by Alisa Streets Hello and greetings from the road! Today was our first day spent at Oklahoma Baptist University. The University allowed us to come on campus, as long as we remained in the Student Union. After we arrived, we broke off into small groups, each focusing on an array of topics. I decided to […]
Archives for March 2006
Equality Ride at Oklahoma Baptist University
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 23, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Lindsay, 646-258-7193 richard@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Shawnee, OK) – Soulforce Equality Riders were confined to the student center of Oklahoma Baptist University today as they spoke, prayed and sang with students. The media presence made the small space seem even smaller, as four local TV […]
Presentations Unveiled
by Angel Collie Finally a day to actually sleep in! It was time to move on from the maze-like hotel in Tulsa and venture on to Oklahoma City– a stop I had been excited about for quite a while. We left around noon and arrived at our new hotel around 2:00. We were welcomed with […]
GLAAD Comes to Oklahoma
by Nathan Bengtson Today was a rather low-key day. Our schedule was one that allowed us quite a bit of free time and some time to sleep in if we so desired. Sleep is one thing that many of us do not get on a regular and consistent basis on this ride. I personally slept […]
Oral Roberts Blocks Message
by Rachel Powell I just saw a clip of the Equality Ride visit to Oral Roberts University on the 10:00 news here in Tulsa. It lasted a whole of what I’m sure was 18 seconds, mentioned that ORU had a policy that discriminated against gays and lesbians, and informed viewers that “at least seven were […]
Oral Roberts University Sends Mixed Message to Gays: 蔘�e Love You All; Do Not Come Onto Our Campus蔘
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 20, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Lindsay, 646-258-7193 richard@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Tulsa, OK) – The frigid air in Oklahoma was symbolic of the welcome Oral Roberts University extended to the Soulforce Equality Riders today, after repeated refusals for dialogue with ORU officials resulted in more than 25 police officers waiting […]