Thursday, May 11, 2000Yahoo! News187 Arrested Protesting Methodists SUMMARY: Civilly disobedient l/g/b/t crusaders went to jail to make an impression on the United Methodists and their special guest the Archbishop of Canterbury. Some 187 protestors including relatives of Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr were arrested on the morning of May 10 in […]
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Akron Beacon Journal Article: "Cleveland Rally is Show of Unity"
Akron Beacon JournalMay 11, 2000Akron, OhioBY WILLIAM CANTERBURY, Beacon Journal staff writer CLEVELAND – Chanting religious and civil rights songs of solidarity, demonstrators joined hands and formed phalanxes to block an exit ramp at the Cleveland Convention Center. As each group of up to 15 protesters was arrested peacefully, new demonstrators took their place. The […]
Yahoo! News Article: "Gays Protest at Methodist Meeting"
Wednesday, May 10, 2000Yahoo! NewsGays Protest at Methodist MeetingBy THOMAS J. SHEERAN, Associated Press Writer CLEVELAND (AP) – Police arrested nearly 200 gay rights activists staging a peaceful demonstration today outside the United Methodist Church’s General Conference. Activists upset by the church’s stand against homosexual inclusion had called for a mass, nonviolent protest outside the […]
Akron Beacon Journal Article: "Gays Ready to Take a Stand. Nonviolence Advocates Help Coalition to Plan for Civil Disobedience at Methodist Meeting"
Akron Beacon JournalMay 10, 2000Akron, OhioBy Colette M. Jenkins, Beacon Journal staff writer CLEVELAND: Don and Jean Presian are prepared to go to jail for what they believe. "God calls for the church to be inclusive but in the institutional church, the majority of its members don’t buy that homosexuality is a gift," said Don […]
Civil Rights Heroes From the ’60s to ask Church Leaders to End Their "Holy War" Against Sexual Minorities
Historic Press Conference Set for Tuesday May 9, 7-9PMCleveland State University Auditorium, 2121 Euclid, Cleveland, Ohio FAMOUS ACTIVISTS TO BE ARRESTED WITH HUNDREDS OF GAYS AND THEIR ALLIES IN PROTEST OF METHODIST POLICIES NEXT DAY Nonviolent Protest Scheduled for Wednesday May 10, 7-9AMCleveland Convention Center, Mall B CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 3, 2000) – Gandhi’s grandson, […]
Gandhi’s Grandson, Civil Rights Heroes to Lead May 10 March for GLBT-Rights
April 20, 2000 GANDHI’S GRANDSON, CIVIL RIGHTS HEROES TO LEAD MAY 10 MARCH FOR GLBT-RIGHTS Civil Disobedience at Ecumenical Event in ClevelandSoulforce Seeking Volunteers Willing to Face Arrest (Laguna Beach, CA, April 20, 2000) Soulforce, an interfaith organization seeking justice for sexual minorities, announced today that well-known leaders from the U.S. civil rights movement, and […]