Pride In Protest Given The Green Light To March Down Oxford Street On Mardi Gras
The social justice organisation, Pride in Protest have been leading the fight for restrictions to be eased for the march on Saturday, reminding supporters of their right to peacefully protest when highlighting important matters to the greater community.
The NSW Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, has given the OK for supporters of the LGBTIQ community to march proudly down Oxford Street this weekend, in their ‘Take Over Oxford Street’.
The National Justice Project broke the news on their Twitter page a little while ago, after the NSW health minister agreed to grant an exemption for the event to go ahead.
The social justice organisation, Pride in Protest have been leading the fight for restrictions to be eased for the march on Saturday, reminding supporters of their right to peacefully protest when highlighting important matters to the greater community.
Originally, capacity for the event was limited to 500 people, with NSW Police saying the event was not approved on the grounds of health advice. However, after seeking an exemption from the NSW Health Minister, lawyers for the group were able to get the green light for Pride supporters to march the well-known route from Taylor Square, down Oxford Street concluding in Hyde Park this Saturday.
Event organiser, Charlie Murphy told Junkee earlier in the week, they “will march the infamous route regardless of the NSW Police’s objection to the event. And it was the NSWPF’s call if they choose to support and protect the queer community or not.”
Of course, due to COVID-19 there are restrictions still in place. Including a limit on separate groups to not exceed 500 persons and a capacity on the March expanded to 1500 people.
An event for the rally on Facebook indicated 1200 people have clicked they will be attending the march, with over 3000 more supporters showing interest.
When asked how many were expected to attend Taylors Square on Saturday at 2pm, Organiser Charlie Murphy said “you can never really say for a protest, but if there’s a yearning in the community for social change, which I think there is, I think that everyone in the community will come out for it.”