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1. If you're out there: San Diego March for Equality

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event - san diego civil rights march
date - tuesday may 26, 2009
music - adam lambert

"We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny....I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be," said Coretta Scott King, quoting her late husband, Martin Luther King Jr. "I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy."

my sincere gratitude to san diego.
-ev

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Matthew Brown 5 months ago

Very nice. I really like what you put in the description.
I'm glad the educated people of California are really stepping up against Prop 8.

Ignorance is NOT bliss. It's sad.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

matthew, i love your work and am very honored by your presence and support. thank you
leslie 5 months ago

beautiful, evan. i love the focus on all the faces. i agree with matthew about the quotes in your description.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

it's so great to see you and feel your energy. thank you for your note les. warm embrace-
ße ωell ;-) 5 months ago

speaking as a straight and stand-up bloke, I can only say that you've captured the spirit nicely here Ev! It is a mad world we live in where some people are more equal than others - regardless of colour, race, religion or gender, it's a mad world...
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

really nice to see you, and i appreciate the great comment!
ailatanotos 5 months ago

I like the images and the song too.
I have to read again what you wrote as a description, but this time with a translater, I don't understad all becouse of my poor english.

Congratulations Evanoah.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

hello beautiful one, thank you for sharing this moment. no need to worry about the introduction. =) the movie itself is my interpreter. soft touch
Claudia Robinson 5 months ago

i have been in a few of these marches myself and i would be very proud to be in this video. i too like the close up shots of the faces and eyes. we look like everyone else, basically! the music is perfect for this too. beautifully edited, good description too. thank you so much for doing this.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

=) that's just it, isn't it? we are ordinary human beings. we have family values. we contribute to our communities. we donate time, energy, and money to building a better world. and we will NEVER walk away from this fight for equal rights. claudia, thanks very much for your note. and thanks for marching across earth.
Annie 5 months ago

Claudia! You took the words right out of my mouth :)
I go back to the days of the first Sydney Mardi Gras and the shit that hit the fan over that was unbelievable.
To see it today is something I feel Very Proud about knowing that I was apart of it's very violent beginnings from the public to todays event. The Mardi gras started out as a protest for Gay & Lesbian rights with a couple of cars and a truck to today's world class event of Gay Pride & Rights :))))
Great Vid Mate, Very well done Yet again :)))
BRAVO!
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

thank you for all you have shared here annie. i'm touched by your story and that you enjoyed this. there were a few moments that were very emotional for me while assembling it. warm love -ev
monso 5 months ago

brillant...great work!!!
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

dearest monso- thank you!
americanvirus 5 months ago

I love you Evanoah! That was gorgeous and beautiful and important. The moment at 2:13 gave me chills. I love all those faces. Very powerful. Wish I could have marched with you in person... but I always am in spirit.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

and i love you jonas. your note means the world to me. thank you for being in my life.
Dan Huston 5 months ago

You know how much I love you..

I have just been so moved by this - like americanvirus, I wish I could have been there...

The way you capture people is so beautiful and shows in this piece that truly at the core of who we are, we are all equal...some of us just have to realize it.....

Big love.....
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

sparky- you are a living act of love. i'm grateful for your friendship. thank you for shining your light here. this was an emotional ride to build, at times i couldn't see for the tears. i'm touched that you enjoyed it.
Jeannine Shingler 5 months ago

Excellent! Thank you for creating a beautiful visual of all that is good and decent and human, and what is RIGHT about being human.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

thank you so much for this wonderful comment. -warm embrace
Francisca Biggs 5 months ago

Thank you very much for posting this video. It's a sad state of affairs in 2009.

What an inspired choice of backing music too.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

francisca, you are most welcome. this is how i give back to my community. i'm honored by your note. you can find adam lambert's music on itunes. =) thank youuuu
Tanya Schunk 5 months ago

Wow. Amazing video. The Grandpa with his Grandson and the sign that said, My beautiful Grandson has 2 mommies, really brought tears to my eyes. What a great Grandpa. It's sad that in 2009 any of this is still an issue. I try hard to raise my 3 boys with an open mind. Hopefully by the time they are adults,they won't have to face any of this. Great job on the video and great song choice. Me and my boys are big Adam Lambert fans!
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

that is so awesome. it's people like you who continue to give us hope. thank you for being a good mother to your children. assembling this documentary piece was one of the more painful experiences i've had in quite a while. at times i had to stop working and leave my desk to clear my eyes. thank you for your loving support. i greatly appreciate you making time to share a comment. =)
emmanuel faudemer 5 months ago

good work. thanks
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

thank you emmanuel!
Maria Bowskill 5 months ago

It saddens me to think that there are still places in the world where govenment and some of the people think it's 1909 not 2009. What I find really strange is the whole prop 8 thing.....i mean come on they let poeple marry animals and trees in America, i've seen jerry springer..lol. Time the world stood up and stepped into date, people are people no matter who they are what they do or what colour they are......like an old saying goes.....at the end of the day the king and the pawn go back into the same box.
Great Video Ev, loved it, much love to you my friend x
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

yes, yes, it's unfathomable isn't it. and it's worse than 1909 in some places, like baghdad - where they're murdering "us" - committing horrible acts of torture i can't speak of here. you'd think the 'civilized' countries would see the acts of genocide and a light would go on, "OMG - we're on the wrong side of this issue" but no ... not yet. some people still live in the stone age. i guess we haven't hit the hundredth monkey here yet... but we will soon. gotta stay strong. thank you maria - know i love ya. (brilliant new icon!)
The Fibro Twins 5 months ago

yr so cool!
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

lol! actually i'm just like any other half-naked dude covered in tattoos on the back of a motorcycle balancing a veggie pizza.
The Fibro Twins 5 months ago

gimmie some of that pizza!
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

how's your frisbee game? think fasssssssst!
The Fibro Twins 5 months ago

I am the Brett Favre of Freestyle Frisbee!
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 5 months ago

I marched up here in San Francisco... (well not here, since I'm in NYC now..but you know what I mean)
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

seeing "staff" behind dino is awesome!! i have the biggest smile come over me. enjoy yourself love.
The Fibro Twins 5 months ago

hear hear!
The Fibro Twins 5 months ago

I wanna little sign next to my name that says "cane" :D
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 5 months ago

I want one that says "pimp"
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

pimp suit - pimp shoes - pimp cane - let's gooooo
Miles Tougeaux 5 months ago

Nice Job. I forwarded this link to Adam. I think he'll be honored you chose his vocal.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

i would do just about anything in the world for adam. thank you miles. i'm in san diego - bankers hill - he's welcome here anytime. ;) warm regards- ev
Nikki Shannon 5 months ago

Great Video.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

thank you very much nikki!
Paul Davis 5 months ago

The expressions on those faces are priceless. What a simple concept for a very powerful video. LOVE!
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

hey pop! how's that beautiful family of yours? thank you for your note and support. really appreciate it. =)
Paul Davis 5 months ago

Lovely family! I've been hanging with them; so no vimeo uploads in a while. That's about to change, however. =D
Clan McCloud 5 months ago

Evanoah. You've really put together something extremely special and quite moving here. There were multiple times when I got goosebumps watching this. Wonderful.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

wow clan, thank you for the feedback. truly! you're so awesome buddy. wishing you a great week!
laurita 5 months ago

Beautiful.. tears rolling down my face...

Just forwarded to many friends around the country.. (How cool that it's been forwarded to Adam...)

Reminds me of this Eleanor Roosevelt quote:

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face....
You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

and this one, from Robert F. Kennedy:

"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.

Each time a man or woman stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, they send forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

Thanks much for your work...
Regards from a San Francisco law student, (and major Adam Lambert aficionada!),
Lauri
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

dearest lauri- thank you very much for giving such a wonderful comment and for sharing these inspirational quotes. i am genuinely touched by your kindness and wish you the very best on your journey.
laurita 5 months ago

p.s. hi again ev...
i'm studying international human rights law, and your videos and art and public expressions of social justice will continue to inspire me, on this journey that does present many challenges all the time..
keep up the great work!...
take care, lrt
Diane 5 months ago

Beautiful video, evanoah. The photography coupled with the music by Adam Lambert are seamless. Someday we will look back on these days and wonder why equal rights was ever a question. Hope is the most beautiful word we have.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

dear diane - thank you for your warm note. i believe in what you've shared... that 'someday we will look back on' this issue with great wonder. personally i look forward to a time of global healing around the issue. i think healing this issue has the potential to usher in a very special time of peace for many parts of the world, in many ways. i appreciate you. ;)
-GO- 5 months ago

This is really stunning!
When I see vidoes like this, the work of Matthew Brown and many others, I wonder if there is a new phase of social revolution (sexual and civil) coming....
Thanks to the internet, we are becoming more aware of each others presence and this awareness along with the absolute fuck up by governments and banks might lead to the last great intolerance..... the intolerance of ignorance, secrets and lies. Hope so.
A thought provoking video.
Thanks
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

THANK YOU -GO-! thank you very much. someone else mentioned this 'social revolution' to me (via youtube) yesterday, and later reminded me that "evolution" stands firm with the word revolution.

this video was my response to the GLBT community's request for artists/photogs to help cover the protest. while i am honored to contribute, being an unknown amateur it's difficult to get the work "out there" afterward without the help of others, many others. and so what i want to say is that... with the response this has received in the past six days abroad... that yes, there is obviously something special taking place. the global participation is impressive and is across all age groups from young adult to senior citizens.

thank you for adding your light. i'm honored.
godino 5 months ago

Excellent images,montage,music and purpose!
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

i am grateful for your support, thank you very much.
Lydia Kurnia 5 months ago

Beautiful and powerful, my dear friend, I love all the closeups and the message of this beautiful video too. Totally agree with promoting social freedom regardless of race, social class, and sexual orientation.

Great stuff as always! Oh how I miss watching all these wonderful works of my friends here in Vimeo :D *hugs*
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

you are such a beautiful, gifted being. thank you for voicing your support. always excited to hear from you - like i've known you for years. i look forward to your next film! sending love to you and your hubba.
ojo 5 months ago

Agree with others in this thread - great work !
I wonder that personal freedom (gay, lesbian) is such a big deal there in the US, it seems that we're further here in germany - but sorry I'm not really in these themes.
evanoah sea☆ 5 months ago

thank you very much for viewing and commenting ojo. i understand this is not a popular theme. when i decided to try and learn how to make some movies last year, i never intended to do "this work".... it just happened. =) seeing the gay/les children in the news - those committing suicide was in large part what prompted me to go out and cover these events. discrimination and prejudice is very much alive here. the pain and abuse that trickles down to the gay children is more than many can handle. i have no tolerance for it; this is not a lifestyle choice, but a biological event. i appreciate your note of support very much ojo.
evanoah sea☆ 4 months ago

(just want to share this)... and yet another 11 year old - april 6th, carl joseph walker hoover....after relentless torment/bullying...specifically "accused of being gay"... he came home from school and killed himself. his mother is pleading for help: cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/08/house.bullying/index.html
TabulaRasa 3 months ago

great work. history in the making, no question about it.
evanoah sea☆ 2 months ago

thank you for your support. my apology for the delay in reponding, i'm unsure what happened. i appreciate your note!
ricfortune 2 months ago

very nice job, beautiful and powerful work
evanoah sea☆ 2 months ago

thank you ric, thanks very much!