Browsing Day of SilenceApril 12, 2012 Day of Silence: Tips for College OrganizersOn the Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools. Here are a few activities for college organizers who want to make K-12 schools safer, healthier and more respectful for LGBT youth. A Safe Space Kit Fundraiser [...] April 12, 2012 Why Silence?Why silence? Aren’t we trying to fight against silence? A silent demonstration can be a peaceful way to bring urgent attention to an important issue. Silence as a method of organizing is much different than silence that is coerced or forced through oppressive bullying, harassment and intimidation. A silent demonstration is active, rather than passive, [...] April 11, 2012 Social Media & SilenceWe’ve been getting lots of questions about using social media on the Day of Silence. Ultimately, it’s up to your if you want to engage in social media or not on the Day of Silence! However, we think that using social media is a great way to stay connected and stand in solidarity with other [...] April 10, 2012 Why am I silent?Jeremy B is a GLSEN Student Ambassador from North Dakota who participated in our Safe School’s Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC just a few weeks ago. He’s also helping to organize Day of Silence activities at his high school and made this short video to “tell” you about it. Take a look! PS Are you participating [...] April 9, 2012 Using Day of Silence to Create Safer SchoolsThis post is written by Thomas N, a GLSEN Student Ambassador It’s that time of year again, that’s right, the Day of Silence is just around the corner. What does this mean exactly? It means it’s time for you to bring some swag to your school; it’s time to get creative and pull out those [...] April 6, 2012 Respect the SilenceAs a new staff member I have had the pleasure of experiencing the grunt work that goes into making Day of Silence possible. Part of this work includes answering hundreds of participant inquiries as to why we use silence on this day of action. We have a standard answer to this question: “taking a vow [...] April 5, 2012 Making this the Biggest DOS Yet!Students from across the country and the world will be joining forces on April 20, 2012 for the 26th annual Day of Silence. What started as an activity by a few dedicated college students in 1996, this day has become the largest student-led day of action in the nation! Here at the GLSEN national office [...] March 16, 2012 Your new Day of Silence websiteThe Day of Silence (DOS) is the largest student lead day of action in the nation; it’s so large that its reach has also gone international to countries such as Russia and Singapore. Because of such attention and traffic during this important day we have worked hard and are proud to announce the launch of [...] March 15, 2012 Made In The USA: New Day of Silence tees now availableIt’s Day of Silence time again and that means getting the necessary approvals from your school administration, organizing planning meetings and getting stuff to promote the day’s events. It all seems a bit daunting, right? Well it doesn’t have to be- stay calm, read on. It’s important to GLSEN that as we fight for equality [...] October 21, 2011 Why I’m an AllyMy name is Carly, I’m a student ambassador for GLSEN, and an 8th grader in Arizona. Since my mom is an ally, I’ve been an ally for basically as long as I can remember. In fact, I don’t think I could imagine that not being a part of my life. And for as long as [...] |
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