November 2009
11 posts
THE NEXT STEP.
By now, you’re all familiar with the senseless and brutal murder of Jorge Steven López Mercado. (If not, click here.) You’re all familiar with the nationwide vigils and denouncements of the murder this past weekend. So, what now? We must undertake a large-scale lobbying effort, pressuring United States Attorney General Eric Holder and Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño to classify this murder as...
Nov 24th
2 notes
Nov 24th
1 note
Nov 24th
Nov 23rd
FROM MIRIAM MERCADO:
“When my son told me he was gay, I told him, ‘Now, I love you more.’ I want to tell the world that hatred is not born with human beings, it is a seed that is planted by adults and is fostered creating a climate of intolerance and violence. We must change our ways and understand that anyone …could have been my son. And I want everybody to know that Jorge Steven was a very...
Nov 22nd
11 notes
NOT IN NEW YORK?
Read the press release below. Substitute New York for the following places, and voila! Easy activism! Abilene, TX - 5:30PM, ACU campus, next to GATA fountain [Facebook link] Amherst, MA - MONDAY 11/23 - 6:30PM, Food For Thought Books [Facebook link] Anchorage - 3PM, The Park Strip, 9th and L Street [Facebook link] Atlanta - Details forthcoming Austin, TX - TUESDAY 11/24 - Texas Capitol, south...
Nov 19th
3 notes
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION November 18, 2009 CONTACT: Scott Anthony Evans, Karlo C., Ronnie Kroell PHONE: 212-675-3288 x 339 EMAIL: vigilforjorgesteven@gmail.com THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS GATHER FOR VIGIL IN MEMORIAM OF JORGE STEVEN LÓPEZ MERCADO, VICTIM OF HATE CRIME In an act of solidarity, New Yorkers will gather at Pier 45 in NYC for a vigil followed by optional mass on...
Nov 19th
7 notes
URGENT - READ NOW (REVISED)
MERCADO’S KILLER IS BEING READ CHARGES TODAY. PLEASE. RIGHT NOW, HAVE EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU CAN SEND THE FOLLOWING LETTER WITH THE SUBJECT—IN ALL CAPS—OF “JORGE STEVEN LOPEZ MERCADO” : I am writing today to directly and explicitly urge FBI head Luis Fraticelli, United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez, and the Policía de Puerto Rico to apply federal hate...
Nov 18th
2 notes
LATEST UPDATES
Check here for the last update time as the vigil plans develop. 11/19, 3PM - Join the Facebook group for justice here. Also, Jarrett Barrios, president of GLAAD, will be speaking at the New York rally! 11/19, 2:30PM - Locations nationwide are constantly being added at the top of the page. The New York mass will be at 7PM, St. Luke in the Fields Episcopal Church, 487 Hudson between Christopher...
Nov 18th
Suspect Arrested
Christopher Pagan of Puerto Rico has sent us the following report of the recent arrest of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado’s alleged killer. Please come Sunday as it will be filmed to show support for the queer community of Puerto Rico and to press for full prosecution of this disgusting crime. THIS MUST BE PROSECUTED AS A HATE CRIME. “The Criminal Investigations dept of Guayama is...
Nov 17th
1 note
EVENT DESCRIPTION
DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009 - 5PM LOCATION: HUDSON PIER 45 AT CHRISTOPHER ST - OPTIONAL MOMENT OF SILENCE AND MASS AFTERWARD, 7PM, ST. LUKE IN THE FIELDS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 47 HUDSON ST BTWN CHRISTOPHER AND GROVE BRING: CANDLES FOR YOU AND OTHERS ***IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN NYC AND WANT TO DO YOUR PART, SEE END OF MESSAGE*** — “19 year old aspiring fashion artist Jorge Steven...
Nov 17th