26 December, 2004

Pickets to pledges

Here's a clever idea, turning anti-abortion protesters against themselves.
Supporters of US Planned Parenthood clinics pledge to donate 25c - $1 for every protester who arrives to picket.  The more picketers, the more money the clinics receive.  A clinic in Waco, Texas has received $18,000 to date.
In very real terms, protestors are actively supporting the clinics by their very presence.  Knowingly, too: the clinic displays signs: "Even Our Protesters Support Planned Parenthood", which also indicate the latest financial total, so protesters know how much money they are making for the affiliate every time they show up.

[Via Boing Boing.]