Tim Gunn: "Make it work" ... and have some fun restoring marriage equality to California

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More than 20 “Make it Work!” events are scheduled between June 18-28. This page lists events between June 18-21. (The events are listed chronologically by date and time. As events happen, they will disappear from the page).

For more information on the Courage Campaign’s 29 Equality Teams, check out our Equality Teams page.

TULARE COUNTY: Kickoff "Make it Work" Mixer with the Visalia and Tulare Equality Teams
Thursday, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:30pm
Come out and join the newest force to hit the central valley! The Tulare County Equality Team is gearing up for action! Join us and learn about the ways you can make a difference and get involved! We need you Tulare County!

SACRAMENTO: "Make it Work" Potluck Kick-Off
Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 7:30pm
Sacramento marriage equality activists and friends, please join us for our team's PRE-PRIDE POTLUCK 4 EQUALITY! Come out for a post D-Day discussion and brainstorming session about grassroots organizing and fundraising for equality and ring in Pride weekend with action!

SAN DIEGO: Canvass in Pacific Beach! "Make it Work" with the Mama Bear Alliance Equality Team
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:30am
Yes, you can! Canvass with us on Saturday, June 20, at 9:30 a.m. in Pacific Beach. What better way to spend a sunny Saturday morning than by talking with voters in SD's beach communities about why equality matters.

SAN FRANCISCO: "Make it Work" Equality Star Search
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:30am
SF neighborhood teams unite to win! Join us for the Equality Star Search kickoff meeting - a contest to recruit STAR VOLUNTEERS who will join us in the movement for equality. Winning team gets to plan/host an event of their choice with CLEVE JONES. Let's WIN the Grand Prize & show everyone what San Francisco is made of!

ORANGE COUNTY: Team Courage OC "Make it Work" Canvass for Equality in Seal Beach
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:00pm
We'll be going door-to-door to raise awareness and support for marriage equality and LGBT civil rights in California. The California Supreme Court may have ruled, but they won't have the last word. The voters will, so we must work now to build majority support for marriage equality. Face-to-face contact has been proven time and again to be the most effective ways of influencing opinion, so please join us to change hearts and minds in these critical battleground areas of Orange County!

MONTCLAIR: "Make It Work" Equality Team Kickoff Meeting
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:00pm
Fire it up! We are ready to go in Montclair. Join us for a house meeting to plan our county-wide actions for equality. Whether it's 2010 or 2012, there's plenty to do - get started with us this Saturday. We are all in this together!

SAN JOSE: "Make it Work" canvass and potluck!
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:30pm
Community Walk in San Jose this Saturday afternoon! Join my friends at 12:30 p.m. for mingling, training, and action for equality. Afterwards, we'll enjoy a celebratory potluck -- join us and bring your favorite dish!

HANFORD: Equality Team "Make it Work" Event
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 2:00pm
We will be having our first ever event together on June 20th at 1 pm. Lunch will be served and sodas will be provided but feel free to BYOB. We will be spending a couple hours together, getting to know each other, discussing goals, and future events for our team. Hope to see you all there :o)

CANCELED - WEST MARIN: "Make it Work" Equality Team Kickoff in Woodacre!
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 2:00pm
We will reschedule Spend a Saturday afternoon with like-minded neighbors concerned with equal rights for all. Join us as we plan our strategy for engaging the West Marin community in the movement for equality. Hosted by long-term couple, Stephanie O'Brien and Janet Levy, at their home in Woodacre.

CHINO HILLS: "Make It Work" Equality Team Kickoff Meeting
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 2:00pm
The California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop 8 leaves us with lots of work to do and activists who want equality for all. We have to figure out a way to "Make It Work!" Join members of your community to discuss ways that we can help to overturn Prop 8 in our neighborhood. We will be forming a Courage Campaign neighborhood Equality Team and discussing ways to organize and change minds in Chino Hills about the issue of marriage equality.

CENTRAL MARIN COUNTY: "Make it Work!" Equality Team Kickoff Meeting
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 2:30pm
Join the Central Marin County Equality Team to restore marriage equality to California! Even in liberal Marin we can make a difference. Please join the Marin Equality Team this Saturday for an afternoon of organizing to empower other community members to take action.

ALAMEDA COUNTY: Equality Team "Make it Work" Kickoff Meeting in Oakland!
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 3:00pm
We look forward to having you join us as we discuss how to recruit additional volunteers to come out and canvass with us. Join the Alameda County Equality Team for an afternoon brainstorming session at The Park Ave Bar & Grill on Piedmont! Looking for Equality Stars to help our team shine brighter, and that means YOU! Together we can win marriage equality!

VALLEJO: Courage Campaign "Make it Work" Kickoff Meeting
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 4:00pm
What's the next phase in our campaign to overturn Prop 8? Long-term organizing on a local level is the single best way to change the hearts and minds of CA voters.

YOLO COUNTY: "Make it Work" Equality Team Kickoff
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 4:30pm
Fire it up! We are ready to go in Yolo! Come one, come all for a house meeting to plan our county-wide actions for equality. Whether it's 2010 or 2012, there's plenty to do - get started with us this Saturday. We are all in this together!

FRESNO: Saturday "Make it Work" Canvass
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:00pm
Come out and enjoy some time with the team and learn some useful canvassing tips! Canvassing is probably one of the most important tools in our movement. It allows us to go to the neighborhoods and really let Fresno County know we are here!

MERCED: "Make it work" Equality Team kickoff meeting
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:00pm
Let's find out what we can do to support marriage equality in California. Come join us for a meeting and help us kick off the Merced Equality Team!

SANTA CRUZ: "Make it Work" Meet & Greet
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:00pm
Private Home Reception Get acquainted -- Get inspired -- Make plans for Fairness Please bring snack to share and non-alcoholic beverage. Sunday June 21 - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. 2395 Delaware Ave. - Mobile Home Park Unit 59 - near cliff (DeAnza Park is near entrance to Long Marine Lab, W. Santa Cruz) Hostess: Mardi Brick (directions 831-459-9459)

NORTH HOLLYWOOD: "Make it Work" San Fernando Valley Equality Team Kickoff
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 4:00pm
Interested in finding out what you can do to repeal Prop 8 in the San Fernando Valley? Come to our Make It Work kickoff meeting and help launch a Courage Campaign Equality Team in your neighborhood. At the meeting, we will talk about what the Courage Campaign Equality Teams are all about and discuss ways that we can organize for marriage equality in our community. Invite your friends. Members of other Equality Teams are welcomed also. See you on Saturday!

VICTORVILLE: High Desert "Make It Work" Kickoff Meeting
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 5:00pm
What's the next phase in our campaign to overturn Prop 8? Long-term organizing on a local level is the single best way to change the hearts and minds of CA voters. Come join us and kick off the brand new High Desert Equality Team and bring a friend!

HOLLYWOOD: Equality Team "Make it Work" Kickoff!
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 6:00pm
Come join the Hollywood Equality Team in talking to voters, one-on-one, to change hearts and minds and work to restore marriage equality in California. We will provide snacks and drinks and all training. Don't feel comfortable talking to voters? Join the team and help with data entry!

HUMBOLDT: Equality Team "Make it Work" Kickoff Meeting
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 7:00pm
Want ACTION? Join us this Sunday evening to kickoff the Humboldt County Equality Team at our "Make It Work" house meeting. Find out how to help mobilize our Humboldt community to show our strength in numbers as we organize for equality.

PLACER COUNTY: Equality Star Search II & "Make it Work" Team Meeting
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 7:00pm
It was so much fun the first time - we are doing it again!! Please join us on Sunday, June 21, at 6:00pm at the Rocklin Library as we expand our efforts for marriage equality in Placer County. We are competing in the Equality Star Search, a state-wide competition to grow our grassroots army across the state. Help us win - we know you're a star!

FRESNO: "Make it Work" phone banking For Equality
Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 6:30pm
Have post MITM Monday blues? Well have we got a cure for you! Meet on Monday and phone bank to change minds in the middle. Come beat the Central Valley HEAT! Free Frozen Lemonades and prizes for the top callers as well!

SONOMA COUNTY: "Make it Work" kickoff event!
Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 7:00pm
Where will you be Monday after work? Walking for EQUALITY?! Hang out with local volunteers from the Sonoma County Equality Team 6pm this Monday evening and we will share our wonderful stories from the field, and train you to help us spread the movement for equality one household at a time. Click here to watch Tim Gunn's "Make it Work!" video for the Courage Campaign community.

LOS BANOS: "Make it Work" phone bank!
Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 7:30pm
We'll be trained in phone banking and calling our first Merced County residents on the issue of equality. Join us for fun, phone-calling company and refreshments. Bring your cell phone and charger (just in case). Hope to see you there. Click here to watch Tim Gunn's "Make it Work!" video for the Courage Campaign community.