LOVE-IN! at Times Square SHOW NO SHAME!

LOVE-IN! at Times Square SHOW NO SHAME! Friday October 15 at 6:00pm TIMES SQUARE (stretching from NW-corner of W. 46th & 7th Ave, across the public square, passed the Red Stairscase, to SE-corner of W. 47th St & Bway) RAIN OR SHINE! Open to the Public! INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS so we can stretch across the entire public square! ATTENTION MUST BE PAID TO THE POWER OF OUR LOVE! We are NOT threatening We are NOT scary We are NOT shameful And HATE speech is a DIRECT CAUSE of suicide and violence within our community DETAILS OF ACTION: - Couples (same-sex or straight) are asked to stand holding hands, hug or kiss in-place - If you are single (like so many of us!) come join! We will be pairing-up single strangers to hold hands! - We will line-up the couples in a diagonal line with gaps between each couple - This will "force" the tourist traffic to walk directly through the line to get to the other side - Participants will hold this position for approx 15-minutes - Following the action, participants are encouraged to scrawl messages of love in chalk on the sidewalk/street WHAT TO BRING: - Participants are encouraged to bring signs with their own messages of LOVE (trying best to be informative and positive) - Signs MUST be paper or cardboard! NO plastic or wooden poles/handles - Please bring with you a printed image (PROVIDED BELOW) of an LGBT victim of hate violence or bullycide. Or bring a message, sign, loving memorial of your own declaring "I STAND HERE FOR..." http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=244945&id=592584569&fbid=444283689569