Day of Silence in Schools Nationwide April 16th

The Day of Silence will be held tomorrow throughout the country. The organization responsible for this annual event is GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) and here is their write up on the event.

"The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Hundreds of thousands of students will come together on April 16th to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior."

Whether you are a student, a faculty member or just a concerned citizen please see how you can get involved in this important day that has shaped and changed the lives of many queer and straight allied students around the country.

Order your t-shirts, print out your silent cards, and see what you can do to be active on behalf of GLBT equality.



http://www.dayofsilence.org/

Tweet The Silence

Whether your school or workplace is participating in the Day of Silence or not, there is an online movement via twitter where you can help spread the word and participate!

From now, until April 17th The National Day of Silence, tweet atleast once daily about the DOS, and invite your friends to do so as well. Feel free to tweet about whats going on at school, or why the day is important to you with a hashtag of #dayofsilence or @dayofsilence.

Twitter has been an online force abuzz with social activism lately, most recently LGBT rights activists held amazon accountable through their hashtag #amazonfail which brought to light the de-ranking of hundreds of LGBT books.

If you are not an avid twitter user, this post likely won't make sense, but don't be frightened join twitter and get in on the fun. Lets continue to use the internet to our advantage to advance the cause of liberty and justice for all. Tweet the silence!

Day of Silence - 4.17.09

This is a guest post by Renee over at Womanist Musings:

The National Day of Silence is fast approaching. On April 17th to support our TLBG members, spend the day in silence and let the world know that there is a cost to the violence that they are forced to endure because we refuse to believe in the equality of all bodies.



We need to realize that each day a life is snuffed out somewhere on this planet for the supposed crime of loving another or their gender identity. It is far to easy to believe that because two marriage amendments were passed in one week that things are improving. The truth is no matter how many states pass same sex marriage the issues of homophobia and transphobia extend far beyond that. They include discrimination in housing, health care, education, employment, and in fact every sphere that you can possibly think of. This is why I am a huge advocate of ENDA.



What I love most about this idea is that this is an action that we can all participate in to show our solidarity and raise awareness directly in our communities. So many times people ask what can I do to show support. Well now you have an answer. On April 17 you can spend a day in silence reflecting on how are dissonance in worth and value wrongfully privileges certain bodies and allow your silence to speak the words that you may no be able to express.

Not So Fast - We Saw The Anti-Gay Bias WNEM!

WNEM, a CBS affiliated network has published fiercely biased anti-gay coverage of the Day of Silence. They quickly took down the article after Queer activists complained that this was a mouthpiece for the right-wing homophobic agenda.

Check out this cached page of the article

Contact them at:

WNEM TV

55409 Gateway CentreBuilding C, Suite D

Flint, MI 48507

Phone: 810-232-3900

Newsroom: 810-234-5607



EMail WNEM: wnem@wnem.com

Email Ian Rubin:
ian.rubin@wnem.com

Day of Silence 4.25.08

Friday, April 25th, Silence traditionally begins 10am and is broken at 6pm!

"The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. This year’s event will be held in memory of Lawrence King, a California 8th-grader who was shot and killed Feb. 12 by a classmate because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. Hundreds of thousands of students will come together on April 25 to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior." Whether you are a student, a faculty member or just a concerned citizen please see how you can get involved in this important day that has shaped and changed the lives of many Queer and straight allied students around the country. Order your t-shirts, print out your silent cards, and see what you can do to be active on behalf of GLBT equality."

Printable cards to notify people of why you are silent:
CLICK HERE!

http://www.dayofsilence.org/

Start Prepping: Day of Silence

Hey folks,

The Day of Silence is vastly approaching and will be held April 25, 2008.

The organization responsible for this annual event is GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) and here is their write up on the event.

"The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. This year’s event will be held in memory of Lawrence King, a California 8th-grader who was shot and killed Feb. 12 by a classmate because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. Hundreds of thousands of students will come together on April 25 to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior."

Whether you are a student, a faculty member or just a concerned citizen please see how you can get involved in this important day that has shaped and changed the lives of many Queer and straight allied students around the country.

Order your t-shirts, print out your silent cards, and see what you can do to be active on behalf of GLBT equality.

http://www.dayofsilence.org/