Ally Week- October 21, 2007 This year Alley Week takes place October 14th - 20th.GLSEN is proud to be encouraging students to end anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in K-12 schools with the 3rd Annual Ally Week! What better way to kick-off the school year than to have individuals and student clubs commonly known as gay-straight alliances (GSAs) identify and support allies in your school Ally Week can be simple, passing out stickers to allies who sign the pledge, or more advanced with an event or series of events planned...http://gaykansas.blogspot.com/2007/10/ally-week.html Quote of the Day- October 14, 2007 "When I was in the legislature, many of the representatives and senators would say, 'You're the first homosexual I've ever met.' I'd say, 'That's not true, I'm just the first one that said I was.' You know them because they live all around you. They're your neighbors. They live in your family." --Elaine Noble, pioneering out lawmaker, as quoted in Windy City TimesPhiladelphia Gay Newshttp://gaykansas.blogspot.com/2007/10/quote-of-day.html How do we get young people involved in the movement- October 10, 2007 "If our aim is to get young people involved then we have to go to young people themselves. I believe activism needs to be reinvented. We must keep up with the MySpace, the sidekick cell phones, the ultra-pop in order for us to talk with younger generations and not at them." --Eric Leven, blogger, filmmaker and activist, as quote in Bloggernistahttp://gaykansas.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-do-we-get-young-people-involved-in.html |