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Debate on the upcoming vote on the Constitutional Amendment on Marriage

On November 4, 2008, Floridians will be voting on Constitutional Amendment #2, which states:

"Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized."

As social policy is an important part of social work education, the School of Social Work, the Acolyte Student Association, and the Social Work Alumni Society will be sponsoring a debate on the merits of this amendment:

• What does this amendment mean?
• What are the legal and social impacts of passing this amendment?
• What are the legal and social impacts of rejecting this amendment?

The purposes of this debate are to present different perspectives on the amendment and to engage social work students in a civil discussion of the issues, helping participants gain understanding of the diverse values and beliefs that people bring to the issues.

The debate will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Live Oak Pavilion on the Boca Raton Campus. We are inviting all students and the larger FAU community to attend. Acolyte will be providing refreshments starting at 5:00 p.m. The debate will include a multimedia presentation and engage the audience in a lively, interesting, educational, and respectful discussion of the issues.