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Manchester's PR guy on Prop. 8 boycotts

Howard Bragman claims Manchester is the victim—but here’s what he had to say about Prop 8 donors last year:

‘Am I really under some obligation to give El Coyote [Mexican restaurant whose owner gave $100 to Yes on 8] money that may eventually be given to groups that oppose my civil rights? I think not… Peaceful protests, boycotts and community organizing are the tools of our trade and ultimately the things that will win this struggle… I will not fund my own demise and I won’t go where I’m not wanted.” —Huffington Post
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Gay & Lesbian Times: Gay activists and union leaders commit to year two of Hyatt Boycott

DateThursday, July 23, 2009 at 4:00AM

“For over a year we have urged San Diegans, Californians and Americans to boycott the Manchester Hyatt because of Manchester’s contribution to Proposition 8 and onerous workloads for the hotel’s housekeepers,” said Cleve Jones, a national gay leader and former aid to slain San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk. “The hotel’s own people have admitted to losing over $7 million in business due to the boycott. This boycott has truly shown the power of our reenergized community and the alliance between the gay community and labor.” …

Meanwhile, activists also called on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to remove Manchester from the prestigious California Travel and Tourism Commission, a nonprofit organization which develops marketing programs to attract travel business to the state.

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