The Vision Forum presents It’s Time Dallas, a two-day no-hate occasion featuring Margaret Marshall, former Chief Justice of Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court and author of the ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, and the NOH8 Campaign.
On Saturday, October 15 at 7 p.m., Margaret Marshall, former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will speak about her landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts and her experiences growing up in South Africa during Apartheid that influenced her commitment to non-discrimination. As Chief Justice, Margaret Marshall wrote that the Massachusetts constitution “affirms the dignity and equality of all individuals” and “forbids the creation of second-class citizens”. The decision in this case, Goodridge, made Massachusetts the first state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry.
On Sunday, October 16 beginning at 1 p.m. the NOH8 Campaign, will set up their studio featuring celebrity photographer and NOH8 Co-Founder Adam Bouska. The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest featuring subjects with duct tape over their mouths symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with “NOH8″ painted on one cheek in protest.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Chief Justice Margaret Marshall (retired)
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Sanctuary
7 p.m.
Free admission
Reception following
RSVP: edingwall@transfiguration.net or 972-233-1898
Sunday, October 16, 2011
NOH8 Campaign
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Roper Hall
1 p.m. till all photographs are taken
Photos: Solo portraits $40, Couple and Group Portraits, $25 per person
RSVP: http://on.fb.me/jCfIO9
The NOH8 Campaign is a charitable organization registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation. Funds raised by the NOH8 Campaign are used to promote and raise awareness for Marriage Equality and anti-discrimination on a global level through an educational and interactive media campaign.
About Chief Justice Margaret Marshall
Chief Justice Marshall is the first woman Chief Justice and the second woman to have served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. A native of South Africa, Chief Justice Marshall was a student leader who opposed apartheid and later was unable to return to her home country because of her opposition efforts. After receiving a master’s degree from Harvard, and a J.D. from Yale Law School, Chief Justice Marshall practiced law for 16 years and became a partner in the Boston-based law firm Choate, Hall & Stewart; she was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1996. Chief Justice Marshall was the author of the 2003 historic ruling approving same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. The landmark decision Goodridge v. Massachusetts Department of Public Health declared that same-sex marriages were a lawful extension of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, the state’s Constitution.
About NOH8 Campaign
On November 4, 2008 Proposition 8 passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the GLBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response.
The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with “NOH8″ painted on one cheek in protest.
Nearly two and a half years since its inception, the NOH8 Campaign has grown to over 13,000 faces and continues to grow at an exponential rate. The campaign began with portraits of everyday Californians from all walks of life and soon rose to include politicians, military personnel, newlyweds, law enforcement, artists, celebrities, and many more.
About Adam Bouska
Adam Bouska is an award winning American fashion photographer who runs a photography studio based out of Los Angeles, California. He is considered a rising ‘superstar photographer’ in the gay community. His work has been featured on a variety of shows and mediums including; the New York Times, Life & Style magazine, Guinness Book of World Records 2010, Chelsea Lately, TODAY show, The View, Million Dollar Listing, Millionaire Matchmaker, CNBC, and more.
He is also noted for his work with celebrities: Barry Manilow, Meghan McCain, James Kyson Lee, Alexa Rae Joel, Deepak Chopra, Lisa Ling and Lt. Dan Choi, America’s Next Top Models: Bre Scullark, Michelle Deighton, Amanda Babin and Michelle Babin, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: Jai Rodriguez, and JD Jordan from Bravo’s Work Out.