In 2006 the first-ever Equality Ride took place, a two-month bus trip across the country to 19 colleges that actively discriminate against openly LGBT students. Thirty-three young adults made this journey. It was Soulforce’s first foray into a future of creating opportunities for youth activism. We feel that sustained, coordinated, nationwide activism is an essential […]
Event Reporting
What People are Saying About the Equality Ride
The courageous Equality Riders change hearts and minds at every campus they visit. They are unafraid to engage in dialogue with their staunchest critics, and in doing so, they help lead their critics to a place of greater understanding. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the Equality Riders for their integrity and their […]
West Bus: Photos from the Road
Photos from the 2007 Soulforce Equality Ride West Bus Stop at George Fox Univeristy, April 5, 2007 Photos from the 2007 Soulforce Equality Ride West Bus Stop at Fresno Pacific Univeristy, April 1-2, 2007 Photos from the 2007 Soulforce Equality Ride West Bus Stop at Pepperdine Univeristy, March 26-27, 2007 Photos from the 2007 Soulforce […]
Selected 2006 Soulforce Equality Rider Profiles
Jacob Reitan, 24, is Founder and Co-Director of the Soulforce Equality Ride. He grew up in Mankato, Minnesota in a Lutheran family and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Jacob created the Soulforce Equality Ride because of a friendship he forged in college with a young gay man who goes to Wheaton College. The stories […]