Community Groups Unite to Reject Discriminatory Bar Owner's Fundraising Offer
Community Groups Unite to Reject Discriminatory Bar Owner's Fundraising Offer,
Announce Joint Action on Saturday, May 21, with Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
May 18, 2005 -- In a strong demonstration of solidarity with discrimination victims, and with the Bay Area's African American community, all seven San Francisco-based community organizations solicited by discriminatory bar owner Les Natali to host fund raisers at Badlands (the offer per a paid advertisement in last week's Bay Area Reporter and subject to several conditions) have summarily rejected the offer (another, Oakland-based organization named in the advert, BGLT People in Pride, could not be reached for comment).
"Natali's public offer of cash to African-American and LGBT organizations -- just like his attacks on the HRC's process and staff, and on discrimination victims -- is a cynical attempt to distract attention from the ugly truth: that Mr. Natali has wantonly and unapologetically violated the civil rights our community members, and should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law," noted And Castro for All spokesperson John Newsome.
In addition to rejecting Natali's cash offer, the organizations targeted in Natali's ad have joined together to co-sponsor a short program with guest speaker Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, followed by a protest at Badlands, this Saturday, May 21, 2005. These seven organizations are joining the fast-growing coalition of organizations expressing outrage in the aftermath of the City's finding that Badlands owner Les Natali has been engaged in discrimination against African Americans for the past several years. These organizations include: the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, ANSWER, Black Rap, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, LYRIC, Mission Agenda, NIA, Pride at Work, the A. Philip Randolph Institute, SEIU Local 790, the San Francisco Labor Council, the San Francisco People's Organization, and the San Francisco Young Democrats
Who: And Castro For All, LGBT Black Rap, CUAV (Community United Against Violence), LGADDA (Lesbians and Gays of African Descent for Democratic Action), Men of All Colors Together, The SF LGBT Pride Celebration Committee, and the Stop AIDS Project. Also, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell to speak at 9PM.
What: Organizations join together to reject fundraising offer from discriminatory bar owner Les Natali, co-sponsor discussion and protest
When and where: Saturday, May 21, 2005
9PM: Program at LYRIC (127 Collingwood Street) with guest speaker Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
10PM: Protest at Badlands bar (4121 18th Street)
Announce Joint Action on Saturday, May 21, with Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
May 18, 2005 -- In a strong demonstration of solidarity with discrimination victims, and with the Bay Area's African American community, all seven San Francisco-based community organizations solicited by discriminatory bar owner Les Natali to host fund raisers at Badlands (the offer per a paid advertisement in last week's Bay Area Reporter and subject to several conditions) have summarily rejected the offer (another, Oakland-based organization named in the advert, BGLT People in Pride, could not be reached for comment).
"Natali's public offer of cash to African-American and LGBT organizations -- just like his attacks on the HRC's process and staff, and on discrimination victims -- is a cynical attempt to distract attention from the ugly truth: that Mr. Natali has wantonly and unapologetically violated the civil rights our community members, and should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law," noted And Castro for All spokesperson John Newsome.
In addition to rejecting Natali's cash offer, the organizations targeted in Natali's ad have joined together to co-sponsor a short program with guest speaker Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, followed by a protest at Badlands, this Saturday, May 21, 2005. These seven organizations are joining the fast-growing coalition of organizations expressing outrage in the aftermath of the City's finding that Badlands owner Les Natali has been engaged in discrimination against African Americans for the past several years. These organizations include: the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, ANSWER, Black Rap, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, LYRIC, Mission Agenda, NIA, Pride at Work, the A. Philip Randolph Institute, SEIU Local 790, the San Francisco Labor Council, the San Francisco People's Organization, and the San Francisco Young Democrats
Who: And Castro For All, LGBT Black Rap, CUAV (Community United Against Violence), LGADDA (Lesbians and Gays of African Descent for Democratic Action), Men of All Colors Together, The SF LGBT Pride Celebration Committee, and the Stop AIDS Project. Also, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell to speak at 9PM.
What: Organizations join together to reject fundraising offer from discriminatory bar owner Les Natali, co-sponsor discussion and protest
When and where: Saturday, May 21, 2005
9PM: Program at LYRIC (127 Collingwood Street) with guest speaker Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
10PM: Protest at Badlands bar (4121 18th Street)
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