Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 17:08:38 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 4/24/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. NEA-GLC reception to be held at Millennium March 2. NE: Another student seeks policy change at his school 3. ME: Contact info for Christian Coalition anti-gay letter story 4. IA: Candace Gingrich praises gains for Iowa's gay population 5. DC: Schools anti-discrimination policy amended to include gays 6. WI: School's diversity day includes tolerance for gays ==================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 07:51:48 EDT Subject: National Education Association's MMOW Reception (DC) Greetings to the NEA-GLC Family: The Millenium March on Washington is fast approaching and I wanted to make you aware of the following: The National Education Association will be holding a reception for those attending the MMOW. The reception will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2000 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. It will be held in the Atrium of the NEA Building. The NEA building is located at 1201 16th Street N.W. (corner of 16th and M Street). NEA would like to have some idea about numbers. If you think you will be attending the reception on Saturday, send me a quick e-mail and let me know how many will be attending with you. Please remember that the NEA-GLC will be marching on Sunday, April 30. I will be sending out another communication when a meeting place has been established. I look forward to seeing you in Washington. It will indeed be a historic moment. Mike Chiumento Co-Chair, NEA-GLC 734-422-8078 (H) 734-416-7673 (W) SidBru@aol.com ============================================================================ This message has been distributed as a free informational service for the expressed interest of non-profit research and educational purposes only. "The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project" A project of: Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS John Myers Director of Operations and Programs PO Box 2345 Malta, NY 12020 (518) 587-0176 Email: saratogany@aol.com ================================================================================ Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:55:37 -0700 From: Jessea Greenman To support this student's effort, please write to the Principal: Papillion-LaVista 402 East Centennial Road Papillion, NE 68046-2011 402-898-0400 Omaha World-Herald, April 13, 2000 Student Seeks Policy Against Gay Bias Papillion-LaVista High School might become the next Omaha-area school to consider protecting homosexual students from discrimination and harassment by expanding its hate-speech policies. Patrick Daugherty, a 17-year-old senior at the school, plans to gather support for adding the term "sexual orientation" in the high school's non-discrimination and harassment guidelines. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ­ Christine Laue ================================================================================ Regarding Friday's story about the anti-gay letter the Maine Christian Coalition sent to schools: Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:44:54 -0700 From: Jessea Greenman DEAR READERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE MAINE CHRISTIAN COALITION TO CHALLENGE THEIR USE OF PAUL CAMERON'S WRITINGS [SHOULD NOT BE DIGNIFIED AS "STUDIES"]. To use his writings is to lie. See http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_cameron_sheet.html and http://www.wiredstrategies.com/cameron.html and http://qrd.rdrop.com/qrd/www/RRR/cameron.html Maine Christian Coalition Website: http://www.ccofme.org Contact Information State Church Liaison Executive Director Mrs. Caroline Volle P.O. Box 517 Westbrook, ME 04092 Office: 207-854-0080 Fax: 207-854-0084 E-Mail: ccme@ccofme.org ALSO write to the Maine Dept. of Education, Board of Education, and any individual school districts to counteract this pernicious right-wing misinformation campaign: You may locate any school or school district in your state by going to the following search engine: American School Directory http://www.asd.com/ The Maine Department of Education's Home Page is http://janus.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm The State Board of Education's Home Page is http://janus.state.me.us/education/sb/homepage.htm For updated Maine School Directories, go to URL http://janus.state.me.us/education/eddir/homepage.htm ==================================================================================== DES MOINES REGISTER, April 13, 2000 Box 957, Des Moines, Ia., 50304 (Fax 515-286-2511 ) (E-MAIL: letters@news.dmreg.com ) AROUND IOWA CANDACE GINGRICH PRAISES VILSACK ON GAY RIGHTS By Dana Boone, Register Staff Writer Candace Gingrich, a leading national advocate for gay, lesbian and bisexual rights, applauded Gov. Tom Vilsack on Wednesday for his efforts to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In a speech at Drake University, Gingrich told more than 50 people that progress is being made, but much work remains. Gingrich, half-sister of former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, lectured as part of Pride Week, sponsored by the Bisexual, Gay & Lesbian Alliance. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] Reporter Dana Boone can be reached at booned@news.dmreg.com or (515) 284-8537. ================================================================================ Washington Blade (glbt), April 7, 2000 Washington, DC (E-MAIL: Bladeforum@aol.com ) ( http://www.washblade.com ) D.C. school policy signed New directive prohibits anti-Gay harassment by Lou Chibbaro Jr. D.C. public school superintendent Arlene Ackerman on March 31 signed an official school directive declaring that harassment by students against other students based on race, national origin, sexual orientation, and other categories is a violation of school policy. In response to suggestions by the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, Ackerman expanded her directive from an earlier draft so that it covers "harassment generally" as well as sexual harassment. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ Capital Times, April 12, 2000 Box 8060, Madison, WI, 53708 (Fax 608-252-6445 ) (E-MAIL: tctvoice@captimes.madison.com ) ( http://www.madison.com/ ) MONONA GROVE TEENS LEARN DIVERSITY By Karyn Saemann The Capital Times Monona Grove High School freshman Gina Ring was less than enthusiastic going into Tuesday's half-day of workshops on diversity and tolerance. She figured she would be preached at during the sessions, which all Monona Grove High School students were required to attend. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= 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/