July 27 – Downtown Watertown, New York

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Today we campaigned in the tiny city of Watertown in the center square. No sooner had we started than a lady sticking half her body out of an upstairs apartment began yelling out against us. So much of her body was hanging out at one moment we thought she might fall. The … Read more

July 25 – Watertown, New York

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Today we did a lunch time campaign in one of the more northern cities of NY. As usual the support was very good. The most significant thing about today’s campaign was the addition of a new sign which the public either loved or hated. The sign reads: CBS Poll, 60% of New … Read more

July 24 – Astoria and Brooklyn, New York

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The campaign today was simply great. So much happened that my mind is like a blur. But I will try to fill you in to the best of my abilities. Just a few minutes after we started campaigning in Astoria this morning, an older woman peddling down the sidewalk on a bicycle … Read more

July 24 – Downtown Syracuse, New York

July 24 - Downtown Syracuse, New York

A Question of Justice At the location of our first campaign we had a very distinguished lady who came and spoke for a long time. She expressed a lot of frustration over the callousness of lawmakers who pass such legislation allowing homosexual “marriage.” “It is against justice,” she said. We moved to … Read more

July 19 – Staten Island, New York

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After attending Holy Mass in Manhattan, we had a hardy New York style sandwich – they call them heroes here – and drove to Staten Island. Crossing the majestic Hudson River gave us something beautiful to marvel at, and rest from the omnipresent graffiti-covered walls that plague the city. We stationed ourselves … Read more

July 22 – Downtown Rochester, New York

July 22 - Downtown Rochester, New York

“Finally someone has common sense.” There was a “gay” pride parade last weekend here in town. I can’t imagine how the public accepted that because the response from the general public today was overwhelmingly positive. A police officer stopped early in the campaign and seemed very favorable. He gave his cell phone … Read more

July 23 – Auburn, New York

July 23 - Auburn, New York

Auburn, NY We did two campaigns in the area. The first was downtown for a very short time. We then relocated to a shopping area outside the city. A police officer came out and spoke to us. He was very favorable and took a flier. There were so many honks while he … Read more

July 21 – Rochester area, New York

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Henrietta NY (South of Rochester NY) From the moment we arrived at our campaign site in front of the local mall people began to manifest their support and kept it up the entire time. Peter Shibler was handing out fliers to people stopped at the traffic light. One man who did not … Read more

July 21 – Downtown Brooklyn, New York

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Under a light and steady drizzle, we demonstrated today at a very busy place in Brooklyn. We left the banner in the van because it’s not completely water proof and we did not want the letters to run. Wake up Brooklyn In Brooklyn, you meet people from many different countries and backgrounds. … Read more

July 18 – Buffalo, New York

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Clarence NY (Northeast of Buffalo) 2 different locations, Cheektowaga NY (West of downtown Buffalo) 1 location. KOA Campaign Before leaving for campaign John Miller was asked by a couple staying in the next KOA cabin to ours what we are doing. They were enthusiastic to know about our traditional marriage campaign. “We … Read more