‘United for Marriage’ in Oregon

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley speaks at Portland Sunnyside Church during
Oregon United for Marriage’s ‘Summer of Love’ kick-off
Image credit: Oregon United for Marriage

Oregon United for Marriage kicked off its “Summer of Love” canvass for marriage equality at several Oregon locations today, including downtown Ashland. The campaign’s objective is to collect the 116,284 signatures necessary to place a marriage equality measure on the November 2014 ballot.

Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship hosted the Ashland kick-off event. Cass Cole, a field organizer with Basic Rights Oregon “held down the fort” while volunteers canvassed for supporters at the downtown farmers’ market.

As a marriage equality ally newly arrived in Oregon, I want to see my state overturn its 2004 constitutional ban defining marriage “between one man and one woman.” The “Freedom to Marry and Religious Protection Act” would allow same-sex couples to obtain a license for civil marriage.