Stop Racism rally inspired by recent death
LETHBRIDGE – “His name was Milton.”
That was the beginning of a message Mallory Kristjanson posted to social media earlier this week. But it’s also turned out to be the beginning of a movement.
“This isn’t just an individual issue. This is reality for many,” Kristjanson said in an interview. She’s co-organizer of a rally called “Stop Racism YQL” planned for Sunday, Oct. 22 in Lethbridge.
In her social media post, Kristjanson described the death on Oct. 3 of Milton Fair, who had lived on the streets of Lethbridge for ten years, and whom she had worked with as a volunteer. She said he pleaded for a second chance, as his health failed in Chinook Regional Hospital. But she explained there have been many others like him — hundreds, in fact — who have been let down by the system.