Eagle raid protest Tomorrow...
The Eagle was raided Thursday, September 10th, by undercover and uniformed Atlanta Police. Witness accounts make this raid sound eerily familiar to the Stonewall Weekend raid by the Forth Worth Texas Police at the Rainbow Lounge on June 28th of this year.
Reports are still trickling in but there are many accounts of police harassment, antagonism and threats.
Many have reported hearing officers say such disparaging remarks as they "hate gay people" and worse.
As the hub of the Southeast LGBTQ community, this kind of harassment cannot be tolerated in Midtown if LGBTQ residents don't want to be pushed out of the community WE FOSTERED & DEVELOPED.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
-Keep spreading this information: post & e-mail
-Keep contacting CNN to report links to the story: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/
-Contact all LGBTQ & ally business venues in Midtown to join support & be at the rally (This could happen at ANY LGBTQ venue!)
-Email & contact SoVo, Creative Loafing etc with any new info
-Spread witness accounts
-Attend the rally on Sunday at 5pm. Eagle's parking lot.
We're a cover story on Advocate.com!
On London Guardian!
Raid featured on Perez Hilton!
Lead story on WSBTV (Channel 2) & 11 Alive & FOX 5.
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Max's Email for Media Inquiries: max@thecorwellgroup.com
Jeff's Email: jeff@glbtatl.org
Laura's Email: dictatorlaura@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=71765164966
Reports are still trickling in but there are many accounts of police harassment, antagonism and threats.
Many have reported hearing officers say such disparaging remarks as they "hate gay people" and worse.
As the hub of the Southeast LGBTQ community, this kind of harassment cannot be tolerated in Midtown if LGBTQ residents don't want to be pushed out of the community WE FOSTERED & DEVELOPED.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
-Keep spreading this information: post & e-mail
-Keep contacting CNN to report links to the story: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/
-Contact all LGBTQ & ally business venues in Midtown to join support & be at the rally (This could happen at ANY LGBTQ venue!)
-Email & contact SoVo, Creative Loafing etc with any new info
-Spread witness accounts
-Attend the rally on Sunday at 5pm. Eagle's parking lot.
We're a cover story on Advocate.com!
On London Guardian!
Raid featured on Perez Hilton!
Lead story on WSBTV (Channel 2) & 11 Alive & FOX 5.
--
Max's Email for Media Inquiries: max@thecorwellgroup.com
Jeff's Email: jeff@glbtatl.org
Laura's Email: dictatorlaura@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=71765164966