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2009

Contact: Jennifer Schumaker 760-445-9453

Escondido, CA May 26, 2009 – Jennifer Schumaker, representing the North County LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Coalition and Marriage Equality USA will be leading a peaceful Rally for Equality and recognizing 18,000 same-sex marriages as still valid in front of Escondido City Hall at 201 N. Broadway from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

“Even though it’s sad that Prop. 8 was upheld, we are moving forward and connecting with one another as never before,” says Schumaker—lesbian soccer mom of four, “it is time to keep educating and communicating.”

Schumaker stood (in the evenings) on the corner Escondido Blvd and Valley Parkway from October 13 – Nov 5 of 2008 with a handwritten sign that read, “Hi, I’m your neighbor! Protect my Right to Marriage. Please Vote No on Prop. 8!” Schumaker rallied hundreds of people from the Escondido area—of all ages—who stood holding signs with her.

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2008

Contact: Jennifer Schumaker, (760) 760-445-9453

ESCONDIDO, CA – November 14, 2008 – Escondido historic march to occur simultaneously with nationally coordinated Join the Impact marches to Repeal Prop. 8. The march is Saturday, November 15 beginning at 10:30 a.m., at Escondido City Hall, 201 N. Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025, at the intersection of Valley Parkway and Broadway, in front of the City Hall dome. Immediately following the march is a rally at 12:00 noon at Grape Day Park.

“This march is history in the making. Residents of North County, which is considered a highly conservative area, will march in support of gay civil rights and against the injustice of Prop. 8. And today, our voices join with those across the state and nation who also seek equality for all,” says Jennifer Schumaker, march co-organizer.

Rally speakers include Olga Diaz, Escondido City Councilmember-Elect; Rev. Madison Shockley, Pastor, Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Carlsbad; Natalie Wilson, Cal State Univ. San Marcos, Professor of Women’s Studies; Jennifer Schumaker, march co-organizer and founder of Walk for Togetherness; Jaclyn Deilgat, march co-organizer and Jania Myers, CSUSM Student Activist.

“I am so proud to be a part of this march in Escondido,” says Schumaker. “Proposition 8 is our Rosa Parks moment. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and our friends and families will never sit down for discrimination again.”

For more information see: www.walkfortogetherness.org

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About the Escondido march
Jennifer Schumaker, Jill Richard, Jaclyn Deilgat and Elizabeth Reese are North County residents who coordinated this march to occur simultaneously with hundreds of other marches across the county. The immediate focus is the repeal of Prop 8. The wider focus of our ongoing work is to achieve full civil rights for all citizens. For march locations across the country see: www.jointheimpact.com