The 24th of August 2009

The Romanian Humanist Association announces, in The Black Cat Campaign, the first celebration of the International Day Against Intollerance, Discrimination and Violence Based on Musical Preferences, Lifestyle and Dress Code.

The event will take place on Monday, the 24th of August beginning with 17:45 p.m. in Control Club (Academiei str. number 19) near the Architecture University. There will be projections about Sophie Lancaster's case and there will be discussions based on the Romanian Humanist Association declaring the day of 24-th as the International Day Against Intollerance, Discrimination and Violence based on Musical Preferences, Lifestyle and Dress Code.

The event will have free pass and will last about 90 minutes.The Romanian Humanist Association' s initiative is supported by The Sophie Lancaster Foundation. It is well known that on the 24-th of August 2007, Sophie Lancaster passed away because, both her and her boyfriend Rob Maltby, were victims of an extreme violent attack from a group of teen-agers due to the fact that they were dressed as goths. Rob Maltby recovered after 2 weeks spent in a coma.