Join Hands for Justice rally
Join Hands for Justice rally
Sunday October 12, 2008
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Davie Village, Vancouver
An open invitation to all members of the LGTB community, all our allies and supporters, friends and families, colleagues and neighbours
Join with us in a joyful celebration of community in solidarity against violence
Early Saturday, September 27th Jordan Smith was violently assaulted as he was walking along Davie Street holding hands with another man.
Holding hands is a beautiful gesture that should elicit nothing harsher than a smile
Sunday October 12th we will come together to demonstrate that the LGTB community is supported by people from across diverse cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
The tone of the rally will be positive, this is not a time for anger nor is it a time to meet hate with hate. It is a time to show that our communities will not be scared off the streets. It is time to show the power of education, awareness and love.
Feel the strength of community, see the diversity of community and spread the joy of community
Join Hands for Justice - Sunday October 12, 2008
1:00 p.m. - assemble in the parks on the English Bay side of Davie and Denman
1:30 p.m. - begin making our way up Davie Street through the Davie Village, all of us walking hand in hand
2:00 p.m. - congregate at Davie and Hornby for music and messages of support from community leaders
3:00 p.m. – wrap up
Please spread word of this rally among your contacts.
We hope this rally will be a very large, uplifting community effort of love.
For media inquiries, more information or to offer help please contact –
Jennifer Breakspear executivedirector@lgtbcentrevancouver.com 604.685.4832
The Centre - A Community Centre Serving and Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, Bisexual People and their Allies
Tags: Community, LGTB, Public Event, Queer, Rally/Protest
October 10th, 2008 at 5:31 am
Jordan had violence on Davie Street??!! For what — peacefully sharing a universal expression of love? VIOLENCE AGAINST ONE IS VIOLENCE AGAINST ALL. Sexual orientation, gender, skin colour, age, faith: NONE OF THESE is an acceptable reason for violence. I feel sick to my stomach that this happened to Jordan….. in our own democratic multicultural, multifaith country of Canada. WE MUST NOT LET THIS GO QUIETLY. It doesn’t matter who you are or how you are in life: VIOLENCE IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE IN OUR COUNTRY. Speak our dissent, lest we lose it.