National Tour of Gay Youth to End Religion-Based Discrimination on Christian Campuses ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 29, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Brandon Kneefel, West Bus Media DirectorCell: 612-715-6138, brandon@equalityride.com****************************************** (Malibu, CA) — The Soulforce Equality Ride spent two days at Pepperdine University sitting in on lectures, leading presentations, sparking dialogue, visiting the Museum of Tolerance in […]
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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, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Brandon Kneefel, West Bus Media DirectorCell: 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 equality. The arrestees are […]
Equality Ride Faces Vandalism, Intimidation in the Heartland – East Bus is Defaced with Anti-gay Slurs in Iowa; Students Face Repercussions at Notre Dame
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 8, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Brandon Kneefel, West Bus Media DirectorCell: 612-715-6138, brandon@equalityride.comKyle DeVries, East Bus Media DirectorCell: 352-978-2082, kyle@equalityride.com****************************************** (Sioux Center, IA and South Bend, IN) — On the opening day of Equality Ride 2007, the 50 young Riders faced grim reminders of why they are on 2 buses, headed for […]
Photos from the Soulforce Equality Ride West Bus, March 8th, 2007
Photos by Allison Eby and Delfin Bautista Banners and wreaths at Notre Dame Holding the banner Riders walk onto Notre Dame campus Carrying flowered wreaths intended for the site of the Tom Dooley memorial statue, a gay alumnus of Notre Dame
Soulforce Q Launches Nationwide Journey to Christian Colleges to Talk About LGBT People and Faith
Second Annual Soulforce Equality Ride Departs Today Notre Dame – Pepperdine – BYU Among Stops ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 7, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Brandon Kneefel, West Bus Media DirectorCell: 612-715-6138, brandon@equalityride.com****************************************** (Minneapolis, MN) — Today 50 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight young adults from diverse faiths will begin a mission to dialogue with tomorrow’s […]