12:00 - Registration

12:30 - 1:30
David Wilson
Plaintiff, Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health
Human Right Campaign, Board Member
Mass Equality, Board Member

1:30 - 3:00
Panel 1: The Same-Sex Marriage Debate in the State of Rhode Island

Moderator: Professor Diana Hassel, Roger Williams University School of Law

Panelists

• Jenn Steinfeld, Marriage Equality RI
• Barbara Margolis, RI Bar Association Subcommittee on LGBT Issues
• Cassandra Ormiston, Chambers v. Orminston
• Jim Lee, Civil Division Chief, Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General
• Karen Loewy, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (co-counsel in Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health)

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 4:45
Panel 2: Civil Unions v. Marriage in New England

Moderator: Professor Courtney Cahill, Roger Williams University School of Law

Panelists

• Leslie Farber, Garden State Equality
• Paula Ettelbrick, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission)
• Jass Stewart, recent Mayoral candidate in Brockton, MA
• Reverend Rick Taylor, church historian and activist for equality rights in RI
• Karen Loewy, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (co-counsel in Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health)