Saturday, May 28, 2005

Attention:

Callista and I (Rayna) went to a meeting at Northeastern University today to discuss the actions of IndyMedia at the senior graduation in response to the presence of Phelps and his 'supporters'. We couldn't dissuade the group from planning a protest of some kind, because they were adamant about showing support for the GLBTQSA community at Brookline high, and especially for any graduating GLBTQ seniors. After some intense debate we decided that the best course of action would be to protect the graduation and the highschool by blocking Phelps' protesters and his general message without forcing our own, or turning it into a political event. We are trying to organize A... Little get together outside of BHS at about 4 on Wednesday afternoon (June 1st) to create a GIANT banner, decorated with "congratulations seniors" along with rainbows, and whatever else we want to paint on the canvas provided. We plan to block Phelps and his signs from view with our own banner, detracting from his message without detracting from the graduation itself. There will probably (knowing our school and the gay community of Boston in general) be music, dancing, food, and general merriment. We are trying to get as big a turnout as possible, so invite EVERYONE you know who would be willing to contribute to our little art project. Seniors, family, friends, anyone who's interested in attending is welcome. Hopefully the college kids will pull together a nice following; we hope it will be a lot of fun to make, and effective in its purpose. COME. AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS.

|giraffe|8:25 PM|

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