by Jamie St. Ledger For most riders, today was a bittersweet departure from Cleveland, TN, where we have spent the past two days meeting and befriending Lee University students. I always suspected that I would be engaged in deeply stimulating conversations on the college campuses we visit, but underestimated the possibility of making friends. Lee […]
Lee University
Soulforce Bus Scrubbed of Anti-Gay Hate Message by Lee University Students; Former Lee Students Step Forward to do the Same on Campus
****************************************** SOULFORCE MEDIA ALERT: March 17, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Lindsay, 646-258-7193 richard@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Cleveland, TN) – On Friday evening several Lee students gathered to clean the Equality Ride bus, vandalized with spray paint the night before. When they were finished, the words “Fags-Mobile” were erased, leaving the original message “Learn from history. […]
Photos from the Soulforce Equality Ride, March 16th & 17th, 2006
Jason and deMarco perform for students at Deer Park near Lee University Jason and deMarco perform for students at Deer Park near Lee University Around 60 Lee students attended the concert and picnic Students worship with Equality Riders on the campus of Lee University Students worship with Equality Riders on the campus of Lee University […]
Equality Ride Bus Defaced; Prayer Vigil on Lee Campus at 1PM Friday
****************************************** SOULFORCE MEDIA ALERT: March 17, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Lindsay, 646-258-7193 richard@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Cleveland, TN) – The Equality Ride bus was defaced Thursday evening outside the hotel where Riders were in a planning meeting for their action on Friday at Lee University. As the meeting dispersed, Riders found pink letters scrawled across […]
Half a Loaf at Lee University
by Jen Ham Today was a reminder that success is always subjective. We spent the day at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, a Pentecostal school. Half the Riders spent the morning engaging in one-on-one dialogue — this because at 10 p.m. last night, the administration at Lee revoked their offer for us to have public […]
Soulforce Equality Ride Calls on Schools to Learn From History
****************************************** SOULFORCE MEDIA ALERT: February 27, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@equalityride.com Haven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@equalityride.com Robyn Murphy, 612-965-0838, robyn@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Lynchburg, VA) The first ever Soulforce Equality Ride is set to begin in early March. During a 51-day bus tour, thirty-five young adults will confront nineteen religious colleges and military academies […]