Petrelis Files

Equality CA to Hold Prop 8 Summit;
Invitation Only?

The Bay Area Reporter this morning said that Equality California, a group known for its extreme lack of transparency and closeted ways, is planning a summit in the new year down in LA. Nothing in the BAR regarding who will be allowed to attend the summit, but I'll be shocked, shocked, if it's invitation only.

EQCA is shows it's commitment to transparency by failing to post any info on the summit on their web site.

The paper also reports that an evaluation of the No on 8 campaign, carried out by analysts hired by the campaign so you know it is unbiased and fair, just like the Alaska committee that found no wrong-doing by Gov. Sarah Palin during Trooper-gate, may be released to the public. The weak leader of EQCA isn't sure if the report will see the light of day or if it will be redacted.

Can we talk business as usual for CA's A-gay leaders?

From the BAR:

An Equality Summit is tentatively scheduled for January 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Los Angeles. Kors said the venue is being finalized.

The summit, which so far involves dozens of organizations, is an opportunity for people who have been involved and want to continue their involvement, or who want to start participating, in the campaign for marriage equality to share information and resources; and to network, organize, and plan next steps. This meeting will likely followed by regional meetings.

Kors wrote that once a venue and agenda are finalized, "we will look into a way for people to participate who cannot attend in person."

People interested in participating in the summit or helping plan it can e-mail mailto:anne@eqca.org ...

Kors said the No on 8 campaign will have an evaluation, which he said he's committed to sharing with the community. Kors said the decision on whether to share the evaluation will be made by the 18-member No on 8 executive committee, but he'll advocate for making it public and, he wrote in an e-mail, "I believe that will be what happens."

Asked about the possibility of an evaluation that's made public but includes redactions, Kors wrote, "If there is something that we are advised would provide a strategic advantage to the other side if it is shared or raise legal issues – and I am unaware of what those would be – we can deal with that, but I don't think there are things from an analysis of what happened with the No on 8 campaign that should not be shared with the community. It is critical that we are transparent so we all can learn from this so we win any future campaign."