RMT To Join Hate Homophobia Love Russia Demo

The RMT will be joining the 'Hate Homiphobia, Love Russia' demo; in protest of Russia's anti-gay laws, on September 3rd. All RMT members are invited to attend.

Below is detail of the demo from the Peter Tatchell Foundation.

Love Russia, Hate Homophobia - G20 Day of Action

Join us Tuesday 3 September, two days before the G20 summit

5-8pm, Downing Street, London SW1

A Day of Action - Love Russia, Hate Homophobia - will be held in London on Tuesday 3 September, just two days before the G20 summit opens in St Petersburg, Russia, hosted by President Putin.

The London protest against Russia’s anti-gay law will take place outside the UK Prime Minister’s residence, Downing Street, London SW1, from 5-8pm.

Our 3 September protest message is:

David Cameron: What are you doing about the anti-gay law in Russia? We want answers. Tell Putin to drop the law.

It is endorsed by London-based LGBT media: Attitude, Beige, Diva, G3, Gay Star News, GT (Gay Times), Out in the City, Pink News and QX magazine - plus the Peter Tatchell Foundation and London’s leading weekly city guide magazine, Time Out.

We invite all LGBT organisations and individuals to join us.

Join our facebook page here: http://on.fb.me/16Cmtc2

Lobby your MP via LobbyForRussia: http://lobbyforrussia.org

“David Cameron says he’s against a boycott of the Sochi Winter Olympics but he hasn’t said what he’ll do instead. We are asking the Prime Minster to raise Russia’s anti-gay repression at the G20 summit. We want him to publicly urge President Putin to repeal the anti-gay law and to prosecute the violent homophobes who are terrorising LGBT people in Russia,” said human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation.

“We hope our plans for the UK Day of Action will encourage and inspire other cities around the world to make 3 September a Global Day of Action.

“We are supporting the online campaign group All Out to help make this possible - and urging people to sign their petition: http://bit.ly/11HiJlM

“The idea is that other cities will join a Global Day of Action on 3 September. It is up to them to decide their own way of participating.

“London’s key message can be adapted by other cities by replacing David Cameron with the name of their national leader. For example:

Barack Obama: What are you doing about the anti-gay law in Russia? We want answers. Tell Putin to drop the law.

“The 3 September protest messages are up to each city’s LGBT communities to devise but London’s themes are:

•David Cameron: What are you doing about the anti-gay law in Russia? We want answers. Tell Putin to drop the law
•Russia: End the anti-gay law & homophobic violence
•Solidarity with Russian LGBTS & human rights defenders