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So yesterday I received a phone call from NOM (national organization for marriage). This irritated me because this was the 4th time in 7 days the bastards had called me. And for the 4th time in 7 days I told them I did not agree with their politics and asked to be removed from their list. Again they didn't listen.
So instead of just getting angry (though Shanky was ready to stab a bitch) I decided to make something good out of this. For every time NOM called I was going to make a patch. I was then going to sell this patch and donate the money to a local group that offers free legal advice to the GLBTQ community. I was then going to (at the end of the month) e-mail NOM with the total they'd raised for same-sex legal council. I sent NOM a letter explaining all of the above.
I posted this to my livejournal and my facebook. In less than an hour it had been reposted 5 or 6 places on facebook, posted to ravelry, and spread by word of mouth. In an hour I had the original 4 sold. In 12 hours I was up to 10 orders, I'm now sitting at 11 orders, with more interest coming in. The only orders I'm counting are the ones that have been pre-paid.
Because of NOM pissing me off, as of right this minute $110 has been raised in less than 24 hours. Most of it by complete strangers online.
I am amazed, impressed, and incredibly grateful.
So instead of just getting angry (though Shanky was ready to stab a bitch) I decided to make something good out of this. For every time NOM called I was going to make a patch. I was then going to sell this patch and donate the money to a local group that offers free legal advice to the GLBTQ community. I was then going to (at the end of the month) e-mail NOM with the total they'd raised for same-sex legal council. I sent NOM a letter explaining all of the above.
I posted this to my livejournal and my facebook. In less than an hour it had been reposted 5 or 6 places on facebook, posted to ravelry, and spread by word of mouth. In an hour I had the original 4 sold. In 12 hours I was up to 10 orders, I'm now sitting at 11 orders, with more interest coming in. The only orders I'm counting are the ones that have been pre-paid.
Because of NOM pissing me off, as of right this minute $110 has been raised in less than 24 hours. Most of it by complete strangers online.
I am amazed, impressed, and incredibly grateful.
I'm on ravelry too btw (I crochet), same handle as here.
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