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Launched <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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height=180></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">“We want the
march to become a touch point and a platform for all the LGBT and queer
community groups and charities in the borough, as well as organisations
who support LGBT, queer and human rights,” said a spokesperson. “We want
to encourage all of these groups to share information and be visible at
the march.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Organisers of
the event are keen to make Hackney Pride community focused, and as such,
intend to resist what they view as the “de-politicisation and
commercialisation of 'pride' events globally”. To this end, there will be
no sponsorship from, or promotion of, commercial businesses through the
Hackney Pride March.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">For more
details, visit the <A
href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134846759871074&ref=search"
target=_blank>Hackney Pride March</A> on Facebook, and <A
href="http://outeast.org.uk/" target=_blank>http://outeast.org.uk/</A>
:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #252525">QUEER MARCH ON
HACKNEY!<BR>STARTS 2PM<BR>SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2010<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Beginning
at the community space outside the Learning Trust/Hackney Library </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #252525">BY HACKNEY TOWN
HALL</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> at 2pm and
ending up at St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch an hour later. Organisers are
hoping to attract between 200-300 people for the event.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #252525"><BR><BR>A voluntary
community group has been formed to organise HACKNEY PRIDE MARCH in response to
the rise of homophobic and transphobic attacks in the borough. <BR><BR>We want
the event to be inclusive and show the unity of all communities in Hackney
against not only homophobic and transphobic attacks, but all hate crime and
intolerance.<BR><BR>We want the march to become a touch point and a platform for
all the LGBT and queer community groups and charities in the Borough, as well as
organisations who support LGBT, queer and human rights. We want to encourage all
of these groups to share information and be visible at the
march.<BR><BR>Alongside the community focus of Hackney Pride March is the
increased de-politicisation and commercialisation of ‘pride’ events globally and
for this reason we have set out to create a non-commercial event. No money,
sponsorship or promotion will be received by any commercial businesses through
Hackney Pride March.<BR><BR>We have the open support of:<BR><BR>Diane Abbott,
MP<BR>Cllr Jonathan McShane<BR>Stuart Milk and The Harvey Milk
Foundation<BR>Maria Exall (CWU)<BR>Dr. Peter Purton (TUC Disability and LGBT
Policy Officer)<BR>Hackney Green Party<BR>Hackney Trades Council<BR>Greater
London Association of Trade Union Councils (GLATUC)<BR>UNITE London and East
Region LGBT Committee<BR>UNITE 1/1148 Branch<BR>Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes,
Chief Executive and Registrar Nursing and Midwifery Council<BR>OUTRAGE<BR>Queer
Invisible Academy<BR>Love Music Hate Homophobia<BR>Behind Bars<BR>GMB
Shout<BR>Opening Doors <BR>Wotever World<BR>Hope Not Hate<BR>The Joiners
Arms<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>