On the eve of the Westboro protest, I just want to remind everyone what we're standing for tomorrow. All of us, whether we're from OWU or from other schools (though for security reasons, these people may not be there in force).
We're standing for love, for community. We're standing together. We're standing against possibly the most atrocious hate group in the United States. And we're not only standing for our own rights and for our own identities, but we're standing alongside so many members of our human family: our brothers and sisters in the military, in the Muslim community, in the Jewish community, in the Hindu community, in the black community, among those with AIDS and so many more.
We will conduct ourselves with pride, decorum and grace. We will stand against them with nothing but our hearts and our bond as a community.
I hope to see all of you tomorrow on the JAYwalk embracing our OWU community and especially those who are visiting from other schools. Let's send the WBC on their way feeling belittled and ignored.
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