Six Young Adults Arrested; OBU Students Take Up Banner Affirming LGBT Lives ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 15, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Shawnee, Oklahoma) — Six young adults were arrested on the Oklahoma Baptist University campus today as they attempted to deliver a tapestry […]
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Equality Riders Arrested at Oklahoma Baptist University; Administration Reneges on Last Year’s Promise to Protect LGBT Students
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 15, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Shawnee, Oklahoma) — Yesterday, 5 Equality Riders were arrested for attempting to worship at chapel with students from Oklahoma Baptist University. The Soulforce Equality Ride is a nationwide journey of 50 young adults visiting […]
Fear Leads to Arrests at Central Bible College
Straight Equality Riders Arrested in National Campaign to Address Religion-Based Discrimination ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 12, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media DirectorCell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com****************************************** (Springfield, MO) — This morning two young adults were arrested for attempting to enter the campus of Central Bible College. Abigail Reikow and Brandy Daniels, both straight women, […]
Arrests Made on Notre Dame Campus; Young Adult Activists Taken Into Custody
Equality Riders on a Mission to End Religion-Based Discrimination ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 9, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Brandon Kneefel, West Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6138, brandon@equalityride.com ****************************************** (South Bend, IN) — Six young adults were arrested today for walking onto the Notre Dame campus in a show of support for gay and […]
Lesbian Couple Arrested for Peaceful Protest at Focus on the Family: Soulforce Campaign Asks Dobson to Take Steps Toward Reconciliation with LGBT Community
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: February 19, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media Director Cell: 512-659-1771 paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Colorado Springs, CO) — At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 19, 2007, Dotti Berry and Robynne Sapp of Blaine, Wash., were arrested and removed from Focus on the Family headquarters in police custody. The couple entered […]
Soulforce Launches Civil Disobedience Campaign at Focus on the Family Headquarters in Colorado Springs
Lesbian Couple Refuses to Leave Until Dobson Takes Steps Toward Reconciliation With LGBT Community ******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: February 19, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Colorado Springs, CO) — Soulforce, a national civil rights and social justice organization, has launched an ongoing campaign called "Focus on the Facts," which aims to intervene in […]