Thousands of people met in Russell Square in Northbridge on Saturday to show their support for changing the marriage laws. Equal Love WA’s Yes! Festival saw presentations from community groups, performances from local artists and passionate speeches from marriage equality advocates. Labor Senator Louise Pratt told the crowd that it was essential that people encouraged […]
In Equal Love WA we’ve spent a lot of time trying to convince people to come to rallies. As fresh-faced young activists we believed that an earnest and impassioned argument was all that was needed to convince people to give up their Saturday afternoon to rally, and for most ordinary people, it’s worked. We are […]
Equal Love held a rally for marriage equality in the centre of Perth for the third weekend in a row, as the long three month campaign ahead of the government’s postal survey gets underway. High school student Oscar Kaspi-Crutchett spoke to the crowd about his passion for seeing the nation’s marriage laws changed. While they […]
Hundreds of people took to the streets on Perth on Saturday to voice their support for marriage equality. The ‘winter vows’ rally saw a large crowd voicing their commitment to continue to fighting for the right for members of the LGBTIQ community to be able to wed. The public rally came as the issue of […]
Perth LGBTIQ community, their families and friends will converge on the Murray Street mall on Saturday afternoon to rally for marriage equality. Speaking at the rally will be Equal Love’s Sam Cavallaro, Sally Rugg from GetUp, Greens MLC Alison Xamon, Labor’s Senator Louise Pratt, Anglican Minister Father Chris Bedding and transgender activist Jacqueline Blackburn. The […]
Equal Love WA have defended transferring funds donated to their campaign for marriage equality to another activist group who are campaigning against racism. Equal Love has donated $600.00 dollars to the group United Against Bigotry and Racism (UABR) following a request from Equal Love convener Sam Cavallaro who is a member of both activist groups. […]
Today at Curtin University, two members of the student political group Left Action found that their Student Guild election posters had been defaced. The students in question were Clare Francis, Curtin University’s current Humanities Faculty Representative and current Guild President Sam Cavallaro. Francis is running for the position of Education Vice President for 2015 and […]
This Saturday across Australia the LGBTI community will take to the streets once again to protest for marriage equality. The Perth protest is being organised by the Equal Love group, coordinator Sam Cavallaro outlined that this time speakers will include Robyn Edwards and Jane McFadyen speaking on trans* issues. Graham Douglas Meyer is speaking on […]
At today’s Equal Love rally for Marriage Equality a ‘minute of rage’ was held in memory of activist Amber Maxwell. Maxwell, who had spoken at many of the marriage equality rallies and lead the march through the city countless times, passed away last week. Equal Love Convener Sam Cavalarro paid tribute to Maxwell saying the […]
Pull out your most colourful outfit and slip on your walking shoes for this Saturday’s Marriage Equality Rally. Taking place in the Perth CBD, co-convenor of Equal Love and an organiser of the rally Sam Cavallaro said now was a pertinent time to show your support for equality. “In terms of an overall right, there […]
