TENNESSEE: 5 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS ON SILENT DAY LISTING (GLSEN DAY OF SILENCE)

The Tennessean ^ | 4/10/02 | Knight Stivender

[GailA]

FRANKLIN

[GailA]

FYI

[xzins]

Seems like the best strategy would have been a simultaneous, competing day of silence for those who protest special rights for special groups.

That way no one would have known who was being quiet about what.

[GailA]

These schools in Tennessee are participating

TENNESSEE

ANTIOCH HIGH SCHOOL
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
CHESTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
COLUMBIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GATEWAY
HAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
MARYVILLE COLLEGE
NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN

http://www.dayofsilence.org/iparticipants.html

[ppaul]

Fudgepackers in the Volunteer State?
And they want an income tax now too?
What ever happened to those decent mountain folk?

[I still care]

I would hold up a card that said, "I am silently protesting for the right to say the name of Jesus Christ in public school."

or

"I am silently protesting for all the children who were destroyed in the womb by abortionists"

how about "I am silently protesting for all the victims killed by the state taking away their guns, against the 2nd amendment."?

I would have it in big black letters on a poster, not a little card. Freak them out.

[07055]

Silence?

Those people never shut up.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Check out this linked site for sponsors of this SICK Day of Silence project (aka "boondoggle for lazy students"): United States Student Association

"USSA has been the official voice for students in the nation's capitol for over 50 years. Here you will find up to the minute information about our campaigns, legislative information, news from member campuses across the country, foundation project information, and important updates for our conferences.

This website is the source for information for student activists across the country. If you have any questions or would like to post something up on our calendar, e-mail comm@usstudents.org

National Queer Day of Action!!! -
On April 10, 2002 hundreds of students around the country will protest the homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students face on college campuses by taking a nine hour vow of silence. Students will use the Day of Silence Project to call attention to the specific issues that LGBT people face on their campuses and to demand changes on campus that will improve the lives of LGBT students. Start organizing today!!!

Check Out The Projects! -
Interested in organizing around affirmative action? queer recruitment and retention? want to bring a GrassRoots Organizing Weekend to your campus? Go to this link to check out what the foundations been up to!

National Queer Day of Action Release -
The U.S. Student Association (USSA), its members and students from across the country are taking steps to increase access to underrepresented students on their campuses. On April 10, 2002, students will participate in the Day of Silence Project calling attention to problems that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face in universities.

[EdReform]

Choice 4 Truth has been organizing a counter-event to GLSEN's "Day of Silence":

www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/661685/posts?page=20#20

[TN Republican]

You are onto something there, if the administration supports this travesty, then all the conservative kids need to come out (no pun intended) with signs supporting everything from drilling in ANWR to getting rid of the teachers' unions.