Robert Pinter Victory Celebration & Rally
ROBERT PINTER VICTORY CELEBRATION AND RALLY
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SATURDAY JUNE 21, 2014 FROM 3:00 - 4:00PM
IN FRONT OF THE STONEWALL INN (53 CHRISTOPHER STREET)
On Friday May 2, 2014, Robert Pinter signed a $450,000 settlement with the City of New York in his federal civil rights lawsuit stemming from his October 10, 2008 false arrest for prostitution outside the Blue Door, an East Village adult video store. In 2008, Pinter and at least forty other men, mostly men of color, were profiled as gay and arrested for prostitution by NYPD male undercover vice squad officers at six Manhattan adult video stores, in an operation reminiscent of the pre-Stonewall era. The arrests were used by the City in legal efforts to close the stores down. By December of 2008, Pinter and other activists had formed the "Campaign to Stop the False Arrests" to put an end to the operation.
Come out to the Stonewall Inn on Saturday June 21 at 3pm and hear from community leaders, activists and elected officials involved in this 6 year struggle, as they celebrate and respond to this victory and what it represents for the LGBT community and beyond.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! If you can arrive early and help set up and/or assist during the rally please contact me asap.
FOR INFORMATION:
Robert Pinter
