Category — community dialogue
This land is your land, this land is my land?
From “Notes From Hel,” by Helen Ubinas
Be sure to read the comments for a more thorough, but still incomplete, fleshing out of the issue. The flag was raised again yesterday, June 24th.
If you were at Thursday night’s LGBT event at city hall, I hope you got a good shot of the pride flag.
Because it was abruptly taken down Friday afternoon.
Want to know who to thank, city hall sources said?
Find the rest of the entry here. *For “allies” and “advocates” (and apologists): how to avoid screwed up conversations like that in the comments section here.
And, on a related note, check out the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays here.
June 25, 2009 1 Comment
TRYBE TO HOLD FORUM ON BULLYING OF LGBT STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS
| May 28, 2009 | ||
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T.R.Y.B.E. Force Presents:
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JUSTICE FOR LGBT YOUTH IN SCHOOLS NOW!
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Date: May 28th from 5pm-9pm
Date: May 28th from 5pm-9pm
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A COMMUNITY FORUM WORKING TOWARDS TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF LGBT YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS
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With: Robin McHaelen, Executive Director True Colors
Regina Dyton, City of Hartford LGBT Commission
David K Mensah, Owner, Wave Training and Consulting, Former Exec. Director of The Hetrick Martin Institute, New York City
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Please RSVP to 1-877-998-7923
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The cancer of hate and intolerance is killing our youth. We must silence it once and for all. Join us to work toward ending the bullying of LGBT youth in grade schools.
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In memory of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Jaheem Herrera, both 11 years old and both committed suicide as a result of anti-gay bullying.
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In memory of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Jaheem Herrera, both 11 years old and both committed suicide as a result of anti-gay bullying.
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Location: University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Zachs Room,
1798 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT
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Parking in UConn lot on Troutbrook Drive (across from campus)
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A T.R.Y.B.E. Force Speakers’ Bureau Event
May 5, 2009 No Comments
Loved it!