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[heliopsis.livejournal.com]

Cambridge Rindge and Latin school has one of the oldest gay-straight alliances in the country.

Fred Phelps is planning a protest there on March 13. You know who this is: it's the "God Hates Fags" monster from Kansas.

One could show up there and scream at him, but that's what he wants. Instead, the clever citizens of Cambridge have come up with a better idea. They're having a phelps-a-thon to raise money for the GSA. They're soliciting donations, so every minute he's there, showing his signs to no-one, the GSA earns money.

There will be a sign in front of Phelps et al telling them how much money they are raising for the GSA.

The GSA will send them a thank-you card for the donation.

Go to the website. Make your pledge.

Comments

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this.

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[blackdove24.livejournal.com]

Duly thirded.

...I wonder how many people I can get to look at this site.....

[blackdove24.livejournal.com]

Oh, also, the guy who's doing this is doing it for a bunch of other schools in MA, NY and IL that Phelps is doing throughout March. In case anyone else wants to spread the love and did not realize that at first.

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Thanks for letting us know.

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

Utterly brilliant. I can't afford a cent right now, but by damn, I'll find it somewhere! Anybody want to buy some jewelry?

[rainbow-spork.livejournal.com]

omg, that's awesome.

[thebostonreader.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting us know. I just made a pledge.

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

that is the coolest, coolest thing.

[gwodder.livejournal.com]

Aikido!

pledging.

[notnatalie.livejournal.com]

The photo on the donation site of the little girls wearing "God Hates Fags" T-shirts is enough to make you weep.

Note that he appears to be touring through the area, appearing at Lexington High as well as a few other local spots.

[dylanesque29.livejournal.com]

This is such a good idea, I feel instantly compelled to pledge. Nice to see a Phelps related post that doesn't pertain to useless counterprotests.

[http://users.livejournal.com/urban_faerie_/]

I work at CRLS and when I found out about this it made me SO ANGRY. I will do whatever I can to support the kids and the school community at large on that day. I am proud to be from Cambridge, I am proud to work in Cambridge, I am proud of our long history of supporting civil and human rights, and I am so very proud of the civil and mature way our students are responding to this. Thank so much for posting this.

[ms-daisy-cutter.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I just pledged, and I posted this on my own LJ and at boycott_wbc.

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

pledged and reposted.

Hurray for turning acts of hatred into opportunities for acts of kindness!

[livingadream.livejournal.com]

Brilliant and hilarious!
I wish I could be there to see Phelps' melted face.
My pledge will have to do...

[tfarrell.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't think he'll care.

Observe:
* Everyone in Phelps' "church" are his family.
* Everyone in Phelps' family are lawyers.
* They go to places, spout their spew of hate, goad people into getting angry, and whenever anyone hits one of them they sue, for money.

Personally, I think it's a money-making operation for them, so I rather doubt they care what we do in response, as long as they can goad people into being ripe for a lawsuit.

[tfarrell.livejournal.com]

Oh, and incidentally, they have a reputation for sending announcements that they're going to be doing their thing, and then not showing up. So, don't be surprised if that happens.

[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

i'll bet i could say things to them that would get them to hit me faster than vice versa... :>

[zander05.livejournal.com]

I'm sending the info to all of my friends in the area. Thanks!

[seaweedgirle.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting us know about this. I just posted a link of the Phelps-a-thon to my Facebook page.

[rxrfrx.livejournal.com]

He doesn't just want screaming, he wants attention. And you're still giving it to him. No convincing case has been made that he even cares about "god" or "fags" or anything other than publicity and lawsuit money.

Don't feed the troll.

[uberjay.livejournal.com]

Oooh, this is such a great way to respond to those jerks. :)

[tamalinn.livejournal.com]

thank you for letting us know! i just pledged some cash.