4.25.08
Day of Silence..
4 Truths..
1) The Day of Silence’s purpose is to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment and effective responses.
2) Hundreds of thousands of students of all beliefs, backgrounds and sexual orientations participate in the Day of Silence.
3) Day of Silence participants encourage schools to implement proven solutions to address anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment.
4) The day is a positive educational experience.
What is the Day of Silence®? The Day of Silence (www.dayofsilence.org), a project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), is a student-led day of action when concerned students, from middle school to college, take some form of a vow of silence to bring attention to the name-calling, bullying and harassment -- in effect, the silencing -- experienced by LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students and their allies. This year’s Day of Silence will be held in memory of Lawrence King.
Who was Lawrence King? Lawrence King was a 15-year-old student from Oxnard, California, who was shot and killed in class on February 12 by a 14-year-old classmate because of King’s sexual orientation and gender expression. The hate crime received little media attention but has served as a rallying cry for the need to address anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment. Organizers have registered more than 100 vigils across the country in remembrance of King at www.rememberinglawrence.org.
The goal of the Day of Silence is to inspire change so that such a tragedy and others like it never happen again.
Isn't it just a shame that we even have 2 promote something as this..
A Day Of SIlence due to IGNORANCE.....
We can send a man 2 the moon..
We may even break new grounds by electing our 1st female president in the united states..
yet..
we still can't stop the HATE..
what's wrong with this picture..
info reproduced from
http://www.dayofsilence.org
4 2morrow 
sleeplesNseattle
