DownEast Pride Alliance: A Salted mixer

Last night Switch magazine and MaineToday.com co-hosted the DownEast Pride Alliance (DEPA) Business After Hours along with the folks at the Salt Institute.

I hadn't been in Salt since the Greendrinks we co-hosted together back in October - when the paint was still drying and the red walls were still bare.

So it was a treat to browse the current exhibit FuturePast, which features the work of Salt alum. The work is solid evidence that the education students gain at Salt serves as a launch pad to future storytelling endeavors - around the state, the country and the world.


[Kiersten Hannah photo]

We high-brow art appreciators thoughtfully examined the pieces. And then pretended to drive them.

Some folks from Equality Maine stopped in as well, looking for volunteers to continue rallying support for the Gay Marriage Bill. In case you haven't heard, a judiciary committee voted yesterday in support of the bill (11 in favor, two against and one putting forward an amendment to send the question to voters in November).

The legislature could vote on the bill as early as later this week, and Equality Maine is encouraging Mainers around the state to phone their representatives and say, essentially, "pass the bill."

If you'd like to get involved by staffing the phones, making calls or otherwise helping out, get in touch with the folks at Equality Maine.

Sign up for Maine marriage equality volunteer opportunities or call 207-761-3732.

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Karen Beaudoin snapped some pictures of DEPA networkers in action