FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMEMORATES THE STONEWALL REBELLION OF 1969
JOIN US TO COMMEMORATE THE STONEWALL REBELLION
JUNE 28TH 4:30PM ON THE GREENFIELD TOWN COMMON
Late Friday evening, June 27, 1969, the New York City tactical police force conducted one of its regular raids on a Greenwich Village gay bar, the Stonewall Inn. This time, the patrons of the bar and people from the community fought back. The four nights of protest now known as the Stonewall Rebellion are considered to be the inauguration of the gay liberation movement in the United States.
In commemoration of these historic "Days of Resistance", to honor the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer community in Franklin County, and to protest the homophobic violence and oppression that persists in our area and worldwide, a "Remember Stonewall: Out and Proud!" rally and speak-out will be held on Wednesday, June 28, at 4:30 p.m. on the Greenfield Town Common.
According to Diane Lincoln, owner of Bruce's Browser in Athol, "Hatred, intolerance, and ignorance of the reality of GLBT lives leads to violence, as it did at the Stonewall Inn in 1969, and as it continues today. Just ask Kevin Aviance, a gay New York musician who was savagely beaten and hospitalized by four young men earlier this month. We need to be visible and vocal, to show our faces and our lives to the world until everyone discovers that someone they know, love, and respect is gay, that we are in fact an integral part of the fabric of society."
"Remember Stonewall" is being sponsored by the Connecticut Valley Coalition for Women's Lives, a network of local activists concerned with making links between their various issues and projects. "Queer rights are essential to any social justice movement." says Leverett resident and Coalition participant Ann Ferguson. "Without them, no group will truly be free, because there are queers of all genders, races, classes, ethnicities, and nations. Marriage rights alone will not make us free: only our strong communities that refuse to stigmatize any consensual life style, and our solidarity with other social justice movements, will do that."
For more information about "Remember Stonewall," contact Susan Dorazio at susandor@crocker.com.
JUNE 28TH 4:30PM ON THE GREENFIELD TOWN COMMON
Late Friday evening, June 27, 1969, the New York City tactical police force conducted one of its regular raids on a Greenwich Village gay bar, the Stonewall Inn. This time, the patrons of the bar and people from the community fought back. The four nights of protest now known as the Stonewall Rebellion are considered to be the inauguration of the gay liberation movement in the United States.
In commemoration of these historic "Days of Resistance", to honor the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer community in Franklin County, and to protest the homophobic violence and oppression that persists in our area and worldwide, a "Remember Stonewall: Out and Proud!" rally and speak-out will be held on Wednesday, June 28, at 4:30 p.m. on the Greenfield Town Common.
According to Diane Lincoln, owner of Bruce's Browser in Athol, "Hatred, intolerance, and ignorance of the reality of GLBT lives leads to violence, as it did at the Stonewall Inn in 1969, and as it continues today. Just ask Kevin Aviance, a gay New York musician who was savagely beaten and hospitalized by four young men earlier this month. We need to be visible and vocal, to show our faces and our lives to the world until everyone discovers that someone they know, love, and respect is gay, that we are in fact an integral part of the fabric of society."
"Remember Stonewall" is being sponsored by the Connecticut Valley Coalition for Women's Lives, a network of local activists concerned with making links between their various issues and projects. "Queer rights are essential to any social justice movement." says Leverett resident and Coalition participant Ann Ferguson. "Without them, no group will truly be free, because there are queers of all genders, races, classes, ethnicities, and nations. Marriage rights alone will not make us free: only our strong communities that refuse to stigmatize any consensual life style, and our solidarity with other social justice movements, will do that."
For more information about "Remember Stonewall," contact Susan Dorazio at susandor@crocker.com.
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