******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 29, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@soulforce.orgHaven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org****************************************** (Minneapolis, MN) — Since the beginning of August, 32 openly gay young people have attempted to enlist in the military as part of the nationwide "Right to Serve" campaign. All 32 have been denied the opportunity to enlist. Several have […]
Archives for September 2006
Military Recruiters Lock The Doors on Gay Americans
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 25, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@soulforce.orgHaven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org****************************************** Last Tuesday, when Rebecca Solomon and Jesus Sanchez approached an Army recruitment station in Austin, Texas, they found the doors locked at mid-morning. That same day, Meg Sneed came to a recruiting center in Phoenix with the intention of enlisting […]
Inside the "Values Voter Summit" in DC
Soulforce Executive Director, Jeff Lutes, attended the 2006 Values Voter Summit in Washington DC on Friday, September 22, 2006. The following is his initial report from inside the summit. The room has an estimated 1600 in attendance. It is smothered in red, white, and blue . . . with white stars projected on the background […]
Help Soulforce Guard The Constitution This November!
Help Soulforce Guard The Constitution This November! 48 hours of nonstop protection outside the National Archives in Washington, D.C., November 5-7th, 2006 In this mid-term election, religious fundamentalists have waged a full scale war against the United States Constitution and the values of freedom, liberty, and the critically important separation of church and state. Well-organized […]
"Standing Up for My Right to Be All I Can Be": Young Gay Activists Bring Nationwide Campaign to Times Square
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 18, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@soulforce.orgHaven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org****************************************** What: Three openly gay young adults will attempt to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. If they are turned away, supporters will join them for a sit-in and vigil. When: Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Press conference at 10 a.m. Where: […]
Right to Serve Activists Arrested as Campaign to End 蔘�on蔘サt Ask, Don蔘サt Tell蔘 Spreads Across the Nation
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 15, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@soulforce.orgHaven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org****************************************** (Chicago, IL; Norman, OK; Shreveport, LA) — Young, gay Americans were arrested or detained across the nation this week as they continued their efforts to end "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell." The youth are part of the Right to Serve campaign, […]