Marriage Matters: Evan Wolfson Speaks Today in Portland

Submitted By: FabulousRob on November 2, 2009 No Comment

evan-wolfson Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) Marriage Matters campaign strives to engage the community in conversations about the importance of marriage equality in preparation for a possible 2012 election.

As a sort of “kick off” to the campaign, BRO welcomes leading marriage equality expert Evan Wolfson to Oregon for three speaking engagements. Wolfson is the founder and Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, a national gay and non-gay partnership working to win marriage equality across the country. In 2004, TIME magazine named Wolfson one of the “100 most influential people in the world.” Wolfson is the author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality and Gay People’s Right to Marry.

Monday, November 2

6:00 PM
Portland State University – Smith Memorial Student Union in the Vanport Room (#338.)

Thanks to co-sponsors PFLAG State Council, Community of Welcoming Congregations, Rural Organizing Project, Equity Foundation, Rural Organizing Project and APLG/Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Portland.

Tuesday, November 3

7:00 p.m.
Old Stone Church in Bend
157 NW Franklin Ave.

Light refreshments will be served.

Thank you to the following co-sponsors: Unitarian Universalists Fellowship of Central Oregon, ACLU of Oregon, Basic Rights Oregon Education Fund, Human Dignity Advocates of Crook County, GLBTbend.com, PFLAG Central Oregon, Human Dignity Coalition, Rural Organizing Project & Spice Trader Records.