“To affirm our common values, regardless of WBC’s presence.”
800 and 1,000 members of the Stanford community attended Friday's counter-protest, organized by Hillel and the Jewish Student Association. Five Westboro members, not pictured, were present.
Hillel and the Jewish Student Association began planning their counter-event soon after learning, via Westboro’s Web site, that the group planned to picket outside Hillel.
Blake Parkinson '10 played "Amazing Grace" during Friday morning's demonstration in response to the Westboro protest.. (MASARU OKA\Staff photographer)
“ There was so much energy on campus around this and it seemed better to channel it into something rather than bottle it up,”
"A potentially ugly scene into a positive moment","Messages of tolerance — and flair"
“Lift Every Voice.”, “Stanford United.”
“All You Need is Love”, “You gotta love the love,”
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