Project Pushback – Win $2,500 and Support Marriage Equality!
Watch a video message about Project Pushback, then enter your video promoting the freedom to marry!
Project Pushback is a joint project of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and the Center in NYC
A Message from Bruce Cohen and Donna Deitch
If a picture says a thousand words, imagine what you can convey in a 60-second video designed to promote the freedom to marry? Because we’ve spent our careers producing and directing movies and television, we know the enormous power of video.
And we aren’t the only ones. For decades, opponents of equal rights for LGBT people have used ads full of lies and distortions to scare voters. Just weeks ago, after our victories in Vermont and Iowa, the so-called “National Organization for Marriage” launched an appalling ad campaign ominously warning viewers of the impending “storm” of equal marriage rights that would take away their freedom. Claims that seem incredible to us may actually influence people who don’t know any better.
It’s more clear than ever before that our opponents are willing to say or do anything in their quest to deny LGBT people equal civil rights. We are writing about an exciting opportunity to create our own messages — messages that promote fairness and freedom.
Project Pushback is looking for 60-second videos designed to change hearts and minds in support of marriage equality. We’re proud to be two of the judges who will award $2,500 to the creator of the video we select as the best from the 10 favorites chosen by the public. Here’s your chance to get involved and help make a difference!
Visit the Project Pushback website and show us what you’ve got before June 1! Even if you’re not interested in entering, check out the videos that have been submitted — public voting will begin on June 2. The People’s Choice winner will get $1,000 and anyone could win a new Sony HD video camera.
Our community and its allies boast the most creative minds anywhere. Let’s put them to work on behalf of the freedom to marry!
Sincerely,
Bruce CohenProducer, Milk
Donna DeitchDirector, Desert Hearts
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