July 23 New Westminster, B.C. […]

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1975-07-23

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July 23 New Westminster, B.C. Members of GATE (Vancouver) participated in a picket organized by the Prisoners' Union Committee in support of striking inmates at the penitentiary in New Westminster. The inmates were on strike to demand recognition of a prisoners' union and the right to collective bargaining, GATE (Vancouver) supported sexual rights for prisoners, particularly the right of conjugal visits from wives or lovers.

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New Westminster Penitentiary New Westminster

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Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE Vancouver

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"For a Prisoners' Union," Gay Tide 2 (August 1975): 5.

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New Westminster Penitentiary

Prison

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