Peaceful gather to support the family of Christina Taylor Green

[Jennifer Leslie]

Several of us attended an organizational meeting tonight downtown regarding members of our community gathering in support of the family of Christina Taylor Green during her funeral on Thursday.  As indicated in previous emails, Westboro Baptist is threatening to protest Christina's funeral as well as the funerals of the other victims of Saturday's tragic shooting.

 

Details for Thursday:

 

Location of the funeral:  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 8650 North Shannon (on Shannon north of Magee on the east side of the street)  www.seastucson.org

 Time of funeral:  1:00 p.m.

 Recommended time of arrival:  11:00 a.m.

 Location of gathering for supporters:  We will be lining the street along Shannon Road

 

Please remember that we are there to support the community and family, but not as attendees of the funeral.  Please do not park in the church parking lot or follow the procession when they depart the church.

 

Parking:  DO NOT PARK AT THE CHURCH - WE ARE NOT ATTENDING THE FUNERAL AND THAT PARKING IS FOR THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE VICTIM. We are currently scouting parking locations.  The location of the church is remote with very few places to park nearby, so we will be contacting other locations locally to get permission to park in their lots and shuttle people to the location where we will be assembling.  More information to follow tomorrow.  Shannon Road has plenty of parking along the road, but we are concerned that law enforcement will prohibit parking along the road due to the high profile nature of this funeral and the potential for conflict.  Parking will be a problem, so please plan to carpool if at all possible.

 

Please be respectful to law enforcement and comply with their requests without question or challenging them.  This is going to be a difficult day for law enforcement and our community.

 

We ask everyone to make sure that our overall tone is civil and respectful in accordance with the serious and somber circumstances of the day.  Do not allow yourself to be provoked and bear in mind that our presence is about the victim and her family and loved ones and not about political ideology.  The family has also asked for no media, so preserving the privacy and dignity of the family is our highest priority.

 

Please adhere to the following code of conduct:

*Please be peaceful with all other attendees and possible protestors at all times

*This is a non-partisan gathering of many members of our community, so please refrain from political discourse

*Please do not wear any clothing that has logos for political, activist or community groups.  It has been requested that our community members that will be at the funeral to support the family all wear white.

*Please do not pass out any literature or use this gathering as an opportunity to promote a group or individual or religious viewpoint

*Please do not bring any signs.  This is not a rally or protest, and signs and banners are not appropriate for a funeral.

 

 

Thank you for your willingness to support the Green family. 

 

Jennifer Leslie & Chayah Masters

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