Our One Single Demand:

Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. We will accept no less and will work until it is achieved. Equality Across America exists to support grassroots organizing in all 435 Congressional Districts to achieve full equality.

We are guaranteed equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Free and equal people do not bargain for or prioritize our rights. Full equality necessarily includes all members of the LGBT community and encompasses, but is not limited to:

The right to work our jobs and go to school free of harassment and discrimination.
The right to safety in our daily lives, and protection from hate crimes.
The right to equitable healthcare, and the right to donate blood.
The right to equitable immigration policies.
The right to marry.
The right to serve in the military openly.

Many bills currently exist to address some of these issues, but we do not support a piecemeal strategy. We seek one federal solution to full equality.

Our strategy:

Equality Across America is a network of decentralized organizers in every one of the 435 Congressional districts. These organizers form Congressional District Action Teams (CDATs) that will do the work on the ground in their own communities to achieve full equality.

Each CDAT works not only toward national equality, but participates in their local and state struggles for equality in areas like marriage, adoption, and work-place discrimination. Equality Across America connects organizers from around the country so we can support one another in all of our work, focusing energy and resources in battlegrounds when needed.

Our philosophy:

As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice.

How to get involved:

Start by signing our pledge. On the sign-up page you can indicate if you want to want to join your local Congressional District Action Team and if you want to participate in the National Equality March in October. After you sign up, you'll receive information about the team in your area. If there is no team in your Congressional District, we can help you start one.

Equality Across America exists to serve the Congressional District Action Teams. Each Team will be self-organized, led by local organizers who know their community and the local issues best.

What is the National Equality March?

The National Equality March is an important event to show support for full equality on the door step of those who can make that happen: the Congress of the United States. It will be held October 10-11, 2009 in Washington, DC and each Congressional District Action Team will mobilize its community to go to DC. For more information, read About the March.

More Here:

http://equalityacrossamerica.org/

We Shall Be Free

by Garth Brooks and Stephanie Davis

"We Shall Be Free" is a song released by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It debuted on his fourth studio album The Chase and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live, and The Ultimate Hits. It reached #12 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1992. A song under the same name was written by Brooks and Stephanie Davis. A song with the same name was recorded by Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Cisco Houston & Sonny Terry (year unknown).

Story

An ordinary man imagines a world where all human beings are free from earthly oppressions. Topics covered in this social commentary include: world hunger, freedom of speech, homelessness, racism, and freedom of religion.

According to Garth, he was inspired to write this song after being in Los Angeles where the ACM Awards were being held during the 1992 L.A. Riots: "The night the riots hit we watched it all on TV on the bus leaving LA. And as you drove out of LA you could see the buildings on fire. It was pretty scary for all of us, especially a bunch of guys from Oklahoma. Ya know this is intense out here."^[2]

The music video

The music video for "We Shall Be Free" was directed by Timothy Miller. The video is filled with much powerful (disturbing to some) imagery. In the ending, the following statement is shown: This video is dedicated to the human spirit. Unbreakable. Relentless. Free. The music video for "We Shall Be Free" won Video of the Year at the 1993 Academy of Country Music awards.

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Shall_Be_Free

The Lyrics

We Shall be Free

This ain't comin' from no prophet,
Just an ordinary man.
When I close my eyes I see,
The way this world shall be.
When we all walk hand-in-hand.

When the last child cries,
For a crust of bread.
When the last man dies,
For just words that he said.
When there's shelter over,
The poorest head.
We shall be free.

When the last thing we notice,
Is the color of skin.
And the first thing we look for,
Is the beauty within.
When the skies and the oceans,
Are clean again.
Then we shall be free.

We shall be free.
We shall be free.
Stand straight.
Walk proud,
'Cause we shall be free.

When we're free to love
Anyone we choose.
When this world's big enough,
For all different views.
When we all can worship,
From our own kind of pew,
Then we shall be free.

We shall be free.
We shall be free.
Have a little faith.
Hold out.
'Cause we shall be free.

And when money talks,
For the very last time.
And nobody walks,
A step behind.
When there's only one race,
And that's mankind.
Then we shall be free.

We shall be free.
We shall be free.
Stand straight,
(Walk proud.)
Have a little faith.
(Hold out.)
We shall be free.
(Oh-oh-oh.)
We shall be free.
We shall be free.
(Stand straight,)
Stand straight.
(Have a little faith.)
We shall be free.
[Fade.]
(Oh-oh-oh.)
We shall be free.
We shall be free.
Stand straight.
Walk proud.
We shall be free.