We’ve written a lot of letters, most of which have been to our elected officials and representatives.  While those letters have made a difference, we have to ask ourselves, “How do we reach the people?”

Our friend from the Nationwide Chalk Message Project, Jen Dugan, came up with a fantastic idea a couple of months ago to do just that.  Love Takes Over asks that supporters of marriage equality take over America’s local newspapers and get people talking about marriage equality across the entire country.  To do so, simply write an editorial to your local newspaper explaining why marriage equality matters.

Since that time, Jen, along with the fantastic, Hugh Yemen, have been working hard at getting the message out.  Here’s the press release:

NEW YORK – Love Takes Over is a nationwide initiative calling on citizens to write to their local newspapers about marriage equality during the week of January 3rd-January 9th. Love Takes Over seeks to promote and foster dialogue about marriage equality on a local level.

The idea behind Love Takes Over is simple: One week. One unified voice. Everyone take over America’s local newspapers and get people talking about marriage equality across the entire country at the same time.

Love Takes Over encourages American citizens to open up dialogue on a variety of issues pertaining to marriage equality. These issues include why civil marriage is a civil rights issue, why Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships are not equal to marriage, how inequality affects the families and children of same-sex couples, and why the issue of marriage equality is personally important to the author of each article.

“We believe in the power of small,” say the activists behind Love Takes Over, “We believe that the small steps people take everyday to educate their families, friends, and local communities are a vital part of any social justice movement.”

Articles are to be published during the week of January 3rd-January 9th. College students on Winter Break are encouraged to write to their hometown newspapers and submit a piece to their campus newspaper at the start of the new semester.

To speak with the activists behind Love Takes Over, please contact Jen Dugan at (201) 247-6419 or email ltonewspapers@gmail.com. More information can also be found at Love Takes Over’s official project blog: lovetakesover.tumblr.com.

Thus, beginning tomorrow, we must start submitting our editorials to our local papers.  To help inspire you, jaysays.com is asking that you submit your editorial to this site.  Submissions will be reviewed and the best editorial will be selected for publication here.  The winner will receive a copy of Will and Grace Season 3 on DVD.  To enter, simply fill out the below form:

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