UM General Conference Can Make a Historic Shift Toward Justice for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People ******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: April 11, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** In 2006, the highest court in the United Methodist Church granted sole authority to local United Methodist pastors to deny church membership to lesbian and […]
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A Call to Action From Phil Lawson
A Call to Action From Phil Lawson Fifty-eight years ago, in 1950, I attended my first non-violent direct action with Bayard Rustin and George Houser who organized the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) so that youth and young adults would come to Washington D.C. to confront the discrimination and segregation laws in the nation’s capital. In […]
Soulforce to Mark 10th Anniversary in 2008 with Direct Action at United Methodist General Conference
Planning Team Affirms "Global Vision of Justice" ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: January 2, 2008For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** Today the Soulforce United Methodist Planning Team released a statement announcing a planned direct action at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 26-27. Signers of […]
Hotel Info for the Direct Action at the 2008 UMC General Conference
Hotel Info for the Direct Action at the 2008 UMC General Conference Important: Deadline for reservations is Friday, April 18th. MARRIOTT DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT SOUTHwww.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dfwam-dallas-fort-worth-airport-marriott-south 4151 Centreport Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA Phone: 1-817-358-1700Fax: 1-817-358-1800Toll-free: 1-800-228-9290Group Code is: SOULFORCE For online reservations, follow this link: http://marriott.com/dfwam?groupCode=sousoua&app=resvlink Rate is $99 plus 15% tax (1-4 p/room) […]
The Soulforce 10th Anniversary Reunion & Direct Action at the 2008 General Conference of the United Methodist Church
A Soulforce Open Letter to Members of the United Methodist Church Gil Caldwell: The United Methodist Church, it’s deja vu all over again [pdf] Photos from the 10th Anniversary Reunion & Direct Action Reconciling Ministries Photos at flickr.com Soulforce Tenth Anniversary Video Video from "The Struggle Continues: Racism and Heterosexism in the Church" Celebrating a […]
Photos from the Ex-Gay Survivor’s Conference
LGBT Resource Center at the University of California – Irvine Jeff Lutes speaks to the group Jallen Rix performs Peterson Toscano in Doing Time The Homo No Mo Halfway House Paige Schilt directs the media Kara Speltz handles registration Registration Jeremy Marks welcomes a friend Mike Airhart and Ken Gathering for the Chalk Talk Discussing […]