$1500 Friday

by: Juan Melli

Fri Dec 08, 2006 at 10:37:34 AM EST

Jack (JRB), one of our front-pagers, personally fronted a large chunk of that himself (don't tell his mother). We've received support from Garden State Equality, BlogPac, and over $1,000 through small and large individual contributions, but we're still about $1500 in the hole.

We've known from the beginning that the fight for marriage equality would not be an easy one, but we also believe that New Jerseyans want equality for all loving couples. Based on that belief, we set out to show how equality can only be achieved through marriage. It's a long overdue conversation that we hoped to jumpstart by injecting humor into a very serious topic.

If the legislature passes civil unions, it will only be a matter of time before the inequalities depicted in the ads manifest themselves yet again in people's lives. Then, Think Equal will be more relevant than ever.

As far as we know, no blog has ever attempted to do a professional-quality campaign like this before. Unfortunately, there is no infrastructure in place yet to support these types of projects, which may explain why they don't normally happen. We're at your mercy. If you think this is a worthwhile effort and want to see these types of projects in the future, make a contribution. If you want to see Think Equal air on TV in New Jersey, make a contribution. And if you have the resources to provide stable funding for progressive infrastructure in New Jersey, we want to hear from you.

Update: Some people are reporting technical problems with the paypal contribution page. You can try this direct link, or else go directly through paypal and send a contribution to contact@bluejersey.net and put "Think Equal" in the note.