Stop Dr. Laura
Massachusetts Coalition
News and Updates
Channel 5 is Airing Dr. Laura
A Boston Globe article of July 12 states that Paul La Camera, station manager at WCVB, will 'probably' air the Dr. Laura Show. It is interesting to note that he doesn't suggest mitigating the damage of the show by proposing an 'off' time. The Dr. Laura show is set for syndication on September 11, 2000.
New Initiatives
1) GLAAD is co-sponsoring an ad in the Boston Business Journal beginning the week of August 14. A sample of the ad can be seen at http://www.glaad.org/glaad/relations/index.html. It's the same ad as appeared in the New York and LA Times.
Keep up to date on this initiative on our 'Ad Campaign' page.
2) NOW and the Coalition are launching a letter writing campaign to potential WCVB sponsors the week of August 14. Keep up to date on this initiative on our 'Sponsors' page.
3) The Lesbian Avengers and NOW are planning a protest.
A petition is also being circulated to be presented with a press release announcing the protest. Keep up to date on these initiatives on our 'Petition' page and soon to be launched 'Protest' page.
4) We are having an event at Friend's Landing on August 19, 10pm-close. Please join us and meet the other Coalition members.
Rally News
Our rally on May 24 was a HUGE success! We had over 300 people attend the rally, second IN THE NATION only to the original Paramount rally held in Los Angeles on March 21.
Below is a complete listing of the sponsors of the event.
Greater Boston NOW
It's Time Massachusetts!
Lesbian Avengers of Boston
The Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women
Members of Boston GLASS Community Center
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
HateWatch.org
MOCAA
Fenway Community Health
HSP (Healthy Strong & Proud)
Butchdykeboy Productions
stopdrlaura.com
TEGLY (Tobacco Education for Gay and Lesbian Youth)
Bisexual Resource Center
Harvard Business School's Gay &Lesbian Student Association
MASALA
Queer Student Union of Umass Boston
Freedom to Marry Coalition
Gendertalk Radio
Boston Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Abortion Access Project
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
Workers World Party
Mass Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus
International Action Center
Rainbow Flags for Mumia
SpeakOut (formerly the gay, lesbian, bisexual speakers Buereau)
New England Queer Ravers (NEQR)
Queer Revolt
Pride Day a Success!
Greater Boston NOW allowed Coalition activists to use its table for our petition initiative at the Boston Pride festivities. Results: over 500 signatures were added to the petition! It is estimated that the current number of signatures stands at 1000. The Coalition will continue to solicit signatures on the petition, please feel free to view the petition page at www.oocities.org/stopdrlaurama/home.html. And a huge 'thank you' to Greater Boston NOW!