Comments on: RETRACTION: SoCal Voice retracts its reporting that EQCA is behind the Prepare to Prevail Statement http://socalvoice.net/asian-voice/socal-voice-endorses-prepare-to-prevail-why-we-must-wait-in-order-to-win/ LGBT News and Views in Southern California and beyond! Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:20:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Let’s Not Forget That We Are A Family http://socalvoice.net/asian-voice/socal-voice-endorses-prepare-to-prevail-why-we-must-wait-in-order-to-win/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Let’s Not Forget That We Are A Family Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:38:49 +0000 http://socalvoice.net/?p=619#comment-173 [...] tip of the iceberg. I reacted harshly to executive director of Love Honor Cherish John Henning’s dismissive statement to the POCs Prepare to Prevail Statement. To be sure, my reactions were coming from a place of [...] [...] tip of the iceberg. I reacted harshly to executive director of Love Honor Cherish John Henning’s dismissive statement to the POCs Prepare to Prevail Statement. To be sure, my reactions were coming from a place of [...]

]]> By: SoCal Voice http://socalvoice.net/asian-voice/socal-voice-endorses-prepare-to-prevail-why-we-must-wait-in-order-to-win/comment-page-1/#comment-170 SoCal Voice Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:07:43 +0000 http://socalvoice.net/?p=619#comment-170 I was for going back to the ballot in 2010 for the same reasons that you mentioned Art. However, after observing the inner politics of our community here in California and its lack of inclusiveness I have come to agree with the POC LGBT organizations that haste makes waste. We really have not done the inner relationship building and coalition building with ally communities such as the faith, labor and social organizations in order for us to be confident that we can win once we go back to the voters in 2010. Mostly, at least from what I've seen, the grassroots organizations as well as the major gay rights organizations think it is sufficient to invite POCs LGBT organizations to participate in events they organized late in the game as opposed to having those POC organizations come on board and help plan, promote and execute same from the beginning. And then, you have your Love Honor Cherish grassroots organization who're pretty much a newcomer to the game wanting to decide for our community that they will go it alone without doing the footwork and laying the foundation and building a broad coalition with the POCs LGBT organizations. On the other hand, API Equality, Honor Pac and Jordan Rustin Coalition have been around for a while and they've been doing work within their respective communities and they have their hands on the pulse of their communities and now they're making recommendations based on studies and polls they've taken that 2010 is not the right time so I will go with that since I trust the work that they've done leading up to, during and after passage of Prop 8. Thanks for staying engaged and for not taking my criticism of some gay white men personally. It's a difficult position for me to be in but it's a necessary position to take from where I'm standing. Yours, -Nakhone I was for going back to the ballot in 2010 for the same reasons that you mentioned Art. However, after observing the inner politics of our community here in California and its lack of inclusiveness I have come to agree with the POC LGBT organizations that haste makes waste. We really have not done the inner relationship building and coalition building with ally communities such as the faith, labor and social organizations in order for us to be confident that we can win once we go back to the voters in 2010. Mostly, at least from what I’ve seen, the grassroots organizations as well as the major gay rights organizations think it is sufficient to invite POCs LGBT organizations to participate in events they organized late in the game as opposed to having those POC organizations come on board and help plan, promote and execute same from the beginning. And then, you have your Love Honor Cherish grassroots organization who’re pretty much a newcomer to the game wanting to decide for our community that they will go it alone without doing the footwork and laying the foundation and building a broad coalition with the POCs LGBT organizations. On the other hand, API Equality, Honor Pac and Jordan Rustin Coalition have been around for a while and they’ve been doing work within their respective communities and they have their hands on the pulse of their communities and now they’re making recommendations based on studies and polls they’ve taken that 2010 is not the right time so I will go with that since I trust the work that they’ve done leading up to, during and after passage of Prop 8. Thanks for staying engaged and for not taking my criticism of some gay white men personally. It’s a difficult position for me to be in but it’s a necessary position to take from where I’m standing.

Yours,
-Nakhone

]]> By: Arthur http://socalvoice.net/asian-voice/socal-voice-endorses-prepare-to-prevail-why-we-must-wait-in-order-to-win/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Arthur Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:02:07 +0000 http://socalvoice.net/?p=619#comment-169 This article made me stop to think I had no considered all the angles or the persons involved. I was for going back in 2010 mostly because it was a mid-term election and those who supported Obama but also supported Prop 8 were less likely to turn out for mid-term elections. So I figured winning might be easier. But I am going to consider the position above. Nakhone, great work on your fundraising and thanks again for your dedication. You just amaze me. Art This article made me stop to think I had no considered all the angles or the persons involved. I was for going back in 2010 mostly because it was a mid-term election and those who supported Obama but also supported Prop 8 were less likely to turn out for mid-term elections. So I figured winning might be easier. But I am going to consider the position above. Nakhone, great work on your fundraising and thanks again for your dedication. You just amaze me. Art

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