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The Contexts of Movement Messaging During an Electoral Campaign

I wanted to take the opportunity to move from the presidential election, and talk a bit about ethnographic research that Laura Meadows (a Ph.D. student at UNC) and I conducted over the past year on Protect All NC Families, the coalition to defeat North Carolina’s constitutional amendment stating that “Marriage between one man and one [...]

Amendment One Reactions

Protect All NC Families “While we are disappointed in tonight's result, we know this concerted North Carolina effort to defeat Amendment One and protect all of the state’s families galvanized North Carolina and mobilized North Carolinians in historic ways,” said Coalition to Protect All NC Families Campaign Manager Jeremy Kennedy. Show More Summary

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts Questions Anti-Gay NC Pastor on 'Amendment One' VIDEO

Thomas Roberts today talked with Jeremy Kennedy, the campaign manager for the Coalition to Protect All NC Families, and Baptist Pastor Mark Harris about the election today in which voters take on Amendment One. Roberts questions Harris about anti-gay groups...

Real North Carolinians Talk About Why They're Voting Against Amendment One: VIDEO

On the eve of North Carolina's vote on the discriminatory Amendment One, which would take away civil unions, domestic partnership, and constitutionally prohibit any legal union that isn't one man and one woman, Protect All NC Families has released this...

Amendment One updates from the final day before the election

By Jacob Combs Tomorrow is North Carolina’s big election day, when the fate of Amendment One will finally be decided.  I spent the weekend in Raleigh working with the Coalition to Protect All NC Families (and some amazing Courage Campaign volunteers from California and DC) to get out the vote, register volunteers and canvass.  After [...]

Closing arguments

That's Protect All NC Families' closing argument. Mine is even shorter. Please don't end my domestic partnership tomorrow. read more

A Chorus of Powerful Voices Urge NC to Defeat 'Amendment One' in Final Ad: VIDEO

Voters hit the polls tomorrow and Protect All NC Families has released its final ad in support of the campaign to defeat Amendment One in North Carolina. Check out the final ad, 'Rise Up' and share it with everyone you...

Final Clip From Protect All NC Families

Former President Bill Clinton Records Robo-Call Against Amendment One

Following his daughter's strong statement against Amendment One this week, former President Bill Clinton has recorded a robocall for the Campaign to Protect ALL NC Families to run in these last days before the vote on May 8. He emphasizes the effect on businesses and families.

North Carolina anti-gay Amendment 1 news round-up: photos from our GOTV efforts, and more

By Scottie Thomaston - Today, the Coalition to Protect All NC Families released audio of a robocall recorded by former President Bill Clinton in opposition to the odious Amendment 1. This is really big news, and the campaign will need to keep these calls funded throughout May 8. You can contribute to that here. - [...]

Bill Clinton opposes Amendment One in NC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, May 5, 2012 CONTACT: Jeremy Kennedy, Campaign Manager, Protect All NC Families BILL CLINTON OPPOSES AMENDMENT ONE Raleigh, N.C. -- In a recorded statement released today from Protect All NC Families,Show More Summary

NC's Marriage Advocates Say Thank You

The polling still doesn't look great and Protect All NC Families is doing a last-minute push to get their ads on the air.

Surprise, surprise: Vast majority of #Amendment1 cash comes form NOM, Catholic church, Christian groups

From WRAL news: FULL STORY: Money totals for lead groups in amendment fight [WRAL] On the flip side: The Coalition to Protect All NC Families (our team) has pulled the vast majority of its cash from individual contributors.

WATCH: Latest TV ad by the campaign fighting to defeat North Carolina’s anti-gay Amendment 1

By Scottie Thomaston Today the new TV ad from Protect ALL NC Families, the campaign to defeat the anti-gay Amendment 1 in North Carolina, makes its debut. The ad features Assistant District Attorney of Wake County, NC, Amily McCool. Weeks ago, McCool noted in stark terms what would happen if the amendment were to pass: [...]

Help @protectnc with one simple mouse click #Amendment1 #4marriagenc

What's a very easy way you can help the effort to defeat North Carolina's mean-spirited marriage amendment? Well, follow any of the following people, and, for each follow, (at least) one dollar will go the Protect All NC Families campaign:...

Recapping the week of April 23-27 at Prop8TrialTracker.com

By Jacob Combs What you may have missed over the past week at Prop8TrialTracker.com… On Monday, April 23, Adam began the week by covering the first TV ads released by the Campaign to Protect All NC Families urging North Carolinians to vote no on the anti-gay and discriminatory Amendment One.  I wrote about the White House’s endorsement [...]

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan Speaks Out Against Amendment One: VIDEO

Protect All NC Families today released a video of U.S. Senator Kay Hagan speaking out against North Carolina's Amendment One, which will appear on the ballot there May 8 and constitutionally prohibit same-sex marriage and other types of gay unions....

Scottie Thomaston: North Carolinians' Support For Anti-Gay Amendment 1 Falls To Record Low

The momentum is on the side of those opposed to the amendment. The numbers show a clear shift away from support of this odious amendment that started even before the Protect ALL NC Families campaign's new ads made it on the air in the state.

Protect All NC Families Releases First Statewide Anti-Amendment One TV Ads

Early voting is already under way here in North Carolina, but the Amendment One TV ad wars start up this week as the Protect All NC Families campaign launches their first two tv ads. They will run statewide this week (the pro-amendment forces start theirs as well). You can preview them here and at Pam's House Blend.

North Carolina Campaign Against Discriminatory Amendment Releases New Ads

The Campaign to Protect All NC Families has released two new ads opposing North Carolina’s Amendment One, which would ban not just same-sex marriage, but civil unions and domestic partnerships as well. In the first, “Melissa,” a mother expresses her concern for her child’s health insurance, a possible consequence of invalidated domestic partnerships. The second [...]