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Tucson: Fred Phelps no-show
by Emrys
Monday, Jan. 10, 2005 at 1:11 AM
Nearly 20 people showed up to oppose Fred Phelp at Rincon High Monday morning - but Fred and his goons weren't there!
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Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptists' highly anticipated appearance failed to amount to anything Monday morning at Rincon High School. Phelps’ vehemently anti-gay troupe was targeting Rincon High because of a play put on by students last month. The production, “The Laramie Project,” tells the story of Matthew Shepard, a gay teenager brutally murdered in 1998 in Wyoming.
Phelps, 75, was expected to be at Rincon with a group from his congregation at 7:00 am. School administrators, police and Tucson Unified School District personnel were present to keep an eye on the situation. One TUSD employee present said he was very happy with the community’s support on the issue.
More than 20 counter protestors showed up, many from the Dry River Collective and other radical groups in town. The demonstration lasted for about an hour as people lined the sidewalk along 5th Street, holding sings and chatting with students on their way to class.
Word on the street is that Phelps will be coming back to Tucson sometime later this spring.
Some chipper counter demonstrators
by Emrys
Monday, Jan. 10, 2005 at 1:11 AM
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no show
by oskar
Monday, Jan. 10, 2005 at 2:13 AM
this happened to us in athens, ohio (small southeastern ohio town) when phelps was supposed to show up to the college for the laramie project. he and his goons were a no-show there as well but, as ya'll did, we were able to keep it positive and get good information out. if anything i think that actions like this let people know that anti-lgbtq activities exist, and will be met with resistance.
My thoughts
by Kelly
Wednesday, Jun. 08, 2005 at 11:30 AM
okay first of all, i thought god does not hate but what do you see? people holding up signs that say's " rise up again, hate!" that's obsured, idiots!
Kelly's Thoughts
by Tomcat
Friday, Jul. 08, 2005 at 1:22 PM
The sign says "Rise up AGAINST hate", not "AGAIN hate"
Common Sense
by Ian
Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2006 at 8:46 PM
Thank you for clarifying that.
Hey, next time you try to make a point against those of us who are correct...make sure your point is valid. Silly goose!
