Rally planned in response to Greater Saskatoon Catholic School leaked email
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A rally is being held Thursday outside the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School board building after a leaked email told teachers to avoid a rainbow tent at a children's festival.
A rally is being held outside the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School board building on Thursday in response to a leaked email instructing teachers to stay away from a rainbow tent at the Nutrien Children’s Festival set to have a Drag Queen Storytime aimed at all ages.
The school division has received backlash for the email, with the most recent response involving paint being thrown on the building over the weekend.
Global News reached out to Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and received a statement about the vandalism.
“We respect the rights of people to peacefully demonstrate and express their opinions. It is unfortunate that paint was splattered on the building,” wrote GSCS.
The rally on Thursday is being called a “Rally Against Bigotry,” according to a poster on the SURJ YXE Facebook page.
It calls for people to gather at the building at 420 22nd St. E., at 4:15 p.m., adding to “bring signs and wear your pride.”
“We stand firmly against any queerphobia/transphobia in our communities and call for the removal of any staff or board members in our publicly funded school systems who hold such discriminatory beliefs,” claimed the rally poster.
Global News tried to reach out to event organizers but was told they wouldn’t be speaking to the media.
