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Trans Folks are Dying - What Will You Do?
Today marks the 10th annual international Transgender Day of Remembrance - a day set aside to remember the trans and gender non-conforming people who have met a tragic and violent end in the past year.
I'm Anti-Violence
Join the "Anti-violence photo campaign" and take a stand against violence and hate crimes. Submit your photo and become eligible to appear in a national ad campaign to end violence toward LGBTQ people.
Alabama and Mississippi - More Arrests for Equality Riders
It was an eventful week as Equality Riders visited Heritage Christian University and Mississippi College.
Equality Riders Face Vandalism, Arrests in Palm Beach
Yesterday, Equality Riders visited Palm Beach Atlantic University in southern Florida, with the hope of productive, respectful dialogue with students and administration there.
However, when the Riders attempted to join students for a chapel service on campus, they were turned away. Six Riders remained, and were placed under arrest to be held overnight in jail.
Equality Ride Stops at Liberty University
Yesterday the 2008 Equality Ride kicked off their annual trip to colleges and universities with policies or atmospheres that negatively affect LGBTQ students.
Keep watching this blog for weekly updates on their journey, and I'll pass them along!
Seven Straight Nights - a call for allies!
Next week my friends and family from Soulforce (a YP4 ally organization that seeks to end religious-based oppression of LGBT people - the same amazing folks who organize the Equality Ride) are giving straight
so, what do you do?
Oh, you have a new job? That's awesome! What do you do?
I've been hearing this question a lot lately from important people in my life - my friends, my family, my girlfriend's parents... And when I first started, I would generally mumble something about empowering young leaders in the progressive movement. True, but pretty vague.
Why are you here?
Hello Fellows! Hello world!
This is a blog entry about your life. Let me explain:
I just started working in the Education and Leadership Department at YP4, and I am still trying to wrap my mind around the potential for connections with the amazing people and programs here. I am hoping to use this space to pass along what I'm learning about how all of the elements at YP4 are interconnected, and can help us in our goal of sustaining and supporting ourselves and one another.
Photographic Documentation of LA 2009 First Retreat
Hey everyone, it's your friendly new Leadership Associate here!
Just wanted to let everybody know that the photos taken at the first retreat for the 2009 Leadership Academy Fellows are up in an album on Facebook.
(There's an example. Go see more! Leave comments! Get excited about our beautiful faces!)
I had a great time getting to know all of the fellows, and I'm really looking forward to keeping in touch with everyone. Here's to the next 10 months!