According to press reports, on Monday, Sept. 22, one million Mormons will march out of their front doors to plant “Yes on Prop. 8” signs in their yards.

The Mormon Church has already donated more than $1 million to the attempt to take away equal marriage rights. They have paid for yard signs for church members, they have reportedly requested that each Mormon family donate $1,000 to the Yes on 8 campaign, they have mailed letters, they have sent e-mails and they have pounded church members from the pulpit with a relentless message against marriage equality.

The Mormon Church currently claims between 750,000 and 1 million Mormons live in California, resulting in more than $5 million in Mormon donations to date. They have reportedly also sent 25,000 volunteers door-to-door, asking others to join them in the effort to change the California constitution to codify discrimination.

Whether they actually plant one million yard signs (after all, who will count?) the question of whether the Mormon Church, the Catholic Church — or any church — should be able to buy an election is a fundamental question; especially an election whose sole aim is to eliminate someone’s basic rights.

This weekend, Sept. 20-21, the No on 8 Campaign is asking you to take part in at least one of the following three actions.

Volunteer to get on the phone and actually talk to voters instead of just walking out your door to plant a sign. No on Prop 8 will be holding phone banks on Saturday and Sunday at their Hillcrest headquarters, Carlsbad and Chula Vista. With so much at stake in the November election, we need you to help ensure that Californians who value fairness vote no on Proposition 8. Whether you are a veteran of many political campaigns or this is your first, you are needed in this critically important struggle. They’ll train you to talk to undecided voters and how to recruit even more volunteers – it’s easy! The phone banks will be followed by a series of statewide visibility actions. For more information, contact Cara Dessert at cara@noonprop8.com.

House parties are critical because they engage supporters like you to help defeat Proposition 8. It’s an opportunity to spark a dialogue about freedom and fairness, and it gives you a chance to involve your friends and family members in this important campaign. To download the House Party Kit, visit www.noonprop8.com.

The Leadership Briefing Brunch will be held Sunday, Sept. 21 at the home of John Venekamp and Clifford Schireson. Tickets to this Center Advocacy Project Issues PAC fundraiser are $2,500 per person at the Patron level, $1,250 per person at the Supporter level and $500 per person at the Guest level. Statewide campaign consultant Steve Smith and campaign manager Dale Kelly Bankhead will cover all of the latest information on the No on Prop 8 campaign. RSVP by Sept. 19 to djacobs@thecentersd.org.

Your active involvement in this struggle is crucial. Those who want to write discrimination into our state constitution, who want to roll back the clock and undo the progress we’ve made, are rallying all of their troops. They are taking action and we must match them step for step.

While they spend their weekend planting signs, we’re going to do the real work of talking to voters and fighting discrimination.