Alternatives to Marriage Update:
November-December 2002

In this issue:
Two Weeks Left: We Need Your Help!
Visit AtMP's Bookstore for Great Holiday Gifts
In the Media: Houseparty is The New Yorker's Talk of the Town

Two Weeks Left: We Need Your Help!

Earlier this fall we announced that a group of Alternatives to Marriage Project donors declared a challenge: they would match every donation of $50 or more postmarked by December 31st, up to a total of $10,000. We've been working hard, we're almost there! So far we've raised $9,000 in donations eligible for matching. But we need your help to raise $1,000 before the end of the year. If you find the information on AtMP's website useful, appreciate our perspective in the media, or just like knowing that you're part of a community that believes there's no one-size-fits-all answer to how have a relationship or form a family, please help. You can give online or by mailing a check to the address at the end of this message. Only donations of $50 or more will be matched, though donations of all sizes are appreciated. If you've already given, thank you!

Visit AtMP's Bookstore for Great Holiday Gifts

Looking for the perfect gift? Support AtMP and get your shopping done. Surprise your unmarried loved one with one of the great books sold at bookstore.html. We offer free shipping, or, for a mere $4, you can receive your book first class. (Order soon if you'd like it to arrive by December 24).
Choose from:

• Unmarried To Each Other: The Essential Guide to Living Together as an Unmarried Couple
• Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples
• A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples
• Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well

In the Media

This month has been a busy one for AtMP in the news, much of the coverage sparked by the publication of Unmarried To Each Other.

AtMP Houseparty Is Talk of the Town

AtMP's fundraising houseparties in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. were popular events this fall. The New York City houseparty garnered the attention of The New Yorker, where it was featured in the "Talk of The Town" section of the magazine (http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/?021209ta_talk_mead). Many thanks to the houseparty hosts, volunteers, and board members who made each party possible.

Unmarried News Across the Country

Other print media mentioning AtMP in the last month: USA Today, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Courier-Post (New Jersey). The Oregonian (Portland), The Sacramento Bee, The Salt Lake Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington Associated Press.

Radio shows mentioning AtMP: Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC New York), Conversations with Tom Clark (Wisconsin Public Radio), Gary Nolan Show, John Carlson Show (Seattle), Sunday Morning Magazine (WRWM Seattle).

Welcome to the new subscribers of the Update who heard about us in the news!