Pride Night – May 25

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Midnight Riders Pride Night - May 25

May 25 – The First Ever Midnight Riders Pride Night

The Midnight Riders have long been advocates of equality on and off the soccer field, and we believe that homophobia and discrimination have no place in the game. This year, we’re holding a special event in honor of the International Day Against Homophobia. The first Midnight Riders Pride Night will be held before and during the May 25th home match against Toronto FC, and we’re excited to announce our plans for the celebration:

  • Fly several new flags in the Fort featuring a design demonstrating our organization’s acceptance of the LGBT community.

  • Mount a banner on the front of the supporters section that declares our support of all fans, irrespective of their orientation.

  • Raise money through the sale of stickers and pins to be donated to BAGLY, a Boston-area LGBT youth advocacy organization.

  • Throw rainbow streamers after goals scored and at the start of each half.

It’s important to show visible and public support of the LGBT community within the soccer community – soccer should be a place where the only thing that matters is your ability on the field or your ability to support your team. The Midnight Riders are accepting donations to help defray the cost of staging this Pride Night, and we’ll be selling stickers and pins at tailgates and away game viewings between now and the Pride Night event. 100% of the money taken in over the operating cost will directly to BAGLY. We look forward to seeing you there, and please let us know if you have any questions.

Check out the facebook event here and be sure to invite your friends.

Read the official press release here.

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For those taking the bus:

If you have any questions/concerns about the bus you can contact me Fran Harrington at web@midnightriders.com.

There are three bus making this trip, and three pickup locations. The pickup locations are (in order)

  • The Phoenix Landing – 9:30am
  • Gillette Stadium (supporters parking lot) – 10:30am
  • Wallingford, CT Park and Ride – 12:30pm

Please be to your pick up location at least 15 minutes early. If you are not there when the bus is we will leave without you. If you have not indicated which pick-up location you are using or if you have decided to change your pick up location please email us back and let us know.

Alcohol IS allowed on the bus and there will be room for a limited amount of coolers on each bus. If we have too many coolers extras will be put underneath the bus.

We are aiming to get to O’Donnell’s around 4pm.

http://www.odonnellspub.com/

233 Harrison Ave, Harrison, NJ

For those meeting us in New Jersey (tickets only)

All tickets will be distributed at O’Donnell’s. We advise that those taking the Path train get off at the Harrison stop and walk to the bar.

Tickets will be distributed by Julie Kumor.

We will be leaving O’Donnell’s at approximately 5:30 to meet with security at gate C1. Drums, flags, and banners are allowed in the stadium but will be searched by security on the way in.

If you ordered a ticket/bus spot through us and did not receive an email from us with the same above information please contact us so we can make sure you are accounted for. 

UPDATE 4/18:

A few more items about the trip on Saturday:

We would just like to remind everyone that O’Donnell’s is CASH ONLY. So we advise having money with you before you get on the bus/to the bar as 200 people looking for an ATM in Harrison will not be a pretty site (not that anything in Harrison is a pretty site.)

Buses are assigned as it looks like all three will be filled to capacity. If it says you are on bus one, or bus three please get on the appropriate bus as we will be checking people off by name for each bus.

UPDATE 4/19:

If Cambridge/Boston is still under lock down tomorrow we will start the bus trip with the Gillette Stadium pick up spot.

We will be in touch if this is the case.  If you are going to Gillette and would be able to provide rides from the Boston area please let us know.

UPDATE 4/19 6:15:

MBTA ban is lifted. Road trip tomorrow is go according to original plan. #NEREVS

One last chance to get on the bus

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Bus trip 4/20 v RBNY

The first bus to New Jersey for April’s Revs/Red Bulls game sold out faster than you say, “Taurine comes from a bull’s what?”* But those of you who didn’t manage to snag a seat are in luck: we’ve got a third bus. That’s right! You can still join us for a trip full of singing, drinking (if you’re old enough, of course), and hopefully a nice tidy three points to bring home.

Grab your tickets here before they’re gone too – there won’t be another. And again – if you’re planning on meeting up with us in New Jersey, and just want a ticket, you can buy that here.

*Sure, it’s an urban legend, but it’s still pretty hilarious. Also: it was first isolated in an ox’s bile.