DontAmend Tampa Bay, in conjunction with The Equality Campaign, DontAmend.com, Marriage Equality California,

Marriage Equality USA, and Metropolitan Community Churches, who have launched pro-active, pro-equal marriage

campaign of local educational events, protests of anti-gay officials and other activities culminating in a nationwide

day of rallies and other events for same sex marriage for National Metropolitan Community Churches, 'Freedom to

Marry Week' of Actions for February 9th -15th, 2004.

DATB Invites You to Join With Members of the GLBT Community and Our Friends to Celebrate Same-Sex Relationships

and Support Marriage Equality. And to Show Our Opposition to the "Federal Marriage Amendment".

DATE: Valentines Day: Saturday, February 14, 2004

LOCATION: Lowery Park, Picnic Shelter 115, 7525 North Boulevard, Tampa, Florida

TIME: 1 P.M. to 5 P.M.

PARK AMENITIES INCLUDE: Covered picnic table seating is available for up to one-hundred and twenty eight people,

(on a first come first serve basis), a barbecue, electricity, water spigot, playground equipment with wheelchair accessibility

and restrooms. Across the street from Lowery Park. So, Bring your whole family, a picnic basket and beach chair/blanket

and make an afternoon of it. Detailed directions and map available at: http://www.tampabaycoalition.com/dontamend.html.

DATB is pleased and proud to have the following groups and organizations as co-sponsors of our Valentines Day of

Action Rally: Equality Florida, Florida Gulf Coast Couples, GLBT Parents of Tampa Bay, Metropolitan Community

Church of Tampa, Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays and Rainbow Law. Rev. Phyllis Hunt, Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa, will be our keynote speaker and has offered to perform commitment ceremonies

at the rally. Representatives from our rally co-sponsors will also be speaking at the rally. GLBT Parents of Tampa Bay will

have a booth set up to make a Valentine for your loved ones.

DontAmend Tampa Bay's Valentines Day of Action Rally will coincide with 'Freedom to Marry Week' of Action, rallies and

related events to be held at Allentown, Pennsylvania, Appleton, Wisconsin, Atlanta, Georgia, Bakersfield, California, Boston, Massachusetts, Brevard, Florida, Chicago, Illinois, Clinton, Iowa (Quad Cities), Columbia, South Carolina, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, Denver, Colorado, Des Moines, Iowa, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ithaca, New York, Las Vegas, Nevada, Phoenix, Arizona, Sacramento, California, Seattle, Washington, St. Louis, Missouri, Tampa Bay, Florida, Tucson, Arizona, Washington, DC, West Palm Beach, Florida and Williamsburg, Virginia.