Palo Alto Prop 8 Vigil

This evening, my children and close friends returned to the Palo Alto corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero.  Directly across the street from the entrance to Stanford University and Palo Alto High School, we joined hundreds of friends, old and new (along with the Raging Grannies), to hold a peaceful vigil about passing of Proposition 8.  The moods were somber.  The tears shed on many of the peaceful protesters. The hope that someday, all of our citizens will be treated equal was the common denominator.  But the one message we heard over and over again tonight was that it is time for our Supreme Court to do the right thing and overturn Prop 8.

Many of us are still shocked and dismayed that YES ON 8 actually passed.  But looking forward, this group shared a unifying message:  We will continue to fight and ensure that regardless of color, race or sexual orientation, we WILL all be treated like equal citizens.  We wish that the outcome was different - but we will not step down.  This fight has just begun... and we are ALL here for the long run.