From Pink News:
The organiser of the 17-24-30 hate crime vigils paused with his Olympic torch in Soho yesterday [23 July] to remember victims of anti-gay crimes after running in the official relay in south London.
Mark Healey told PinkNews.co.uk it had been an “amazing day” as part of the relay and that he had run in memory of the victims of hate crimes.
Subsequently, he made the journey into central London with the memento torch given to him by Olympic authorities to pause near the site of the Admiral Duncan bombing.
As the organiser of 17-24-30, Mr Healey was nominated to run with the torch as it made its way through south London yesterday morning ahed of the opening ceremony this Friday.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Hate crime vigils organiser brings Olympic torch to Soho
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