The ‘safe’ protest is going on tomorrow, it will be appropriately socially distanced and silent. 1pm, Madeira Drive, Brighton.
There will be a designated families and disabled people area. Facemask wearing is mandatory. Please listen to the stewards.
Please ensure you take extra care to observe social distancing and this is best understood by carefully following all signs and directions from the stewards on duty.
The event is described as a ‘peaceful silent protest’ with no chanting or shouting and people or asked to take care not to group together. People are encouraged to bring banners or hand made signs in support of the event.
The organisers urged that if the protestors have symptoms of COVID-19 then to stay at home and do not attend.
It comes after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a surge of protests across the globe.
Read here for some ideas on how you can learn to be a better, and more effective LGBTQ ally.
This is a very good youtube broadcast from 2018 by the University of Washington professor Dr. Robin DiAngelo who reads from her book “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism,”
Her bestselling book explains the phenomenon, and discusses how white people can develop their capacity to engage more constructively across race.
