Drinking Liberally Providence Chapter Blog

Be there, be green, drink liberally . . .
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Liberal Drinkers,

The trees are budding, the grass is growing and the bees are buzzing.

What better way to kick off Spring than to recognize Earth Day and slip in a mid-week sip? We hope to see you tonight from 7 to 9pm for our monthly gathering at Wild Colonial.

This month’s DL program will RING IN SPRING WITH GREEN ADVOCATES. On the docket are two extraordinary environmental gurus:

Dave Fisher, ecoRI

Abel Collins, Sierra Club RI

Amelia Rose, RI Environmental Justice League

Your DL Organizers,
Paula, Dawn & Kate

Liberal Drinkers –

The trees are budding, the grass is growing and the bees are buzzing.

What better way to kick off Spring than to recognize Earth Day and slip in a mid-week sip? We hope to see you next Wednesday April 25 from 7 to 9pm for our monthly gathering at Wild Colonial.

This month's DL program will RING IN SPRING WITH GREEN ADVOCATES. On the docket are two extraordinary environmental gurus:

Abel Collins, Sierra Club RI

Amelia Rose, RI Environmental Justice League

Your Drinking Liberally Organizers,
Paula, Kate & Dawn

We hope to see you tonight from 7 - 9pm at Wild Colonial. Cheers!
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March happens to be National Women's History month so we thought it fitting to tip our glasses to leading ladies from around Rhode Island.

Special guest speakers in March will include Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, State Representative Grace Diaz, Women's Fund of RI Executive Director Marcia Cone and RI NOW President Carolyn Mark.

We hope you can join us on Wednesday March 28 at Wild Colonial (250 South Water St.) from 7pm - 9pm.

If you haven't already, LIKE our new Facebook Fan Page (www.facebook.com/ProvidenceDrinkingLiberally) so you can enjoy DL tidbits throughout the month as you await the next installment of progressive cheers & jeers.

We hope to see you tonight from 7 - 9pm at Wild Colonial. Cheers!
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March happens to be National Women's History month so we thought it fitting to tip our glasses to leading ladies from around Rhode Island.

Special guest speakers in March will include Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, State Representative Grace Diaz, Women's Fund of RI Executive Director Marcia Cone and RI NOW President Carolyn Mark.

We hope you can join us on Wednesday March 28 at Wild Colonial (250 South Water St.) from 7pm - 9pm.

If you haven't already, LIKE our new Facebook Fan Page (www.facebook.com/ProvidenceDrinkingLiberally) so you can enjoy DL tidbits throughout the month as you await the next installment of progressive cheers & jeers.

Greetings Liberal Drinkers -

March happens to be National Women's History month so we thought it fitting to tip our glasses to leading ladies from around Rhode Island.

Special guest speakers in March will include Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, State Representative Grace Diaz, Women's Fund of RI Executive Director Marcia Cone and RI NOW President Carolyn Mark.

We hope you can join us on Wednesday March 28 at Wild Colonial (250 South Water St.) from 7pm - 9pm.

If you haven't already, LIKE our new Facebook Fan Page (www.facebook.com/ProvidenceDrinkingLiberally) so you can enjoy DL tidbits throughout the month as you await the next installment of progressive cheers & jeers.

Just wanted to put out a tickler to join us for drinks, conversation and an all around good time tomorrow at Wild Colonial. And our apologies for the duplicate messages last week, we were obviously working out some technical kinks! See you then!

DL Providnece Presents Faces you should know - Feb. 22 from 7 - 9pm

2012 is already shaping up to be an exciting year in politics. Not only is it a presidential election year, but we have our local politics to keep us entertained. With the ongoing redistricting fight, the many social and economic issues that will be at play in elections, and Netroots Nation coming to RI in June, we knew we needed to get the gang back together and kick-start Drinking Liberally Providence. As the new hosts of DL Providence, we thought it was fitting to dedicate our first month to the new faces in Rhode Island politics.

On the Docket for Wednesday

Jamie Rhodes, RI State Director, Clean Water Action
Jamie formerly served as Clean Water Action's canvas director from 2006 – 2009 before heading to law school in 2009. For now, he'll be splitting time between the Clean Water Action office on Westminster Street and his final semester at Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol until he graduates in May. Rhodes has also worked for Ocean State Action and for David Segal’s Congressional Campaign.

Paula Hodges, RI Public Policy & Advocacy Director, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Paula is a Missouri native who just relocated to Rhode Island in December. She last worked as Political Director for Missouri National Education Association (MNEA), the state's largest public employee union and prior to that coordinated progressive labor, environmental and women’s groups’ electoral plans at the America Votes - Missouri table. Paula previously served as deputy director of policy for Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.

Kristina Fox, Organizing Director, Ocean State Action
Kristina is a native Rhode Islander now living in Providence. After serving two years in AmeriCorps she organized with UNITE HERE! Local 217 and helped win contract victories at the Westin Hotel, Dunkin Donuts Center and East Bay School Lunch Collaborative. Before coming to Ocean State Action she co-managed a nutrition education program for low-income families with Farm Fresh Rhode Island.

So, please join your new hosts in welcoming new faces and Drinking Liberally at a new (slightly earlier) time 7-9pm, and the same great location (Wild Colonial).

2012 is already shaping up to be an exciting year in politics. Not only is it a presidential election year, but we have our local politics to keep us entertained. With the ongoing redistricting fight, the many social and economic issues that will be at play in elections, and Netroots Nation coming to RI in June, we knew we needed to get the gang back together and kick-start Drinking Liberally Providence. As the new hosts of DL Providence, we thought it was fitting to dedicate our first month to the new faces in Rhode Island politics.

On the Docket for next Wednesday:

Jamie Rhodes, RI State Director, Clean Water Action
Jamie formerly served as Clean Water Action's canvas director from 2006 – 2009 before heading to law school in 2009. For now, he'll be splitting time between the Clean Water Action office on Westminster Street and his final semester at Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol until he graduates in May. Rhodes has also worked for Ocean State Action and for David Segal’s Congressional Campaign.

Paula Hodges, RI Public Policy & Advocacy Director, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Paula is a Missouri native who just relocated to Rhode Island in December. She last worked as Political Director for Missouri National Education Association (MNEA), the state's largest public employee union and prior to that coordinated progressive labor, environmental and women’s groups’ electoral plans at the America Votes - Missouri table. Paula previously served as deputy director of policy for Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.

Kristina Fox, Organizing Director, Ocean State Action
Kristina is a native Rhode Islander now living in Providence. After serving two years in AmeriCorps she organized with UNITE HERE! Local 217 and helped win contract victories at the Westin Hotel, Dunkin Donuts Center and East Bay School Lunch Collaborative. Before coming to Ocean State Action she co-managed a nutrition education program for low-income families with Farm Fresh Rhode Island.

So, please join your new hosts in welcoming new faces and Drinking Liberally at a new (slightly earlier) time 7-9pm, and the same great location (Wild Colonial).

2012 is already shaping up to be an exciting year in politics. Not only is it a presidential election year, but we have our local politics to keep us entertained. With the ongoing redistricting fight, the many social and economic issues that will be at play in elections, and Netroots Nation coming to RI in June, we knew we needed to get the gang back together and kick-start Drinking Liberally Providence. As the new hosts of DL Providence, we thought it was fitting to dedicate our first month to the new faces in Rhode Island politics.

On the Docket for next Wednesday February 22 from 7 - 9pm:

Jamie Rhodes, RI State Director, Clean Water Action

Jamie formerly served as Clean Water Action's canvas director from 2006 – 2009 before heading to law school in 2009. For now, he'll be splitting time between the Clean Water Action office on Westminster Street and his final semester at Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol until he graduates in May. Rhodes has also worked for Ocean State Action and for David Segal’s Congressional Campaign.

Paula Hodges, RI Public Policy & Advocacy Director, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Paula is a Missouri native who just relocated to Rhode Island in December. She last worked as Political Director for Missouri National Education Association (MNEA), the state's largest public employee union and prior to that coordinated progressive labor, environmental and women’s groups’ electoral plans at the America Votes - Missouri table. Paula previously served as deputy director of policy for Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.

Kristina Fox, Organizing Director, Ocean State Action

Kristina is a native Rhode Islander now living in Providence. After serving two years in AmeriCorps she organized with UNITE HERE! Local 217 and helped win contract victories at the Westin Hotel, Dunkin Donuts Center and East Bay School Lunch Collaborative. Before coming to Ocean State Action she co-managed a nutrition education program for low-income families with Farm Fresh Rhode Island.

So, please join your new hosts in welcoming new faces and Drinking Liberally at a new (slightly earlier) time 7-9pm, and the same great location (Wild Colonial).

Your Hosts,
Paula Hodges, Kate Brock, Dawn Euer, David Segal & Chris Blazejewski

We are excited to have three new faces helping organize DL Providence. Dawn Euer, Kate Brock and Paula Hodges will join David Segal and Chris Blazejewski this year to ensure maximum DL success. Many of you may recognize Dawn, Kate and Paula (aka the Triple Threat ;-) from their day jobs. Kate is the Executive Director of Ocean State Action (OSA), Dawn is the Program Director at Marriage Equality RI (MERi) and Paula is the RI Public Policy & Advocacy Director at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE). Cheers!

Some number of us will be gathering at 8pm tomorrow (Weds) at the Wild Colonial in Providence. (And we're looking for new folks to help organize Drinking Liberally -- if you're interested, please come by and let us know.)