November 15 Winnipeg John Damien […]
When
1976-11-15
Description
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.)
All Events
November 20 Winnipeg Thirty-five […]November 16 Winnipeg GFE filed a […]All Places
University of ManitobaWinnipegAll People
John DamienAll Organizations
Committee to Defend John DamienMutual Friendship SocietyCampus Gay Club, University of Manitoba, Gays for Equality GFEAll Citations
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
