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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Chelsea Turner 
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 3:43 PM
Subject: Civil Union Press Conference


Friends and Family,

 

Please see the press conference announcement below and PLEASE FORWARD IT to anyone who you think might be interested in attending.  

 

Also, if you know couples who are planning on getting a civil union within the next 6 months, and are comfortable talking to the press, please have them contact me as soon as possible:  Chelsea at BettyGallo.com or 860-247-4322 (W).  We are getting lots of calls from reporters who are interested in talking to couples about this incredibly exciting time.  They often want couples from the region of the state that they cover, which means we need couples from all over the state.

 

Thanks in advance for your help and hope to see you next Wednesday!

 

-          Chelsea

 

Chelsea Turner

Lobbyist

Betty Gallo & Co.

860-247-4322

 

Press conference announcement: PLEASE FORWARD THIS WIDELY!


Civil Union Press Conference
Wednesday, September 28th
2 o'clock
Old Judiciary Room, State Capitol (directions below)

Rep. Michael Lawlor and Senator Andrew McDonald are holding a press conference on Wednesday September 28th at 2 pm in the Old Judiciary Room in the State Capitol to celebrate the new civil union law going into effect on Saturday, October 1.  Please join them, other policymakers and same-sex couples who are about to be among the first to obtain a civil union license, on this very historic occasion. 

All couples who are planning to get a civil union are invited to stand with the speakers during the press conference.

The press conference will:
· Celebrate the Connecticut Civil Union law going into effect on October 1st  
· Celebrate the countless same-sex couples who have waited, in some cases for decades, to have their relationship recognized by the state,
· Discuss the legal issues same-sex couples should consider before entering into a civil union,
· Outline the procedures for civil unions for town clerks and Justices of the Peace, 
· And even , touch on why this is good for Connecticut and its businesses

Please join these families and policymakers as they talk about this historic event in Connecticut's history!

If you have any questions, please contact: Chelsea Turner at Chelsea at bettygallo.com.

Directions to the Press Conference at the State Capitol
(The Legislative Office Building is located at 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford.)

Note: To get to the Capitol, you will want to walk through the underpass (on a moving sidewalk) from the first floor of the Legislative Office Building.  After you cross a moving sidewalk, you will go up a short escalator.  Take a right.  Either take the stairs of the elevator to the 3rd floor, to the Old Judiciary Room. 

To Get to the Legislative Office Building:

Traveling on I-84 East - Take Exit 48, Capitol Avenue, get into the right lane of the exit ramp. At the end of the exit ramp turn right onto Capitol Avenue. Take the first right past the Legislative Office Building, proceed to the back of the garage and take a right to enter the garage using the left hand lane.

Traveling on I-84 West - Take Exit 48, towards Asylum Street, go straight onto Spring Street. Turn right onto Asylum Avenue, stay straight onto Farmington Avenue. Turn left at the YWCA (will be diagonally to your left in front of you) onto Broad Street, proceed through two stop lights, immediately after the Armory building take the first left into the driveway and then another left at the end of the driveway. Follow this road around the garage to the back and take a right to enter the garage using the left hand lane.

Traveling on I-91 North or South - Take Exit 29A, Capitol Ave., stay over to the far left. You will come to Pulaski Circle, travel halfway around and take a right onto Elm St. Go to the end of Elm St., you are now facing the Capitol Building. Take a left onto Trinity St.  At the first traffic light take a right onto Capitol Ave. Go past the Capitol building and the I-84 entrance ramp, all on your right. Take the first right past the Legislative Office Building, proceed to the back of the garage and take a right to enter the garage using the left hand lane.

Parking Instructions

Limited public parking is available on level one of the Legislative Office Building.  This time of year, there should be spots available in the garage.

Additional Parking Options - 

a.) There is also parking available on the street next to the parking garage, beginning at 10:00 am. (to get these spots, park you car here at 9:40, and wait in your car until 9:55 so that you don't get a ticket from the Capitol police).

b.) Across the street from the Legislative Office Building, and across Capitol Ave. is Hungerford Street.  There is street parking in this entire neighborhood, free of charge.

c.) When all else fails, on Oak Street (diagonally across to the left from the Legislative Office Building) off of Capitol Ave., there is a public parking garage in the CT Education Association Building (CEA building - across from CT Supreme Court Library).  This garage costs money, but will save you the time and aggravation of having to park.

 
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