Photos: Students protest strip club

 

 
 
 
 
Showing support: Ashley Pitt, a waitress at the Paramount, shows support for the Paramount at a rally in uptown New Westminster on Saturday.
 

Showing support: Ashley Pitt, a waitress at the Paramount, shows support for the Paramount at a rally in uptown New Westminster on Saturday.

Photograph by: Jason Lang , THE RECORD

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Showing support: Ashley Pitt, a waitress at the Paramount, shows support for the Paramount at a rally in uptown New Westminster on Saturday.
 

Showing support: Ashley Pitt, a waitress at the Paramount, shows support for the Paramount at a rally in uptown New Westminster on Saturday.

Photograph by: Jason Lang , THE RECORD

 
Showing support: Ashley Pitt, a waitress at the Paramount, shows support for the Paramount at a rally in uptown New Westminster on Saturday.
Dueling protests: Supporters of the Paramount Gentlemen's Club, including Sarah a former dancer at the club, rallied in support of the business on Saturday, in response to a protest across the street by students calling for its closure.
Social justice: Students at Dr. Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam are seeking to get the city to close down the Paramount Gentlemen's Club. Alexa Graf, in foreground, believes society over sexualizes women and men.
Not interested: Dr. Charles Best student Cristiano Ciccone tries unsuccessfully to get a passerby to sign a petition protesting the Paramount.
Social justice: As part of a social justice project for school, Dr. Charles Best Secondary School students are seeking to have the city close down the Paramount Gentlemen's Club, a longtime business on Columbia Street. From left, Ola Krol and Picabo Reeves, were among those taking part in Saturday's protest.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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