Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 15:17:09 -0700 From: richter@eecs.berkeley.edu (Jean Richter) Subject: 10/9/97 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. OR: Governor issues Lesbian & Gay History Month proclamation 2. Handy tip when writing to schools & school boards 3. Send U.S. Secretary of Education a letter via the Internet =================================================================== Subject: GLSEN Oregon Secures Proclamation for History Month Date: Wed, 8 Oct 97 19:02:58 -0500 x-sender: glsenalert@trudy.digitopia.com From: glsenalert >From Ron Bloodworth, GLSEN Oregon (GLSENOR@aol.com) ----- GLSEN/Oregon has finally received the Governor's Proclamation. Hopefully, we can get it by early or mid-September next year so we can put it to use before October arrives. Some teachers, parents, students, report that the proclamation is helpful in that it gives their efforts at doing something around Lesbian and Gay History month in schools more legitimacy with school administrators. You were welcome to use as is, send a request for a copy to GLSEN/Oregon by e-mail (include mailing address), or contact the Governor's office for a copy. Here's the proclamation: ________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS: Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people have made important contributions to society throughout Oregon; and WHEREAS: the Oregon Legislature in 1993 made history in preventing local anti-gay initiatives from being implemented, and Oregon voters rejected similar statewide measures in 1992 and 1994; and in 1996 the State of Oregon filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court against Colorado's Amendment 2; and WHEREAS: there are lesbian, bisexual and gay legislators who are today working hard to legislate on issues to benefit all Oregonians; and WHEREAS: October is the month in which annual recognition of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered history is being coordinated; and WHEREAS: national and statewide commemorations offer the opportunity for positive affirmation of the lives, families, and culture of lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, and gay men; and WHEREAS: the Kitzhaber administration is committed to activities that promote historical understanding, and uphold dignity, social justice, and equal rights for all persons. NOW, THEREFORE, I, John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of the State of Oregon, hereby proclaim October 1997 to be LESBIAN AND GAY HISTORY MONTH in Oregon and encourage all our citizens to join in this observance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the State of Oregon to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Salem in the State of Oregon on this day, October 3, 1997. _______________________ (signed by John A. Kitzhaber, Governor _______________________ (signed by Phil Keisling, Secretary of State ------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________ The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 121 West 27th Street, Suite 804 New York, NY 10001 212-727-0135 http://www.glsen.org _______________________________________________________ Do not hit reply to send an email to GLSEN. GLSEN's email address is glsen@glsen.org Staff Addresses: Deidre Cuffee-Gray: dcuffee-gray@glsen.org Jenesha de Rivera: jderivera@glsen.org Kate Frankfurt: kfrankfurt@glsen.org Janice Goldfarb: jgoldfarb@glsten.org Kevin Jennings: kjennings@glsen.org John Spear: jspear@glsen.org Student Pride: studentpride@glsen.org GLSEN Interns: interns@glsen.org _______________________________________________________ GLSEN-Alert is a GLSEN news bulletin service of the The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). _______________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe from GLSEN-Alert simply send an email to glsenalert@glsen.org with the words "unsubscribe" in the subject line (no quotes). _______________________________________________________ To Subscribe to GLSEN-Alert simply send an email to glsenalert@glsen.org with the words "subscribe" in the subject line (no quotes). Also: please write your name in the message portion of your email. _______________________________________________________ ====================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 03:48:11 -0400 (EDT) Subject: About Letters to School Administrations My principal gave me some good advise about who to write in schools. He states that letters to superintendents, board presidents and principals give the recipient the opportunity to trash them (since address to them persnally). Letters address to the Clerk of the Board can not be trashed, become a matter of record and if requested by the sender, need to be acknowledged. John Myers the Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS Po Box 2345 Malta, NY 12020 ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 9 Oct 97 10:49:02 -0500 x-sender: jspear@trudy.digitopia.com From: jspear Re: the post about the Back to School Campaign P.E.R.S.O.N. Project subscribers can go to GLSEN web site and send that letter automatically - no need to even buy a stamp! Go to http://www.glsen.org and click on the Back to School banner. Regards, John Spear GLSEN Field Director ============================================================== Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) CHECK OUT OUR INFO-LOADED WEB PAGE AT: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/