Lucky us! Fred Phelps is coming to Massachusetts June 5th + 6th

[Ian David]

See thread in Late Breaking News
Anti-gay group plans picket ("God Hates Fags" attacks Ellen essay)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1470630

Does anyone here want to join me in some perfectly legal covert activities against this?

If so, message me directly!

Also, any ideas how we can show this little girl and her school some support?

[Ian David]

1. see related threads

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Call to action in Lowell
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Hate-spewing wingnut Phelps coming to my area
Topic started by rox63 on May-13-05 11:25 PM (7 replies)
Last modified by elshiva on May-14-05 01:49 PM
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[Ian David]

2. If anyone here wants to discuss what to do about this, please PM me...

This includes people who are not from Massachusetts.

I have a plan.... Hmmmmmmm....

[paineinthearse]

3. Do we have any news that can be posted publically? nt

[whometense]

4. Anti-Gay Activists Plan Demonstrations in Massachusetts

http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/37029/index.php

Hey - they're coming to my town. Lucky us.

Fred Phelps, the infamous Pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, who gained notoriety for picketing the funeral of Matthew Shepherd, is coming to Lowell, Lexington, Brookline and Dracut, Massachusetts to spread his message of hatred and intolerance toward homosexuals, and homosexual sympathizers.

On June 4th and 5th they will be at various Lexington churches with signs reading, “Fags Die, God Laughs,” “AIDS Cures Fags” and other hateful slogans.

Sunday, June 5th at 1:00 PM, they will be at Brookline High School, which they have dubbed a, “sodomite whorehouse and fag dating service masquerading as Brookline High School.” Also on Sunday, at 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM, they will be at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA, to protest Lexington High School’s graduation ceremonies.

On Monday, June 6th at 8:00 AM, they will demonstrate outside Joseph Estabrook School before moving on to the Lexington Public Schools administration office (1557 Massachusetts Ave.) at 9:00 AM. At 9:15 AM, they will also be at Englesby Intermediate School in Dracut. The reason for their appearance at Englesby is in response to an article a twelve-year-old girl wrote in a “women in history” report on comedian Ellen DeGeneres.

Phelps’ website (http://www.godhatesfags.com) says that it has chosen Massachusetts because it is a “Satanic Zeitgeist wherein filthy, militant fags and dykes have seized control of Massachusetts’ government, sending feces-eaters to congress, and homosexual marriage is law.”

Counter-demonstrations are already in the works for Lowell and Dracut, and organizers hope for a sizable turnout against the intolerant hate-speech of Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. All who are opposed to Phelps’ presence and message are urged to attend and show him and his followers that Massachusetts won’t stand for antipathy toward our GLBT allies.

http://boston.indymedia.org/usermedia/image/8/Phelps1.bmp
The face of hatred

[paineinthearse]

5. Distributed to my networks

thanks for the update.

[whometense]

6. Thanks! n/t

[paineinthearse]

7. fred's picket plan

http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/37029/index.php

Here's fred's "picket plan" from his website....

June 4, 2005
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Lexington, MA
St. Brigid Catholic Church, 2001 Massachusetts Ave.

June 5, 2005
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Lexington, MA
Lexington United Methodist Church, 2600 Massachusetts Ave.

June 5, 2005
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Lexington, MA
Church of Our Redeemer, 6 Meriam St.

June 5, 2005
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Lexington, MA
Hancock United Church of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave.

June 5, 2005
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Lexington, MA
First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Ave.

June 5, 2005
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Lexington, MA
St. Brigid Catholic Church, 2001 Massachusetts Ave.

June 5, 2005
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Brookline, MA
Brookline High School, 115 Greenough St., for the Brookline High School graduation

June 5, 2005
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Lowell, MA
Tsongas Arena, 300 Arcand Ave.

June 5, 2005
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Lowell, MA
Tsongas Arena, 300 Arcand Ave.

June 6, 2005
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Lexington, MA
Joseph Estabrook Elementary School, 117 Grove St.

June 6, 2005
9:15 am – 9:45 am
Dracut, MA
Englesby Intermediate School, 1580 Lakeview Avenue

[paineinthearse]

8. Stand by for cross burnings in church lawns

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3733105&mesg_id=3734013

[paineinthearse]

9. Who's going to counter-demonstrate?

Would be fun (and safer) to go in numbers.

[thoughtanarchist]

10. There will be media covering this I bet...

perfect opportunity to steal their thunder and get out the DSM message!

[paineinthearse]

12. Don't count on it

I had a conversation with the Globe's ombudsman back in January. They don't send reporters unless 1000 people are expected.

To insure coverage, alert your local media TODAY.

[rox63]

11. From DracutEquality, about Phelps at Englesby Middle School

They have very specific instructions about how they want to oppose Phelps' group at the Englesby Middle School in Dracut.

http://www.livejournal.com/community/dracutequality/

[paineinthearse]

13. Chapter 272: Section 40 Disturbance of schools or assemblies

Chapter 272: Section 40 Disturbance of schools or assemblies
Section 40. Whoever wilfully interrupts or disturbs a school or
other assembly of people met for a lawful purpose shall be punished by
imprisonment for not more than one month or by a fine of not more than
fifty dollars; provided, however, that whoever, within one year after
being twice convicted of a violation of this section, again violates
the provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for
one month, and the sentence imposing such imprisonment shall not be
suspended.

he he he

[paineinthearse]

14. Did anyone hang with Fred today?

I was busy, but will be going tomorrow morning. PM if you are going and we can meet-up.

[ET Awful]

15. I'll probably be down at Tsongas Arena today

to photograph the Insane Rev.

[paineinthearse]

16. NECN video

http://www.boston.com/news/necn/

No link (java script) - scroll home page.

Anti-gay protesters gather outside MA schools, churches

A Kansas church known for its vicious anti-gay rhetoric is in Massachusetts, picketing churches and high school graduations. NECN's John Moroney reports.

[paineinthearse]

17. Related post in GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3799322#