Nine days until Alki Beach Pride 2024. Who’s tearing down the posters?

With nine days to go until this year’s Alki Beach Pride celebration – the 10th festival organized by Alki residents Jolie and Stacy Bass-Walden – ABP volunteers say the posters they’ve put up are being torn down. It appears to be someone deliberately targeting ABP posters, as others on the same poles have been left up.

ABP volunteer Autumn Lovewell says, “This has never happened before. Makes me so angry and sad that this is happening and it’s always unsettling too.” We asked Autumn if more posters for the August 31 event are available if anyone wants to put up one to make up for the torn-down posters, and she said yes – you can contact ABP at alkibeachpride@gmail.com.

Danimal August 22, 2024 (7:23 pm)

Going on record and saying that whoever is doing this would not enjoy the consequences of me catching them in the act. Everyone has a right to free speech in this country, even if you don’t like what they’re saying.

Vanessa August 22, 2024 (7:26 pm)

Oh, just some haters.

Peter August 22, 2024 (11:09 pm)

No surprise, with the constant drumbeat of hate from the Republicans.

Alki resident August 23, 2024 (12:23 am)

All of those flyers need to come off of the poles. They look gaudy and I thought they banned that years ago.

WSB August 23, 2024 (10:23 am)

No, they are legal, as discussed here many a time.
https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT15STSIUS_SUBTITLE_ISTUSOR_CH15.48MIAC_15.48.105COAPREPO
- Alki resident August 23, 2024 (5:13 pm)
  
  Thanks, I wish there was a better way to advertise. I sure don’t miss the cardboard garage sale signs on poles.

Sillygoose August 23, 2024 (8:02 am)

Probably the same people that were stealing flags along Beach Drive. Ugh

Wsres August 24, 2024 (9:12 am)

I saw a man and a woman tear a poster off a pole on the corner by the McDonald’s across from pcc. I was in my car and they definitely looked out of place for Seattle (they looked like they were very conservative -think pierce county or Idaho homeschooling parents vibe- and suspicious because they were quickly looking around before they tore down the poster) I actually was so suspicious of their action I drove around the block to see what they replaced it with. They replaced the torn down poster with a “grief walk” poster. I didn’t see them around when I had driven back around. I was actually fearful they were posting a racist post so that is why I drove around the block and back to the pole.

waikikigirl August 24, 2024 (10:19 am)

OH MY I didn’t know people that live in the next county and or State over “looked” differently than a West Seattle resident. I guess I need to get out more. 🤔
Lame August 24, 2024 (10:17 pm)

Wow! Wsres. I think you might want to rethink your priorities. Tearing signs down? Are you profiling people? Do Idaho home school conservatives have a look? What is wrong with you? Thank goodness We have people lIke you out monitoring the neighborhood. I myself feel much safer with a sleuth like you checking and reporting possible Idaho homeschooler conservatives that tear signs off.
WS resident August 29, 2024 (6:43 pm)

Looking conservative, like Idaho people. Say what? That’s some rough stereotyping based on the way people look… :-\Hope you don’t ever see my butch, mullet sporting self in high heels around here. I can only imagine what you’d say about me!

AG August 24, 2024 (1:15 pm)

Hateful bigots. Hoping the words “WE’RE NOT GOING BACK” cause them physical pain every single time they hear it. And they will be hearing it a great deal this election season.

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