Picketers needed for Badlands Protests

If you can help out, please respond to Tommi Avicolli Mecca at the
e-mail address below:

> From: Mecca44 at aol.com
> Date: Mon May 2, 2005 8:27:34 PM US/Pacific
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: badlands, gunn memorial
>
> Hi
> Last week's three-hour picket of Badlands was incredible. We turned a
> lot of customers away. We had some great discussions with bar-goers.
> We energized 18th street with our chants.
> The struggle isn't over. Yes, Badlands was found guilty by the city
> Human Rights Commission of discrimination against African Americans
> and women (check out the full report at http://www.andcastroforall.org).
Yes,
> the Human Rights Commission has no enforcement power. So unless we
are
> out there week after week, the local Entertainment Commission and the
> state ABC may never do anything to address this serious issue.
> We are also out there to educate our own community and to let folks
> know that we won't stand for bigotry within the Castro.
Discrimination
> is never acceptable--anywhere. Silence allows discrimination to
> continue. We will never be silent.
> JOIN US Friday and Saturday nights outside Badlands, 18th between
> Castro and Collingwood, 10pm-midnight or beyond. PLEASE let me [Tommi
> Avicolli Mecca] know if you can be there. I am recruiting ten people
> to meet me at the picket. Last week we had 75-100 people, including
> allies from Mission Agenda and Supervisor Chris Daly.
> FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, 10pm, outside Badlands, 18th between
> Castro and Collingwood, bring friends, lovers, family.