The Equality Ride stop at Liberty University is October 1, 2008. The Equality Rider organizing the stop at Liberty University is Azariah Southworth. Azariah Southworth azariah@equalityride.com If you are a student at Liberty University, an alum of Liberty University, or a concerned citizen in the Lynchburg, Virginia area and would like to help with the […]
Liberty University
2008 Equality Ride Route
2008 Equality Ride Route Stop Date School Location 1 Oct. 1 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 2 Oct. 6 Columbia International University Columbia, SC 3 Oct. 9 Morehouse College Atlanta, GA 4 Oct. 10 Spelman College Atlanta, GA 5 Oct. 13-14 Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL 6 Oct. 17 Heritage Christian University Florence, […]
The Story of Kayla Bonewell, a 2006 Rider and Seminary Student
On Thursday March 9th, 2006 we boarded the Equality Ride bus and headed towards our first stop at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Also on that day I received a phone call from my father stating that unless I de-boarded the bus I would no longer have a home to return to. Unfortunately […]
Thomas Road Baptist
by Robin Reed A group of riders attended Jerry Falwell’s Thomas Road Baptist Church on Sunday. We entered quietly into the sanctuary and centered ourselves for worship. We sang along with the hymns and songs as the members of Reverend Falwell’s church gathered for worship. It was a surreal moment for me, standing in the […]
The Day After Liberty
by Katie Higgins Day one after our first action- Liberty was obviously an amazing day: the community was there for us, Liberty students were there for us, and we all stood together in the face of the oppressive campus gates of Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. We were there to say that we the people have […]
First Report from the Road
by Angel Collie Hey Everyone, I just wanted to say thanks again for all of your support! This ride wouldn’t be possible without you. The group gathered in Washington DC on Saturday, March 4 to begin training– what a beautiful city to spend the week in. The first few days were spent with the Jake, […]