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Fox Charlotte on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
CRANE organizer Lacey Williams spoke to Fox Charlotte’s Morgan Fogarty on May 28, a day after the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and House of Representatives passed a partial repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Video below…
Click here to view the video at Fox Charlotte’s website.
Be sure to read CRANE’s May 28 statement on the [...]
CRANE statement on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ vote
The Charlotte Rainbow Action Network for Equality (CRANE) released the following statement concerning the U.S. House of Representatives’ and U.S. Senate’s actions to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which passed the Senate Armed Services Committee 16-12 and the House 234-194 on Thursday, May 27, 2010.
The Charlotte Rainbow Action Network for Equality (CRANE) commends the [...]
Wrap-up: A day in D.C. on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
On April 28, six activists and constituents made their way to the Capitol Hill offices of Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan and Reps. Larry Kissell and Mike McIntyre.
Matt Comer, Randy Floyd and Lacey Williams of CRANE were joined by fellow organizers Ryan Burris, James Elks and Melissa Siegel.
Since March, CRANE and activists across the [...]
A full but active day in DC
We had a full day here in DC. Expect a few more videos here in the next bit and a full wrap-up when we return to the Old North State.
CRANE is in DC
CRANE members and other constituents are in DC today. Follow our updates here with video updates on YouTube.
North Carolina constituents take ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ campaign to Capitol Hill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2010
Contact: Matt Comer, 336-391-9528, matt.hill.comer@gmail.com
North Carolina constituents take ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ campaign to Capitol Hill
Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington residents visit with Burr, Hagan, Kissell and McIntyre
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28, 2010 - A group of North Carolina constituents and grassroots activists are taking their message to end the anti-gay “Don’t [...]
Rep. Sue Myrick’s security attempts to stop constituent delivery of 13,500 plastic toy soldiers in protest of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2010
Contact: Matt Comer, 336-391-9528
Rep. Sue Myrick’s security attempts to stop constituent delivery of
13,500 plastic toy soldiers in protest of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Myrick office staff accepts only a portion of constituent message;
Budd Group security employee calls constituent visit “soliciting”
CHARLOTTE — This morning, a group of six grassroots activists and constituents attempted [...]
Release: Activists to deliver 13,500 toy soldiers to Rep. Sue Myrick on April 1
CONTACT: Matt Comer (Charlotte/CRANE) | 336-391-9528
Activists to deliver 13,500 toy soldiers to Rep. Sue Myrick
Charlotte ‘March on Myrick’ campaign spreads statewide;
Will target Burr, Hagan, Kissell and McIntyre
WHAT: March on Myrick Campaign Press conference and toy soldier delivery
WHEN: April 1, 2010, Press conference at 11 a.m., delivery immediately following
WHERE: Rep. Sue Myrick’s Charlotte office, [...]
Press Kit: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ rally and March on Myrick
Download digital copies of our press kit. Click here to download a .zip file containing:
Press Release: Local activists kick-off March on Myrick campaign
Alert: Human Rights Campaign Announces May 11th Lobby Day to Repeal DADT; Launches National Action Alert to Recruit Veterans and Allies
Speaker Bios for Feb. 26 press conference
Fact Sheet: Military Readiness Enhancement Act
Journalists’ Guide [...]
