[van-announce] Green Light District

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From: Vancouver Rape Relief <lyndag at rapereliefshelter.bc.ca>
To: project-x at lists.resist.ca
Subject: [pr-x] Green Light District
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:58:51 -0700

Hello all,

We encourage you to come out this Wednesday, October 1st... especially if this is your community!

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Come help create Vancouvers First Green Light District!


Vancouver Rape Relief and Womens Shelter, in collaboration with the Support Education and Action Group and local residents, invites you join us in creating Vancouvers first Green Light District.

This Green Light District is the start of a campaign to stop male violence against all women.  The impetus for the Green Light District was sparked by several recent attacks on womens freedom and equality.  These attacks include the increasing pressure for a Red Light District; drastic welfare cuts, which drive women to prostitution and force women to stay with abusive men; and finally the recent increased media coverage and police warnings for women to remain "vigilant", and not to be alone in the streets or at work.

The Green Light District at Victoria Park, located one block east of Commercial Drive at Kitchener St., will be officially launched on Wednesday, October 1st at 8pm. This will signal the beginning of the Green Light District Campaign throughout the Lower Mainland; a campaign which aims to provide local communities with a way to build public space free from male violence against women.  

We encourage you to join us  and bring jam jars (to make the green lanterns that will light the park), and your friends & family.  

For further information, please contact:

Lynda or Daisy
Vancouver Rape Relief and Womens Shelter
604-872-8212

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Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter
www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca
lyndag at rapereliefshelter.bc.ca