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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 4, 2023

Protest anticipated at Vancouver theatre drag summer camp for youth
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/protest-anticipated-outside-vancouver-theatre-on-day-1-of-drag-summer-camp-for-youth-1.6466407

Workers in Vancouver are rallying for support in anticipation of protests planned over summer camp programming for children & teens

Labour union IATSE 118 says Carousel Theatre has been the target of hate because it’s offering a 4-day drag summer camp for youth aged 7-17

IATSE 118 is asking people for “a united front against those who would do harm to anyone in our theatre community”

#Vancouver #lgbt

Protest anticipated outside Vancouver theatre on day 1 of drag summer camp for youth

Workers at a theatre in Vancouver are rallying for support in anticipation of protests planned Tuesday over summer camp programming for children and teens.

British Columbia

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IATSE Local 118 (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees of the United States and Canada
https://iatse118.com | @[email protected]

Dozens rally in support of Vancouver theatre on day 1 of drag summer camp for youth
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/dozens-rally-in-support-of-vancouver-theatre-on-day-1-of-drag-summer-camp-for-youth-1.6466407

Dozens of people showed up in support of the theatre on Tuesday morning, including several Vancouver city councillors.
Fewer than 10 protesters were present.
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IATSE Local 118

IATSE Local 118 is the labour union supplying technicians, stagehands, artisans and craftspeople to the Greater Vancouver entertainment industry, including live theatre, rock and roll, and trade shows. Local 118 has a large, skilled, and experienced workforce ready to meet the needs of your production.

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Supporters of drag camp for kids rally outside Vancouver's "Carousel Theatre For Kids" after reports of threats against staff
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kids-drag-camp-vancouver-granville-island-carousel-theatre-1.6896901

"bombarded w. hateful messages"/"threats of physical violence"

A group called Action4Canada came to the theatre presenting "bogus legal documents" & a petition w. 1000s of signatures

Action4Canada: far-right anti-LGBT group (education culture wars)
https://persagen.com >> search: Action4Canada

#Action4Canada #lgbt #CultureWars #FarRight

Supporters of drag camp for kids rally outside Vancouver theatre after reports of threats against staff | CBC News

Supporters of a drag camp for kids gathered outside a theatre in Vancouver's Granville Island after event organizers said they were targeted by threats.

CBC