02-17-2013, 06:36 AM
Woman organizes flash mob in Steubenville to show support for reported rape victim
By Plain Dealer staff
By Plain Dealer staff
A Cuyahoga Falls woman is organizing a flash mob for Thursday in Steubenville to show support for a 16-year-old girl who reportedly was raped by two high school football players in August.
Deb Lemire, 50, the organizer of V-Day Akron and the owner of Queen Bee Productions, is coordinating the flash mob to coincide with One Billion Rising, a global activist movement that brings attention to violence against women and girls.
Lemire has been using Twitter, Facebook and other online methods to get the word out, and she says nearly 100 people have confirmed they'll be in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville at 12:15 p.m. Thursday.
"I'm hoping it will be a big showing," Lemire said.
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