Today Governor Gregoire introduced a historic bill that will allow members of our LGBTQ community to legally marry the person they love. With recent news that two Washington Republican legislators will support a marriage equality bill, the momentum is building to allow loving and committed same-sex couples to marry in Washington state. If marriage equality is important to you, your help will be needed now and in the coming months.
Writing to your local legislators and talking to your neighbors is a vital step in achieving a historical moment for the Northwest.
Pride Foundation is proud to play a leadership role in the Washington United for Marriage coalition. We know the issue of marriage equality is critical to many of our closest friends, family members and loved ones. It is incredible to be at the tipping point to make Washington state the first state on the west coast to recognize and maintain same-sex marriage.
To contact your local legislators and let them know why you support marriage equality visit the coalition’s website.
Phone Bank Volunteers Needed
Pride Foundation is hosting a phone bank night on Tuesday, January 24 from 5:30-8:30 pm at UFCW Local 21 (5030 1st Ave S # 200, Seattle, WA). If you are interested in volunteering for the phone bank please RSVP to christina@pridefoundation.org.
The Coalition is also seeking volunteers to staff phone banks in Seattle and Tacoma. Volunteers will be calling fellow supporters, encouraging them to advocate for marriage equality by transferring them directly to their legislator’s office. For more information and to sign up for the following and future events, please email volunteer@washingtonunited.org.
Mondays
SoDo Phone Bank, UFCW Local 21, 5:30-8:30pm
5030 1st Ave S # 200, Seattle, WA 98134
Tuesdays
SoDo Phone Bank, UFCW Local 21 in SoDo, 5:30-8:30pm
5030 1st Ave S # 200, Seattle, WA 98134
Tacoma Phone Bank, Pierce County Aids Foundation
3520 South Pine St, Tacoma 98409
Wednesdays
Downtown Phone Bank, Civic Space, 5:30-8:30pm
1402 3rd Ave, Suite 201, Seattle WA 98101
Tacoma Phone Bank, Pierce County Aids Foundation
3520 South Pine St, Tacoma 98409
Thursdays (starting January 19th)
Capitol Hill Phone Bank Washington Bus, 5:30-8:30
1100 E Union St #1E, Seattle, WA 98122
Want to help out but can’t make it into the office? Email Molly.Griffard@hrc.org to join the ‘Phone from Home’ team!