Several times over the last several days I’ve found myself quoting Abraham Lincoln. That seems fitting on many levels, as good ol’ Honest Abe’s name has been uttered myriad times lately, including the fact that Barak Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President using the very same bible used for the same purpose when Lincoln took office.
The particular quote that’s been ringing in my ears comes from the speech Lincoln gave on June 16, 1858 (almost exactly 150 years before California couples began to *legally* marry after the historic May 15, 2008 State Supreme Court decision). It’s known as the “house divided” speech. Because let’s face it, the struggle for marriage equality doesn’t only come from forces outside the LGBT community – it also comes from within. This isn’t a new subject, and in fact was the focus of a post I put up yesterday morning just as EqualityCamp was getting underway.
When the time came to toss our ideas out for what sessions we should tackle during the day’s proceedings, I proffered a discussion on this topic.
So we did.
I captured the session in audio and here is the link.
– Cathy
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Hillary // January 4, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Here are the flipchart notes, captured by @leapingwoman:
http://flickr.com/photos/leapingwoman/3165089593/
heather gold // January 5, 2009 at 11:28 am
I think we have the most important unity which is a common goal. Everyone is not going to agree on the best tactics etc. What we need are frameworks that allow all the diversity within the movement to be an asset rather than a conflict. We need to be different and moving forward at the same time. This is not the same thing as everyone agreeing on everything which simply is not going to happen.
Committee decision and the attempt to make everyone say the same thing is part of why we lost Prop 8.