Post Tagged with: "Protest"

Target Protest in Pittsburgh Tomorrow

Received this from Keystone Progress: Remember last year when Target Corporation used its profits to support a political candidate who did not support basic human rights? The backlash was swift, as shoppers boycotted to tell Target they didn’t like the company spending its profits on politics that were not in line with its corporate values. Target responded to the uproar by implementing superficial changes to its political giving policy. But today it STILL continues its[Read More…]

June 7, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

The State of the Blog (was:Group protests Notre Dame)

One of the things I liked about this action was the non-political aspect of it. Our political system isn’t working for gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and queers. We can’t give up on it entirely- we must stay engaged and work for change within it. but we also need to seek out other avenues for change.

January 28, 2010 — 3 comments — general

Today is Counter-Protest Day!

Well, today is the big day for my boyfriend’s efforts.  Today Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church anbd his gang will be in Pittsburgh protesting at a funeral and a few other chosen targets. Brad started a FaceBook group, and hopes to have a very silent/peaceful counter demonstration/witness during the protest at the funeral of Catherine Baker Knoll.  If you are in the Pittsburgh area, and want to support him in this endeavor, please[Read More…]

November 25, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Activism