Justice for Barronelle!

On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Washington State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in our client Barronelle Stutzman’s case, State of Washington v. Arlene’s Flowers.  Barronelle Stutzman, a 72 year old grandmother and florist in WA State, served her longtime friend and customer Rob Ingersoll – and his partner – for over ten years.  Because of her faith’s teachings about marriage, Barronelle referred Rob to three other florists because she could not participate in and design custom floral arrangements for his same sex wedding ceremony.  Rob told Barronelle that he understood, they hugged, and he left.  But for simply exercising her constitutionally protected freedoms, the WA State Attorney General and the ACLU sued her and are seeking to force her to participate in an event against her will.  She stands to lose everything she owns. The constitution protects both the freedom to believe and the freedom to express those beliefs. No one should be punished by the government for peacefully living and working consistent with her beliefs.

Please join us in Standing with Barronelle by changing your Facebook Profile Picture and Cover Photo.  When you change your Profile Pic, please consider encouraging your friends and family to change their Profile Pic and Stand with Barronelle asking for #JusticeforBarronelle (this will be our hashtag) by using the below post:

Change your profile picture and Stand with Barronelle!  Barronelle Stutzman, a 72 year old grandmother and florist in WA State, served her longtime friend and customer Rob Ingersoll – and his partner – for over ten years.  Because of her faith’s teachings about marriage, Barronelle referred Rob to three other florists because she could not participate in and design custom floral arrangements for his same sex wedding ceremony.  Rob told Barronelle that he understood, they hugged, and he left.  But for simply exercising her constitutionally protected freedoms, the WA State Attorney General and the ACLU sued her and are seeking to force her to participate in an event against her will.  She stands to lose everything she owns. The constitution protects both the freedom to believe and the freedom to express those beliefs. No one should be punished by the government for peacefully living and working consistent with her beliefs. That’s why I seek #JusticeforBarronelle.

You can also join in the social media conversation by using the sample tweets below and memes above to post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you for standing with this grandmother whom the government is trying to force to participate in an event that violates her faith.  #JusticeforBarronelle

Mahalo for your kokua,

Eva Andrade