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Kansas Equality Coalition of Wichita News Wichita Chapter Our Fall campaign activities are gearing up and we will be out and about on Saturday evenings in Wichita doing voter registration and distributing literature for Dan's campaign. We still have spots open for most Saturday nights, 9:30ish set-up, if you can volunteer to help. We'll be at LGBTQ bars around town (no-smoking now) each Saturday until Oct. 16th. Please do let us know if you can help! However, if a Saturday night gig is not possible for you, please consider donating time (and/or cash!) to Dan's campaign: http://www.manningforkansas.com/ [ Posted: Friday Sep 3 2010, 2:59 pm | More Details...] Are you familiar with Dan Manning? He's running for office and is one of our PAC's endorsed candidates. Not only that, but Dan is a member of our local chapter of KEC and is an "out" candidate. We'd like to dedicate this Fall's election energy to Dan's campaign and if you would like to help, there will be canvassing with Dan Manning each week -- days and times will be variable and posted here when known/given. However, your first opportunity is this Sunday, August 22nd. You will be meeting at the Sedgwick County Democratic Headquarters at 1064 N. Waco at 1pm. There will be a brief training to get everyone comfortable with walking door to door and canvass will run from 2-5pm in Dan's district. If you are interested then please contact Dan's campaign manager, Sarah, at 990-3446 or sarah@manningforkansas.com. [ Posted: Friday Aug 20 2010, 1:13 pm | More Details...] Greetings, if you are looking for the JOCO chapter you found us. We are in a rebuilding stage at this present time. [ Posted: Wednesday Sep 1 2010, 11:18 am | More Details...] Dear fellow Equality Coalition members: In the aftermath of last week’s death threat, I have received countless messages of encouragement and support. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you. There are many reasons I'm running for House of Representatives, and none of them have to do with personal gain or glory. The LGBT community in this state needs someone that can speak as one of us. Having straight allies is wonderful and necessary, but until we actually have someone from the LGBT community representing us in Topeka, our voice will never truly be heard [ Posted: Tuesday Aug 31 2010, 2:12 pm | More Details...] Dear friends, As many of you know, one of our Equality Coalition members, Dan Manning, is running for Kansas House of Representatives in Wichita. Originally from southern Georgia, Dan is a West Point graduate who served for 8 years in the US Army before being discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Dan has since made Kansas his home and directed his passion for serving our nation in to a campaign to serve in the state Legislature. Dan’s opponent is long-time incumbent Brenda Landwehr. Landwehr, a notorious far-right conservative, has been a vocal opponent of equal rights for gay, lesbian and transgendered Kansans. Since February, she has used Dan’s sexual orientation to stir up her constituent. She has gone so far as to use language that Dan was told was “too offensive” to repeat. [ Posted: Tuesday Aug 24 2010, 6:46 pm | More Details...] Join Us at our 7th Annual summer potluck and cookout! The Wichita Chapter of the Kansas Equality Coalition invites YOU and your friends to our annual "family friendly" picnic. Where:Pine Valley Christan Church 5620 E.21st St. N. Wichita< Kansas When: Saturday June 17. 2pm to 5pm If you'd like to bring a side dish or desert let us know! 316-260-4863 or e-mail to Wichita@KansasEqualityCoalition.org We're proud to announce our special guest former Army Lt. Dsn Manning. Dan, a West Point graduate, was discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". and is now running for Kansas State Representative against anti-equality Brenda Landwher. [ Posted: Monday Jul 12 2010, 9:16 pm | More Details...] Greetings members, Tomorrow is Primary Election Day! Kansas Equality Coalition's political action committee has made their endorsements for primary candidates for tomorrow's election. Endorsements are based on several factors, including candidate voting records, their responses to our candidate questionnaires, and public statements they have made in favor of equality. These are endorsements only for the Primary on Tuesday, August 3, and we will be issuing General Election endorsements after official results of the Primary are released. [ Posted: Monday Aug 2 2010, 11:01 am | More Details...] This is a very interesting article about/with Diego Sanchez who is the first out transgender Capital Hill staffer. Thought I would share with all. http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=5430 [ Posted: Friday Jul 16 2010, 1:06 pm | More Details...] |