Past Events

Check out some of the great events and programs we've done recently.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (NC State Capitol Corner of Fayetteville St and W. Morgan, Raleigh, NC, from Nov 20, 2011 05:30 PM to Nov 20, 2011 07:00 PM)

Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelit vigil hosted by Equality NC's Transgender Policy Task Force and the LGBT Center of Raleigh. Join us at 5:30pm for the vigil followed by a reception at the LGBT Center of Raleigh.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (NC State Capitol Corner of Fayetteville St and W. Morgan, Raleigh, NC, from Nov 20, 2011 05:30 PM to Nov 20, 2011 07:00 PM)

Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelit vigil hosted by Equality NC's Transgender Policy Task Force and the LGBT Center of Raleigh. Join us at 5:30pm for the vigil followed by a reception at the LGBT Center of Raleigh.

Transgender Day of Remembrance - Raleigh (NC State Capitol, Corner of Fayetteville St and W. Morgan, Raleigh, NC, from Nov 20, 2011 05:30 PM to Nov 20, 2011 07:30 PM)

Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelit vigil hosted by Equality NC Transgender Policy Task Force and the LGBT Center of Raleigh.

Equality NC Conference & Gala (UNC-G and The Empire Room, from Nov 12, 2011 08:30 AM to Nov 12, 2011 09:30 PM)

Join us Saturday, November 12, 2011, in Greensboro for Equality NC Foundation's fifth annual Equality Conference & Gala! Our signature annual event brings hundreds of people together from across the state for a full day of advocacy training followed by our evening celebration of all we've accomplished together.

Charlotte Voter Registration and Issue Education (TBD, from Nov 08, 2011 12:00 AM to Nov 08, 2011 12:00 AM)

Joins us in Charlotte as we register new voters, educate voters, and ask them to pledge to oppose the anti-LGBT, anti-family amendment.

Paper Lantern Theatre Company: "Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays" (Congregational United Church of Christ, Greensboro, from Nov 07, 2011 08:00 PM to Nov 07, 2011 10:00 PM)

The Paper Lantern Theatre Company in partnership with The Tectonic Theatre of NY will present a reading of Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. On Monday, November 7, across America and beyond, curtains will rise as participating theaters everywhere present the play to raise awareness and funds in support of marriage equality.

United at the Union ( The Union Raleigh 327 Davie Street, Suite 114 Raleigh, NC, from Oct 28, 2011 10:00 PM to Oct 29, 2011 02:00 AM)

Help Equality NC fuel its campaign against the anti-LGBT, anti-marriage, anti-civil union, anti-family, anti-business amendment that will appear on the May 2012 ballot. We need to unite our community against this very serious threat.

Winston-Salem Pride (Downtown Winston-Salem, from Oct 15, 2011 11:00 AM to Oct 15, 2011 05:00 PM)

Join Equality NC in the Triad to celebrate Pride!

Voter Registration and Education at the State Fair (Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607, from Oct 13, 2011 08:00 AM to Oct 26, 2011 10:00 PM)

Help us sign up new voters and provide issue education on the anti-LGBT, anti-family amendment at the NC State Fair in Raleigh.

Greensboro Volunteer Phone Banking, Tues and Thurs (301 S. Elm St Office 414 Greensboro 27407, from Oct 11, 2011 06:30 PM to Nov 10, 2011 08:30 PM)

Come volunteer in the Greensboro office on Tues and Thurs evenings from 5:30-8:30 to do phone banking. RSVP to Chris for info, details.

Raleigh Volunteer Phone Banking, Tues and Weds (ENC office, 126 E. Hargett Street, 2nd Floor Raleigh, NC 27601, from Oct 11, 2011 06:30 PM to Nov 09, 2011 08:30 PM)

Come volunteer in the Raleigh office on Tues and Wed evenings from 5:30-8:30 to do phone banking. RSVP to Tucker.

Raleigh Volunteer Data Entry, Tues and Weds (ENC office, 126 E. Hargett Street, 2nd Floor Raleigh, NC 27601, from Oct 11, 2011 01:00 PM to Nov 09, 2011 05:00 PM)

Come volunteer in the Raleigh office on Tues and Wed afternoons from 1-5 to do data entry. RSVP to Tucker.

Election Day Issue Education (Asheville, Greensboro, and Raleigh (incl Cary and Wake Forest), from Oct 11, 2011 06:30 AM to Oct 11, 2011 07:00 PM)

Join us in Asheville, Greensboro, and Raleigh/Cary/Wake Forest as we educate voters who exit their polling places and ask them to pledge to oppose the anti-LGBT, anti-family amendment.

Blue Ridge Pride (Pack Square, Downton Asheville, from Oct 01, 2011 12:00 PM to Oct 01, 2011 06:00 PM)

Join Equality NC as we celebrate our families and begin working against the anti-LGBT marriage amendment.

All of Us North Carolina: Moving our people to vote "No!" like we're building a justice movement (First Presbyterian Church, 305 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701, from Sep 24, 2011 05:00 PM to Sep 24, 2011 08:00 PM)

Sponsored by All of Us NC, Southerners On New Ground, Immigrants and Allies for Justice, NC Dream Team, and Equality NC

NC Pride (Durham East Campus, from Sep 24, 2011 10:00 AM to Sep 24, 2011 05:00 PM)

Join Equality NC at the 27th annual pride event in Durham, NC. We'll celebrate our families and start working toward stopping the anti-LGBT amendment.

Rally Against the Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment (Halifx Mall, next to Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC, from Sep 13, 2011 12:00 PM to Sep 13, 2011 01:00 PM)

On Tuesday, September 13, at noon, Equality NC will join a coalition of pro-equality organizations, as well as supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights from across the state, to convene outside of the state capitol for a rally urging legislators to oppose North Carolina’s proposed anti-LGBT constitutional amendment.

Bigotry is Bad for Business Press Conference (Legislature Press Room, from Sep 13, 2011 11:30 AM to Sep 13, 2011 12:00 PM)

Prior to the rally on September 13, at 11:30 a.m., a coalition of business owners and business leaders, along with legislative allies, will also hold a press conference to speak publicly about the potential economic harms of the proposed anti-gay amendment (HB777/SB106) and the business interests throughout the state that oppose it. If

Vigils for Equality (from Sep 12, 2011 07:00 PM to Sep 12, 2011 09:00 PM)

Simultaneous statewide vigils are scheduled for the evening of September 12 in Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Greensboro, Durham, Fayetteville, Greenville, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem.

Triangle Rainbow Bowling League Holds Fundraiser for Equality NC! (AMF Pleasant Valley, from Sep 07, 2011 07:30 PM to Sep 07, 2011 09:00 PM)

The Triangle Rainbow Bowling League is holding a fundraiser for Equality NC on their league kickoff night Wednesday September 7th at 7:30. They will be holding a 50/50 raffle with half of the proceeds going to Equality NC. We could use some help collecting 'postcards for marriage equality' at the event. If you'd like to help, or are curious about Triangle Rainbow Bowling, come down to the AMF lanes at Pleasant Valley in Raleigh (5500 Commercial Ave) on Wednesday and give us a hand.