Bittersweet. That is how I will describe hearing that Obama has become President Elect while Proposition 8 will likely pass in California. I want to say right here that there are more struggles happening in other states, and they are just as important for those states’ citizens. I am in California, so I am going to start here.

I am seeing a lot of activity all over the web right now, and I decided last night that I would either start or join a group in helping to move forward, to ensure equality, to step away from discrimination. I want you to join me.

Reading through the comments on Lessig’s post about this I can see a lot of outrage and resentment, and a few folks who are not bothered by this, yet still have the energy to explain why we shouldn’t be bothered as well. That is fine and good, folks need a place to vent. Right now I am interested in getting something started so when the shock subsides we can immediately get to work. Lessig suggested someone put a site up for it. I agree.

But I don’t know where to begin. I need help figuring out the logistics of this, of what a movement and corresponding tools would look like, and other groups/movements that share synergy with this. I started an entry in Lessig’s wiki for this: http://wiki.lessig.org/Proposition_8. Please go there and help me get this started, so we can reach out, inform, coordinate, mobilize and start protecting all of our citizens’ rights.

Edit: I also have a complex page up for links to relevant pages: http://interi.org/complex/proposition-8.

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