{"id":343,"date":"2015-01-09T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/95.179.194.130\/?p=343"},"modified":"2021-02-17T10:45:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:45:36","slug":"love-is-no-crime-the-7th-annual-vigil-to-commemorate-michaels-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelcauser.co.uk\/?p=343","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Love is No Crime&#8221; &#8211; The 7th Annual Vigil to commemorate Michael&#8217;s life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael&#8217;s parents, Mike and Marie Causer, joined hundreds of friends, family &amp; VIPs at the 7th Vigil to celebrate Michael&#8217;s life and commemorate the anniversary of his death. All present made their own pledge to stand up against LGBT Hate Crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/95.179.194.130\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EventDetail_IMG_0489.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelcauser.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EventDetail_IMG_0489.JPG.jpg 280w, https:\/\/michaelcauser.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EventDetail_IMG_0489.JPG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michaelcauser.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EventDetail_IMG_0489.JPG-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fantastic crowd gathered in Temple Square on Sunday teatime&nbsp;to join Michael&#8217;s family and his partner, George, in remembering Michael, seven years to the day since he lost his battle to survive the appalling injuries that were inflicted&nbsp;on him in a heinous homophobic hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers including the Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Tony Concepcion; Merseyside&#8217;s Police &amp; Crime Commissioner, Jane Kennedy; Asst Chief Constable, Ian Pilling; Cllr Ann O&#8217;Byrne, Deputy Mayor of Liverpool; Father John Williams; Jacqui Gavin, Vice Chair of A:Gender;&nbsp;Emma Baldry of Liverpool Pride and Gary Millar, Chair of the Michael Causer Foundation, all spoke to the golden thread of &#8220;Love is No Crime&#8221; to encourage all local people to stand up against all forms of&nbsp;hate crime.&nbsp;The hashtag&nbsp;<strong>#ImMichaelsMate<\/strong>&nbsp;was quickly trending locally on social media!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Light entertainment was provided by Steve MacFarlane accompanied by the Liverpool Signing Choir, whose interpretation of M People&#8217;s &#8220;Proud&#8221; can be seen here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SIGNING to make me feel proud WITH Gary Miller\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPSg3Yem_J4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some highlights of yesterday&#8217;s events and previous Vigils over the past 8 years &#8211; see this video link, courtesy of Vickie-Marie Gaynor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Causer - Vigil 2015\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MDtfeuD8FBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our sincere thanks are also offered to the following people and organisations without whose help, the Vigil would not have been possible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike and Marie Causer and the Causer Family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lady Mayoress of Liverpool, Ann Concepcion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Junior Lord Mayor, James Murphy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CBRE Ltd, managing agents of Temple Square;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Falconer Chester Hall architects &#8211; for use of their premises;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Liverpool Signing Choir;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve MacFarlane;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Scanlon, CEO of CDP Print Management;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regenda Group&#8217;s Community Wellbeing Apprentices, ably led by Tam Hardman;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liverpool One Bridewell&#8217;s Paul Fitzgerald &#8211; for his techy muso savvy;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All our VIP guest speakers; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trustees of the Michael Causer Foundation, past and present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael&#8217;s parents, Mike and Marie Causer, joined hundreds of friends, family &amp; VIPs at the 7th Vigil to celebrate Michael&#8217;s life and commemorate the anniversary of his death. 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