Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 16:43:15 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 3/4/98 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. SD: More on reinstated teacher 2. FL: "Daddy's Roommate" being kept out of library 3. CT: News story upcoming on gay youth abuse in school 4. CIS' Pride!Central 5. 37-minute version of "It's Elementary" now available ========================================================= Rapid City Journal, March 3 (?) 1998 Box 450,Rapid City,SD,57709 Fax 605-394-8463, journal@rapidnet.com High court supports teacher in sex-ed case Court rules Faith teacher must be reinstated. By Chet Brokaw Associated Press Writer PIERRE - A teacher fired after answering a student's question about homosexuality must be reinstated to the job he had held for 29 years, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== ASSOCIATED PRESS, March 4, 1998 Childrens Book Kept Out of Library MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - Coral Lee Craig is so offended by the book ``Daddy's Roommate'' that she's doing her best to keep it. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 05:55:33 -0600 From: JLSE Organization: Mexican Border Web Projects Subject: BCC to all Please forward::::::::: Subject: Connecticut/Western Mass Alert Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 22:03:08 -0500 (EST) From: Dphotog To: Multiple recipients of list Friday night March 6th on the Fox 61 News at 10 (WTIC-TV) Reporter Carolee Salerno will report on Gay Teens and the harrassment they face in school. -- ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ "CON SAFOS, AMIGOS" Mexican Border Web Page Project http://www.netscorp.net/~jaimel by JUNTA: e-mail Subject: "JUNTA, JUNTA, JUNTA" "A free [school] is one where it is safe to be unpopular." - Adlai Stevens "Empower Queer Kids - Celebrate Them!" ***JOIN*** Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network http://www.glsen.org National Education Association http://www.nea.org/ Gay Lesbian Caucus Jerry Vath 209 N. President Ave. Lancaster, PA17603 717-392-1162 jvath@lancnews.insi.net =========================================================================== Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 10:27:29 -0700 >From: Dave Misner <"INTERNET:dmisner"@compuserve.com> >Organization: Pacific Adventures, LTD. >Subject: CIS's Pride Central > >I'm Dave, and I'd just like to tell you that Compuserve's PRIDE! >CENTRAL is also a useful place for GLBT folks - a place for everyone! > >=-->Dave >Pride!Central Section 7 (Coming Out) SYSOP =========================================================================== Subject: It's Elementary - 37 Minute Version Now Available Date: Tue, 3 Mar 98 11:09:22 -0000 x-sender: wemfilms@pop.dnai.com From: Debra Chasnoff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL MEDIA Contact: Pam Flood, Distribution Administrator 415-641-4616 phone wemfilms@womedia.org ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF IT'S ELEMENTARY: TALKING ABOUT GAY ISSUES IN SCHOOL The Educational Training Version (37 minutes) The makers of IT'S ELEMENTARY are pleased to announce the availability of a shorter training version of their critically acclaimed documentary film. The new 37-minute educational training version of IT'S ELEMENTARY is designed for workshops, in-service staff training sessions, PTA meetings, or other forums where there is not enough time to show the full-length (78-minute) documentary, or when the emphasis of the session is on discussion time among viewers. "I'm delighted to have this training version," says Jan Garbosky, Co-Chair GLSEN San Diego County (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Educators Network). " The original "It's Elementary" is terrific, but I don't always have time to show a full-length film. This version packs as much of an emotional wallop as the original, and covers most of the same issues, but in half the time." Directed by Academy Award-Winner Debra Chasnoff, IT'S ELEMENTARY is a groundbreaking resource for educators and other adults. The video is a window into what really happens when teachers address lesbian and gay issues with their students in age-appropriate ways. With moving footage shot in public and independent schools across the U.S., it goes inside first through eighth grade classrooms to find out what young students have to say about a topic that often leaves adults tongue-tied. All of the scenes in the educational training version are excerpted from the original documentary. In most cases the lessons have been further edited to reduce the time of each scene. This version can be shown from start to finish without interruption, or paused for discussion when it fades to black between scenes shot in different schools. IT'S ELEMENTARY is being used across the country, in communities large and small, by: * Teachers, staff and counselors at all grade levels; * Parents and PTAs; * After-school and youth service organizations; * Religious communities; * Administrators and education policy makers; * High school, college and graduate students; * Health care providers; * Corporate diversity trainers. A comprehensive Viewing Guide accompanies each video, packed with ideas on organizing screenings, suggestions for facilitating discussions, ideas for how to use the film, and additional resources. IT'S ELEMENTARY is close-captioned and available with Spanish subtitles. It's available at a 50% discount to individuals and organizations who already own the full-length version. For complete ordering information, contact New Day Films toll free at 888-367-9154, by fax at 201-652-1973, or by email at TMCNDY@aol.com. "A sterling production...highly recommended for parents, educators, and other adults." -* Starred Review, Booklist, American Library Association "Could become one of the most important films ever devoted to lesbian and gay issues." -Barry Walters, San Francisco Examiner * CINE Golden Eagle, Best Teacher Education Film Women's Educational Media 2180 Bryant Street, Suite 203, San Francisco CA 94110 415-641-4616 phone 415-641-4632 fax wemfilms@womedia.org www.womedia.org Women's Educational Media 2180 Bryant Street, Suite 203 San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 641-4616 =========================================================================== 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/