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Fearless

(18,421 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2014, 02:07 PM Apr 2014

WBC Protesters Flee the University of Massachusetts As Anti-Protest Brings in Several THOUSAND

Crosspost from LGBT Group

The gathering was sparked by anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church. Westboro church leaders had sent out a message via Twitter that they planned to come to town to protest last week’s announcement by UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon that he is gay, the first such revelation by a Division 1 men’s college basketball player.

Ok all of that.... and this is all they can muster??

How pathetic. Love always wins... And we're well supported...

Tons more: http://www.gazettenet.com/home/11611103-95/now-photos-live-updates-of-todays-umassunited-demonstration-in-support-of-the-lgbtq-community

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As the protestors lined up across the street from the WBC, their car came in, swept them up and the WBC ran like the cowards they are.

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WBC Protesters Flee the University of Massachusetts As Anti-Protest Brings in Several THOUSAND (Original Post) Fearless Apr 2014 OP

My alma mater BumRushDaShow Apr 2014 #1

That is great! cate94 Apr 2014 #2

my Alma Mater.... Mustellus Apr 2014 #3

Sweet! daleanime Apr 2014 #4

That's my alma mater baby!! freethought Apr 2014 #5

My alma mater too Vietnameravet Apr 2014 #6

Used to work at WMUA when it was still at the old engineering building BumRushDaShow Apr 2014 #7

To any other alumni freethought Apr 2014 #9

I still get the alumni mag BumRushDaShow Apr 2014 #10

Me too freethought Apr 2014 #11

"It was nice to hang out at the Blue Wall." BumRushDaShow Apr 2014 #12

Is that thing still even open? freethought Apr 2014 #13

It is, probably only because of the movie theater Fearless Apr 2014 #15

It's still there Fearless Apr 2014 #16

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #8

Great pictures, and yes Lifelong Protester Apr 2014 #14

Brilliant! thank you for the OP~ Cha Apr 2014 #17

Proud 2013 Grad ChangeUp106 Apr 2014 #18

Westboro Exorcised From UMass. nt Zorra Apr 2014 #19

"I believe in the separation of Church + H8" BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #20

K&R! sheshe2 Apr 2014 #21

Another proud UMie checking in Jim Lane Apr 2014 #22

Very progressive! Fearless Apr 2014 #23

BumRushDaShow

(129,012 posts)

1. My alma mater

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:20 PM

Apr 2014

Went to many "sweatbox affair" parties ("10 pm till 5 in the morning&quot in that Student Union building.

Good to see they ran those miscreants off campus!

cate94

(2,810 posts)

2. That is great!

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:22 PM

Apr 2014

Thanks for sharing.

Mustellus

(328 posts)

3. my Alma Mater....

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:34 PM

Apr 2014

... does us proud.

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

4. Sweet!

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:42 PM

Apr 2014

freethought

(2,457 posts)

5. That's my alma mater baby!!

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:44 PM

Apr 2014

Glad to see some things haven't changed! Class of 1989. A Minuteman FOREVER!!

Vietnameravet

(1,085 posts)

6. My alma mater too

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:47 PM

Apr 2014

We need more protests just like in the 60s...WMUA radio here!

BumRushDaShow

(129,012 posts)

7. Used to work at WMUA when it was still at the old engineering building

Reply to Vietnameravet (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:57 PM

Apr 2014

Marston. They were just moving it to Campus Center when I graduated.

Nothing more stress-inducing than going through the sequences for turning off that old transmitter if no one was on after you.

freethought

(2,457 posts)

9. To any other alumni

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 05:32 PM

Apr 2014

I heard the "Top of the Campus" has been closed for some time. Too bad.

BumRushDaShow

(129,012 posts)

10. I still get the alumni mag

Reply to freethought (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 05:53 PM

Apr 2014

and they are doing alot of building though (saw there was a new "honors" residential area)... I probably wouldn't half recognize the place now although I suppose going up Route 9 towards the campus, you probably still can't miss the cows and the library popping up like weeds out of nowhere.

freethought

(2,457 posts)

11. Me too

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 06:15 PM

Apr 2014

It's like a small city dropped in the middle of the boondocks. Couldn't believe it when I first saw it years ago. It was nice to hang out at the Blue Wall.

BumRushDaShow

(129,012 posts)

12. "It was nice to hang out at the Blue Wall."

Reply to freethought (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 06:33 PM

Apr 2014

LOL and packie runs to the Hampshire Mall...

freethought

(2,457 posts)

13. Is that thing still even open?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #12)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 08:14 PM

Apr 2014

Now, I mean? It was an active place when I was there. If you wanted someting bigger you would have to drive down to the Holyoke Mall.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

15. It is, probably only because of the movie theater

Reply to freethought (Reply #13)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:20 AM

Apr 2014

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Although there is no packie there now.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

16. It's still there

Reply to freethought (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:22 AM

Apr 2014

But they repainted the walls tan two years ago. Lol.

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

8. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 04:59 PM

Apr 2014

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)

14. Great pictures, and yes

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 09:43 PM

Apr 2014

I still believe in coming out in mass.

Cha

(297,240 posts)

17. Brilliant! thank you for the OP~

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:23 AM

Apr 2014

ChangeUp106

(549 posts)

18. Proud 2013 Grad

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:27 AM

Apr 2014

Go UMass!

Proud of Derrick

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

19. Westboro Exorcised From UMass. nt

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:40 AM

Apr 2014

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)

20. "I believe in the separation of Church + H8"

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 02:13 AM

Apr 2014

Thank you protestors for showing those bigots their vile message is rejected!

sheshe2

(83,770 posts)

21. K&R!

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:03 PM

Apr 2014

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

22. Another proud UMie checking in

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:46 PM

Apr 2014

I was there a few decades ago, when they changed the team name from "Redmen" to "Minutemen" over the vehement objections of... almost no one.

Good to see that the place is still progressive.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

23. Very progressive!

Reply to Jim Lane (Reply #22)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 11:27 PM

Apr 2014

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