There is strength in numbers. Equality Florida, as well as other state and local glbt and progressive organizations, are asking for our help in promoting a strong protest to the ironically named “Family Impact Summit” in Brandon, FL on Sept. 20.   Read the full text of the email from Equality Florida after the jump.  And while you’re at it, follow the link and check out the sponsors.  Let’s get this information out and get our place on the protest front.  See you there?

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SAVE THE DATE: Sept. 20th, 3PM

Community Responds to Hate Summit

Equality Florida and the Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic
Caucus, along with other progressive and faith based
organizations, are putting together a community response to a
“hate summit” being held in Brandon, Florida September 20th to
22nd.

A “who’s who” of the national anti-gay industry (see below) will
descend on the Tampa Bay community with the help of Bell Shoals
Church in Brandon, the same church that launched an all out
assault on Hillsborough Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) last year.
Click here for information the far-right is putting out about
the summit, as well as sponsor’s of the event -
http://www.familyimpactsummit.org .

We’ll hold a press conference at the event location on Sept 20th
at 4:00PM, followed by a vigil that will conveying a somber,
non-confrontational tone.

Please RSVP here:
http://ga4.org/Equalityflorida/events/hatesummit/details.tcl if
you know you will be attending. While this is not mandatory, it
will help with our planning.

We’re also asking all participants to attend a protest training
session prior to the vigil, scheduled for 3:00PM.

To successfully convey the community’s outrage we will need a
big turnout. So, we are asking you to attend and to also BRING
FIVE FRIENDS.

Additional information will be forthcoming with regard to the
exact location, directions and timing of events, but please make
plans to attend.

Sincerely,

Equality Florida

P.S. Your RSVP will help us plan the event, but it is not
mandatory. To RSVP, click here:
http://ga4.org/Equalityflorida/events/hatesummit/details.tcl

HATE SUMMIT SPEAKERS:

Tony Perkins
Bishop Harry R. Jackson
Gary Bauer
Ken Blackwell
Alan Chambers
Nancy Heche
Tom Minnery
Reverend Don Wildmon
Bob Knight
Dr. William Owens
Katherine Harris
Dr. Richard Land
John Stemberger

For a full list of speakers, bios and event sponsors, see:
http://www.familyimpactsummit.org
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