From: UfmccHq@aol.com Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 17:39:54 EDT Subject: "Rock The Vote" Endorses Millennium March on Washington From The News Service of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Rock The Vote Endorses Millennium March On Washington Recording & Entertainment Industry Add Their Support Statement by the Rev. Troy D. Perry to the Members of UFMCC: The members of Rock the Vote have joined the growing list of endorsers of the upcoming March on Washington scheduled for April 30, 2000. Rock the Vote members include Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Mary J. Blige, Michael Bolton, Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow, Drew Barrymore, Blind Melon, Brandy, Coolio, Dave Matthews Band, Michael Douglas, Robert Downey, Jr., Cuba Gooding, Jr., Goo Goo Dolls, Brian Austin Green, Woody Harrelson, Hootie & the Blowfish, Iggy Pop, Samuel L. Jackson, Jewel, Diane Keaton, LL Cool J, Madonna, Magic Johnson, Marky Mark, Reba McEntire, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pearl Jam, Poe, Jason Priestly, Queen Latifah, The Ramones, Snoop Doggy Dog, Michael Stipe, Randy Travis, U2, Blair Underwood, Jody Watley, Robin Williams, Noah Wylie, and Dwight Yoakam. Rock the Vote was founded in 1990 by members of the recording and entertainment industry in response to a wave of attacks on freedom of speech and artistic expression. Rock the Vote works for the political empowerment of young Americans, is dedicated to protecting freedom of expression, and helps young people utilize their power to affect change in the civic and political lives of their communities. Thanks to the work of Rock the Vote and its partner organizations, young people in America have reversed a 20-year cycle of declining voter participation with a 20 percent increase in youth turnout for presidential elections. During the past nine years, Rock the Vote has worked for passage of the National and Community Service Trust Act and the Motor Voter Bill, provided education on health care issues, and designed the first program to register voters by phone and the first website to offer Internet voter registration. The Millennium March on Washington welcomes the artists and entertainers of Rock the Vote to the outstanding list of endorsers and looks forward to their participation and leadership in the upcoming March. The Millennium March on Washington for Equality is a non-partisan national (USA) event which welcomes and encourages broad and diverse representation. This will be the fourth national (USA) March on Washington in the history of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered justice movement. MMOW will take place on April 30, 2000 on the Mall in Washington, DC. Rock the Vote joins a growing roster of organizational endorsers, including but not limited to the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, American Baptists Concerned, American Psychological Association (Div. 44), Apple Lambda, Camp Sister Spirit, Chi Rho Press, Chrysalis Transgendered Organizations, Coastal Pride of Florida, College Democrats, Community Peacemakers, Companion Press, Dignity USA, Evangelical Anglican Church, Feminist Majority, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition, Gay Wired, GenderPAC, Human Rights Campaign, IBM Employee Diversity Network, International Transgender Law Conference, Lambda Aloha, LLEGO, Maryland Gay Resource Network, National Association of Social Workers (Maryland Chapter), National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, National Organization for Women, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, Out & About Newsletter, Out Front Minnesota, PFLAG, PlanetOut, Prodigy's Rainbow Universe, Q Spirit, San Francisco Pride, Serra Project, Triangle Survival Network, UFMCC, Women In The Moon Publishers. Anyone interested in serving on the Board of Directors or the MMOW Leadership Council should send a letter of interest and a resume to Duane Cramer, c/o The NAMES Project AIDS Quilt, 310 Townsend Street, #310, San Francisco, CA 94107. Additional information on the Millennium March on Washington is available by writing to Robin Tyler, Executive Producer, at MMOW, Post Office Box 65960, Washington, DC 20035. E-mail messages may be sent to MMOW2000@aol.com Yours, The Rev. Troy D. Perry Moderator of UFMCC (END) For Additional Information, Contact: UFMCC Communications Department 8704 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Floor West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel. (310) 360-8640, Ext. 226 Fax: (310) 360-8680 E-mail: UFMCCHQ@aol.com website: http://www.ufmcc.com