October 2011

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUAL RIGHTS, MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Charlene Strong and Kate Fleming were loving partners. Strong was thrust into the spotlight upon the tragic death of her wife, Kate. After facing the heartless humiliation of hospital and funeral home staff because the laws that protected heterosexual couples did not protect their same-sex union, Strong took a stand. Her dramatic testimony helped to pass Washington states historic domestic partnership laws.

Strong chose to turn her tragic experience into action, a remarkable journey that is chronicled in her documentary, For My Wife. http://www.formywife.info/index.phpIt  On Friday, November 18, Strong will travel to Keene State College, Mountainview Room, 3rd floor Student Center, 7pm to offer remarks about the status of marriage equality in the United States, and national efforts to repeal DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) enacted by former President Bill Clinton. Clips of the documentary will be shown.

The event is underwritten by C&S Wholesale Grocers. For more information, contact Susan MacNeil at 603-357-6855, susan.macneil@asmronline.org. Sponsored by the Monadnock Live Free and Equal Coalition; visit the Coalition on Facebook.