Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:09:22 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 3/28/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news, pt. 2 1. NY: Southern Adirondack GLSEN chapter forming 2. NE: Students seek more inclusive nondiscrimination policy 3. RI: Bad weather can't dampen link between school and AIDS hospice 4. More on middle school diversity program =========================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 06:15:29 EST Subject: GLSEN Chapter to Cover No. Saratoga, Warren & Washington Counties To: SARATOGANY@aol.com, bdm3g@gateway.net Msg fwd by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 Email to: saratogany@aol.com "The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project" ========================================================= GLSEN Capital Region chair has passed to me that there a person is interested in starting a NEW GLSEN chapter. A GLSEN chapter that would cover Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties would work. CSS-NYS would be happy to help coordinate this effort. Anyone having an interest in the formation of a Southern Adirondack GLSEN chapter please let us know. Once we receive a few names of those interested, we will schedule a meeting. The 1st meeting will likely be at the Crandell Public Library (Glens Falls) or the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Reference: "How to Start a GLSEN Chapter" at http://www.glsen.org/pages/sections/chapters/start Please pass this message to those in the subject counties. John Myers Director of Operations and Programs ============================================================================== Omaha World-Herald, March 20, 2000 World Herald Square, Omaha, NE, 68102 (Fax 402-345-4547 ) (E-MAIL: pulse@owh.com ) ( http://www.omaha.com/OWH ) Some Millard Teens Seek Gay-Bias Rules BY KRISTI WRIGHT, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER The words "faggot," "queer" and "gay" are tossed about by many teens as casually as "stupid," "dumb" and "lame," say a group of Millard School District students who want officials to specifically prohibit such language at school. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:31:02 -0500 (EST) From: "Tina M. Wood" Subject: RI: High school's link with home for people with HIV This ran in the Blackstone Valley edition of the Providence Journal. 3.20.2000 07:38:55 Links of humanity By M. BRADFORD GRABOWSKI Journal Staff Writer CUMBERLAND -- Friday's inclement weather may have affected their plans, but it didn't dampen their spirits. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:10:39 EST Subject: "Opening the Door to Diversity" middle school lesson plan online To: SARATOGANY@aol.com, bdm3g@gateway.net Msg fwd by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 Email to: saratogany@aol.com "The Actual and Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project" 1. "Opening the Door to Diversity" (AT&T and others) 2. "Talking to Your Child About Hate and Prejudice" (ADL) ========================================================= from: SSC Washington www.safeschools-wa.org Dear Safe Schools members and friends ... (1) FREE middle school curriculum called "Opening the Door to Diversity": The National Middle School Association, in conjunction with AT&T, Court TV, the Anti-Defamation League, Cable in the Classroom, the Education Development Center, and the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, now makes available the resource "Opening the Door to Diversity." This FREE resource guide contains numerous lesson plans and classroom activities. It includes sexual orientation in its definition of a hate crime. To access the lesson plans, go to: http://www.nmsa.org/ click on "What's new" and click on "Opening the Door to Diversity." Teachers can purchase a video tape of a show about the curriculum for $17.95 by calling 1800-888-4580. The American Family Association considers this resource ("Opening the Door to Diversity") to be a pro-homosexual tool. For the AFA Journal's angry opinion of this curriculum effort go to: http://www.afajournal.org/cover/front_page_1.asp ======================================================== (2) "Talking to Your Child About Hate and Prejudice" on the Anti-Defamation League's website, can be found at: http://www.adl.org/frames/front_Hate_Prejudice.html ================================================================================ Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) These messages are archived by state on our information-loaded free web site: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/