The first thing
you can do to
gain marriage
equality is to
contact your own
RI
Representative
and Senator and
ask them to
support marriage
equality in RI.
To find out who
your elected
officials are,
click this site:
Find Your
Elected
Officials.
Read the
language in the
2007 RI House
and Senate equal
marriage bills:
Equal
Marriage Bill
For more things
you can do to
bring marriage
equality to RI,
please see the
Getting Involved
or Volunteer
pages.
The following is a list of organizing meetings and volunteer opportunities.
For more information email Amy Mello at AmyMello@MassEquality.org or call 401-683-8183.
Postcarding Opportunities
We will be collecting signatures on postcards in support of marriage equality. These postcards will be hand-delivered to state legislators in the next legislative year.
December 13, 2007
Gallery Night Newport
6 – 8 PM
Meet in front of Newport Visitors Center
23 America’s Cup Ave., Newport
December 18, 2007
Newport Special Election
7 – 9 AM and 6 – 8 PM
Various polling locations
Newport, RI |
Saturday, January 19
Postcarding - Stop and Shop
Bellevue Ave, Newport
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Community Organizing Meetings
Monday, December 10th
6:30PM – 8PM
North Smithfield Public Library
20 Main St.
Slatersville
Important Election Dates
Tuesday, December December 18th – District 75 (Newport) State Rep Election
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Upcoming MERI
Meetings
MERI
Coordinating
Committee
(regular monthly
meeting)
AIDS Project
RI
232 West
Exchange Street
Providence, RI
02903
(see below
for directions
to APRI)
The Coordinating
Committee meets
every 3rd
Wednesday of the
month at 6:30 pm
at AIDS Project
RI.
Interested in
seeing how
things work, and
getting involved
in some of the
myriad of MERI
activites? Come
join us at our
regular
Coordinating
Committee
meeting. If you're new, we'll meet you there at 6pm for an orientation. Tel:
(401) 463-5368
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MERI Speakers
Bureau
If
you would like to book a speaking engagement about marriage
equality, please contact:
Rich Hite
(401) 383-9147
Speakers@MarriageEqualityRI.org
Please contact
at least a week
in advance of
your event. We
will do our best
to meet your
scheduling needs
with our speaker
volunteers.
Check out this
PDF flyer for
more
information:
MERI Speakers
Bureau
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Picture Equality
Showings
Want to see the
more than 800
photos of Rhode
Islanders (and a
few famous
people) who
support marriage
equality? Here's
a schedule of
upcoming
showings. If
you'd like to
schedule a
showing, please
email
PictureEquality@MarriageEqualityRI.org
or call (401)
463-5368 and ask
for Jenn.
Check back often
for dates and
places.
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Directions
to APRI
TRAVELING
SOUTH ON
INTERSTATE
95
Take
Exit 21
Atwells
Avenue.
At the
end of
the ramp
turn
right
onto
Atwells
Avenue.
Immediately
after
the
Pineapple
Arch
turn
right
onto
Bradford
Street.
Follow
to the
bottom
of the
hill.
The
Project
offices
will be
the last
building
on the
right
(before
you
reach
West
Exchange
The
entrance
is
located
through
the
small
parking
lot at
the rear
of the building
off
Bradford
Street.
TRAVELING
NORTH ON
INTERSTATE
95
Take
Exit 21
Broadway.
Go to
the
second
set of
traffic
signals.
Turn
left
onto
Atwells
Avenue.
Immediately
after
the
Pineapple
Arch
turn
right
onto
Bradford
Street.
Follow
to the
bottom
of the
hill.
The
Project
office
will be
the last
building
on the
right
(before
you
reach
West
Exchange
Street).
The
entrance
is
located
through
the
small
parking lot at
the rear
of the
building.
TRAVELING
EAST ON
INTERSTATE
195
Follow
Interstate
195 West
to
Interstate
95
North.
Follow
directions
for
traveling
North on
Interstate
95.
TRAVELING
EAST ON
ROUTE 6
Take the
Atwells
Avenue/Dean
Street
Exit.
Bear
left at
the top
of the
ramp
onto
Dean
Street.
Take the
first
right
onto
West
Exchange
Street.
Take the
second
right
onto
Bradford
Street.
The
Project
offices
are
located
at the
intersection
of West
Exchange
and
Bradford
Streets.
The
entrance
is
located
through
the
small
parking
lot at
the rear
of the
building
off Bradford
Street.
Directions
to Town
Hall
Lanes
FROM
295-CUMBERLAND,
SMITHFIELD
295
SOUTH TO
EXIT 6A
RT. 6
EAST 1ST
EXIT OFF
RT.6-JOHNSTON
RT.5
LEFT OFF
EXIT-1/4
MI ON
RIGHT
NEXT TO
BROOKS
ACROSS
FROM
SUPER
STOP & SHOP
From
295-WARWICK,
EAST
GREENWICH
295
NORTH TO
EXIT 6A
RT 6
EAST 1ST
EXIT OFF
RT
6-JOHNSTON
RT5 LEFT
OFF
EXIT-1/4
MI ON
RIGHT
NEXT TO
BROOKS
ACROSS
FROM
SUPER
STOP & SHOP
From
95-PROVIDENCE
EXIT
22-RT 6
WEST-HARTFORD
TAKE ATWOOD
AVE RT 5
EXIT RT
OFF
EXIT-
1/4 MI
ON RT
NEXT TO
BROOKS
ACROSS
FROM
SUPER
STOP AND
SHOP
Directions
to the
State
House
From 95 South:
Take I-95 North to exit 23 (State Offices exit). Bear towards RI-7/State Offices
Exit. At light, continue straight onto State Street and take a right at the next
light onto Smith Street. The State House will be directly on your left.
From 95 North:
Take I-95 North to the State Offices Exit (exit 23). Exit forks, stay to the
right. At end, go straight through first light, and take a right at the second
light onto Smith Street. The State House will be on your left.
Click here for a map of Providence showing the
State House.
State
House Map
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