Equal Love Rally
Numbers were down, but passion was up at the Equal Love rally for marriage equality. Read more here.
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Marriage Equality Rally Shows Mounting Frustrations
Growing frustration with the lack of change to Australia’s marriage law was evident at the Equal Love’s marriage equality rally that took place in the Perth CBD today. An estimated 500 people took to the streets today in a protest that circled the city centre and included a mass sit down on William Street that [...]
More Pressure For Abbott
Liberal Leader Tony Abbott Pressure appears to be growing on Opposition Leader Tony Abbot to allow a conscience vote on the issue of same sex marriage. Today as state premiers arrived in Canberra for the Commonwealth of Australian Government (COAG) meeting Mr Abbott’s stance was challenged by two of his state counterparts. New South Wales [...]
Sam Cavallaro: Street Fighting Man
Looking at Sam Cavallaro when he’s leading a march of a thousand people protesting about the government’s stance on marriage equality it’s hard to believe that the young activist once had a fear of public speaking, but in getting to know Cavallaro we discover he is a man of many surprises. Cavallaro’s not sure where [...]
Internet Turns Red For Marriage Equality
Social media sites including Facebook and Twitter were awash with the American Human Rights Campaigns (HRC) marriage equality logo as the US Supreme Court began hearing cases for marriage equality. The HRC’s red and pink equal sign has quickly spread across social media sites over the last 24 hours. LGBT advocate and Star Trek star [...]
Surprise Protest at Pride Parade
Equal Love WA staged a surprise protest on the night of the Perth Pride Parade last month, marching the opposite way up William Street moments before the parade was set to commence. Chanting for marriage equality, protestor Amber Maxwell explained that protest wasn’t particularly disruptive. ‘I don’t think we’re doing a particularly dramatic march at [...]
Energies High For Marriage Equality Rally
Another Equal Love rally for marriage equality hit the streets of Perth CBD last Saturday, and although attendance was low, energies were high. The 400 strong group showed initial exasperation for continued campaigning, but delivered a lively protest full of high hopes that drew onlookers out of shops and cafes to watch and join in. [...]
Equal Love – The Sit Down
Today’s Equal Love rally for marriage equality broke off from the usual format of a march around the city when protestors suddenly stopped in the middle of the Hay Street Mall and sat down, while continuing their chants calling for a change in the countries marriage laws.
Equal Love – The March
The number of protestors at today’s Equal Love rally may have been significantly lower than other recent protests, but the noise created by the energetic crowd certainly caught the attention of Saturday shoppers in the centre of Perth today. Despite police demands that the protest remain on the footpaths – the crowd stopped traffic on [...]
Equal Love – The Speeches
The Equal Love Rally for marriage equality on Saturday November 24th saw speeches by Sam Cavallaro from Equal Love, representatives of the National Tertiary Educator’s Union, Member for Perth, the honorable John Hyde MLA and Green’s MLC for South Metro Lynn MacLaren.
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