HRC Blog

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Marriage Equality bill during the Senate Judiciary Hearing last night. 

The hearing lasted until 1:33am and one thing was clear, advocates for equality had better stories and arguments than our opponents.  No vote was taken, so stay tuned for further updates, and check out this great story about one of our supporters who gave compelling testimony: R.I. couple’s fight for gay marriage is personal – PROVIDENCE JOURNAL

As we ramp up our organizing activities in conjunction with Marriage  Equality Rhode Island (MERI), we’re going to need all hands on deck to be successful this year.  We need volunteers to make phone calls, visit with legislators, attend events and generally make your voices heard.  

So come join our team! Phoning on the Island Sunday, March 20 | 1-4pm | 2952 East Main Rd | Portsmouth, RI RSVP: [email protected] Weekly Phoning in Providence Every Sunday | 1-4pm |1^st Floor MERI Office | 17 Gordon Ave. | Every Monday | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. |Every Thursday | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. (except St. Paddy’s Day) 1st Floor MERI Office | 17 Gordon Ave. RSVP: [email protected]   Island Day of Action Rally and Door Knock Saturday, March 19 | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Channing Memorial Church | 135 Pelham St. | Newport RSVP: [email protected]. Weekend Door Knocks for Marriage Equality Sunday, March 20 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 151 Broadway | Suite 310 | Providence RSVP: [email protected] To volunteer with the campaign to win marriage equality in the Ocean State please contact Karl Bach at [email protected] or (202) 280-5407.  If you’re unable to volunteer in person (or even if you can), please send a message to your legislators asking them to support marriage equality! Also, don’t forget to follow us @MERhodeIsland on Twitter and friend Marriage Equality Ri on Facebook for up to the minute updates.