As I wrote previously in anothe thread, shame on the LGBT alliances that are in part responsible for this tragedy! Let's have a "I Blow My Nose At You LGBT Alliance" Day!
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > ACTION ALERT: GLSEN DAY of SILENCE, anti-LGBT bullying awareness day, > Tomorrow 4-20 > > Pass this on to everyone in your address book! > > About the Day of Silence > > The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students > across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to > the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools. > > History > > Founded in 1996, the Day of Silence has become the largest single > student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless > of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. From the > first-ever Day of Silence at the University of Virginia in 1996, to > the organizing efforts in over 8,000 middle schools, high schools, > colleges and universities across the country in 2008, its textured > history reflects its diversity in both numbers and reach. > > Organizing for Day of Silence > > Organizing a Day of Silence (DOS) activity or event can be a positive > tool for change-both personally and community-wide. By taking a vow of > silence, you're making a powerful statement about the important issue > of anti-LGBT bullying,and when you organize others to join you that > message becomes stronger. Discover ways of organizing your event here. > > http://www.dayofsilence.org/PDFs/DOS_organize6steps.pdf > > Your Rights > > While you DO have a right to participate in the Day of Silence between > classes and before and after school, you may NOT have the right to > stay silent during instructional time if a teacher requests for you to > speak. According to Lambda Legal, "Under the Constitution, public > schools must respect students' right to free speech. The right to > speak includes the right not to speak, as well as the right to wear > buttons or T-shirts expressing support for a cause." However, this > right to free speech doesn't extend to classroom time. "If a teacher > tells a student to answer a question during class, the student > generally doesn't have a constitutional right to refuse to answer." We > remind participants that students who talk with their teachers ahead > of time are more likely to be able to remain silent during class. Find > more Lamda Legal advice here. > > http://www.lambdalegal.org/ > > Legal Help: Report It! > > If you think your rights are not being respected, or want to report > your experience of resistant administration, click here to report it. > GLSEN and Lambda Legal will review your situation. > > http://www.dayofsilence.org/legalhelp/ > > The Truth about the Day of Silence > > As the Day of Silence continues to grow, some people have confused the > mission and goals of the Action. Clear up any misinformation by > reading The Truth about the Day of Silence. > > http://www.dayofsilence.org/truth/index.html > > More: > http://www.dayofsilence.org/resources/ > > Pass this on to everyone in your address book! > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
