Protest Against UC Hate Crime Tomorrow
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009This came to me from Cameron Tolle and Impact Cincinnati (via facebook):
(Update: The original organizers are Cincinnati Guerilla Queer Bar)
as many of you may know, there was a serious hate crime against fellow queers near UC’s campus the night of March 6th. We need to take a stand for our community and show the beauty and validity of our identities and sexualities!
There will be a demonstration TOMORROW (Thursday, the 19th) starting at 5:30 pm at the corner of CLIFTON and CALHOUN. We will congregate at the UC Law School side of the street and then walk as a group down to the corner of MLK and CLIFTON.
Bring a hand made sign that states your identity– “I am Gay” or “I am a Lesbian” or “I am Queer” or “I am Trans” or “I am an Ally”. Be proud! There will also be a big communal sign that states the reason for the demonstration.
Cancel whatever you had planned, make a sign, get all your friends to come to the corner of CLIFTON and CALHOUN at 5:30 tomorrow evening! This is important, stand up for our community, and make our voices heard!
if you haven’t heard details of the hate crime, please read below:
To: UC Community
From: Karen Patterson
Captain
UC Police Department
Cincinnati Police have reported two felonious assaults that occurred on March 6, 2009 at 4:20am in the 2500 block of Clifton Avenue.
The victims were walking home when one of the victims stopped to talk to the suspects, who were friends from high school. Upon hearing that the other victim was a homosexual, the suspects became aggressive and attacked both individuals.
The victims were able to provide the police with the names of several of the suspects in the case. All three suspects were white males with two being described as 18 to 20 years old, 5’10″, between 150 and 160 lbs, with brown hair and green eyes.
Karen K. Patterson MEd
Captain
University of Cincinnati Police Department
51 West Corry ML# 0215
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Office phone: (513)-556-4906
Email address: karen.patterson@uc.edu
I cannot be there, I’ll be teaching at Xavier, but I hope that this helps draw attention to the lack of statewide and federal bias crime legislation for sexual orientation and gender identity.
Update: The facebook event page is here so you can scope out potential college activist tricks join the organizing online.
