Recently, a hate group known as the Westboro Baptist Church threatened to come to Arlington to picket the Arlington Children’s Theater’s production of The Laramie Project. Over the past six years, this group has picketed in Lexington seven times. Its targets have included six churches and the high school. Always staying just inside their right to free speech, the protesters picketed with signs and verbal rants, attacking these communities for their support of those who are Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual or Transgender.
In response, Lexington residents and faith community members were trained by Arlington resident Dennis Brown in nonviolent and effective responses to such picketing. This response is rooted in the Principles of Nonviolence taught by Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Arlington Human Rights Commission is pleased to offer Mr. Brown’s training to interested parties on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Calvary Methodist Church, 300 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the training will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available before the training.
A donation of $5 per person is requested and much appreciated to help defray the costs of the training. So that we may better prepare, we ask you to RSVP at 781-316-3250. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Commission at 781-316-3250.
