Activism

Photos from LGBTQIA+ and Menlo Park in solidarity with Black Lives Matter rally and march

by Linda Hubbard Gulker on June 25, 2020

InMenlo contributing photographer Lena Kalotihos was on hand to cover the rally and march in support of Black Lives Matter in Menlo Park that drew support from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Commented one of the organizers, Henry Shane: “I had this idea only about five days before the rally and protest. As an openly gay person who grew up and attended local schools, I wanted to broaden the focus and include the LGBTQIA+ community. I’ve been to about 15 protests since June 1 and really wanted to bring that sense of action back to Menlo Park and to make it inclusive for everyone. I’m hoping to figure out ways to keep the conversation going.”

We’ll let the signs and marchers speak to the rest.

Photos by Lena Kalotihos (c) 2020

{ Be the first to comment }

Local teens organize LGBTQIA+ and Menlo Park in solidarity with Black Lives Matter march and rally

Local teens Henry Shane and Daniel Roman are at it again, this time organizing an “LGBTQIA+ and Menlo Park in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter Rally” today at Fremont Park followed by a march through downtown, which caught the attention of at least one local TV station. Daniel is a sophomore at Menlo-Atherton High School […]

Click to read more →

Community clothing drive in Menlo Park to support homeless shelters

New Community Church is hosting a clothing drive on Sunday, June 28, from Noon to 4:00 pm, for local shelters in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto. The church will collect specific articles of clothing to aid in relief for people in the Bay Area experiencing homelessness. Housing issues have been especially affected by […]

Click to read more →

Next community demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter set for June 24

Menlo-Atherton High School student Daniel Roman let InMenlo know that he and a few others are “organizing another protest in support of Black Lives Matter on Wednesday, June 24, at noon at Fremont Park.

Click to read more →

Hundreds of families walk along the Alameda in support of Black Lives Matter

Hundreds of families turned out this morning along the Alameda in Menlo Park to support Black Lives Matter. Organized by Krista Todd, Erin Valdez and Laurel Sevier, who meet at Las Lomitas School last year when their children were first graders, planned the children-focused walk. Leading the way was M-A student Jahkim Hendrix, who was there […]

Click to read more →

Spotted: Lulu’s and Lutticken’s restaurants supporting children’s march in Menlo Park

Both Lulu’s and Lutticken’s had treats for the marchers in today’s peaceful children’s walk to support Black Lives Matter — churro tastes and water, respectively. Way to go, owners Natalie and Bob! Photos by Linda Hubbard (c) 2020

Click to read more →

Peaceful family march to support Black Lives Matter set for June 20 in Menlo Park

Three Menlo Park moms – Krista Todd, Erin Valdez and Laurel Sevier, who meet at Las Lomitas School last year when the children were first graders – have planned a peaceful walk in support of Black Lives Matter that focuses on families and children. “We’d been talking about how you can best introduce young children to […]

Click to read more →

Spotted: Signs-of-the-times: Trump will destroy our country

InMenlo contributing photographer Irene Searles spotted this handrail with a post-it note at a Stanford parking lot.

Click to read more →

Human Sign participants assembling to highlight important issues in 2020

Bay Area Action, one of the organizers of the demonstration in front of Facebook on January 18, is planning another demonstration on Friday, Feb. 28 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm at Facebook headquarters (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park). “Bay Area Action is an environmental education and social action group famous for its human signs in […]

Click to read more →

M-A grad Reggie Turner screens his documentary “Before They Die” at his alma mater

Menlo-Atherton alumnus Reggie Turner will be returning to the high school on Feb. 6 screening his documentary Before They Die —and talking a bit about the race riots that occurred the fall of his freshman year. Initially released in 2008, Before They Die chronicles the survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot and their quest for […]

Click to read more →

Protesters again gather at Facebook to urge fact checking of political ads

Facebook users, investors, and neighbors gathered outside the Menlo Park-based company headquarters late yesterday afternoon demonstraitng against the company’s refusal to fact-check political ads run on their site. “We are unhappy with [Facebook’s] decision to not fact check their political ads on their platform,” emailed Laura Stec of Bay Area Action. “We expect Facebook to […]

Click to read more →

← Previous Entries