Vigils for Justice y en Memoria de Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado
9:53 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · chicago|Events|GLBT|Justice|Los Angeles|New York City|Philly|Washington DC
19 Nov 2009
There are a number of vigils that will be happening this coming weekend across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico demanding justice and in memory of Jorge Steven . I will be at the one in NYC this coming Sunday (local VL’ers hit me up if you want to come with or meet up).
As soon as more information comes in I will update this post. If you have information about a vigil in your community please leave a comment or email us at info@vivirlatino.com
Amherst
Monday November 23, 2009
6:30 pm
Food for Thought Books
106 North Pleasant Street
Bay Area
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
3:30 pm
Mac Arthur and Grand Ave. at Lake Merritt
CONTACT: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Liz Latty
PHONE: (510) 282-5223
EMAIL: morethanavigil@gmail.comChicago
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
4-6 pm
Humboldt ParkLos Angeles
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
8pm-9:30 pm
West Hollywood Corner of Santa Monica and San VicenteNew York City
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
7-9 pm
Hudson Pier 45 at Christopher StreetPhiladelphia
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
7 pm
Love Park 15th and ArchWashington D.C.
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
5-6:30pm
Dupont Circle, Washington D.C.
For more information contact Rayyan 410-530-6078.
People are also post vigil information from across the U.S on this facebook page.
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2 Responses to Vigils for Justice y en Memoria de Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado
Chip Alfred
November 19th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
We are planning a vigil this Friday. See below. Do you have any more information about the other vigil listed in Philly?
Contact:
Chip Alfred
Communications Director
(215) 732-3378, ext. 116 (office)
(859) 806-8964 (cell)
chip@equalityforum.com
http://www.equalityforum.com
Press Advisory
WHAT: Vigil to Remember Gay Teen Jorge Lopez Mercado
WHEN: Friday, November 20th from 6:30 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: Church of St Luke and The Epiphany, 330 S. 13th St., Philadelphia
BACKGROUND: Lopez, a Puerto Rican native, was found partially burned, decapitated and with arms and legs dismembered, on the side of the road near his home town Caguas, Puerto Rico on Saturday, November 14th.
ABOUT THE VIGIL: Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) organizations, activists and allies will attend. The Vigil will include the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, Gloria Casarez, LGBT Liaison to Mayor Nutter, Cynthia Vasquez, youth activist at the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI), and Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director of Equality Forum.
PURPOSE: To Stop the Slaughter and call on US Attorney General Holder to prosecute this horrific crime as the first gay hate crime pursuant to the recently enacted Matthew Shepard Act.
Equality Forum is a national and international GLBT civil rights organization with an educational focus. Equality Forum coordinates GLBT History Month, produces documentary films, undertakes high-impact initiatives, and presents the largest annual national and international GLBT civil rights forum.
Maegan La Mala
November 20th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Chip,
Thanks for the info I will add this above. I don’t have any other info about the Sunday vigil in philly but I have to go through all my email accounts to see.
Mala