Posted: Jul 26, 2021 7:35 PM MT | Last Updated: July 27
Claire Pearen protests on Whyte Avenue at Pride Corner. (Submitted by Claire Pearen)
Every Friday night, dozens of members and allies of Edmonton s LGBT community gather at the corner of Whyte Avenue and 104th Street to protest what they say are homophobic messages from street preachers.
As street preachers shout about repenting sins, the protesters dance to loud music and wave rainbow flags and signs.
A petition to formally recognize the location of these gatherings as Pride Corner has gained traction online, drawing more than 7,000 signatures since it was created last week.
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It is believed the memorial was doused with paint earlier this month, but the City of Edmonton was only made aware Wednesday morning. In a statement to Postmedia, Edmonton Police Service spokesman Scott Pattison said the hotel hadn’t notified police of the vandalism.
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This is the second time the Downtown plaque has been vandalized within the last year and also adds to the recent rash of vandalism on statues commemorating historical figures. Just Tuesday, the statue of Emily Murphy in Emily Murphy Park was found splashed with red paint with the word “racist” written across it. The Edmonton Arts Council had the statue cleaned within two hours with a $1,200 price tag. About a month ago, a statue of Winston Churchill near city hall was defaced
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The statue in Emily Murphy Park was discovered vandalized with red paint, the word ‘racist’ also written in red, on Tuesday, weeks after the downtown statue of Sir Winston Churchill was slopped with red paint.
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The Edmonton Arts Council had the Emily Murphy statue cleaned within two hours at a cost of roughly $1,200. The council also cleaned up the Churchill statue last month.
It was in August of 1927 that Emily Murphy invited four women Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards to her house in Garneau. There, they drafted and signed a letter to the governor general of Canada, asking the Supreme Court to rule on whether women could legally be appointed to the Canadian Senate.
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The statue in Emily Murphy Park was discovered vandalized with red paint, the word ‘racist’ also written in red, on Tuesday, weeks after the downtown statue of Sir Winston Churchill was slopped with red paint.
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The Edmonton Arts Council had the Emily Murphy statue cleaned within two hours at a cost of roughly $1,200. The council also cleaned up the Churchill statue last month.
It was in August of 1927 that Emily Murphy invited four women Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards to her house in Garneau. There, they drafted and signed a letter to the governor general of Canada, asking the Supreme Court to rule on whether women could legally be appointed to the Canadian Senate.
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