The following information has been provided by Californian’s Against Hate:

A protest and rally will be held Sunday urging President Clinton to honor a boycott at Manchester Hyatt hotel in San Diego.

President Clinton is scheduled to give a paid speech this Sunday at the Manchester Hyatt in San Diego to the annual convention of the International Franchise Association. To give this speech, President Clinton will have to violate a union boycott and labor dispute — the workers at the hotel lack job security and the housekeepers face onerous workloads.

President Clinton will also be offending supporters of marriage equality. Doug Manchester, the owner of the hotel, contributed $125,000 in early seed money to the Proposition 8 campaign.

Online petitions have generated over 25K signatures in less than a day; protesters will deliver petitions to former President during rally this Sunday.

Longtime gay-rights activist Cleve Jones, featured in the film “Milk,” and Rick Jacobs, Courage Campaign Chair will join a protest rally outside the hotel.

The event will take place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, 1 Market Place, San Diego, CA, February 15, 2009, 11:00 a.m. (Clinton is scheduled to speak at 12:30 p.m.)

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Saturday, February 14, 2009

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