Upcoming Events
Every Monday Feb 20-May 1st
Write for our rights
Join the statewide Forward Montana on Monday nights throughout the 2023 legislative session! We’ll come together to discuss everything you want to know about getting involved and shaping the future we want to see! Join us for the full 45 minutes, or drop in and out, we’ll be here, over zoom, every Monday at 6pm!
Location: Zoom!
6pm – 6:45pm
Past events
11 March 2023
MT Youth Organizing Summit
Join us in Bozeman for a summit centered on an issue on every young Montanan’s mind: housing! We’ll cover three categories: mutual aid and direct service, community and tenant organizing, and policy and legislative advocacy. Sign up here!
Location: Bozeman @ Rialto
23 February 2023
Storytelling as Political Action
Join Forward Montana at Burns St. Bistro as we discuss turning our stories into political action, whether that be through testifying to the Montana State Legislature or Missoula City Council, writing an LTE, or emailing your representative! This event will include a short presentation and an opportunity to learn about bills we care about in this year’s legislature and workshop a public comment or LTE in small groups! Food will be provided. Hope to see you there!
Location: Missoula @ Burns St Bistro
6pm – 7:30pm
23 February 2023
Bozeman Public Comment Training
Join us at the Bozeman office for a chance to learn about how to get involved the current Montana Legislative Session OR right here in Bozeman at the City Commission. You’ll get the chance to practice writing public comment, testimony and more, plus the chance to ask all your questions and connect with other passionate community members. Light dinner and drinks will be provided!
Location: Bozeman@ FMT Office
6pm – 7:30pm
23 February 2023
Billings Legislative Public Comment Training
Join us at the Billings office for a chance to learn about how to get involved the current Montana Legislative Session. Lawmakers are in Helena making decisions that will affect us and our neighbors for years to come. You’ll get the chance to practice writing public comment, testimony and more, plus the chance to ask all your questions and connect with other passionate community members. Light dinner and drinks will be provided!
Location: Billings @ Home On the Range (FMT Office)
6pm – 7:30pm
20 February 2023
LGBTQ+ Lobby Day
Join Forward Montana and our friends with Free and Fair Coalition for EQUALITY DAY at the Capitol in Helena on Monday, February 20th! The day will run from 10AM to around 4:30PM, with opportunities to learn about lobbying, talk with legislators, attend workshops, and connect with other LGBTQ+ community members and allies from across the state. In the face of backwards legislation, we’re SO excited to come together to celebrate what we know to be true: Montana is better because of queer and trans folks, and our joy is unstoppable.
Sign up at the link in our bio by February 15th for help with food and travel! See you there 
Location: Helena@ the Capitol
10AM – 4:30PM
16 February 2023
Bozeman Valentine’s Candy Gram Event
Join our statewide Forward Montana team Bozeman for a Valentine’s Candy Gram event! Throughout the night, we’ll have materials to write notes and make goodie bags for your neighbors and care packages for unhoused folks in our community to spread some extra love.
Location: Bozeman @ FMT Office
6pm-8pm
16 February 2023
Billings Valentine’s Candy Gram Event
Join our statewide Forward Montana team in Billings for a Valentine’s Candy Gram event! Throughout the night, we’ll have materials to write notes and make goodie bags for your neighbors and care packages for unhoused folks in our community to spread some extra love.
Location: Billings @ Thirsty Street Brewing: The Garage
5:30pm – 7:30pm
13 February 2023
Write for Our Rights
Join the statewide Forward Montana team on Monday nights throughout the 2023 legislative session as we come together to discuss some of the bills we’re watching that week. We will have plenty of space for questions and we’ll take time to submit emails and public comments together AND there will be small group space to practice giving testimony and asking for feedback!
We’ll meet over zoom every Monday (with holiday exceptions!) from 6-645(ish!)pm. Join us for as much or as little of the time as you want.
Location: Virtual- via Zoom
6pm – 6:45pm
13 February 2023
Missoula Valentine’s Candy Gram Event
Join our statewide Forward Montana team in Missoula for a Valentine’s Candy Gram event! Throughout the night, we’ll have materials to write notes and make goodie bags for your neighbors and care packages for unhoused folks in our community to spread some extra love. Swipe through for details in your community!
Location: Missoula @ Imagine Nation Brewing
5:30pm – 7:30pm
25 Oct. 2022
STUDENT VOTER DAY
Forward Montana will be at the University of Montana, Montana State University (both Billings and Billings campuses), Rocky Mountain College, and Flathead Valley Community College to help students make a plan to vote! Find us to pick up a voter guide, ask your questions about voting, grab some snacks and swag, and more!
Location: Campuses statewide
13 oct. 2022
Bozeman Candidate Forum
Join Forward Montana for a forum with candidates from the Gallatin County Attorney race, Gallatin County Commissioner race, and House Districts 61, 62. 63. & 65 races. The forum will focus on the issues affecting the Bozeman community! RSVP here.
Montana state university SUB: room 237
13 Oct. 2022
WTF is the Crisis Intervention Levy: Missoula
Join us from 6:00-8:00PM as we talk about WTF the Crisis Intervention Levy on the Missoula County Ballot means! Learn about the services it will fund, ask questions, and spend time visioning what a healthy and safe Missoula looks like! Participants will receive a beverage on Forward Montana for joining! RSVP here.
GILD Brewing
13 Oct. 2022
Flathead Candidate Forum
Join Forward Montana for a non-partisan candidate forum from 5:00-7:30PM. The forum will feature legislative candidates, Public Service Commission Candidates, and County Commissioner Candidates. Questions will be through the lens of issues that matter to young people in Flathead Count. RSVP Here.
Glacier Lanes Bowling Alley
28 July 2022
Brews and boardgames in Missoula
Join Forward Montana staff on the Imagine Nation Brewing patio from 5:30-7:30PM for a night of community building and board games! Learn about what Forward Montana is up to in 2022 and ways to get involved! Bonus: Rockstar Members get their first beverage on us! (to become a Rockstar, donate here) RSVP here.
Location: ImagineNation Brewing
26 July 2022
Potluck in Pioneer Park
Come join our Forward Montana team at Pioneer Park from 6:00-8:00PM (specific spot will be sent out before the event) for a potluck style meal! We want to build community with you in Billings while we share we have coming up this summer and fall as well as hear from you on what matters most to you in our community! We’ll provide a main dish, please bring a side (appetizer, dessert etc) if you are able! RSVP here.
Location: Pioneer Park
25 July 2022
Lounge in Lindley
Forward Montana will be celebrating all of our volunteers that make our work possible and encouraging new folks to join our volunteer team from 6:00-9:00PM at Lindley Park. We will have fun games, yummy food, cold drinks, and amazing conversation about your hard work and the work that we still have to do. We will provide a gluten-free and veggie main dish and ask that folks bring a side dish to this summer potluck! RSVP here.
Location: Lindley Park
18 July 2022
Libertees skillshare
Join Forward Montana from 6:00-8:00PM for a skill share of altering t-shirts into fun summer shirts with bling! T-shirts and supplies provided, just bring yourself and we will guide the creative process! We will also break into groups and learn about how to do voter registration in Flathead County! Fun, fellowship, and a free T! RSVP here.
Location: Glacier Queer Alliance
22 June 2022
Billings pride Event: Queer Young Adult Night
Join Pari in Billings as a part of a week long Billings Pride Event through 406 Pride. We’ll have art projects, snacks, drinks and LOTS of time to meet fellow queer folks to build community and joy together. RSVP here.
Location: Kirk’s Grocery
28 June 2022
Meet and Greet in Missoula
5:30PM – Join Lucy in Missoula for some Scrabble and beer. We will be sharing stories from this whirlwind spring, getting excited about the events of the summer and most importantly, enjoying each other’s company and being in community together! RSVP here.
lOCATION: giLD bREWING
21 June 2022
Kickball in Kalispell
6:00PM – Join Forward Montana for lemonade under the gazebo and/or a game of pickup kickball. The game will just be a fun, non-competitive, accessible round of kickball! Feel free to bring a picnic blanket and your dinner. This will be a great time to meet new people and learn more about Forward Montana! RSVP Here.
lOCATION: tHOMPSON park, Kalispell
16 June 2022
rockstar hall of fame
6:30PM – For the first time since 2019, Forward Montana will host our premiere event of the year, Rockstar Hall of Fame, where we celebrate our community and partners and honor Montanans who have worked tirelessly to make our communities a better place.
2022 also marks the 18th year of Forward Montana, so we’re throwing it back to our early days and partying like it’s 2004 with an aughts themed celebration.
Location: Conflux Brewing, Missoula
03 June 2022
Transcendent joy 2.0 Launch Party
3:30PM – Join us for a sober, all-ages Pride celebration + release party for Transcendent Joy vol 2, featuring readings from zine artists, a collaborative art project, and a whole lot of queer joy! RSVP here.
Location: Missoula Public Library, 4th floor, Cooper A
24 may 2022
Bozeman Meet and Greet
6-7:30PM – Join us for a casual gathering in the Bozeman Office to play board games with the Forward Montana Community and learn about our upcoming projects. Food and drinks provided! Have a game at home that you love? Please bring it! RSVP here.
Location: 125 W Mendenhall St
18 may 2022
Missoula Meet and Greet
6-7:30PM – Build community with your neighbors and the Missoula Field Manager, Lucy! Come hang out with us to simply be in community together and to learn all about what Forward Montana has brewing this summer from issue advocacy around housing, climate and LGBTQ+ equality to Get Out The Vote efforts all across the state. RSVP here.
Location: 2300 REGENT STREET SUITE 206
18 may 2022
Billings Meet and Greet
6-7:30PM – Please join our Billings Field Manager, Pari! Come hang out with us to simply be in community together and to learn all about what Forward Montana has brewing this summer In the Magic City from issue advocacy LGBTQ+ equality to Get Out The Vote and big time voter registration efforts! Have a drink on us, share some snacks and connect with like-minded Billings folks! RSVP Here.
Location: Thirsty Street Brewing Taproom
18 may 2022
Kalispell Meet and Greet
6-7:30PM – Build community with your neighbors and the Flathead Field Manager, Mandy! Come hang out with us to simply be in community together and to learn all about what Forward Montana has brewing this summer from issue advocacy around housing, climate and LGBTQ+ equality to Get Out The Vote efforts all across the state. RSVP Here.
Location: Kalispell Brewing Company
03-08 May 2022
Congressional Candidate Primary Roadshow
May 3rd- Covellite Theater, Butte
May 4th- Imagine Nation Brewing, Missoula
May 5th- Northwest Montana History Museum, Kalispell
May 6th- The Rialto Theater, Bozeman
May 8th- Art House Cinema and Pub, Billings
Montana
12 aPRIL 2022
Billings School Board cANDIDTE foRUM
Join us at our School Board Forum to learn more about the candidates and where they stand on key school issues. We will also discuss the mill levy that will be on your ballot so that you can make an informed vote! We’ll be sure to ask hard-hitting questions and ensure there’s plenty of time for audience participation so your questions are asked. RSVP here.
vIRTUAL
09 April 2022
LGBTQ+ Missoula Roller Skating Clinic with Hellgate Roller Derby
1AM-1PM: Roller Skating Basics — Learn how to stay upright, move forward, turn around… the basics!
1:30-3PM: Jam Skating — Get your groove on! Practice the basics of jam (dance) skating.
3:30-5PM: Roller Derby 101 — Come test our your derby chops under the expert instruction of Missoula’s own Hellgate Roller Derby! No specific skillset required.
A limited number of rental skates will be available at no cost. Keep your eyes on our social media pages for more information and to register!
lOCATION: hellgate roller derby
15 April 2021
Helena Huddle
Human Rights at the Montana State Legislature
Location: Zoom
13 April 2021
Level-up Missoula
Location: Zoom
07 aPRIL 2021
Who the heck is Forward Montana?
Join us and get to know the team in Billings!
Location: Billings
17 March 2021
Virtual Town Hall
With Rep. Emma Kerr-Carpenter (HD-49 Billings) and Rep. Alice Buckley (HD63 Bozeman)
Location: Zoom
16 mARCH 2021
We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re really f*cking tired
Location: Zoom
09 March 2021
Talk of the Town
Missoula’s guide to giving public comment
Location: Zoom
04 February 2021
Helena HUDDLE
FMT’s legislative social hour
Location: Zoom
28 January 2021
Level up Bozeman
Boost your civic engagement in 2021!