In the last few weeks, the Russian Government has passed a series of laws designed to repress and discriminate against LGBT people. Russian LGBT face harassment, humiliation, arrest, and imprisonment. In addition to the state violence, there is now evidence that Right Wing and Neo-Nazi groups are kidnapping and torturing young gay men. This cannot stand.
While Olympian athletes and our governments debate whether the money they'll reap from the Sochi Olympics is more important than LGBT lives, ...
In the last few weeks, the Russian Government has passed a series of laws designed to repress and discriminate against LGBT people. Russian LGBT face harassment, humiliation, arrest, and imprisonment. In addition to the state violence, there is now evidence that Right Wing and Neo-Nazi groups are kidnapping and torturing young gay men. This cannot stand.
While Olympian athletes and our governments debate whether the money they'll reap from the Sochi Olympics is more important than LGBT lives, we will take to the streets and blockade the Russian Consulate in SF. We will show our anger and disgust at the shocking treatment of our people, and we will show our Solidarity with Russian LGBT folks so they know they are not alone.
We invite LGBT and Allied groups to participate with us in San Francisco and we encourage other cities to coordinate appropriate actions. While this is a family friendly event, we happily embrace Diversity of Tactics and welcome you to the event.
Action hashtag is #blockrussia on twitter and facebook. Spread the word and invite everyone you know! This is gonna be quick and dirty style, so reach out to your affinities and get them on board! We're not micromanaging the event, there's no Soviet to check in with, we're not making plans. Ain't nobody got time for that! People are getting their lives destroyed. Come as you are, come as you feel is appropriate, make a space and let's get loud!
We are working on Street Medic and NLG coverage as we speak.