Young Adults Tour Christian Colleges to Advocate Safety and Inclusion for All Students ****************************************** SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: October 1, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin MacIntyre, Equality Ride Media Director Cell: 612-715-6138 Email: caitlin@equalityride.com ****************************************** What: On October 6, the Soulforce Equality Ride, a youth-organized bus tour to faith-based colleges, will bring a message of […]
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USA Today, "Liberty to Allow Gay Group to Visit Campus"
Liberty To Allow Gay Group To Visit Campus Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By Ashley Gipson, Religion News Service WASHINGTON — The Soulforce 2008 Equality Ride, a nationwide bus tour that promotes acceptance for gays and lesbians on Christian college campuses, will start this year’s tour with a Wednesday visit to Liberty University — the first […]
Equality Ride Returns to Liberty U. for 2008 Launch
LGBT Young Adults to Visit Faith-Based Colleges in the South October 1-November 13, 2008 ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 25, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media Director Cell: 512-659-1771 paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Lynchburg, VA) The 2008 Equality Ride, a youth-organized bus tour to faith-based colleges, will launch with a visit to Liberty University on […]
Soulforce Releases Route for 2008 Equality Ride
LGBT Young Adults to Visit Faith-Based Colleges in the South October 2-November 13, 2008 ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 9, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media Director Cell: 512-659-1771 paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Austin, TX) Today Soulforce Q announced the route for Equality Ride 2008, a youth-organized bus tour to faith-based colleges. This fall, 17 […]
Equality Riders Face Anti-Gay Protesters Outside Bob Jones University
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: April 4, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Brandy Daniels, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, brandy@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Greensville, South Carolina) — Three young women were arrested today, on the anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., for walking onto the campus of Bob Jones University to engage students in […]
Police Harass Traveling Young Adults; Nonviolent Group is Threatened and Intimidated by Officers
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 23, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media DirectorCell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com****************************************** (Clinton, MS) — As a traveling group of young adults attempted to recollect and depart Clinton, Mississippi, they were stopped three times by police vehicles within less than ten minutes. Their driver was subjected to threatening demands to "get […]