ACTION ALERT: PRO CHOICE COUNTER-PROTEST TODAY IN TORONTO!
COME SUPPORT A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
The Genocide Awareness Project (GAP), an anti-choice organization, is
holding a “silent protest” today. They will be putting up offensive
displays at Harbord & St. George TODAY (Wednesday January 28) comparing abortion to genocide and lynchings.
Pro-choicers on and off UFT campus will be holding a counter protest to
support women’s right to their bodies and CHOICE!
The counter-protest is at Harbord and St. George from 1-2PM.
Want to join us?
Meet us at the Centre for Women and Trans People at 12:15PM (563 Spadina Ave, Room 100, North Borden Building)
OR
Meet us at the Graduate Students Union (16 Bancroft Ave.) at 12:30PM to
collect buttons and posters, and we will go as a pro-choice contingent.
Bring your own posters and noisemakers if you can!
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four comments
Good luck, wish I could be there...
Posted by Anna
January 28, 2009, 11:15 AM
Despite the blizzard conditions, this counter-protest was hugely successful. We were able to completely block the few anti-choice people. We handed out tons of literature and buttons and got huge amounts if support from people passing by and honking drivers. We totally shut them down. They will be back in the spring and we will be ready! Great work today.
Posted by Jennifer
January 28, 2009, 9:44 PM
Jessica - I wish you could have sent out an e-mail "action alert" so that I could have seen this important message in time!
I would suggest that for all action alerts in general
And thank you and everyone for showing up to demonstrate!
Posted by Daniela
January 29, 2009, 7:22 PM
I did send out an e-mail action alert Daniela, including on Facebook. I guess you aren't on my e-mail list serv or didn't check Facebook; the Pro-Choice Toronto group.
Posted by Jessica Yee
January 30, 2009, 4:01 PM
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