June 27–July 2 Ottawa Marion Dewar […]
When
1979-06-27 – 1979-07-02
Description
June 27–July 2 Ottawa Marion Dewar, the mayor of Ottawa, welcomed more than 200 delegates to "Celebration '79: Celebrating Ten Years of Lesbian/Gay Liberation," the seventh annual CLGRC/CCDLG conference, sponsored by GO, by declaring June 27 "Human Rights Day" in Ottawa. The theme of Celebration '79 was the celebration of ten years of gay liberation in Canada. Twenty-nine workshops were held, as well as three panel discussions, numerous social activities, and a march. The CLGRC/CCDLG decided to move toward the creation of a central databank of cases of discrimination based on sexual orientation. This decision was based on advice given by Gordon Fairweather, chief commissioner of the CHRC, who was a guest panellist at the conference. The conference itself received mixed reviews. There was friction between organizers interested in local, grassroots action, and those who supported a national strategy. Few lesbians attended the conference, and the matter of lesbian participation led to bitter debates. Evangelist Ken Campbell of Renaissance Canada was also in Ottawa this weekend. He criticized Mayor Dewar for welcoming "fornicators" into the city, and sponsored his own "Festival of Faith, Freedom, and the Family." Bill Prankard of the Bill Prankard Evangelistic Association also attacked Mayor Dewar in the press for allowing Celebration '79 to be held in Ottawa.
All Places
OttawaAll People
Bill PrankardKen CampbellGordon FairweatherMarion DewarAll Organizations
Bill Prankard Evangelistic AssociationRenaissance CanadaCanadian Human Rights CommissionGays of Ottawa Gays d'Ottawa GO, Gays of Ottawa Gais de L'Outaouais GONational Gay Rights Coalition Coalition nationale pour les droits des homosexuels NGRC CNDH, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition / Coalition canadienne pour les droits des lesbiennes et des gais (CLGRC / CCDLG)All Citations
Ralph Wilson, "Discrimination: Gays Will Set Up Office to Compile Complaints," Ottawa Citizen, weekend ed., 30 June 1979, p. 6.J.R.C. Thatcher, "Conference Cuckoo" (letter), Body Politic, no. 53 (1979), p. 4Paul-François Sylvestre et al., "Un congrès et une fête," Le Berdache, no. 2 (1979), pp. 27–35Paul-François Sylvestre, "Celebration '79: 7e congrès annuel," Gai(e)s du Québec: Journal, 1, no. 6 (April–May 1979): 8Mike Strobel, "Homosexuals Want to Counsel Students," Ottawa Journal, 28 June 1979, p. 25Mike Strobel, "'Gay Lib' Counselling Ruled Out by Educators," Ottawa Journal, 29 June 1979, p. 33Mike Strobel, "Dewar Applauded at Homosexual Meet," Ottawa Journal, 27 June 1979, p. 3Rose Simpson, "Sign Up Bryant, Minister Demands," Ottawa Journal, 28 June 1979, p. 25Rose Simpson, "Discrimination Must Be Proved—Fairweather," Ottawa Journal, 29 June 1979, p. 33Paula McLaughlin, "Evangelist Protests Gay Rights Meeting: Warning to Dewar," Ottawa Journal, 18 June 1979, p. 1Anne McIntyre, "Dewar Caught in War of Words," Ottawa Journal, 28 June 1979, pp. 1, 25"Homosexual Bias 'Scandal,'" Toronto Star, four star ed., 29 June 1979, p. A12Robin Hardy, "Conference Marks First Decade," Body Politic, no. 53 (1979), p. 12Gerald Hannon, "Celebration '79: A Return to Basics the Strategy for Our Next Decade?" Body Politic, no. 55 (1979), pp. 8–9David Garmaise, "Celebration '79," Forum (CLGRC, Montréal), 4, no. 2 (Spring 1979): (1)Brant Davy, "Evangelists Fight Gays' Conference," Ottawa Citizen, capital ed., 22 June 1979, p. 2"'City Free of Police Harassment,'" Ottawa Journal, 29 June 1979, p. 33"Celebration '79," GO Info, June 1979, pp. 3–4Jim Butler, "Gays March on Hill," Ottawa Citizen, 3 July 1979, p. 8
