| The Austin GLBTQ youth and staff at Out Youth along with key organizations and leaders in the gay and Jewish communities are responding to a violent attack last Saturday on an Israeli gay youth center by hosting a candlelight vigil tonight, August 9th at 7:30pm, on the steps of Austin City Hall.
"The crimes against queer identified youth in Tel Aviv is an all too clear reminder that our fight for equal rights and protection is not only a national but global one. The hearts of our youth go out to the spirits of those that died and to their families, friends and others who were most affected by this awful event," said Out Youth teen Gardiner Brown.
News of this tragedy has shaken the Austin Jewish community. Shelly Prant, Jewish Community Center Executive Director at the JCAA said, "This news saddens our community. We will join with others holding vigil in remembrance of those lost in Tel Aviv and offer prayers for those left to live with the remnants of this violent act."
WHO: Hosted by Out Youth. Co-sponsored by Equality Texas, Soulforce, TENT, PFLAG, Waterloo Counseling Center, ALLGO, Project Transitions, Congregation Agudas Achim, and the Jewish Community Association of Austin.
WHAT: Candlelight Vigil in Remembrance of Slain Gay Teens in Tel Aviv
WHEN: Sunday, August 9th, 7:30pm
WHERE: City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street |
