by Charlie Smith on March 8th, 2021 at 6:28 AM 1 of 3 2 of 3
An organization that advances the cause of women had an online Zoom fundraiser interrupted over the weekend by disgusting messages.
According to the Richmond Women s Resource Centre, the sexist, racist, ageist, vulgar and pornographic comments, images, and sounds showed up during the keynote speech.
Today, the centre will continue its fundraising efforts until 10 p.m. on International Women s Day. The tweet below shows how people can make donations.
The centre was founded in 1976 and is currently delivering services online as a result of the pandemic. Thank you to Annie Lo and Savneet Sandhu of the Boss Lady Collective for their calm and cool demeanor in light of disruption, to our Event MC Thor Diakow, for making the necessary adjustments, and to the staff and Board of the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre for their response to pivot and regain control of our event, the organization said in a statement.