forward to full legal equality, or backwards into increased gay-bashing and discrmination.

On April 15th and May 17th, please help make history by demanding that the politicians of all parties begin treating us as equal human beings.

All the best,

Robin Tyler

National Co-Chair, DontAmend.com

Andy Thayer

National Action Coordinator, DontAmend.com

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Here is the current list of cities planning actions on Tax Day, April 15th:

Athens, GA

11 am

Main Post Office

115 E. Hancock Ave, Athens

Info: OurHope@aol.com



Atlanta, GA

4:30 pm until dusk

Pharr Road Post Office, Atlanta

(near the intersection of Pharr Road and Piedmont Road)

Co-sponsored by DontAmend Atlanta and Marriage Equality Georgia

Info: atlantadontamend@aol.com



Bakersfield, CA

5 pm til ?

Main Post Office

3400 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA

Info: call 661-835-3545 or e-mail bakersfield@marriageequalityca.org



Bisbee, AZ

4 pm

Cooper Queen Station Post Office

Main Street, Bisbee, AZ

Info: jbengel80@yahoo.com



Boston, MA

5:30 pm

Fort Point Post Office (behind South Station)

Boston, MA

Info: dontamendmass@cemarion.com



Chicago, IL

5:30 pm

Main Post Office

433 W. Harrison Street (just west of the Chicago River)

Sponsored by Equal Marriage NOW!

Info: questions@equalmarriagenow.org or phone 773-243-2576



College Station, TX

4 pm

College Station Main Post Office

2130 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S, College Station, TX

Info: faithbiwerks@yahoo.com



Davis, CA

11:30 am - 1 pm and 3 - 4 pm

Davis Post Office

(corner of Poleline and Fifth Streets)

Info: yolo@MarriageEqualityCA.org



Duluth, MN

5:30 pm

Duluth Main Post Office

2800 W. Michigan Street

Info: anichols@d.umn.edu



Fredricksburg, VA

5-7 pm

Fredricksburg Main Post Office

600 Princess Anne Street

Fredricksburg, VA

Info: lgreen555@aol.com



Ft. Worth, TX

6 pm

Jack D. Watson Post Office

4600 Mark IV Parkway

Fort Worth

(exit Loop 820 at Mark IV Parkway, and drive south about half a mile)

Info: JamesCoates@sbcglobal.net



Houston, TX

6 pm

6 pm at the Main Post Office

401 Franklin Street (@ Bagby), Downtown Houston

Info: houstondontamend@aol.com



Indianapolis, IN

5-7 pm

Indianapolis Main Post Office

125 W. South Street, Indianapolis

(southwest corner of South Street & S. Capitol Ave)

Info: Indy@DontAmend.com



Kansas City, MO

5:30 pm

Main Post Office

315 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO

Info: dontamendKC@hotmail.com



Long Beach, CA

5:30 pm

Post Office

2300 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA

(between Pacific Coast Highway and Willow Street)

Info: daveys35@aol.com



Los Angeles

5:30 pm

15701 Sherman Way & Haskell (off the 405 freeway)

Contact: Robin Tyler, National Co Chair, rtdontamend@aol.com

Co-sponsored by DontAmend.com, Metropolitan Community Churches, Marriage Equality California (MECA), California Freedom to Marry, Southern California Women for Understanding



New York, NY

6 pm

Steps of James A. Farley Post Office

421 Eighth Avenue

(between 31st & 32nd Streets)

Info: rzacchi@marriageequalityny.org



Northern Los Angeles County

5:30 pm

43824 20th Street West (corner of 20th & J-12)

Lancaster, CA Post Office

Info: AntelopeValley@DontAmend.com



Oakland, CA

5:30 pm

Post Office at 1675 7th Street

Oakland, CA

(right off the West Oakland Bart Station)

Info: mmckay@marriageequalityca.org



Odessa, TX

4 pm

Main Post Office

200 N. Main Street

Odessa

Info: Aguyinodessa@hotmail.com



Palm Springs, CA

6 pm, meet at the Desert Pride Center

March starts at 6:30 PM

March from the Pride Center to Village Fest

Bring banners, signs and your best loud voice!

Info: info@equal-protection.org and www.equal-protection.org



Philadelphia, PA

5:30 pm

30th Street Station Post Office

(2970 Market St)

Phlildelphia, PA

Info: dontamendphilly@hotmail.com



Reno, NV

5:30 pm

Main Post Office

2000 Vassar Street, Reno, NV

Info: Angela34Brooks@hotmail.com



Sacramento, CA

9 pm – 12 midnight

Main Post Office

2000 Royal Oaks Drive, Sacramento

Info: sacramento@marriageequalityca.org



San Diego, CA

San Diegans Against Marriage Discrimination, The San Diego LGBT Community Center and Equality California are hosting a press conference at 10:30 PM at the Midway Post Office (Midway Drive in Point Loma). Info: AJ Davis 619.692.2077, ext 212 or adavis@thecentersd.org.



San Francisco, CA

9pm-11:30 pm

San Francisco Main Post Office

1300 Evans St (off 3rd St, near Candlestick Park)

Info: molly@eqca.org



San Gabriel Valley, CA

5:30 pm until ?

City of Industry Post Office

15421 E. Gale Avenue

City of Industry, CA

Info: teeslady@hotmail.com



San Jose, CA

5:15 pm

Post Office - Willow Glen

1750 Meridian Avenue, San Jose

Info: mara@maramcwilliams.com



Santa Barbara, CA

4-5 pm

Main Post Office

836 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara

Sponsored by the Pacific Pride Foundation

Info: janet@pacificpridefoundation.org



Sarasota, FL

4:30 – 7:30 pm

Main Post Office

1661 Ringling Blvd

Sponsored by the United Federation of Metropolitan Community Churches

Info: Trinity1SRQ@aol.com



Seattle, WA

5:30 pm, Main Seattle Post Office

301 Union Street (3rd Ave & Union)

Downtown Seattle

Info: SeaWADontAmend@aol.com



Spokane, WA

5:30 pm

The Garland Post Office

1903 W. Garland, Spokane

Info: Ballantz@cs.com



Tampa Bay, FL

5:30 pm

Main Tampa Bay Post Office

(located at the airport)

Tampa, FL

Info: dontamend@tampabay.rr.com

Available also in leaflet size (8-1/2" x 11") and handbill size (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") at the DontAmend.com website.

Available also in leaflet size (8-1/2" x 11") and handbill size (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") at the DontAmend.com website.

Available also in leaflet size (8-1/2" x 11") and handbill size (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") at the DontAmend.com website.