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Catalyst CEO Elliot Lewis organizes 'Protect Our Children' march in Hollywood

Lewis, in a cap and a black logo T-shirt, speaks to the camera in front of a wall with a blue neon sign. He gives the time and starting point of the march, promises shirts and month-long deals to the first 500 people, and near the end says, "Release the files. Prosecute the predators." The post's cover is a graphic of a man holding a "Justice for the Victims" sign in front of a crowd with protest signs, one reading "March 15, Hollywood."

Catalyst CEO Elliot Lewis called for a "Protect Our Children" march in Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, the same weekend as the Oscars.

In a video Juice Unlocked posted March 13, Lewis said marchers would meet at 2 p.m. at the Pantages Theatre and march down to the Dolby Theatre "on the night of the Oscars."

What the march was about

According to the post, Lewis said the goal was to raise awareness and demand stronger action against child predators, urging authorities to "release the files and prosecute the predators."

He did not say in the clip which files he meant. "If we can't protect our children, what do we got left as a society?" he said.

“Anybody who's willing to give up a Sunday to protect our children, yo, you rock hard with Catalyst Nation.”

Elliot Lewis

Free shirts for the first 500

Lewis also offered a perk through Catalyst. The first 500 people to show up were promised a free shirt that he said would bring "hookups all month long."

"Anybody who's willing to give up a Sunday to protect our children, yo, you rock hard with Catalyst Nation," he said.

He did not spell out what those deals were in the video, and the post did not list them.

“If we can't protect our children, what do we got left as a society?”

Elliot Lewis

Reader reaction

Juice Unlocked asked followers what they thought of a march landing on Oscars weekend. The post drew more than 1,100 likes and 72 comments.

“God's children are not for sale.”

Elliot Lewis

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