Thank you for taking the time and interest to visit the Soulforce Young Adult Web Page. As a group, young adults have played a crucial role in many social movements throughout history. On February 1, 1960 four African American young adults sat-in at an all white lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, helping to stimulate […]
Event Reporting
Alert 1 – Welcome
Hello, Delegates to Soulforce’s Return to Lynchburg! This is Diana Westbrook, co-chair for the Return, with the first in a series of Alerts, containing updates, advice and (I hope) spiritual encouragement. I plan to send these Alerts at least weekly, some of them written by other members of the planning team and Mel White himself. […]
Alert 3 – "Out and About in Lynchburg"
Hello, "Return to Lynchburg" Delegates! The plans for the Return to Lynchburg weekend are getting more exciting every day! If you’re on the Soulforce "journey" e-mail list, then you already know the latest: As part of the weekend, Soulforce is sponsoring the first-ever pride festival in Lynchburg: "Out and About in Lynchburg." The "Return to […]
Alert 4 – Schedule for the Weekend
Hello, Soulforce Delegates! A number of you have asked Laura Montgomery Rutt and me about the schedule for the weekend. We’ve answered you as best we could while plans were under way, and now we have a schedule that’s finalized enough to share. Those of you who’ve been on a Soulforce event before know that […]
Help us Bring the Truth to Jerry Falwell
October 25-27, 2002, Lynchburg Can you believe it’s been nearly three years since Soulforce’s Journey to Lynchburg in October 1999? With 183 accredited media there, it was quite an inaugural event for Soulforce national events! Perhaps most important, it was the beginning of strong friendships among us and with our allies in Lynchburg. In October […]
Out and About in Lynchburg
The first pride event in LYNCHBURG, VA Saturday, October 26, 2002 Participants registered for the weekend will get a free box lunch and OUT and ABOUT t-shirt at no cost. Donations will be accepted and appreciated. Additional t-shirts available for $15 each. Lynchburg Mayor Carl Hutcherson will kick off the event, followed by speakers, music, […]