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A Message from Eliza Byard, GLSEN Executive Director
Tragedy has a horrifying way of bringing things back to the basics--and 2009 began and ended with tragedy. A year that began with the first anniversary of Larry King's murder at school and then brought news of the suicides of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover and Jaheem Herrera, moved toward its end with three horrendous events in November: the brutal murders of Jason Matteson, Jr. in Maryland, and Jorge Steven Lopes Mercado in Puerto Rico, and the assault on 16-year-old Jayron Martin in Houston by a student wielding a metal pipe. Jayron had alerted school officials to the danger he faced, and the specific threat on that day, and they failed to protect him.
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Sirdeaner Walker Testifies Before Massachusetts Joint Committee, Urges Passage of Comprehensive Anti-Bullying Law
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Sirdeaner Walker, whose 11-year-old son Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover took his life earlier this year after constant bullying at school, testified Tuesday before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education, urging the passage of a comprehensive anti-bullying bill.
GLSEN has partnered with Sirdeaner to raise awareness on the pervasive problem of bullying and harassment in our nation's schools. |
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No Name-Calling Week: January 25-29, 2010
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No Name-Calling Week (NNCW) focuses national attention on the problem of name-calling in schools, and provides students and educators with the tools and inspiration to launch an ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate name-calling in their communities.
To learn more and participate, visit the link below. |
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GLSEN Needs Your Support in Passing ENDA
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Do you have a personal story about LGBT employment discrimination in schools? Or about positive LGBT teacher and staff experiences in schools?
GLSEN needs your support in passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 3017/S. 1584.
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| IN THE COMMUNITY |
Corporate Role Model: IBM
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| For more than a decade, IBM has supported the life-changing work of GLSEN, and our mission to end bullying and harassment in our nation’s schools. IBM is a National Corporate Partner at the gold level and continues to set the standard when it comes to embracing diversity. |
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Martin Luther King Organizing Week
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We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny. An inescapable network of mutuality. I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be.
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In the spirit of one of the world’s greatest leaders, GLSEN is proud to support Dr. Martin Luther King Organizing Week January 19 – 22, 2010! During this week, organizers will work to build connections across multiple groups, communities and issues and grow their advocacy through coalition building. Resources can be found at the link below. |
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| GIVING |
Vote for GLSEN to Help Us Win $1 Million!
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Chase Community Giving is donating a total of $5 million to the charities and nonprofit organizations that receive the most votes on Facebook. Vote for GLSEN by this Friday, December 11, for us to win $25,000 and stay in the running for the $1 million grand prize!
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| Events |
Upcoming Events Calendar
Check out upcoming GLSEN fundraisers in your area and student days of action on our up-to-date Events Calendar! |
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| Featured Tools & Tips |
Get the NEW Safe Space Kit!
The new and improved Safe Space Kit, which includes the Guide to Being an Ally to LGBT Students, provides concrete strategies for supporting LGBT students, educating about anti-LGBT bias and advocating for changes in your school. |
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| Did You Know? |
| 95% of secondary school students report hearing their peers use the expressions "that’s so gay" or "you’re so gay" in school. |
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GLSEN on Facebook
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Become a fan of GLSEN on our Facebook page and join an online community committed to ending anti-LGBT bullying in schools!
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Read the GLSEN Blog
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For up-to-date information on GLSEN programs/events and important news on LGBT student safety from around the country, follow us on the GLSEN Blog!
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ABOUT GLSEN'S NATIONAL SPONSORS
GLSEN is grateful to IBM, a GLSEN National Sponsor. Each year GLSEN receives support from a variety of institutions, including private foundations, corporations and corporate foundations. National Sponsors make significant annual commitments to GLSEN. Learn more.
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