{news} Cliff Thornton/Jason West Press Conference

[ken krayeske]

Press Alert
For Immediate Release
Thornton for Governor
Oct. 23, 2006

Hartford _ CT Green Party gubernatorial candidate Cliff Thornton and 
civil marriage pioneer Mayor Jason West of New Paltz, NY will host a 
press conference at the Connecticut State Legislative Office Building, 
Room 1B, Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm to discuss the human 
rights issue of civil marriage.

Mayor West, who broke NY state law to marry 25 same-sex couples in front 
of a cheering crowd two years ago, will make three other stops in 
Connecticut today. Press are welcomed at all events.

* From 2 to 3 p.m., Mayor West will speak at Javapalooza on Main Street 
in Middletown, CT
* From 4:45 to 6:15 p.m., Mayor West will be at Tisane's on 537 
Farmington Ave. in Hartford.
* From 7 to 8 pm, Mayor West will speak at the New Haven Public 
Library's program room (on the Green).

At all stops, West will discuss his vision of civil marriage as a human 
right. After the mass civil marriage ceremony, West was charged with two 
dozen misdemeanors, which a court later dismissed. Of course, the state 
appealed the ruling, and so the fight for equal rights for all people 
goes on.

In August 2005, West, a Green Party member, published the book "Dare to 
Hope: Saving American Democracy." Amazon.com wrote that "Jason West has 
become a political force for his generation. With logic, charm, and 
conviction, he has used his platform as mayor of New Paltz, New York, to 
present a radical vision of human rights. This book is his manifesto. 
West has received the most press for marrying same-sex couples (and is 
defendant in numerous lawsuits for solemnizing without a license). But 
he sees the issue of gay marriage in the context of civil rights, basic 
equality under the law, which he extends to fair housing, property 
taxes, and energy use."

For more information, contact Ken Krayeske, 860-995-5842.

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Peace,


Ken Krayeske

Campaign Manager

Thornton for Governor

P.O. Box 1971

Manchester, CT 06045

www.votethornton.com

860-995-5842


*This message is paid for and approved by Thornton for Governor, Max 
Wentworth, Treasurer*