January 11 Vancouver More than 400 […]
When
1979-01-11
Description
January 11 Vancouver More than 400 people protested outside the Orpheum Theatre, where a Christian revival meeting was being hosted by Rev. David Mainse of 100 Huntley Street. There were rumours that Anita Bryant was scheduled to appear at the revival, but she did not. The protesters picketed, handed out brochures, and spoke to the meeting attendees. The protest was organized by the CAD.
All Places
Orpheum TheatreVancouverAll People
Anita BryantDavid MainseAll Organizations
Coalition Against Discrimination100 Huntley StreetAll Citations
"Rumors Do Not a Movement Make," Gay Tide, no. 22 (1979), p. 8.Geoff Mains, "A Demonstration to End All Demonstrations," SEARCH News, 2, no. 1 (January 1979): 4Dael Kegler, "'100 Huntley' Demo B.C.," After Stonewall, no. 8 (1979), p. (2)"Demonstrate!," Waves: A Lesbian Feminist Newsletter, 1, no. 3 (January 1979): 19–20"Born-again Bigotry: Action Organized by the Coalition against Discrimination," Kinesis, February 1979, p. 1