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Please note that this event is NOT just taking place in Oakland. It is a NATIONAL event; however myspace requires that a zip code is entered.

We have been asked by many people to come up with another protest against Prop 8. The trick is that we want to keep the protests going, but also want to keep the media coverage as well. If we do the same protest all the time, it won't be news anymore. Let's stir it up a bit by having all the students walk out of class for a NATIONWIDE protest similar to the ones on 11/15/2008! This year we saw extremely high turnouts at the polls by young voters. They are politically involved, they want to be heard, and they can definitely make a difference!

Regardless of whether you are straight or gay. Regardless of whether you are black, white, latino, asian, or any other race/nationality. Regardless of your religion or your political status. We ask you to stand up and DEMAND equal rights for all American citizens. On Wednesday December 3rd we strongly suggest that all students throughout the United States walk out of class at 9 am in your own time zone. This will create a ripple effect across the country! When you leave, please leave a note on your desk that says, "School taught me not to discriminate. Say no to H8. Say yes to equality".

We'll leave it up to the students at each school to figure out what they want to do while they are out of class, but we encourage you all to meet somewhere and protest for equal rights for everyone. Coordinate through facebook, text messages, and word of mouth.

Please forward this event to everyone you can think of, even if they are not students. They may know someone who is. Also, please remember that this is a peaceful protest. Please do not damage property or become violent in anyway.

Thank you for your support in this extremely important issue. For more information on the movement towards equal rights, please visit jointheimpact.com