November 15 Winnipeg John Damien […]

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1976-11-15

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November 15 Winnipeg John Damien spoke to seventy-five people at the University of Manitoba Student Centre. Every radio, television, and press outlet in Winnipeg covered Damien's speech, and several radio stations arranged talk shows and interviews with Damien. The same evening Damien spoke at a fundraising dinner sponsored by GFE and held at the Mutual Friendship Society (MFS); it was attended by 125 people. The event raised over $1,000 for the Committee to Defend John Damien. (See also November 16 and 20, 1976.)

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University of Manitoba Winnipeg

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John Damien

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Committee to Defend John Damien Mutual Friendship Society Campus Gay Club, University of Manitoba, Gays for Equality GFE

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Peter J. Stendhal, "Damien's Visit Raises $1,000: Human Rights Commission Put on Defensive," Body Politic, no. 30 (1977), p. 4."Recent Developments," Update Newsletter of the Committee to Defend John Damien (Toronto), 25 November 1976, p. (2)Bill Lewis, "Two Years Ago They Fired Him for Being Gay: John Damien in Winnipeg," After Stonewall, no. 1 (Spring 1977), pp. 11–13 "Homosexuals Plan Protest of Racing Board Decision," Winnipeg Tribune, 16 November 1976, p. 6 "Gay Fights for Job Reinstatement," McGill Daily (McGill Univ., Montréal), 9 December 1976, p. 20

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